Posted: 11/26/2015 5:28:58 AM EDT
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I'm stuck in a repair loop on my win 8 laptop. Startup repair couldn't repair your PC
I get a log file of d:\windows\system32\logfiles\srt\srtTrail.txt I've tried system restore and nothing. I've tried to copy my files from the hard drive to another laptop via usb connect but they weren't visible but the space is still being used on the hard drive. And Now the 2nd laptop is fucked up too. Can this be fixed? Can my files be recovered? Eta- one problem here is half of the keys in my keyboard don't work so typing in any commands are near impossible. |
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Try using a usb keyboard plugged into the lap top to get full typing abilities. Will do. After that then what is my point of attack? Using the usb hard drive connect its showing my files are still taking up space but do not showing folder names etc etc to view. |
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Will do. After that then what is my point of attack? Using the usb hard drive connect its showing my files are still taking up space but do not showing folder names etc etc to view. Quoted:
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Try using a usb keyboard plugged into the lap top to get full typing abilities. Will do. After that then what is my point of attack? Using the usb hard drive connect its showing my files are still taking up space but do not showing folder names etc etc to view. I don't know how you can recover the files but if the problem on the laptop is anywhere other than the HDD you could try pulling the HDD and connecting it directly to another computer. There are likely a pile of youtube vids on doing that but I haven't had to do it myself. Do you know why the second laptop started to have issues? That would be helpful before you go ripping out the HDD to plug it into another PC. |
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I don't know how you can recover the files but if the problem on the laptop is anywhere other than the HDD you could try pulling the HDD and connecting it directly to another computer. There are likely a pile of youtube vids on doing that but I haven't had to do it myself. Do you know why the second laptop started to have issues? That would be helpful before you go ripping out the HDD to plug it into another PC. Quoted:
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Try using a usb keyboard plugged into the lap top to get full typing abilities. Will do. After that then what is my point of attack? Using the usb hard drive connect its showing my files are still taking up space but do not showing folder names etc etc to view. I don't know how you can recover the files but if the problem on the laptop is anywhere other than the HDD you could try pulling the HDD and connecting it directly to another computer. There are likely a pile of youtube vids on doing that but I haven't had to do it myself. Do you know why the second laptop started to have issues? That would be helpful before you go ripping out the HDD to plug it into another PC. Thats what im doing. I have a usb hard drive connect cable. It started doing this after I did a restart to try and get the keyboard to work properly. |
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Could there be an administrator problem thats keeping me from viewing my files through the USB connect cable? I keep getting a you do not have permission to view this file. I see public folders but do not see my pictures,videos,music etc etc. If you can't see "your" files, it's because you are not logged in as "you". You are operating as a "guest". |
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If you can't see "your" files, it's because you are not logged in as "you". You are operating as a "guest". Quoted:
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Could there be an administrator problem thats keeping me from viewing my files through the USB connect cable? I keep getting a you do not have permission to view this file. I see public folders but do not see my pictures,videos,music etc etc. If you can't see "your" files, it's because you are not logged in as "you". You are operating as a "guest". How do I change that? |
| If you have one, connect a USB keyboard and run the fpllowing commands: sfc /scannow, then bootrec /fixmbr, then bootrec /fixboot, and finally bootrec /rebuildbcd. Then follow up by running chkdsk on whatever partition you are using. Reboot it and see if this fixes your problem. |
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If you have one, connect a USB keyboard and run the fpllowing commands: sfc /scannow, then bootrec /fixmbr, then bootrec /fixboot, and finally bootrec /rebuildbcd. Then follow up by running chkdsk on whatever partition you are using. Reboot it and see if this fixes your problem. Il do this once I get another keyboard. Thanks. Will this format all my data or will it be ok? |
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Il do this once I get another keyboard. Thanks. Will this format all my data or will it be ok? Quoted:
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If you have one, connect a USB keyboard and run the fpllowing commands: sfc /scannow, then bootrec /fixmbr, then bootrec /fixboot, and finally bootrec /rebuildbcd. Then follow up by running chkdsk on whatever partition you are using. Reboot it and see if this fixes your problem. Il do this once I get another keyboard. Thanks. Will this format all my data or will it be ok? Your data will be fine, unless it was already corrupted beforehand. It sounds like you are stuck in a repair loop and need to rebuild the boot configuration data. Once you run those commands I listed, run the repair again. ETA: The issue of half your keyboard not functioning is a separate one and may be a software or hardware issue. Once you regain function of the OS by following those instructions, I will walk you through how to fix the keyboard. If it is hardware-related, you can usually get a brand new replacement for under $25 and it only takes a few minutes to install on most makes/models of laptops. |
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Your data will be fine, unless it was already corrupted beforehand. It sounds like you are stuck in a repair loop and need to rebuild the boot configuration data. Once you run those commands I listed, run the repair again. ETA: The issue of half your keyboard not functioning is a separate one and may be a software or hardware issue. Once you regain function of the OS by following those instructions, I will walk you through how to fix the keyboard. If it is hardware-related, you can usually get a brand new replacement for under $25 and it only takes a few minutes to install on most makes/models of laptops. Quoted:
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If you have one, connect a USB keyboard and run the fpllowing commands: sfc /scannow, then bootrec /fixmbr, then bootrec /fixboot, and finally bootrec /rebuildbcd. Then follow up by running chkdsk on whatever partition you are using. Reboot it and see if this fixes your problem. Il do this once I get another keyboard. Thanks. Will this format all my data or will it be ok? Your data will be fine, unless it was already corrupted beforehand. It sounds like you are stuck in a repair loop and need to rebuild the boot configuration data. Once you run those commands I listed, run the repair again. ETA: The issue of half your keyboard not functioning is a separate one and may be a software or hardware issue. Once you regain function of the OS by following those instructions, I will walk you through how to fix the keyboard. If it is hardware-related, you can usually get a brand new replacement for under $25 and it only takes a few minutes to install on most makes/models of laptops. Awesome thank you  I'm still not understanding why my data will not show as up.
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Awesome thank you I'm still not understanding why my data will not show as up.Quoted:
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If you have one, connect a USB keyboard and run the fpllowing commands: sfc /scannow, then bootrec /fixmbr, then bootrec /fixboot, and finally bootrec /rebuildbcd. Then follow up by running chkdsk on whatever partition you are using. Reboot it and see if this fixes your problem. Il do this once I get another keyboard. Thanks. Will this format all my data or will it be ok? Your data will be fine, unless it was already corrupted beforehand. It sounds like you are stuck in a repair loop and need to rebuild the boot configuration data. Once you run those commands I listed, run the repair again. ETA: The issue of half your keyboard not functioning is a separate one and may be a software or hardware issue. Once you regain function of the OS by following those instructions, I will walk you through how to fix the keyboard. If it is hardware-related, you can usually get a brand new replacement for under $25 and it only takes a few minutes to install on most makes/models of laptops. Awesome thank you I'm still not understanding why my data will not show as up.Most likely because it is viewing the drive as a local disk (f:) once you connected it via USB. This would explain why the other connected laptop is now having what appears to be the same issue. Disconnect the drive and attempt to repair it in the original machine. |