Hi, looks like a nuke and pave on this win 10 machine, already tried system restore, chkdsk (keeps finding errors) sfc can't run but I want to try and use the dism.exe method, I am screwing something up here or maybe is just doesn't work from a offline command prompt (using windows recovery usb) any help?
Have you used the windows system image repair (dism.exe) offline?
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Yes ofcourse to both, drive is fine. I am basicly trying to learn how to use it to see if it actually works, have you used it?
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To be honest I haven't bothered. I can install from my image in 5 minutes and take care of drivers quick enough.
If the computer has not ever been clean installed in the past it is best route.
If the computer has not ever been clean installed in the past it is best route.
Yup Ive been doing all that too, just wanted to learn a new trick
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You will need to image file from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/techbench
Tech bench iso's include an install WIM which is needed to use DISM.
After you download it, just mount it using explorer and then use this command:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:F:\Sources\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
This would be for the iso mounted as F drive, you may need to change it depending on what drive the iso mounts as
Tech bench iso's include an install WIM which is needed to use DISM.
After you download it, just mount it using explorer and then use this command:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /source:WIM:F:\Sources\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess
This would be for the iso mounted as F drive, you may need to change it depending on what drive the iso mounts as
I was wondering why I couldn't find the wim file in the windows 10 iso. So do you know the command to mount it from a offline cmd? won't have explorer., unless maybe I just fire up a winpe disc. thanks
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Oh, I see what your saying, you mean a non-bootable system. Not sure how you would do it on a non-bootable system. If you can get it to boot, it will re-image windows 10 and it does a great job.
Can't boot to windows, so can't access explorer, been using windows recovery usb and the command prompt there.
yes thats my whole dilemma, msft says its supposed to work offline, but I can't make it work.
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We keep the windows 10 images on a flash drive, if you plug in a flash drive, does the system recognize it when in command prompt mode? If the system gives the flash drive a drive letter when its plugged in, it should work.
I tried from a win10pe, fail I think it has to be used from within windows.
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I got the image mounted no problem in win10pe, but the command prompt still gives the
Error 50:
DISM doesn’t support servicing Windows PE with /Online option.
so just x:\windows\system32>DISM /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth ?
oh yes, I bet that would work, unfortunately I ran out of time so I just had to nuke and pave tonight, have other machines coming in tomorrow but I hope to try it again, I may just try it on my vmwin10 machine, thanks I'm bookmarking this thread.
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