sidlicious
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Hi!
I'm on a dual-boot system (Windows 8 and Xubuntu) and I've just formatted my Windows 8 with Gparted from within Xubuntu due to a serious BSoD loop issue - probably not the smartest thing to do, but I was desperate. I wish to reinstall Windows 8 now, but I can't get to the setup using my installation media.
As soon as I boot it, I see some text saying something along the lines of "Press any key to boot from CD...". After I do so, the blue Windows 8 logo appears as it usually does when booting up. After some time, instead of seeing the setup dialog with the Install and Recover buttons, I see a blue Recovery screen saying "Your PC needs to be repaired" and that some files are missing from the Windows/System32 directory (also, one called Winloader.efi) In this screen, there are two options: Press Enter to continue booting, and Press F8 to access additional startup options. Pressing either does nothing.
Prior to formatting my Windows installation, I've been greeted by the same screen when booting my Windows partition. Since my Windows was BSoD-ridden - seemingly due to some recent Windows Updates I've installed - I was unable to make use of any of the options offered to recover my data. I've tried Safe Mode with command prompt commands like SFC /scannow, and tried System Restore, System Refresh, and System Reset, all to no avail.
I have read some articles about the possibility of the UEFI SecureBoot setting preventing the PC from booting from removable media, but it seems that the booting itself is not the issue. From what I understand, the Windows installation media boots normally, but is somehow intercepted by the Recovery screen. Also, I have no SecureBoot setting.
What's weird is that the Recovery screen itself still shows despite the fact that the entire Windows drive was formatted. I have tried booting to the installation media with ALL my hard drives unplugged from the system and it still shows. I've also tried a Recovery Disk generated by my girlfriend's Windows 8 PC, and a disc image I downloaded online, and it still shows after the Windows logo!
Long story short, I would like to know
Here is my setup
If needed, I can provide any further information that may help identify the cause of this problem. I appreciate any help you can give me.
Thank you for taking your time to read through this incredibly long post, and thank you in advance for your help!
I'm on a dual-boot system (Windows 8 and Xubuntu) and I've just formatted my Windows 8 with Gparted from within Xubuntu due to a serious BSoD loop issue - probably not the smartest thing to do, but I was desperate. I wish to reinstall Windows 8 now, but I can't get to the setup using my installation media.
As soon as I boot it, I see some text saying something along the lines of "Press any key to boot from CD...". After I do so, the blue Windows 8 logo appears as it usually does when booting up. After some time, instead of seeing the setup dialog with the Install and Recover buttons, I see a blue Recovery screen saying "Your PC needs to be repaired" and that some files are missing from the Windows/System32 directory (also, one called Winloader.efi) In this screen, there are two options: Press Enter to continue booting, and Press F8 to access additional startup options. Pressing either does nothing.
Prior to formatting my Windows installation, I've been greeted by the same screen when booting my Windows partition. Since my Windows was BSoD-ridden - seemingly due to some recent Windows Updates I've installed - I was unable to make use of any of the options offered to recover my data. I've tried Safe Mode with command prompt commands like SFC /scannow, and tried System Restore, System Refresh, and System Reset, all to no avail.
I have read some articles about the possibility of the UEFI SecureBoot setting preventing the PC from booting from removable media, but it seems that the booting itself is not the issue. From what I understand, the Windows installation media boots normally, but is somehow intercepted by the Recovery screen. Also, I have no SecureBoot setting.
What's weird is that the Recovery screen itself still shows despite the fact that the entire Windows drive was formatted. I have tried booting to the installation media with ALL my hard drives unplugged from the system and it still shows. I've also tried a Recovery Disk generated by my girlfriend's Windows 8 PC, and a disc image I downloaded online, and it still shows after the Windows logo!
Long story short, I would like to know
- What exactly is causing the Recovery screen to interrupt the boot?
- Where is it being stored, if not the hard drives?
- How can I bypass or remove it so that I may boot and install Windows 8 with the disc?
Here is my setup
- Two OSes Windows 8 Pro x64 and Xubuntu 13.10 x64 - Windows 8 partition was formatted, now only Xubuntu is left
- GRUB bootloader - used to manage both OSes, but now updated to only show Xubuntu after Windows 8 removal
- One SDD, one partition for Xubuntu - 200 GB unallocated space for my new Windows 8 installation
- One 1TB HDD (originally Windows 8 - completely formatted to NTFS for more data)
- One 3TB HDD, NTFS - used for holding data for both OSes
- Running on GA-Z77M-D3H motherboard - UEFI DualBios
If needed, I can provide any further information that may help identify the cause of this problem. I appreciate any help you can give me.
Thank you for taking your time to read through this incredibly long post, and thank you in advance for your help!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 / Xubuntu 13.10
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop