Windows 8 is stuck in an automatic repair loop

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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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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

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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Anonymous

2013-01-17T07:53:07+00:00

Why can't we at least skip this desastrous automatic repair like we could skip checkdisk in the earlier windows versions?

I think that a correct suggestion about that has already been posted (and apparently been voted the "Most helpful reply").

I don't want to appear lazy... But as there are so many threads concerning the automatic repair problems, maybe you could give me a hint where to look, or a keyword for the search? Maybe I can search on "most helpful reply" but i wouldn't know how.

By the way, in many cases high numbers of votes on helpful reply are given if somebody replies that he/she has the same problem and also would like to hear a solution to the problem ...
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Anonymous

2013-01-17T03:01:37+00:00

The only benefit (if that) was I had an option for my old Windows 7

You are getting a W8 boot selection menu?   That is a great benefit.   It means that you can get into the Advanced Options screen without having to do it blindly (e.g. via imagined successful keyboard commands on a black screen)

Boot in Safe mode or VGA mode and see if that gets you anywhere?

Also, from the Command only boot you could check out the diagnostics which are being generated by the failed install.   E.g. potentially find the reason for the loop.

Also, if the reason for the loop is an incompatible driver update I imagine that it should be possible to do a driver rollback (assuming VGA mode doesn't help avoid a problem like that.)   (However, I actually only know how to do that via Device Manager which seems to be inaccessible in Command only mode, so that would be something interesting to learn how to do.)

Seems like lots of possible options as an alternative to watching the loop?   ; )

Good luck

Robert
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Anonymous

2013-01-16T23:33:17+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

It looked promising, but still didn't fix it. The only benefit (if that) was I had an option for my old Windows 7, but it considered it not to be genuine and I could only go to the blank screen.

The repair loop on choosing Windows 8, then continued under every possible combination, bar a fresh install.

I'm concluding the only way forward is to pull the HD into an external enclosure and copy all that was not backed up already and then do a fresh install. Unless there are any further possibilities?
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