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
    2012-12-18T22:49:33+00:00

    (please keep in mind that this might not be the same issue that produced the same problem)

    I was having that problem from the time I tried to install. (it kept restarting). when I finally did get it to install it was becouse I put anouther video card in. ( I degraded from nvidia 450gts to 250gts ) there seemed to be a problem with card and the drivers from windows/nvidia. I finally got it to install and then tried to install the newer card (I know this card isn't new but it is within my budget). It then went into a crash/reboot loop and after that it went into a "repair" loop. I finally put the 250's back in and it booted.

    On mine I found out after trying a few programs that the sli wasn't being recognised in windows 8 even with the updated drivers (although the older card was being recognised. I also found out that any driver after the 286 (nvidia) was causing the system to crash (I hadn't updated my drivers in a while. So I had no idea that there was a flaw either in the card or the drivers or the system)

    so to sum up:

    I can work in windows 8 without the dreaded repair loop (that I get with the newer card) but I had to sacrifice the sli tech. to do it. And, to me, that was just unexceptable

    Windows 8 is great on visual effects and I'm sure it's a great system. However I actually just went back to windows 7 untill the issue is fixxed.

    On that note: Would some one please tell me when this issue is fixxed?

    thanks.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-12-14T00:28:19+00:00

    Hi, my computer won't even go past the logo when starting up with the disk, or just regular boot up.I have tried different hard drives and resetting BIOS and CMOS.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-12-09T19:54:33+00:00

    this message appear in my computer:  WINDOWS\System32\Logfiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt. 

    Has anyone tried opening that file to see if it contains any clues?   Also there are probably other log files which could contain clues.    Probably you need to do something to the bcd to break out of the loop, though I wonder if it needs to be as extreme as the bootrec procedures which were given earlier.  But if you don't know what is causing the loop how would you avoid getting into it again?

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