Tag: Windows

Windows Update failed with error code 0x80004005

Since weeks one windows machine wasn't able to install the latest "Monthly Rollups", but other updates work. After reboot the installer starts until 86% and undone the update. Internet search did not bring much, except some users with an alternative bootloader who have the same problem. But this machine has no other bootloader. The Windows Update log did not have any helpful details, which also makes sense since it had to give for the installation of the update its own log. I remembered the CBS.log, which I used in another problem and what should I say ... there was the error code 80004005 - with helpfull details.

[...]
Error      [0x018009] CSI    00000052 (F) Done with generic command 5; CreateProcess returned 0, CPAW returned S_OK
    Process exit code 112 (0x00000070) resulted in success? FALSE
    Process output: [l:8995 [4096]"BFSVC: BfspCopyFile(C:\Windows\boot\PCAT\bootmgr, \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Boot\bootmgr) failed! (Attempt 1 of 60) Last Error = 0x70
BFSVC: BfspCopyFile(C:\Windows\boot\PCAT\bootmgr, \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Boot\bootmgr) failed! (Attempt 2 of 60) Last Error = 0x70
[...]
BFSVC: BfspCopyFile(C:\Windows\boot\PCAT\bootmgr, \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Boot\bootmgr) failed! (Attempt 10 of 60) Last Error = 0x70
BFSVC: BfspCopyFile(C:\Windows\boot\PCAT\bootmgr, \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Boot\bootmgr) failed! (Attempt 11 of 60) Last Error = 0x70
BFSVC: BfspCopyFile(C:\Windows\boot\PCAT\bootmgr, \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Boot\bootmgr) failed! (Attempt 12 of 60) Last Error = 0x70
BFSVC: BfspCopyFile(C:\Windows\boot\PCAT\bootmgr, \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\Harddis[gle=0x80004005]
[...]

It was not possible to write parts of the bootloader. I assign a drive letter to \HarddiskVolume1 with diskpart and i see the problem. The drive was out of space. Only 12Kb free, but lots of garbage. The drive is also used for Recovery (WinRE). Then I recognized the cause. The disk was cloned from a HDD to a SSD with lower capacity. After resize the HarddiskVolume1 to original size, the update works without any problem.

Allow Remote Desktop login with saved credentials

When trying to use saved credentials in Remote Desktop Connection you might receive this message:

Your credentials did not work. Your system administrator does not allow the use of saved credentials to log on to the remote computer because its identity is not fully verified. Please enter new credentials.

To be able to use saved credentials in this situation you need to do the following:

  1. Open Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc)
  2. Navigate to Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Credentials Delegation\
  3. Open Setting Allow Delegating Saved Credentials with NTLM-only Server Authentication, set it to Enabled click on button Show... and in Show Contents window add Value TERMSRV/*
  4. Run gpupdate command to update your policy.

Now you should be able to use your saved credentials.

[via]http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-security/remote-desktop-connection-not-using-saved/13a17d84-b008-4767-95fb-b891e9e6bc66?auth=1[/via]

forfiles – run commands for each file in a location

forfiles allows command line users to run commands for each file in a location. Some of the tasks that the forfiles command can be used to do are deleting old files and renaming files. It a native command in Vista or newer. For WinXP you can find it in the Recource Kit.

Example:

forfiles -p "E:\VideoArchiv" -s -m *.asf -d -01.01.2014 -c "cmd /c echo @path >> E:\del.txt"

ODD drive is not recognized in Windows 8.x/10

After you install Windows 8.x or Windows 10, you may find the CD/DVD drive is not recognized. Resolution:

Open Command Prompt as an Administrator and run the following command:

reg.exe add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Controller0" /f /v EnumDevice1 /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001

Reboot the system and verify if the problem has been resolved.
[via]http://blogs.technet.com/b/asiasupp/archive/2012/03/22/you-may-experience-that-dvd-drive-is-not-recognized-in-windows-8.aspx[/via]