HELP! I've encountered the SrtTrail.txt problem!!!

Hi Greg,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community Forums. We are here to assist you in your Windows related issues.

As per the given issue description, whenever you startup your laptop, you get a message saying that there is a problem with the computer and need to restart and then starts with the Automatic Repair. You have also mentioned that after the diagnosis and repair attempts, it then comes up with a message that Automatic Repair could fix the issue and also it shows that the issue is caused by the file: “C:\Windows\System32\Logfiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt” which is the log file for the Automatic Repair.

1.       What all “Advanced Options” have you tried from the Windows Recovery Environment, when the Automatic Repair failed to repair the computer?

2.       Have you made any recent changes on the computer prior to this issue? If yes, what were they?

3.        Are you able to boot and log into Windows 8 on your computer now?

4.       What exactly happen when you boot into the computer? Is it directly going to the Windows Recovery Environment showing the advanced repair options?

5.       Are you having the Windows 8 Installation CD with you?

If the computer shows Windows Recovery Environment (Win RE) when you boot, then let’s try running the Check Disk utility using the Command Prompt from the Win RE and check if that helps.

a)       From the Win RE Screen, click on “Repair your computer” and then select “Troubleshoot”.

b)       Click on “Advanced options” and click on “Command Prompt”.

c)       Type the following command in the command prompt window and then press “Enter” key on the keyboard.

chkdsk /f /r X:( drive letter)

d)       Press “Y” if you are prompted to perform the Check Disk the next time the computer restarts.

This would restart the computer and then it will proceed with the Check Disk.

Important: While performing Error-checking or ChkDsk on the hard drive, if any bad sectors are found and when attempting to repair that sector, the data available on that sector might be lost.

After the Check Disk is completed, it would restart the computer. After this is completed, I would suggest you to check if the issue persists.

If the issue persists, then it would be great if you can send me the content of the file “SrtTrail.txt” from the location “C:\Windows\System32\Logfiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt” You may open this file and then copy and paste its content in your reply. If the Command Prompt shows the current location as “C” drive, then you may access this file by entering the command “cd C:\Windows\System32\Logfiles\Srt\” (enter the command without the quotation mark) and then entering the name “SrtTrail.txt” to open it.

This will open a notepad with the name “SrtTrail.txt”. Now, you may just include its content when you reply.

Hope this information helps. If you need any further assistance or information regarding Windows, please feel free to get back to us. We’ll be glad to assist you.

I have the same problem. And I don't have recovery CD. Also I used all of the advanced options. I did check disk through promt. Not helping too. How can I send you the content of srttrail.txt? Thank you

well i read your comment Rajesh Govind and still nothing happened it still wouldnt work and i will show you the SrtTrail.txt file which is below

Startup Repair diagnosis and repair log

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Last successful boot time: ‎1/‎1/‎2012 12:09:05 AM (GMT)

Number of repair attempts: 1

Session details

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System Disk = \Device\Harddisk0

Windows directory = C:\windows

AutoChk Run = 0

Number of root causes = 0

Test Performed:

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Name: Check for updates

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 15 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: System disk test

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Disk failure diagnosis

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 328 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Disk metadata test

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 31 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Target OS test

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 234 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Volume content check

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 655 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Boot manager diagnosis

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: System boot log diagnosis

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Event log diagnosis

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 203 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Internal state check

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Boot status test

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 31 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Setup state check

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 640 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Registry hives test

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 4087 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Windows boot log diagnosis

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 0 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Bugcheck analysis

Result: Completed successfully. Error code =  0x0

Time taken = 1310 ms

Test Performed:

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Name: Access control test

Result: Started but not completed

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but i was wondering if you can actualy just delete the

User , Program files, Program files x86 and Windows

and just open things from Windows.old and just do that

use your windows 7 again would that work?

and im trying to fix it from my laptop sooooo the olny way i can move my files is by flash drive and disc. :( i acidently lost my recovery CD and i dont think ill bcan help mee able to find it so i hope you