Windows 10: Question about system disc

Just finished downloading the new Macrium version, and am confused as what to do about my third partition (recovery partition ?) and why it is so large, and what I should do about it. I keep as much as I can on my H drive.


Version 2004 OS Build 19041.572




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Disc for windows 7 to run on windows 10

Hi Jane,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps to read the Windows 7 disc and check if it helps.

• Insert Windows 7 disc.
• Press “Windows+E” which will open file explorer.
• There you will find the Windows 7 disc.
• Open the disc and copy the files anywhere on your computer, so that you can access the information from the disc.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

System Repair Disc

Hi folks
Thank you all for your comments and suggestions. (Note to Try3.....yes I did mean a System Repair Disc.)
I have decided on a USB repair and I'm just curious about the approximate size of the repair disc. Just let me know and then I will mark the thread closed and solved.

 

Can I make a Rescue disc and use it to restore my system on the new drive?

Hi,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

• Are you referring to recovery disc?

In order to create a recovery disk I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps:

• Type “Recovery” in search box and press
  Enter.
• Select the option to “create a recovery drive” and click on
  “yes”.
• If you want to “backup system files to the recovery drive” check the
  box and click on “next” button.
• Then follow the on screen instructions and check.

Hope this information is helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.