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
    2012-11-05T21:53:09+00:00

    Same problem for me.... Non stop "automatic repair loops". Contacted Microsoft support, Tier 1 and spent my morning with them on IM trying to get my PC to even Boot on WIN 8 via DVD, no luck. Reads the DVD for a while then blinks and comes back into the loop. If I Boot from a WIN 7 DVD, no problem and I get the WIN 7 install prompts.... Something very weird, and extremely worrying since this is the Final WIN8 Pro version that has been officially released.

    I am scheduled to speak to Tier 2 support tomorrow and will update this as I get the result of that consult....

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-10-30T07:28:32+00:00

    I have also had the same problem. Have run hardware checks on my laptop. Everything is ok. Memory, disk, Processor. 

    Have reinstalled my laptop 2 times. And randomly i get this repair loop. Have tried every option in the repair menu and all ends with "couldnt repair". And the loop continues.

    Have reverted to Windows 7 temporarily. Really wants to run Windows 8, but as i have no clue to how to fix the problem or what is causing it, i cant.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-10-29T22:39:03+00:00

    I have the same problem on a acer aspire v5-431. I tried the solution above but it still does not work. Please provide a solution. 

    My laptop is one month ols and... dead!

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