Solved Windows 8.1 Recovery - Could not find recovery environment

[AlonsoTherion]

Hello there... I have an Asus Vx164h that came with Windows 8 SL.. I updated to 8.1 and now I can't get it to recover to factory settings... I tried every command posted here with no luck... the only thing I can do is to assign letters to those hidden partitions (through diskpart) so I can see the contents inside them.. I attached a ss from my disk management utility if this can help in any way...
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[KYHI]

ASUS USA
Download and try the backtracker program

If you have a recovery image it will be found it the - last 20GB partition

 

[AlonsoTherion]

ASUS USA
Download and try the backtracker program

If you have a recovery image it will be found it the - last 20GB partition

I already tried that with the same message "couldn't find the recovery environment"

 

[AlonsoTherion]

and one thing that's odd is that the disk management says those hidden partitions have 100% of free space, but when I assign drive letters and go inside them through windows explorer, they have files inside them and it says the real free space and used space...

 

[KYHI]

assign drive letter "R" to the 20GB partition and then browse through the folders for an Install.wim

You can now browse thru R and find Install.wim or Install.swm(s) - those are your Factory recovery Images..

type> reagentc /disable

Note: Assuming the install* file(s) are on "R" and in a folder called "RecoveryImage"

Note: Change "drive letter" and "folder name" to suit your system setup

type> Reagentc /Setosimage /Path R:\RecoveryImage /Target C:\Windows /Index 1

type> reagentc /enable

reboot PC

 

[AlonsoTherion]

assign drive letter "R" to the 20GB partition and then browse through the folders for an Install.wim

You can now browse thru R and find Install.wim or Install.swm(s) - those are your Factory recovery Images..

type> reagentc /disable

Note: Assuming the install* file(s) are on "R" and in a folder called "RecoveryImage"

Note: Change "drive letter" and "folder name" to suit your system setup

type> Reagentc /Setosimage /Path R:\RecoveryImage /Target C:\Windows /Index 1

type> reagentc /enable

reboot PC

thanx, I'll try that and see if it works.

 

[AlonsoTherion]

assign drive letter "R" to the 20GB partition and then browse through the folders for an Install.wim

You can now browse thru R and find Install.wim or Install.swm(s) - those are your Factory recovery Images..

type> reagentc /disable

Note: Assuming the install* file(s) are on "R" and in a folder called "RecoveryImage"

Note: Change "drive letter" and "folder name" to suit your system setup

type> Reagentc /Setosimage /Path R:\RecoveryImage /Target C:\Windows /Index 1

type> reagentc /enable

reboot PC

ok, tried that and when I typed to enable reagent it said "It's not possible to update initialization config data"

 

[KYHI]

reboot and then try to enable..

to see the status type>

reagentc /info

 

[AlonsoTherion]

reboot and then try to enable..

to see the status type>

reagentc /info

nothing... same message..

 

[KYHI]

type> reagentc /info
and post a pic of cmd window

 

[AlonsoTherion]

type> reagentc /info
and post a pic of cmd window

here you go
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[KYHI]

type> reagentc /enable

that is the English translation of it anyway

 

[AlonsoTherion]

type> reagentc /enable

that is the English translation of it anyway

it tells me the same message, that the boot initialization config data could not be updated... I can't enable at all

 

[KYHI]

diskpart
list disk
list volume
select disk 0
list partition

post a pic of cmd windows

 

[VincentC]

I have a Next book 10.1 with windows 8.1 on start up I get a black screen with vert blue lines if I try to go into safe mode I get preparing auto repair and it just sits there frozen I have no repair stick as it does not have a dvd on it can I load a repair on to a mini stick from my lap top and use it to repair my next book they are both 8.1

 

[ngawuu]

Recommended UEFI-Based Disk-Partition Configurations

How to fix the error message: "Could not find the recovery environment", if the ID for the recovery partition type is incorrectly set to OEM.

- You need to manually select the partition and change the partition ID.

- Open a command prompt as administrator and type (or copy and paste) the following commands.

diskpart
select disk 0
list partition
select partition # Note: Select the Windows RE tools partition.
set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
select partition # Note: Select the 350 MB or 450 MB Windows RE tools partition (if you have this partition).
set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
select partition # Note: Select the Recovery image partition.
set id=de94bba4-06d1-4d40-a16a-bfd50179d6ac
list partition
exit

Works for me as well. Thanks a bunch. But in my case (please see the picture), Recovery Image Index is '2' (in your picture, it is '1'). Any ideas for the difference???


Again, thank you very much.

 

[genet]

You are welcome.

But in my case (please see the picture), Recovery Image Index is '2' (in your picture, it is '1').

Everything is alright.

- On some computers, Recovery image index is 1
- On some computers, Recovery image index is 2

 

[Buckethead]

Thanks guys for the contribution. I got the same problem again after using EaseUs partition.

I tried set the OEM to recovery (Windows RE tools partition), but...After I type the reagentc/info, it shows this msg..., Any one can help please.

Thanks for help.

 

[genet]

Run the following command as administrator from the command prompt:

reagentc /info

 

[Buckethead]

Run the following command as administrator from the command prompt:

reagentc /info

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Thanks for replied. I'm now can re-install windows 8 to fty setting after previous solution.
I wondering why I got the different msg in the command line in my previously post...
As of now, the installation is up to... 10%.