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Hi, After get my wim mounted, when i try to inject drivers with dism i get a Error 3. C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools>dism /Image:C:\offtest\wim_mount /Add-Driver /Driver:C:\offtest\drivers /recurse /forceunsigned Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.1.7600.16385 Error: 3 The directory C:\offtest\wim_mount\Windows does not appear to be a valid Windows directory. Ensure that the /WinDir option that is specified is valid. For more information, refer to the help by running DISM.exe /WinDir /?. The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log I need some help. I try to inject drivers but all i get was error fr…

Hi, I have build and syspreped a Windows 7 x86 machine in accordance with http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ee530017 I then booted up the machine from a Windows PE flash disk that I created. I used image x to capture the c: to a file called packagebuilder.wim. After restarting the machine and booting up from the hard disk, i cannot see the wim file. If i restart again and boot from the flash drive, select c:\ and type dir.. I can see a 8gb .wim file called packagebuilder sitting on the c:\ Can someone please help me find this file win booting up normally. I want to obviously copy this file to the wds server. Many thanks. Continue reading...

By: Paul Thurrott This week on What The Tech: A special year end show. Andrew and Paul discuss what they think were the biggest blunders in tech for 2011. Making the worst of list of companies and products include Netflix, HP, Google, Kinect, and RIM. Continue reading...

By: Paul Thurrott More TV and entertainment services have popped up on Xbox LIVE this week, with Dailymotion, UFC, and Vudu HD Movies now available in the United States. These and other providers--services availability varies by region--have bolstered the ever-growing set of services that Microsoft has begun adding since the latest Xbox 360 Dashboard Update went live earlier this month. Continue reading...

How do I prevent the local "Power User" for changing time . I want them to be a "power user" member but no access in the time setting modification/chaging Continue reading...

By: Paul Thurrott Hot on the heels of a ruling that provided Apple with a small win against a mobile industry competitor, the International Trade Commission this week issued a similarly minor victory to Microsoft. The ITC ruled that Motorola Mobility has violated six of Microsoft’s patents, while ruling that the handset maker did not violate six others. Continue reading...

I ran SE to remove Vista Spyware 2012. After running I tried to reboot. Computer loads to the point just before showing the login screen then crashes and tries to reboot, over and over. I have Vista 64 pre-installed so no installation disc to try to repair. What next? Continue reading...

IE9 at start up has two tabs. Every thing still works but games on FB do not work. Continue reading...

Hi All, We have an issue when we try to browse url. We are getting above error which i have given in the title. We have 2 servers as Cintncheoly01 and Cintncheoly02 with windows server 2008 r2 installed (IIS 7.0 is also installed). And we configured web application on these servers. When we try to browse first server URL http://cintnchenoly01/ai/admin/login.aspx and second server URL http://cintnchenoly02/ai/admin/login.aspx in Cintncheoly01, we are able to open the page without any issue. But when try to browse the both URL's in Cintncheoly02, we are getting above error. Btw we have IE8 on both servers. Please help us on this issue. Thanks in advance, Anand R…

Hi a. I want to know if theirs a entry in registry to determine if "power user" have a member b. Is there any script of query , I can check if "power user" have a member without using the "net localgroup" command Continue reading...

I recently started using IE9 and I have noticed an issues with all webpages. All webpages are white (no backgound colors, even if there is one) and the buttons are in little outlined boxes instead. I put the compatibilty view on for all webpages. However this issue is still happening to me. Even Google.com is not displaying correctly. Even this page is not displaying correctly, where the options to put Bold or Italic is not displaying, all I am able to see are little outlined boxes in purple. I have to hover my mouse to see what options they are suppose to be. Please help this is getting annoying!!!! Thank you for your time. Andrea Continue reading...

I am trying to build an "autounattend.xml" file that silently deletes all previous volumes, no matter if windows or linux partitions are found, no matter if basic or dynamic disks have been built before. From the sample below I experience that "foreign" volumes are not destroyed nor any dynamic disks. Is there any way to reliably and automatically achieve this goal? The "true" switch does not seem to work sufficiently. Thorsten ** Sample code from autounattendx.xml for WinPE phase ** 1 100 Primary 2 60000 Primary true NTFS bitlocker 1 1 false NTFS win7 2 2 0 true OnError Continue reading...

We are having frequent issues Syprepping our PCs prior to capturing a ghost image using Altiris. Sysprep fails almost immediately and the setuperr.log shows: 2011-09-16 17:05:57, Error CSI 00000001 (F) HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(1450) #1# from LoadStore(target = NULL) [gle=0x80004005] 2011-09-16 17:05:57, Error [0x0f00a9] SYSPRP SysprepSearchForUnattend: Hit internal error while validating [generalize] pass in [C:\Windows\system32\sysprep\unattend.xml] hr = 0x800705aa 2011-09-16 17:05:57, Error [0x0f00a5] SYSPRP WinMain:Encountered error while searching for unattend file hr = 0x800705aa I can find little help with this error anywhere. Can an…

i want IE9 to display all webpages in compatibility mode so that the fonts don't look like blurry crap, however i'm having a problem getting the mode to stick. i have the "display all webpages in compatibility mode" box checked in but every time i open a new page or tab the fonts revert back to the default blurry look. when i check the option box its still checked in and the only way to fix is to uncheck then recheck the box. any idea whats wrong and how to fix it? Continue reading...

I noticed that window phone recognise last 6 digit of the mobile phone no. Eg. 012-4222670 ( Mary contact number i stored in the phone) . When Mr.X (whom i do not know) called me with the following number 013-5222670. Mary's name appear instead. Wonder how many digit of the mobile number will window mobile recognise? Continue reading...

iI want to install soft ware for an epsom printer .but I had a meaaage " anti viris mut be disabled Continue reading...

Please does anyone know the answer ?. I am running MSE on XP. Have everything set up firewalled automatic updates everything set at fairly high security levels, and update and scan with MSE usually twice daily. When I am not using the computer I disconnect the network and re-connect when next needed as a security measure. Sometimes when I return to the computer the network cannot be found and the only way to restore the network connection is to re-boot. I then find that it is almost impossible to re-boot as it powers down within 5 seconds of pressing power button. I've tried holding the power on button for several seconds but to no avail I just keep on pressing it some…

I have to turn on Microsoft Security essentials every time I turn on my la[top. Have looked in settings section, no answers. Continue reading...

i am having trouble with ie9 crashing all the time well at least 85% of the time i am using it. what is causing this and how do i prevent it? Continue reading...

I want to install 32bit Virtual PC on a host computer with Windows XP(32bit), and then install a virtual machine with Windows Vista(64bit) on Virtual PC. Is that possible? Continue reading...

When I attempt to "enable saving" or "enable editing" of Word documents, Word crashes saying "Word has stopped working." Is it possible that this is because I am running a 32 bit Office 2010 suite on my 64-bit OS? If so, is it possible to upgrade to 64 bit Suite without having to pay full price? Thank you. Environment: Windows 7 64-Bit OS Office 2010 Academic Professional 32-bit Continue reading...

J'ai diférent problèmes avec mon pc dont le message qui sort a chaque que veut entré dans internet explorer ou Skype et la je plus changer la photo de mon bureau ou désinstallation des programmes ce fameux message est " LE RPC n'est pas disponible svp je voudrais de l'aide merci davence . Continue reading...

This is a virus or scam that has been reported in our local paper, I have anti-virus running yet can not remove any ideas. Continue reading...

I see, to my great annoyance, W7 Home Premium 64 has lost the capability to backup to a network drive which Vista 64 Home Premium had. Is it likely that this decision will be changed by MS. If I have to find an aftermarket backup utility for W7 I will but I'd rather not. Continue reading...

I got a new Acer Aspire One netbook. It shipped with 2GB of RAM. Many reviewers suggested upgrading the RAM to 4GB. I have done this previously with several laptops. The memory arrived and I swapped the sticks easily. The laptop recognizes all 4GBs of the new memory. But now, IE9 will only work in administrator mode. I put the original memory back in the laptop to check for a bad stick. IE9 had worked on the shipped stick. But IE9 would not start working again. Again, administrator mode only. Acer says it's a software problem. Crucial memory thinks likewise, though they were willing to replace the memory. I think that somehow, swapping the memory triggered a …