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
    2013-01-21T06:19:43+00:00

    does not recognise that there is any drive other than X:>

    Use  diskpart  to do a   list volume

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-01-20T21:32:08+00:00

    I ran bootrec /scanOs as none of the above commands worked. My computer says that it couldn't find any operating systems. It also does not recognise that there is any drive other than X:> Its a Hp ultrabook which doesn't have a DVD drive and I have no USB which i can use as a bootup disk as i downloaded widows 8. 

    Im stuck and very frustrated.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-01-17T10:33:20+00:00

    All options failed. Thus I took the disk out, "cradled" it and saved what I could to another drive and did clean Windows 8 install.  Obviously a lot of work re-installing all the software again, password recovery and all those things, but then again a clean system and probably less work trying to recover a "bricked" upgrade from Windows 7.

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