Windows 8 is stuck in an automatic repair loop

Anonymous
2012-10-26T21:04:03+00:00

My windows 8 get in a automatic repair loop and it couldn't repair it. And than it says log file d:\windows\system32\logfiles\srt\srttrail.txt

What to do?

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Anonymous
2012-10-29T14:14:32+00:00

do a selective boot up with bios

get cmd to open and check

bootrec /fixMBR

bootrec /Fixboot

bootrec /rebuildBCD

and also

chkdsk /r c:

chkdsk /r d:

chkdsk /r e:

chkdsk /r f:

then let repair go thowe again and should be stoped

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Anonymous
2014-12-31T16:33:06+00:00

Hello Coonut,

Thank you for your reply,

I would suggest you to login to any other computer and create a Windows 8 installation disk. Using that disk you can perform the troubleshooting methods given below.

Refer the link to create the installation disk:

How to create installation media for a PC refresh or reset:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

Hope the information helps.

Please reply with the results, in order to help you fix the issue.

Wish u a Happy New Year!

Thank you

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-09-14T18:50:07+00:00

    I've got this problem and i only got my computer yesterday. I'm just in the middle of the command line suggestion to see if that works. Just a note, it was after i installed visual studio for windows phone and sql server management studio 2008 install failed. I couldn't connect to the internet and got a message saying my computer had detected and blocked a Trojan. It kept saying i need to fix connection issues by restarting and when i restarted this loop began. Will let you know if the command line thing fixes my issue.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-14T11:39:58+00:00

    Same problem here.

    Tried bootrec and it didn't find an os at all. Seems like the partition is locked for some bizarre reason.

    Tried using the win 8 installation to reset my PC and got the following message : unable to reset your PC. A required drive partition is missing.

    I just bought this pc 2-3 month ago.

    I tried bcdedit and it says that the boot manager is on drive c: yet the boot loader is on drive d:.

    Is this normal?

    Going kinda crazy here

    Any ideas ?

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-08-04T15:53:08+00:00

    Insert the installation DVD where? - Stupid answer when one is so unfortunate to have stupid window 8 on a (HP) tablet with no dvd-reader. - I can´t even get access to a keybord for christ sake. - Leaving the question: how stupid is it possibly to produce it- products? - Take a look at the window 8.- WOW that is stupid.

    (I would like to get responce on this, but beeing unable to read mails having no tablet anymore, i gues i just have to buy my self a iPad.)

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