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
    2013-02-12T10:35:06+00:00

    Congratulations, it is really fantastic to taste your enthousiasm and to see how happy you are that your PC is working again! Considering the previous pages in this thread and similar threads, it seems it cannot be stressed strongly enough that first thing to check is if there are any drives attached in USB.

    Considering another remark made on the previous page, I am curious if your USB drive had an extended partition. The presence of a second drive with an extended partition on it is mentioned as reason why W8 sometimes gets confused, resulting in the automatic repair loop and problems with reinstalling, reset etc. Not only if the second drive is an USB drive, but also if there are 2 internal HDD or an SSD and an internal data HDD.

    In another (Dutch) thread about the repair loop (forgive me I have no time to link) somebody also mentioned that after an update of W8 (early february) the presence of an USB -drive was no longer a problem for him. He now could keep it attached continuously without any problem, while previously, he had suffered the same repair-loop problems doing so. Anyone has the same experience?

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-12T10:43:03+00:00

    In my case, and I believe that in many other cases too, the problem is not caused by having plugged an usb pen drive...  Is there any update to fix the problem or not?

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-12T14:39:48+00:00

    In my case, and I believe that in many other cases too, the problem is not caused by having plugged an usb pen drive...  Is there any update to fix the problem or not?

    @ Eduardo

    I thought you had managed to work around this.   Is this question just rhetorical or do you still have a problem with this symptom?   If so, perhaps best to open your own thread with your own details?

    Robert

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