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I upgraded to Windows 8 several months ago from Windows 7 (on-line/no disc). This week the system was installing the Windows update and shutdown normally.  When I started it back up. I got the above message.

 

When the system restarts itself, it trys the automatic recovery, but apparently it fails.  After having to select the keyboard language, all I get is a troubleshoot and turn off option.  Troubleshooting, I get the following:

refresh - the Windows drive is locked, unlock it and try again

reset - a required drive partition is missing

system restore - can't specify which Windows installation to restore

system recovery - internal error 0x80070002

at the command prompt, it shows    x:windows/system32.  I cannot run drwtsn32

 

Help, please!

 

 

 

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