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
    2013-08-04T15:53:08+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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  2. Anonymous
    2013-08-03T21:57:36+00:00

    I have a HP Envy 23 that is only a couple of months old.  It went into an endless loop yesterday.  I ran the suggested fix from above.  It fixed a lot of bad files and the endless loop stopped, but the automatic repair said it could not fix the problem.  The system would not let me refresh or use my backup or create a new backup disk.  I had to restore and to my horror found that my seagate drive had stopped backing up sometime in June.  Looks like I've permanently lost a lot of work and home files.

    After the restore, the computer booted fine and my backup drive is putting back the files - as of June.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-08-02T18:41:58+00:00

    I have the same problem as the others, i was doing a new desktop  build, i got a windows 8 oem version with disc, so i`ve tried everything they post here and the problem is still there, of course i have done several fresh windows 8 reinstalls, and the computer works, until i need to instal my motherboard drives, then the problem appears again,.

    im done im going to get a windows 7 disc.

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