Windows 8 Windows 8.1 wont start.get pc repair with no solution.

[kamuzu]

Hello.
Yesterday night when i came home from work, i turn on my laptop with windows 8.1 and its started loading "pc repair", after it finished i get a message saying it could not repair automaticly.
So i have tried advanced-restore point, it just failed.
Tried cmd- sfc /scannow, and i get a message saying windows is in another repair process and i need to reboot and try again.i rebooted and tried again. But it goes to repair pc again.
Trying refresh pc - getting insert media. no original media because i have purchased it online. So i used win 8 bootable thumb drive i made. But it didnt recognized it.
Have tried chkdsk. But i get a message drive locked.
So i have rebooted using a win 8 usb thumb drive i had
Have tried chckdsk / r /v /f / x on th windows drive(located it as f: this time)
No help there.
Tried safe mode menu, but after i choose safe mode it goes again to pc repair.
I didnt installed any new drivers and i have windows update settings to install updates manually.
I have two drives in my laptop(thinkpad w500).windows drive is ssd ocz vertex 2, and the second is regular hdd in a caddy instead optical drive.
*i have disabled all defragmenting and indexing on the ssd.

Is there a way recover my pc without refreshing and loosing the entire windows setup?
I have read somewhere that win 8.1 lost or removed pe environment. And this why it cant recover.
How do i get a recovery partition back?
Any suggestions?




*Edit.
Tried hdd diagnostic in bios.and i get controller error 0000 read verification failed.

*Edit 2.
Looking at srttrail.txt log file, the last check says:
"Registry is corrupt"
And solution is system restore.
But it has error code: 0x1f.

*Edit 3
I created a recovery disc with another machine, no help there either.

I have connected the drive to another machine, and I have copied all the content from it, made error check on the drive, it came out without any problems.
It's fully accessible.

*edit 4
Tried doing reset your PC and I get the following: "unable to reset Your PC.a required drive partition is missing.


Thanks.

 

[Peterr]

Hi

If you aren't already aware of it you can use "Imagburn" to make a bootable DVD from the ISO file.
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

Mike

>>I too am in my mid 70's and Windows is testing my nervous system. Anyway, I recommend Macrium reflect imaging program free b/c it makes a WinPE disc for you in case you have UEFI and also makes a Linux disc for the older BIOS.

 

[MarcusK]

Hello.
Yesterday night when i came home from work, i turn on my laptop with windows 8.1 and its started loading "pc repair", after it finished i get a message saying it could not repair automaticly.
So i have tried advanced-restore point, it just failed.

Hi, I'm having the exact same problem. PC started, login screen appeared. I left the room. When I came back PC was in repair mode. No option works. Exact same behavior as you. There must be a general issue with this.

Marcus

 

[Peterr]

I too am in my mid 70's and had several bouts with cancer losing a few organs. I still fight the good fight with pcs and new "stuff".

I use Macrium and it has saved my bacon on many occasions with no failures.

**I hope someone can jump in and help the person who began this thread..
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[Peterr]

Are you saying the pc will not start? Do you have any disc you can boot to?