Windows 8 Windows 8.1 System Repair Image

[MrC120495]

Can anyone provide me with a link, or preferably a file, to download a Windows 8.1 32-bit System Repair/Recovery Image ?

I cannot create one on my Dell Venue 8 Pro (pre-loaded with Windows 8.1) because my tablet cannot access the homescreen (cannot log into Windows) as it is stuck on the BSOD (0xc000021a).

 

[patcooke]

I cannot create one on my Dell Venue 8 Pro (pre-loaded with Windows 8.1) because my tablet cannot access the homescreen (cannot log into Windows) as it is stuck on the BSOD (0xc000021a).

Have you tried booting into safe mode?

 

[MrC120495]

I do not know how, but I don't want to take the risk of booting it in safe mode because I've heard of many cases where Dell Venue 8 Pro owners have booted into safe mode to try and fix this, and various other, problems, but then could not get back out of safe mode.

 

[patcooke]

Never heard of anything like that - at the very worst you could switch the machine off and restart.

 

[kemical]

To be honest you will probably find you cannot boot into safe mode due the limitations of the os. (pressing F8 doesn't work with win8). I know from experience that the recovery files are hard to find online and so i did a quick search for win 8.1. Try this site:
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[MrC120495]

I've searched the internet flat and so far I have had no luck with finding solutions to this problem.

The tablet's on a continuous cycle. When I switch it on, it gives me the BSOD after showing the Dell logo for a couple of seconds.

It then scans to try & pick up any errors and attempt to fix it, once it hits 100%, the tablet simply restarts and the whole cycle starts again.

 

[kemical]

You can use the above download to create either a iso or USB of the windows 8.1 installation files not to re-install but to boot from and run the repair function.

 

[Saltgrass]

Maybe a couple of links. Kemical's download site will probably work fine.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

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[MrC120495]

Thanks guys. I managed to find a Dell Venue 11 Pro Recovery Image, but it's not entirely the same as the DV8P's software, minor differences. I can at least use my tablet with almost full functionality now.

Saltgrass, I tried using the http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media link but it keeps showing "Download did not complete successfully./The download task did not complete."

Could someone perhaps complete the download for me and find some way for me to download the completed download ?

 

[kemical]

Which browser are you using to download?

 

[MrC120495]

I tried both Firefox and Chrome

 

[MrC120495]

I also tried Explorer now, same thing happens.