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
    2014-11-22T03:48:49+00:00

    Thanks Geoff. My OPS is win 8.1 and I was using win 8 disk to do the repair via command prompt. I checked the srt trail and I got the message below. It was a compatibility issue. I was able to download win 8.1 recovery file in ISO. Win 8.1 cannot read the ISO file. I may have to use a usb disk instead if that will work. 

    Startup Repair diagnosis and repair log

    Number of repair attempts: 1

    Session details

    System Disk = \Device\Harddisk0

    Windows directory = D:\Windows

    AutoChk Run = 0

    Number of root causes = 1

    Test Performed:

    Name: Check for updates

    Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

    Time taken = 0 ms

    Test Performed:

    Name: System disk test

    Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

    Time taken = 0 ms

    Test Performed:

    Name: Disk failure diagnosis

    Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

    Time taken = 109 ms

    Test Performed:

    Name: Disk metadata test

    Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

    Time taken = 31 ms

    Test Performed:

    Name: Target OS test

    Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

    Time taken = 0 ms

    Test Performed:

    Name: Volume content check

    Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

    Time taken = 0 ms

    Root cause found:

    The operating system version is incompatible with Startup Repair

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-11-14T20:26:32+00:00

    Hello,

    I am in the same position as the gentleman you responded to, I do not however speak the strange language you have there with letters and slashes. Speak English please. Thanks :)

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-11-11T13:52:37+00:00

    Hi, this is exactly what i did to fix the automatic repair loop, the first time i fixed it, i put in my windows 8 installion cd and went to custom installation reformated the part where i had windows installed then i installed windows 8. So now all fixed, but then after 2 days in the morning i turned on my custom built pc and i got the same automatic repair loop, so i inserted my windows 8 installation disc once again, however it would not load this time and instead go to the loop, so i burned an iso image of windows 7 which i inserted into the pc and went to install, custom install and formated the drive once again, and installed windows 7.

    After installing windows 7, i reinstalled windows 8 since i did not have a product key to activate windows 7. Once again i was happy to have a working windows 8 pc once again. Then after one day, the next morning i turn it on once again to find this automatic repair loop once again, so i insert the windows 7 disc and it was not loading either, i was pretty scared at this stage, so i then remove my wifi adapter usb from the pc and it loads taking abit longer to install windows 7. and once again i reinstall windows 8, now im afraid to turn off my pc, in fear of coming back to the automatic repair loop

    Does anyone know what is causing this automatic reapir loop?

    How can i avoid this automatic reapir loop after fixing it by reinstalling windows 8?

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