I ran Startup Repair on a fully updated, fresh installation of Win8.1u1
in a Virtual Box VM on 22 Jul 2014
This installation is not associated with a Microsoft Account - it's a
local account named "Owner" (without the quotes)
It
generated the following 5 files (in the
C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\Srt directory (links are to the text of
the files further down the page - there's also a "Top" link there which
will bring you back to the top of the page)
- bcdinfo.txt - 4 kB
- bootfailure.txt - 1 kB (this is an empty document - likely
because the boot didn't fail)
- bootstat.dat - 66 kB (interestingly, this file was modified
1 hour before the others - and this was before the VM actually existed.
The other times (created/accessed) are the same as the other
files - 1 hour later)
- disklayout.txt - 5 kB
- SrtTrail.txt - 5 kB
Some
info on bootstat.txt here (dates from Vista in 2009): http://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/windows/boot/bsd.htm
The Windows bootstat.dat file is located in C:\Windows (in Win8.1u1) and is changed
(it seems) at each boot
ToDo:
- experiment w/failed boot scenarios
- run Process Monitor boot log w/Startup Repair
BCDINFO.TXT: Go to TOP
XP
Recovery Console ISO: http://www.thecomputerparamedic.com/files/rc.iso
Thanks to hamluis! : http://www.markharding.com/xp_recovery_cd/recovery.iso
ISO
Recorder Power Toy (XP Versions): http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/v2.htm
XP Recovery Console Tutorial: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial117.html
Vista
Startup Disk (32 bit):
http://coblitz.codeen.org/neosmart.net/downloads/guides/Vista_Repair/Vista_Recovery_Disc_x86.iso
Vista
Startup Disk (64 bit):
Unable to locate :0(
Vista Startup Disk (32 & 64 bit versions) - torrent site:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/
Vista
Startup Disk (32 & 64 bit versions):
http://www.go-vista.de/forum/systemtools/vista-recovery-cd/
ISO Recorder Power Toy (Vista Versions): http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/Vista.htm
Vista Startup Repair Tutorial: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html
Here's
a link to a more in-depth description of Startup Repair: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722188.aspx
Also, it states that the logfile is located at
%WINDIR%\System32\LogFiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt
Startup Repair log:
Startup Repair diagnosis and repair log
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Last successful boot time: 8/9/2008 4:34:15 PM (GMT)
Number of repair attempts: 1Session details
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System Disk = \Device\Harddisk0
Windows directory = E:\Windows
AutoChk Run = 0
Number of root causes = 1Test Performed:
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Name: Check for updates
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 msTest Performed:
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Name: System disk test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 msTest Performed:
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Name: Disk failure diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 266 msTest Performed:
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Name: Disk metadata test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 31 msTest Performed:
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Name: Target OS test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 78 msTest Performed:
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Name: Volume content check
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 110 msTest Performed:
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Name: Boot manager diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 31 msTest Performed:
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Name: System boot log diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 msTest Performed:
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Name: Event log diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 62 msTest Performed:
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Name: Internal state check
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 msTest Performed:
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Name: Boot status test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 msTest Performed:
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Name: Setup state check
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 532 msTest Performed:
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Name: Registry hives test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 2406 msTest Performed:
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Name: Windows boot log diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 msTest Performed:
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Name: Bugcheck analysis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 625 msTest Performed:
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Name: Access control test
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 8797 msTest Performed:
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Name: File system test (chkdsk)
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 msTest Performed:
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Name: Software installation log diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 msTest Performed:
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Name: Fallback diagnosis
Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
Time taken = 0 msRoot cause found:
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Unspecified changes to system configuration might have caused the problem.Repair action: System files integrity check and repair
Result: Failed. Error code = 0x2
Time taken = 456172 ms