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[Microsoft Surface] TheEdge24:
There should be some way of making a recovery USB...
[Microsoft Surface] AndyRathbone:
There is.

Desktop > Control Panel > System and Security > File History.

Tap "Recovery" at the bottom of the left pane, and you'll find an option to "Create a Recovery Drive."

It copies the Recovery Partition to a flash drive and makes the flash drive bootable for using in the Advanced Startup option.
[Microsoft Surface] Mayur:
I am having similar issue, Word froze and only way I can come out of it was to close desktop app. Metro was still working fine, but now when I start my surface it is stuck on "Surface" logo screen and nothing happens. Any ideas?
[Microsoft Surface] symeteor:
If I turn on it, it will show 'Surface' logo, and then shutdown...
[Microsoft Surface] Alexvsv:
I have a message:

The operating system cuoldn't be loaded because the system registry file is missing or contains errors.

File:\windows\system32\config\system

"Error code: 0xc0000225".
[Microsoft Surface] Mayur:
Update

Spoke to Surface support (UK) today and they are sending out replacement unit.
[Microsoft Surface] TheEdge24:
If you can boot from a USB key some way, I could make an ISO of the recovery partition for you.
[Microsoft Surface] Alexvsv:
Culd you make it for me too? I'll try to boot.

Thanks in advance.
[Microsoft Surface] xray84:
I would really appreciate it if you could also send it to me. My Surface is still not able to recover itself from the integrated recovery partition :(
[Microsoft Surface] TheEdge24:
Check your Inbox :)

Hold VOLUME DOWN while turning on the device to boot from a USB device.
[Microsoft Surface] jernej5:
Hi.

I also have a problem with booting my Surface RT and I think this could work.

Can you send me this iso as well?

I would be very happy for your assistance. :)
[Microsoft Surface] jernej5:
I managed to get recovery USB for Surface RT but I still can't recover anything at all.

Booting from USB does me give option of choosing language and keyboard but then it just shows advanced boot screen.

Hard reset does not work because it can't start it due an error. Same goes for refresh.

Is there a way to fix this, because I'm in Slovenia and will not travel to America anytime soon.
[Microsoft Surface] jernej5:
It seems that I'm stuck in a loop. I've tried 2 different recovery USBs from 2 different Surface RT devices. While my Surface is able to boot into the recovery screen on its own (without a USB), I still tried the USB method.

Here are the steps that I'm attempting:

1. boot Surface from USB (VOLUME DOWN + Power)

2. it starts to read data from the USB drive

3. It shows a new screen "Select language"

4. I select English

5. After that it shows another screen: "Select keyboard layout"

6. Once that is selected, I'm taken back to the basic "Choose an option" screen, where I have:

- A) Continue

- B) Use a device

- C) Troubleshoot

- D) Turn off your PC

I've tried all the options but nothing works.

6.A) Tries to repair but fails

6.B) Use a device takes you back to step 1 (loop). Btw… If I boot without a USB and select USB as a recovery method, I still get into the same loop

6.C) Selecting troubleshoot and then Reset your PC actually gives me another option: "Choose a target operating system" with only Windows RT as an option. If I select this, I get »There was a problem reseting your PC« after a few seconds.

I went into the Command Prompt (Troubleshoot -> Advanced options) and looked at the diagnostics log (c:\windows\system32\LogFiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt). Everything seems to be OK it shows no errors and there is a weird text which says »Startup repair has tried several times but still cannot determine the cause of the problem«.

One thing that does seem odd to me is the »disklayout.txt« file in the same directory. This seems to be an output file of DiskPart. It shows all the disk and says »DISK 0« selected. Then it shows all the volumes on Disk 0 and I have:

Volume 0 | C | Windows | 24 GB

Volume 1 | | Recovery | 300 MB

Volume 2 | | SYSTEM | 200 MB

Volume 3 | | Recovery Im | 3600 MB

What's strange is that it says »VOLUME 1 is the selected volume«. Shouldn't this be Volume 0? Or even 2 or 3?

And ideas? Is there any way to flash the contents of the USB drive to the recovery disk? Or to even flash the C partition? Or… to make the C partition bootable again (because I think this may be the core problem)

As I said, I'm from Europe and bought my Surface in the US last week. There's no realistic way of me returning it any time soon.
[Microsoft Surface] xsoliman3:
Are there any files on "Volume 3 | | Recovery Im | 3600 MB"

diskpart

select volume 3

assign letter=R

exit

dir r:

should be an install.wim maybe under \sources ?

similar what are on Volume 1 (Recovery)

probably a boot.wim etc

which is the same as the USB contents
[Microsoft Surface] jernej5:
Thanks for the answer…

Tried to mount both volumes and here are the results:

On Volume 3 (R ) I only have the »RecoveryImage« folder, which contains:

CreatePartitions-UEFI.cmd

install.wim

ResetConfig.xml

On Volume 1 I have:

File: Recovery.txt (empty file; 0 Bytes)

Folder: Recovery (empty folder; no files)

Is there something wrong with Volume 1?

The contents of the USB file are more similar to Volume 3…

Any further suggestions?
[Microsoft Surface] xsoliman3:
The good news is install.wim is the full OS and Apps

(I assume its about 3-5GB)

From the recovery cmd prompt, if you type imagex (Return) does some app run and show help?

That's the app we need to reapply/reinstall the image

However we don't want to rush it as there's only one chance !

No correction, have lots of chances if we can boot from USB and provided we don't loose this recovery image volume and contents

On Volume0 (windows, 24GB) I assume you have a 'normal' Windows like filesysytem

That is probably 99% good still

UPDATE - That volume might be encrypted and might not be able to read it from usb boot ?

Its probably the boot info on Volume 2 or a few files on Volume0 that are the trouble

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the commands would be something like

imagex /apply r:\recoveryimage\install.wim 1 c:\

bcdboot c:\windows

But before doing that

can you give the system volume a drive letter eg s:

and try

bcdedit /store s:\efi\microsoft\BCD

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Also check the contents of the system drive (s: )

especially

\efi\boot\

\efi\Microsoft\
[Microsoft Surface] jernej5:
What do you mean with "However we don't want to rush it as there's only one chance !"?
[Microsoft Surface] xsoliman3:
Well we want to be sure we don't do anything to make it worse

Don't do the imagex or bcdboot bits yet

But check the other requests

eg

check the contents of the system drive (s: )

\efi\boot\

\efi\Microsoft\

bcdedit /store s:\efi\microsoft\BCD

confirm if you can read the 24GB volume (c: ?) or is it encypted

see if running imagex /? runs (to confirm if you have the program)
[Microsoft Surface] AndyRathbone:
When I boot up with the USB Recovery Drive, I see something a little different.

After selecting the keyboard layout, I see the option, "BitLocker: Enter the recovery key to get going again."

At this point, I have to go to http://windows.microsoft.com/recoverykey using one of my "Trusted PCs" and log on to get my key. Since you're not seeing this step, that begs the question:

Could the partition on the Recovery Drive be tied to the Surface RT that it came from? Perhaps the partition is encrypted with the same key, and that's why you can't access it.

Ah, I noticed that you can choose Skip This Drive. (The pop-up keyboard was hiding that option.) Choosing that option bypasses the need for the BitLocker key.
[Microsoft Surface] jernej5:
When running "bcdedit /store S:\efi\Microsoft\Boot" I get:

The boot conf data store could not be opened. The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process"

C drive can be read without any problems... However, I can't run or find imagex
[Microsoft Surface] labsONE:
Anyone have a copy of this to share? I'm doing some devwork and trying to see if I can get the restore media myself to make some headway.
[Microsoft Surface] Alexvsv:
Ihave the same problem.

I think the right path are:

bcdedit /store s:\efi\microsoft\BOOT\BCD

Isn't it ?

And as for me, when i try to use imagex, i see: " 'imagex' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file'"
[Microsoft Surface] xsoliman3:
yes, sorry its

bcdedit /store s:\efi\microsoft\BOOT\BCD
[Microsoft Surface] jernej5:
xsoliman3: what about imagex? Do you know where it is?
[Microsoft Surface] jernej5:
So I've managed to run "bcdedit /store S:\efi\microsoft\boot\bcd and nothing out of order happens.

This is the output of the command:

Windows Boot Manager

---------------------------------

identifier bootmgr

device partition=S:

path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi

descripion Windows Boot Manager

locale en-us

inherit globalsettings

default default

displayorder default

timeout 30

Windoww Boot Loader

------------------------------

identifier default

device partition=C:

path \windows\system32\winload.efi

description Windows RT

locale en-us

inherit bootloadersettings

isolatedcontext yes

allowedinmemorysettings 0x15000075

osdevice partition=C:

systemroot \windows

nx AlwaysOn

bootmenupolicy Standard

detecthal Yes

Anything useful in here?
[Microsoft Surface] Vdek:
I wonder if you can make a recovery USB stick and then erase the recovery partition and expand the main partition to get those 4-5gbs back...
[Microsoft Surface] xsoliman3:
looks like dism.exe has superceeded imagex

it can mount and apply a wim file

but would need to test (eg on an intel Windows 8) system exactly how to do it, before doing it on the more strickly tied down Windows RT system
[Microsoft Surface] :
I made one. here you go.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/aoj0lyb6jm2uffl/recoveryUSB.rar
[Microsoft Surface] xsoliman3:
Did you ever get any further jernej5 ?

I haven't had chance to see exactly how to use dism to deploy an image

but can mount the recovery image to see what is in it

as admin

md c:\mnt

DISM /Mount-Image /ImageFile:"R:\recoveryimage\install.wim" /Index:1 /MountDir:"c:\mnt" /readonly

see what files are in c:\mnt

no setup.exe

there is a \windows

but cant just xcopy it to the c:\windows directory due to all the winsxs stuff and permissions

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/153742-dism-improvements-in-windows-8/

Update -

maybe need /index:2

as that's that the xml on a recovery usb says

Might be easier to just get a full image of someone's recovery usb, with or without the recovery files
[Microsoft Surface] shawchyn:
I am having the worst ever day can have!

Get the Surface, power up for first time, it go into "Diagnostics mode", kept telling me "Automatic Repair can't repair your PC, go into advance mode"

Been try all the options listed there, no luck at all!

I believe ONLY way is to get the installation media for Surface RT, is there anyone have one of this! :crying:
[Microsoft Surface] GoodDayToDie:
If I had physical access, I could probably help you. Without that, I'm not going to try remote indirect tech support without a lot more info about what you did and what's gone wrong with it. I'd suggest either taking it to a MS store or calling them up for tech support. It sounds like yours is basically DOA for some reason; I haven't had that problem or heard of anybody who did, so I have no experience solving it.
[Microsoft Surface] shawchyn:
Actually, I really don't know what is going on, it was able to on n boot into the OS in the Store; but when go home, it die!

I'd the similar issue with the Acer Iconia W700. But the W700 come with restoration media, so no issue on that. It look like is the booth partition corrupted to boot into the RT
[Microsoft Surface] xsoliman3:
Can you downlaod the full image of a recovery USB as liste a few posts higher ? and try to boot from it (power on with vol down key pressed)

ah its not there anymore
[Microsoft Surface] shawchyn:
After fighting to solve the problem, trying multiple methods, finally I managed to resolve and fix the "boot loop" problem. The following is the step-by-step guide.

1) Go into Advance Mode

2) Select Command Prompt

3) On the command prompt, typed: chkdsk c: /r /f <enter>

This is to make sure you don't have problem with the storage

4) Change to C drive, typed: c: <enter>

5) Rename the Windows folder to Windows.old, typed: ren windows windows.old <enter>

6) Turned off the Surface and turned it back on

7) Initially, your surface will try to "Auto repair", it will fail and allow you go into advance mode.

8) Select the Advance mode -> Reset PC

9) Follow the on-screen instruction, you should be able to get your Surface back in about 50 mins.

Enjoy! If it does help, remember to click "thanks"
[Microsoft Surface] leofarage:
Hi, could u post the file again? After downloading it, I'll post to my dropbox also.

Thank you

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Could u upload it again? After downloading it, I'll upload it to my dropbox.

Thanks!
[Microsoft Surface] Jason_V:
Any chance that someone has this available for download? I've took delivery of a Dell XPS 10 Win RT tablet today that seems to have the recovery partition deleted and no way to get into it.
[Microsoft Surface] GoodDayToDie:
Be aware that the Dell and Microsoft tablets probably have different recovery images. One meant for a Surface RT may or may not work on an XPS 10.
[Microsoft Surface] Jason_V:
I've spoken with one of the engineers with Dell and according to him, there is nothing proprietary. Windows RT is Windows RT.
[Microsoft Surface] GoodDayToDie:
Ah, cool then! The firmware is very definitely different between devices, same as it is on phones (the Board Support Package or BSP that all ARM devices require) but perhaps that's separate from the restore image.
[Microsoft Surface] lilstevie:
I call BS, I haven't seen any drivers for the Adreno GPU that the S4 has, much like recovery images for desktop computers don't contain drivers for hardware that isn't included in their machines.

Also as mentioned the UEFI firmware itself will differ between the devices, even the Vivotab RT and Surface which use the same Tegra processor have a different firmware.
[Microsoft Surface] arqueiro:
hi guys, can anyone please upload that recovery files for me ? im stuck on the surfasse logo screen so, there is no way to creat a usb recover stick!

thank u very much
[Microsoft Surface] sunshine76:
could you please send me the iso file

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could you please send me the ISO file
[Microsoft Surface] sunshine76:
i try to bootup from USB drive but still cannot boot up. i created recovery in the USB, plugged in, press volume down while powering on, but nothing happens. Anyone facing similar problem and please tell me what should i do to recover
[Microsoft Surface] arqueiro:
Hi sunshine, im with the same problem as you, i cant boot even with the usb recover, i think that is fully broken...
[Microsoft Surface] vincepg13:
will anyone send me the recovery please? POS decided to die on me
[Microsoft Surface] webtop:
Here's an idea: stop hijacking other peoples threads. It makes it difficult for people to follow and makes it seem like your issue is more important.

Plus, it is not even related!

Be kind, don't hijack.
[Microsoft Surface] vincepg13:
Yes it is related are you blind? Why do u have to be a **** about it I don't appreciate that, big man behind your computer screen yeah?
[Microsoft Surface] Trig0r:
I had to take the file out of my Dropbox as it was killing it, we're on 20Mb/20Mb internet here at work tho so if someone has an FTP server I can drop it on or send it via skype or something?
[Microsoft Surface] kjetilkl:
uplad it to mega.co.nz ?
[Microsoft Surface] bk9sw:
can you reupload it, my Surface get stuck at log in screen and I need to refresh it, many thanks :good:
[Microsoft Surface] GoodDayToDie:
... did you remove the recovery partition that comes with your Surface without saving it to external storage first?
[Microsoft Surface] Schrammi:
Do you simply need the content of the recovery usb stick is created unter Windows RT?
[Microsoft Surface] bk9sw:
I get stuck at Login screen after Refresh my Surface, it show "Other User" but I tried many user name and password with no luck. I want to enter Advanced Mode again to repair it. Thus I need a recovery stick to go in this mode by holding Volume - and press Power. The fact is I cannot find anyone who own a Surface RT around me to make a recovery stick. Do you have any ideas? :laugh:

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No, I think the recovery still remain in the hard disk. I get stuck at the login screen after Refresh my surface.:crying:
[Microsoft Surface] jtg007:
Could somebody please upload their USB recovery image? Mine is apparently corrupted and I can't install updates since my first refresh.

Once someone gets it to me, I could throw it out on Dropbox for everyone else. I do have 50Gb.

Thanks!
[Microsoft Surface] Trig0r:
I've uploaded it a few times, apparently it doesnt work though as the recovery images are stamped in some way and only work on the device they were created on.

I can upload it but there seems little point, if someone can confirm if this is actually true or not that'd help..
[Microsoft Surface] jtg007:
That's unfortunate. It does seem pointless; I'll see if I can just exchange it. Thanks anyway.
[Microsoft Surface] Trig0r:
Indeed, if someone can confirm this then fair enough, other wise I have no issues with uploading the image again..
[Microsoft Surface] ofoe2:
did anyone have success with this?

My surface is stuck on Surface screen, no spinning icon, I have tried to boot into receovery with a usb but I wonder if I am doing something wrong...

I copied a Recovery iso file from another surface rt which I found online and copied directly to the usb. Should this work? Does usb need a particular file system to use(fat32?)
[Microsoft Surface] SixSixSevenSeven:
You cant just copy an ISO file. You need to use a drive imaging tool (which will completely reformat the USB too)
[Microsoft Surface] ofoe2:
Ok Thanks for feedback. I made a recovery USB using a friend's US Surface RT but still couldn't get device to boot from USB.

Anything I am missing?
[Microsoft Surface] truffle1234:
surface comes with international warranty and Microsoft will pick up the faulty device and ship you a refurbished device in 3 working days...
[Microsoft Surface] wardo5757:
Did u get ur RT running yet?
[Microsoft Surface] xWolf13:
Can a downgrade 8.1 to 8.0 if I use somebody's ISO with 8.0?
[Microsoft Surface] Trig0r:
I'm not sure if anyone has tried it, I havent, I dont see why not though.
[Microsoft Surface] pumaa:
Yes it is working. I did it. I cameback to 8.0 booting from the usb, format to fat32 !! And it work well i just copy the files from the iso. At the beginning it didn't work but i change 3 time of usb key and it finally worked. I have no idea why some sticks are booting proprely and other not. I advise you to try with different usb key
[Microsoft Surface] Trig0r:
Did you use my files?
[Microsoft Surface] SixSixSevenSeven:
I think its more likely that it failed because you did it wrong.

You shouldnt be copying the files from the ISO onto a FAT32 USB. Your supposed to use a drive imaging tool to burn the ISO to the USB and create a bootable "disk" that way.

If it does work the copy files way, well, thats a good thing I guess but it is wrong.
[Microsoft Surface] GoodDayToDie:
ISOs are in UDF, a file system that (while you *can* use it on a flashdrive) makes no particular sense there. I have been using drive mounting tools or 7-Zip (which can open ISOs) to simply copy files onto a prepared bootable flashdrive for years; it works fine. You do have to prepare the drive (repartition, reformat, mark Active) before copying, but it works.
[Microsoft Surface] mace2442:
YES you can. Been there, done that (with Trig0r:s files)
[Microsoft Surface] wltklah:
Do I require to use the ISO from the same storage model? like 64g Surface RT's ISO to restore my 64G Surface RT?
[Microsoft Surface] jasonmsn:
Where are Trig0r:s files?

Where are Trig0r:s files at?
[Microsoft Surface] SixSixSevenSeven:
US English here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2363852

trig0r's files originally only consisted of UK English although I think he now hosts the above image too and a few people are finally coming forward with other languages too. His thread is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2225285

You will have to look through it a bit to find the correct URLs.
[Microsoft Surface] Trig0r:
I currently have en-GB and en-US images, as and when people send me recovery images of other versions I will stick them on the FTP server (UK, 20Mb, plenty of space)
[Microsoft Surface] ke1n p1an:
install win rt from cmd?

hi guys,

as some other people here I killed my surface rt when it just crashed during recovery.

Now a blue screen right after the surface logo greats me saying that the Boot configuration Data is missing or broken.

error code: 0xC000000F

Luckyli I Have a working usb recovery image that can boot but when I use the recovery funktion of it it just stops somewhere in the middle without giving an error message.

When i use bootrec in recovery cmd from the usb stick it says that windows wasnt found...

is there a way to completly install windows rt again from the cmd of the usb stick?

And i know i can "just" send it to microsoft to get a replacement but microsoft just claims I am out of warranty for some reason(wich is not true!!). After 2 weeks they still havent found the error in the system that switched me from "warranty" to "no screw you" and they cant even give me a reason why my warranty is extinguished...... bad support for stuff i paid nearly 600€.

Sorry for my bad english and thanks in advance.
[Microsoft Surface] lectraroot:
need bootable iso of SURFACE RT

Hi TheEdge24,

can you send me an iso recovery link of surface rt ?
[Microsoft Surface] ~Ryan~:
How-To Recover Your Surface RT

Requirements:

1) An extra computer

2) A USB with any storage greater than 3 GB

STEPS:

1) Plug in your USB & go to softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/Surface-RT-Recovery-Image.shtml (It is a safe download, I used it myself to downgrade)

2) Extract it to your USB (If your USB has anything in it, you have to remove those files)

3) Wait for it to finish extracting

4) Unplug the USB

5) Plug it into your Surface

6) Hold down Power + Volume Down until you see the Surface splash screen

7) Wait for it to load, then select your language and your keyboard type

8) If it asks for a "BitLocker Passcode", a copy of it is saved on your Microsoft Account.

9) Click on 'Advanced Options' (?).

10) Click on 'Reset'

11) Wait until it is done wiping the computer, and then...

12) Configure your device (customize, connect to a network, etc...)

13) DO WHATERVER YOU WANT WITH IT!!!

14) Thank me if it works (PLZ)

Hope it worked! :D
[Microsoft Surface] Bahia info:
4 years and 2 months later this post still works . Worked like a charm. After 3 days of hunting for a solution this was the best.
[Microsoft Surface] jdcchora1533:
Can you send me a recovery drive too please?
[Microsoft Surface] d85k:
Can I also please get a recovery file too? Pretty please...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dancris:
Is any Rom 4.0 or 4.1 for i9000b that works with the mic on the wired heaset (standard). The phone never recognice the headset mic, i tried forcing it with an app but it doen't work...

Not working on applications and on calls...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dancris:
Anyone have this problem?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlwaysDroid:
Bump
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dancris:
It works well on 2.3.6 but not in 4.0+
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dancris:
Is the problem only for i9000b?