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
    2014-04-13T04:57:51+00:00

    Hi,

    I am not clear on 1st method.

    When I purchased my laptop, it did not come with any discs. All application were pre-loaded, hence I cannot use 2nd method either. Please help.

    Not sure how "auto recovery" started. I tried to stop it by power shut-down. That's how it went into loop.

    Thanks in advance

    Ishaq

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-04-15T21:17:54+00:00

    where can i get the windows 8 bootable usb drive since my laptop does not take dvd?

    i spoke to an acer online support agent who told me to buy a "thumb drive" from them for 49.99 but since i dont have a credit card, i need another method to get this laptop fixed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-04-20T18:55:03+00:00

    Wonder if its from visual studio...I have the same issues.  No one hasbeen able to help. Seriously going to switch to an imac. This week I am so sick of problem s and updates. I have Dell inspiron and have had prolblems since I bought it a year and four months. I just tried to do a system restore and I got an unspecified error occurred during System Restore 0x 80070005 this is very sad

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