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
    2013-10-15T17:50:58+00:00

    When i did bootrec /rebuildBCD it said i only had 1 windows installation even though ive installed windows 8, what do i do??

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-15T22:20:21+00:00

    ok, so i physically took out the hard drive, put it in a case and backed up my files and formatted it. for some reason it has 3 partitions and not two like i set it up (one is a system partition) to have. also, no mater how i try i don't have a permission to completely format it. now when i try to install windows... lets see what happens now :/ 

    and i got this error report - 

    windows cannot copy files from f:\sources to d:$windows.~LS\sources.

    the file may be corrupt or missing. make sure that all required for installation are available and restart the instalation. error code 0x80070017.

    trying again... this time on the partition that never had windows installed on it.  lets see where this go's.

    by the way - i have a PC. WD HD, gygabite motherbord...

    andit failed again. same reson.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-09-15T22:02:02+00:00

    ok, so i physically took out the hard drive, put it in a case and backed up my files and formatted it. for some reason it has 3 partitions and not two like i set it up (one is a system partition) to have. also, no mater how i try i don't have a permission to completely format it. now when i try to install windows... lets see what happens now :/

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