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I am having some difficulty with DISM, and it appears that nothing that I do will resolve the issue.
I confirmed that the server in question and the image that I am using for the WIM repair are of the same build - 14393.4169 however every time I run DISM it fails with an error indicating that it cannot find the source.
C:\Windows\system32>dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth /Source:E:\Sources\install.wim:1
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.14393.4169
Image Version: 10.0.14393.4169
[==========================100.0%==========================]
Error: 0x800f081f
The source files could not be found.
Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077.
The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
C:\Windows\system32>dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth /Source:E:\Sources\install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.14393.4169
Image Version: 10.0.14393.4169
[==========================100.0%==========================]
Error: 0x800f081f
The source files could not be found.
Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077.
The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
C:\Windows\system32>dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth /Source:E:\Sources\install.wim /LimitAccess
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.14393.4169
Image Version: 10.0.14393.4169
[==========================100.0%==========================]
Error: 0x800f081f
The source files could not be found.
Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077.
The DISM log is showing the same error.
2021-02-11 07:50:00, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5520 TID=9676 Failed finalizing changes. - CDISMPackageManager::Internal_Finalize(hr:0x800f081f)
2021-02-11 07:50:00, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5520 TID=9676 The source files could not be found; their location must be specified using the /source option to restore the feature. - GetCbsErrorMsg
2021-02-11 07:50:00, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5520 TID=9676 Failed processing package changes with session option CbsSessionOptionRepairStoreCorruption - CDISMPackageManager::RestoreHealth(hr:0x800f081f)
2021-02-11 07:50:00, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5520 TID=9676 The source files could not be found; their location must be specified using the /source option to restore the feature. - GetCbsErrorMsg
2021-02-11 07:50:00, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5520 TID=9676 Failed to restore the image health. - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::ProcessCmdLine_CleanupImage(hr:0x800f081f)
2021-02-11 07:50:00, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5520 TID=9676 Failed while processing command cleanup-image. - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::ExecuteCmdLine(hr:0x800f081f)
If you look up above at the syntax of my DISM, I am using the /source option. What the heck, Microsoft?
Anyone else run into this?
I could use some assistance.
Thanks,
Joseph
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Can I ask - what would happen if you use that dism command, reference an iso's wim file, but reference the wrong index?
ie., you reference #2, which is for desktop, versus reference #1, which is for server?
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Not shure what will be the result, i did wrong by using #1 , it succeed to repair.
I run it again with the right value and it look's fine.
Hello, the exact syntax to have dism working is the following
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:wim:F:\sources\install.wim:1 /limitaccess
/source:wim:
i tried lot of other thinks, such as not using /online because it s supposed to be using a local source
/limitaccess who should not be used with /online.....
you can find lot of recommendation but the onlyone working for me is the one at top
Hope it will help you.
Best regards
Dism /Get-ImageInfo /imagefile:F:\sources\install.wim must be run to know what version of the os is used as base (core or desktop experience) , you will therefore find the index value corresponding to the \install.wim:1 with 1 as index value
for me 1 should be replaced by 4 for datacenter desktop experience.