Windows error 0x80070002, -2147024894

Strange issue with System.Net.Http 4.2.0.0 not found

I have a strange issue, which drives me crazy… I have a simple Class Library Project (Full .NET Framework, 4.6.1) with a wrapper class for functionality around Cosmos DB. Therefore I have added the “Microsoft.Azure.DocumentDB” NuGet Package 1.19.1 to this project. Other than that, I have a reference to the [...] read more

IIS fails to run ASP.NET Core site - HTTP Error 502.5

We have a Windows 2012 R2 machine. I had an existing ASP.NET Core site on it that had a working published ASP.NET Core site running. However when I published to the site again today a month later after I made changes, I can't access the site anymore and get the [...] read more

ASP.NET Web API returns 404 for PUT only on some servers

I have written a site that uses ASP.NET MVC Web API and everything is working nicely until I put it on the staging server. The site works fine on my local machine and on the dev web server. Both dev and staging servers are Windows Server 2008 R2. The problem [...] read more

How to fix the "The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT:0X80070002)" error in Visual Studio?

i trying to create a new project in visual studio .it give some error please give me some suggestions.....enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/uAOtx.png] i don't know this happen. i am trying to reinstall and again same error is coming . i try this cant work ... read more

Windows UWP connect to BLE device after discovery

I'm using BluetoothLEAdvertisementWatcher to find nearby BLE devices and it's working well. After finding them I want to connect and read/write data via GATT. But I can't figure out how to use the API after getting the BluetoothLEAdvertisement ( https://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/windows/apps/windows.devices.bluetooth.genericattributeprofile ). public class Adapter { private readonly BluetoothLEAdvertisementWatcher _bleWatcher = [...] read more

GitHub for Windows Install Error

I'm trying to install the GitHub for Windows that I downloaded from the GitHub site. However, I get the following error message: > Application cannot be started. Contact the application vendor. I'm curious if anyone else has ran into this issue, and knows of a fix? Below is the info [...] read more

Windows 7: Unable to browse to network shares in Explorer, but "map network drive" works fine

I've got a rather interesting problem cropping up on a few machines right now. I've got a bunch of Windows 7 machines networked with a workgroup at home. I used to be able to simply open the "Run" box and type in "\\computername\sharename" to browse the contents of other machines, [...] read more

certutil -ping fails with 30 seconds timeout - what to do?

The certificate store on my Win7 box is constantly hanging. Observe: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C:\>1.cmd C:\>certutil -? | findstr /i ping -ping -- Ping Active Directory Certificate Services Request interface -pingadmin -- Ping Active Directory Certificate Services Admin interface C:\>set PROMPT=$P($t)$G C:\(13:04:28.57)>certutil -ping CertUtil: -ping command FAILED: 0x80070002 (WIN32: 2) CertUtil: The [...] read more

ClickOnce deployment "Activation failed" FileNotFoundException

I just deployed an update to a clickonce application. I have deployed dozens of updates with no issue. Now all of a sudden, with this update, all my users are reporting this error: ERROR SUMMARY Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in [...] read more

Can't Install IE 10 on brand new Windows 7

I bought a new Alienware and they won't provide support for Windows Update (why should they, really). I go and try to run the IE 10 update like so: enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/EvMph.gif] And, it hangs a bit on the screen above. Then, it shows this error: enter image [...] read more

Windows Backup fails with 0x80070002: "The system cannot find the file specified"

Windows 7 Backup is failing. When backing up even a single insignificant directory (e.g. I chose only the empty "Contacts" directory, leaving all other directories unchecked), I get this error within a few seconds and the backup fails. If I uncheck all files/directories, and just do the system image - [...] read more

Windows 7 Backup not backing up custom library?

I have created a custom Library under Windows 7 64bit professional to handle my source code. When I tried Windows Backup and Restore for the first time I get the following error > Backup encountered a problem while backing up file C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\Source. Error:(The system cannot find the file specified. (0x80070002)) [...] read more

WebApi Application: Error 404.0, Handler StaticFile

I just tried to deploy a WebApi application on a Windows 2008R2 with IIS 7.0, with IIS Manager untouched until now. The App runs on our dev server (same Win and IIS version) without hassle. On the deployment server, * .NET Framework 4.5 is installed, * ASP.NET Feature is installed [...] read more

Could not load file or assembly Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation, Version=1.3.0.0

Here is the error I'm getting when I run my application (.NET 4.5): Server Error in '/' Application. Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation, Version=1.3.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the [...] read more

Routing HTTP Error 404.0 0x80070002

I have created routing rules in my ASP.NET application and on my Dev machine at IIS7 everything works fine. When I deploy solution to prod server which has also IIS7 I get error 404 (page not found) while accessing URL. Maybe someone could point where is the problem? Actual error [...] read more

Windows 8.1 install error 0x80070002

I tried to install Windows 8.1 from the Windows Store and got the error 0x80070002. It seems that this error means that the download was not completed. * I tried to restart the installation * I tried to clear the windows store cache * I tried to delete every thing [...] read more

Is there any solution to Process1_Initialization_Failed on Windows 7?

I have a BSOD problem that I cannot repair. I would be so grateful if someone could provide a solution. I have Windows 7 OS installed on the computer. The stop error message resembles the following: > A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent [...] read more

Xamarin.Forms - XamlCompilation MissingMethodException

I want to improve performance of my Xamarin.Forms UWP application because it is extremely slow in Release mode (".NET native" checked). So I apply XAMLC at the assembly level in the PCL project: [assembly: XamlCompilation (XamlCompilationOptions.Compile)] namespace MyApp { } but with this attribute I receive runtime error: > "Method [...] read more

Assembly fails to load (EEFileLoadException) under MSTest

I am trying to resolve an EEFileLoadException in an MSTest scenario that combines managed and native code. My application consists of a couple dozen DLLs: some native (unmanaged) C++, some C++/CLI, and some C#. All DLLs are in the same directory. In normal operation, the main executable is native C++. [...] read more

Windows 10 Pro 64 bit version 1607 fails to install KB3176938 with 0x800F0922

So this is a Windows 10 Pro 64 bit version 1607 system, Insider edition on a slow ring. Some days ago it was repeatedly failing KB3176934 with the same 0x800F0922. I didn't find out the root cause and how to prevent it. My purpose is to find other who has [...] read more

Trying to launch media creation tool - "Something happened 0x80070002 - 0x20016"

I'm getting the "Something happened 0x80070002 - 0x20016" error message when trying to launch the Media Creation Tool. I wonder what this could mean and how can I fix it? read more

PowerShell 3.0 x64 bit broken after installing KB2506143

I have searched using all kinds of variations on relevant terms and I cannot find a single other instance of someone else having this excact same problem, so I am hoping someone here may have a clue. PROBLEM I installed Windows Management Framework 3.0 (KB2506143) by downloading and running Windows6.1-KB2506143-x64.msu [...] read more

Error 0x800f0922 installing .NET 3.5 on Windows 8

I'm trying to install .NET 3.5 on my Windows 8 box and it keeps throwing Error 0x800f0922 at me. From what I've read on answers.microsoft.com and StackOverflow I gather the easiest way to fix this is to perform a system refresh, however this will remove all software I've installed from [...] read more

<nativehr>0x80070002</nativehr> in Sharepoint 2010

I recently upgraded from Sharepoint 2007 to 2010. I have a windows service that inserts pdfs into sharepoint. It works great on 2007. When I migrated to 2010, I started getting the following intermittent error: <nativehr>0x80070002</nativehr> at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.GetMetadataForUrl(String bstrUrl, Int32 METADATAFLAGS, Guid& pgListId, Int32& plItemId, Int32& plType, Object& pvarFileOrFolder) at [...] read more

Serilog setup for Asp.Net Core 2.0.1 not producing logs

I am trying to set up Serilog as my logger in a multi project solution using Asp.Net Core 2.0.1, EF 2.0.1 and MVC 6. I have set up Serilog, mostly following the guidelines from this blog postSet up Serilog post There is a problem with the json in that post, [...] read more

DISM: Error 2 The system Cannot Find the File Specified - during /Cleanup-Image

hopefully someone can help me. I was trying to get rid of old windows update files by running Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore. I am getting Error: 2 'the system cannot find the file speciied'. Specs: Windows 8.1. Attached is errors shown in log 2015-04-27 01:37:01, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: [...] read more

Why does any .php page give me a 404 error on Server 2008 with IIS 7.0?

I am using FastCGI to setup PHP. I've followed the instructions on the iis.net website. I added the handler mapping, edited the php.ini file as specified. None of it works, I just get a 404.0 error saying "The page you are looking for has been removed", even though the physical [...] read more

Debugging Visual Studio 2017 Extension Does Not Find Assembly

I'm trying to update my Diff All Files Visual Studio extension to support VS 2017. When debugging my extension it is complaining that it cannot find a required assembly: System.Windows.Markup.XamlParseException occurred HResult=0x80131501 Message=Could not load file or assembly 'QuickConverter, PublicKeyToken=9c892aa7bc2af2cf' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the [...] read more

Windows Backup fails to create Shadow Copy

Windows Backup is failing with: > A shadow copy could not be created. Please check "VSS" and "SPP" application event logs for more information. Details: The writer experienced a non-transient error. If the backup process is retried, the error is likely to reoccur. The VSS event log says: > Volume [...] read more

Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x800f0900

My primary WIN 2012 VM domain controller cannot update anymore, every update fails with this error: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x800f0900 I tried many things: * reset SoftwareDistribution directory * sfc /scannow ends without errors * dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth stucks at 40% (I wait [...] read more

IIS 7.5 returns 404 on existing PHP file

Module IIS Web Core Notification MapRequestHandler Handler PHP54_via_FastCGI Error Code 0x80070002 Requested URL http://localhost:80/phpinfo.php Physical Path C:\inetpub\wwwroot\phpinfo.php Logon Method Anonymous Logon User Anonymous I followed the following guide: http://www.landpro.com.au/Windows_7_Install_IIS_7_&PHP&_FastCGI.php Permissions: enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/tEVNK.png] What am I doing wrong to be getting this error? EDIT: I now see the [...] read more

WSUS WARNING: CSerializationHelper:: InitSerialize failed : 0x80070002

have recently set up WSUS in a server 2008 R2 / Windows 8.1 environment. WSUS 3.0 SP2, everything appears to be working. GPO is working, client devices are reporting to WSUS server, but for some reason, will not install updates. In the log file, all client machines search for relevant [...] read more

Why does wusa fail with "The System cannot find the file specified"?

On Windows 7 or later, attempting to use wusa.exe to install a CAB file containing a Windows update returns error 0x80070002 (-2147024894), "The System cannot find the file specified". I've tried quoting the full path to the file, running the command in session zero, and everything else I could think [...] read more

The revocation function was unable to check revocation for the certificate

I need to pass IIS certificate authentication on Windows Server 2012. The root cert haven't got any revocation lists but I'm getting exception: > The revocation function was unable to check revocation for the certificate After searching, I found solution to disable revocation check by using CertUtil command: certutil –setreg [...] read more

Norton Ghost EBAB03F1: The specified network name is no longer available

After about 15 minutes, a Norton Ghost 14 backup fails with Error EBAB03F1: The specified network name is no longer available. The source computer is a P4 laptop running Windows XP SP3. The target computer is a Core2 Quad desktop running Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit. It does not help to [...] read more

Bypass restrictions of enabled Folder Access Control of Windows Defender

I've got an application written with C# which is installed via InnoSetup. With enabled Controlled Folder Access of Windows 10's Defender, the setup fails to create a desktop icon (showing the message PersistFile::Save failed, code 0x80070002) -- despite running with administrative privileges. Furthermore the installed application (which is NOT run [...] read more

Visual Studio Professional 15.9.2 crashes when opening a custom user control in the designer

My .Net Framework WinForms app builds without errors and runs without errors. The VS2017 Professional 15.9.2 designer crashes when I double-click to open user controls I've created. These user controls all inherit from a class named MyUserControl. I can open MyUserControl in the designer without an error. When I run [...] read more

Getting strange BadImageFormatException: Cannot load a reference assembly for execution

I'm getting a crazy system load issue, which I have not idea what it is. The error and the output from the -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Server Error in '/' Application. Cannot load a reference assembly for execution. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please [...] read more

Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data.SQLite, Version=1.0.109.0 - Why does it search for version 1.0.109.0 when I have referenced 1.0.109.1

I have created new ASP.NET Core Web Application and used ASP.NET Core 2.1 cross platform framework. Next, I added System.Data.SQLite.Core using Nuget manager. It's the official SQLite database engine for both x86 and x64 along with the ADO.NET provider. My Main method public static void Main(string[] args) { CreateWebHostBuilder(args).Build().Run(); SQLiteConnection [...] read more

Force-remove a Windows 10 Appx package, skipping any errors that might occur

I bought the pre-order version of Forza Motorsport 7 in September. During installation of the pre-order, an error occurred which left the installation mostly installed. Forza Motorsport is delivered via the Windows Store, and is distributed via the Appx App Packager. Now that Forza Motorsport 7 has "gone gold", I'd [...] read more

Cannot create virtual switch Hyper-V (0x80070002)

I get following error while creating any type(external, internal and private) of virtual switch on Hyper-V using Hyper-V manager. > Failed to create virtual ethernet switch. The system cannot find the file specified. (0x80070002) Here is a to screenshot of error: enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/ykTbJ.png] OS: Windows 8.1 (x64) [...] read more

IIS 7 fails to serve .aspx pages but works with default files

I have deployed an ASP.NET 4 web site to IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008. When I browse to the root folder, or any other folder in the site, the server responds by delivering the default page Default.aspx as you would expect. However, when I request a specific page with [...] read more

Windows update fails with error 80073712, how to fix?

I have a laptop with Windows 8.1. Since patch Tuesday, it mysteriously freezes for about 4 minutes shortly after every bootup. There's barely enough time to log in before it happens. I tried a System Restore and then tried to reinstall the updates, but it's not working. Some of them [...] read more

Windows Anytime Upgrade unsuccessful

I tried to upgrade my Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional but the upgrade failed and here's the error in the upgrade.log file: DoTransmogrify failed due to error 0x80070002 I did a quick search and afterwards disabled UAC as well as my Anti Virus. UAC asked me to restart the [...] read more

Moving data files failing

Trying to migrate data from C: to D: via the SBS console is failing. The wizard starts running but drops out in the first few seconds. I'll post the full logs, but the important lines appear to be as follows: > An exception of type 'Type: System.IO.FileNotFoundException, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, [...] read more

How do I troubleshoot "Failed to get staged packages for package" error when attempting to remove a provisioned app from an offline Windows 8.1 image?

When I attempt to remove provisioned apps from an offline Windows 8.1 image, most of the apps I want to remove cause no problem, but attempting to remove Microsoft.Office.OneNote causes an error. The following PowerShell code demonstrates the problem. The operating system is Windows PE 5.0. (Why WinPE? My goal [...] read more

Unable to install KB2670838

Trying to update a Server 2008 R2 Enterprise from IE9 to IE11. This is a VM. Going through the prereq list for the life of me I can't get KB270838 to install. sfc /scannow is clean. Readiness tool is clean. Ran FixIt and it's clean. OS has the most current [...] read more

Almost All Scheduled Tasks Fail: The system cannot find the file specified. (0x80070002)

In Windows 7 x64 I am attempting to create a scheduled task that runs a PowerShell script, but no matter what I try, it fails with the error: "The system cannot find the file specified." And then I noticed that many other scheduled tasks (Google updater, MS Office stuff, etc) [...] read more

Trying to update windows defender from UNC path continuously fails

I'm trying to update Windows Defender (on Win 10) using definistions stored on a UNC path. I'm setting the path the the mpam-fe.exe file like this Set-MpPreference -SignatureDefinitionUpdateFileSharesSources \\path\to\mpam.exe Then I'm running Get-MpPreference to verify that the path was set (it is). Once I verify that the path is correct [...] read more

Hyper-V virtual machine recovery checkpoint problems

One of my virtual machines, backed up by DPM, is repeatedly creating recovery checkpoints and exponentially increasing the storage space required on the host. Three servers involved: * Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V host [HOST/ASH-LIBRARY] * Server 2008 R2, virtual machine [VM/ASH-PRINTERS] run on HOST * Server 2012 R2, physical machine [...] read more

Active Directory Certificate Services won't start - error 100

I've migrated my Active Directory Certificate services Enterprise CA to a new server (and from Windows 2003 R2 x86 to Windows 2008 R2 x64). I have been having problems with checking the Certificate Revocation Lists, but I've republished the revocation lists from the Root CA and when I run certutil [...] read more

Server unable to browse shares on itself

Having a rather weird issue with our 2008 Domain Controller When on the server itself and attempting to browse via explorer to \\server or \\192.168.1.1 we get an error message saying : "\\SERVER is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of [...] read more

HTTP 500 Internal Server Error on IIS 7.5 with MVC3

I am trying to install an MVC3 application on our production server with no luck. The application is from a 3rd party (compiled), and so debugging is not available to me. Besides, I strongly suspect the error occurs before any code in the site has a chance to execute. Our [...] read more

KB2667402 update fails to install with 0x80004005. Yet it's also showing as installed

I've got 15 Windows 2008 R2 x64 servers that I manage with SCCM2012. I've noticed during my Windows updates reporting that there's two boxes that are showing as 'error' for total updates installed. Digging around, it looks like the update that is failing to install is KB2667402. The Software Centre [...] read more

WSUS 3.0 SP2 installation fails at "configuring database" step

Attempting to install WSUS 3.0 SP2 on a Windows Server 2003 Enterprise system. I'm asking the setup to create a new database on one of our existing SQL Server 2005 systems. When the setup gets to the "configuring database" step it stops and throws "There is a problem with this [...] read more

IIS MODULE_SET_RESPONSE_ERROR_STATUS

Im getting 404 error on my web application, I also try doloto : http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/doloto/ , but reports tell me is an compression issue, I dont think so cause is just one page with some ajaxcontroltoolkit features. this is the stack : ModuleName IIS Web Core Notification 16 HttpStatus 404 HttpReason [...] read more

PowerShell: System cannot find file when user not logged on

When I try to use Import-PfxCertificate I get an error when the user account I'm running the script with isn't logged on: > Import-PfxCertificate : The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002) When I open an RDP session to the server the script runs at on [...] read more

.NET standard 2.0 project not able to load Dapper 1.50.5

I am just starting out with .NET standard. In a proof-of-concept project I'm trying to use Dapper as my ORM. In the .NET Standard 2.0 class library project, I added Dapper 1.50.5 Nuget package. However, the assembly isn't getting loaded at runtime. I get this error: System.IO.FileNotFoundException HResult=0x80070002 Message=Could not [...] read more

Cannot create UsbDevice from DeviceInformation.Id

I'm trying to connect to a device (SecuGen Hamster Pro 20) through Windows.Devices.Usb APIs using Universal Windows App for PC only (no phones)(WinRT). The device is a fingerprint scanner. I've done all the steps found online to do that: I've looked for all devices using: var myDevices = await Windows.Devices.Enumeration.DeviceInformation.FindAllAsync(); [...] read more

Trailing dot trouble while saving MVC 5

I have this model item to modify and save in MVC 5. (.NET Framework 4.6.1) @using (Ajax.BeginForm("Edit", new AjaxOptions { HttpMethod = "POST", UpdateTargetId = "wrapperViews" })) { @Html.AntiForgeryToken() <div class="form-horizontal"> <h4>EQUIPMENT - @ViewBag.EQP_ID</h4> <hr /> @Html.ValidationSummary(true, "", new { @class = "text-danger" }) @Html.HiddenFor(model => model.ID) @Html.HiddenFor(model => model.OPERATIONID) [...] read more

Internal.Cryptography.CryptoThrowHelper.WindowsCryptographicException

I'm getting the following error message from Visual Studio 2017 on first run of the ASP.NET Core MVC Boilerplate template (DotNet Core) regarding the SSL certificate: > "Internal.Cryptography.CryptoThrowHelper.WindowsCryptographicException occurred HResult=0x80070002 Message=The system cannot find the file specified Source= StackTrace: at Internal.Cryptography.Pal.CertificatePal.FromBlobOrFile(Byte[] rawData, String fileName, String password, X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags) at System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate..ctor(String [...] read more

Moq : FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Runtime'

I'm trying to learn Moq, and unit testing and i've got an error i don't understand when trying to use Moq. The code below is pretty much copy-pasted from https://github.com/Moq/moq4/wiki/Quickstart. I'm using it because the error also occurs on the main project i am working on and i just want [...] read more

Azure WebJob - Create Directory fails

I am trying to publish an azure webjob from the VisualStudio, but it fails with error > An error was encountered when processing operation 'Create Directory' on 'D:\home\site\wwwroot\app_data'. The error code was 0x80070002. Could not find file 'D:\home\site\wwwroot\app_data'. at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.NativeMethods.RaiseIOExceptionFromErrorCode(Win32ErrorCode errorCode, String maybeFullPath) at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DirectoryEx.CreateDirectory(String path) at Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DirPathProviderBase.CreateDirectory(String fullPath, DeploymentObject [...] read more

System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.WindowsStoreUtility

Looks like I am missing a dll, I tried to get the reference > Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.WindowsStoreUtility" either 14.0.0.0 or an earlier version is not working. Result Message: Test method “Test001” threw exception: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.WindowsStoreUtility, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot [...] read more

How to deploy SSIS project with encrypted data?

We have a SSIS project where one of the packages is connecting to a REST API. We use the HTTP connection manager (with username/password) and a script component to open the connection manager and parse the response. Protection level for all packages are EncryptSensitiveWithUserKey. Everything works in Visual Studio, and [...] read more

Run aspnet forms as virtual application under a aspnet core website in IIS

I am running an aspnet core website behind IIS. No problems there. I can also add other aspnet core web apps as virtual applications. Again, no problem there. Of course, in both these cases, the application pools are unmanaged. The problem I'm having is adding an aspnet forms web app [...] read more

Error 0x80070002 while installing Nokia device recovery tool

I tried installing Recovery tool on windows 7 as well as on 10 but am getting the same error. enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/imvyL.png] The log file is here. Please help me asap! I am trying to reflash the os to my Nokia 503 read more

Windows installer fails to update itself with error 0x80073701 ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING and will not load any other updates

Another symptom is that it claims that there has been no last update installation ever. It quotes a null in a non-existing source code file on somebody's d: drive: 2014-12-27 00:12:17, Error CSI 00000351@2014/12/26:23:12:17.141 (F) d:\win7sp1_gdr\base\wcp \componentstore\csd_locking.cpp(324): Error STATUS_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING originated in function CCSDirectTransaction::LockComponent expression: (null) And it appears from the [...] read more

Getting error 0x80070002 when I try to install IIS in Windows Features

Here's exactly what happens: I go to Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off. Then, check the box for IIS, and hit OK. enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/PvJT8.png] It seems to be installing for a second then shows these error messages and closes out. enter image description [...] read more

Unable to Create Azure Resource Manager Project

I have just installed Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise Update 3 along with Azure SDK for Visual Studio 2015 and Azure PowerShell Tools. When I try to create a new project under Visual C#|Windows|Cloud|Azure Resource Group I get the following error after selecting a template and during the project creation. --------------------------- [...] read more

Intel HD Graphics 4000 driver error code 43 on Windows 10

The Intel HD Graphics 4000 driver on my HP Pavilion g6-2197sa laptop was broken, reducing its functionality, when I upgraded to Windows 10, reporting the following error: > Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43) In fact, this error first occurred when I upgraded to [...] read more

dism.exe error on driver .cab installation

I'm trying to install .cab file on Windows 8.1. The file contains a driver and was downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog. File's path is e:\audio.cab and I use the following command (in elevated mode): dism /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:E:\audio.cab /NoRestart and I get: An error occured trying to open - [...] read more

Windows 8 recimg createimage fails with 0x80070002, why?

Running Win8 x64. C is an SSD with lots of free space (>200GB). I run: recimg /createimage C:\CustomRefreshImages\Img121105 Output says: Source OS location: C: Recovery image path: C:\CustomRefreshImages\Img121105\CustomRefresh.wim Creating recovery image. Press [ESC] to cancel. Initializing The recovery image cannot be written. Error Code - 0x80070002 The paths specified in [...] read more

How to handle parallel ports in win 7 64bit?

I am trying to use an application that is sending some data to LPT1 and it is working well on winXP but on win7(64bit) i get this exception The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070002) Can i communicate with parallel ports on win7 64bit? read more

Windows XP - Security Update for Windows XP (KB923561) (KB946648) (KB956572) (KB958644)

My father's computer has Windows XP, but when I try to install the service packs it always fails. What gives? Here are the errors that I get in the event log: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2/6/2010 Time: 12:02:18 AM Type: Error User: N/A Computer: EVO Source: Windows Update Agent Category: Installation Event [...] read more

All of my .html pages give a 500 error. All .php files work fine

I just stepped over from IIS 5 to IIS 8.5. I had trouble installing ISAPI Filters and FastCGI but I managed to get almost everything working. The only problem I'm facing now is that all of .html pages will give me a 500 error. Underneath here is the error: FastCGI [...] read more

What is correct syntax to verify a certificate in the certificate store using certutil.exe?

I have a client certificate in certstore. I try this: certutil.exe -verify CertCommonName but in get this error when I ping certutil.exe -ping it connect to pc. DecodeFile returned The system cannot find the file specified. 0x80070002 (WIN32: 2) LoadCert(Cert) returned The system cannot find the file specified. 0x80070002 (WIN32: [...] read more

Enable and disable scheduled task with PowerShell and variable

if I try to enable and disable a scheduled task with PowerShell this works. Enable-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Name of my task" Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName "Name of my task" But if I'm trying this with a variable I'll got an error. $TaskName = "Name of my task" Enable-ScheduledTask -TaskName "${TaskName}" Disable-ScheduledTask -TaskName "${TaskName}" [...] read more

Install of IIS role and Windows Update both fail

I have a client that uses a database application called DocSTAR. They recently had to upgrade their server OS because the new version of DocSTAR doesn't support older versions of Windows Server. We got them new server hardware so that they could have their SQL server separate from their domain [...] read more

asp.net core shows '0x80070002 HTTP Error 502.5

I am testing deployment of asp.net core 1.1 projects. I have two projects in the solution client and the identity server 4. I have succeeded deploying the client app and I can browse externally. After that I deployed the Identity Server. And this comes up with the error > HTTP [...] read more

DPM 2012 R2 Error 30231 - Exchange 2013 Protection Group

Hi all I seem to have an issue with DPM since I have changed over to new local disk storage. I have looked on the TechNet wiki here and the error we are getting is not listed - 30231. I have changed local storage before and used DPMSync to reallocate [...] read more

Windows 10 can't reach WSUS with GPO

I have a Windows Server 2016 machine installed with WSUS. I have the firewall port 8530 and 8531 allowed through. I have 10 updates approved and ready for download. I have a GPO with 3 computers in it with the Intranet location for WSUS set to HOSTNAME:8530 and Stats server [...] read more

Roles & Features Installation Fails - Unable to find specified file

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I wanted to make an USB stick to update several (Win 7/8.1) computers to Windows 10, but the provided Media Creation Tool gave the infamous "Something happened" error (0x80070002 - 0x20016). So I downloaded the .iso file and put it on an USB stick using UNetbootin. While this worked and [...] read more

Windows 7 build 7601 copy may not be genuine and more problems

Tl;dr: Windows 7 says my copy is not genuine (bought the pc with the OS second hand so I cannot know if it is a legitimate problem or not). I cannot access normal Windows, only safe mode. Anti-spyware and anti-virus find nothing that may be causing this and it all [...] read more

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I have a strange problem when trying to get OSD working from SCCM 2012. We have a deployment task sequence which works fine from PXE boot to unknown computers (where it asks for computer name) and known computers when added to the relevant SCCM collection. trying to get the same [...] read more

Migrate Windows 8.1 from HDD to SSD Error

I’m trying to migrate my Notebook HDD (Asus q550lf-bbi7t07 with Windows 8.1 OEM) to my new SSD drive (SSD Intel 530 Series 240Gb). I tried to clone the original drive to SSD drive with many tools: * List item * Intel® Data Migration Software * EaseUS * Acronis * Paragon [...] read more

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I'm having a trouble with Sysprep and Windows 8.1. I pulled down an image to the same hardware it was captured from. The caputred image was in Audit mode. I updated the driver for the SATA controller and connected the the laptop to our VPN (creating a profile file). Now, [...] read more

How to install Wireless Driver from Windows Update with error 80070002?

I am experiencing problems with installing simple WLAN driver for System: Windows 8 64bit. Wireless card is: Qualcomm Atheros AR9285. I tried to install driver manualy even from Windows Update but it always says error: 0x80070002 = ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND I tried to use these commands: DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth DISM.exe /Online [...] read more

Windows 8 upgrade fails

Upgrading windows 8 keeping programs and settings is not working. It fails at 47% of migrating settings and rolls back. This is the relevant part of the log (Sources/Panther/setuperr.log): 2013-02-03 00:02:02, Error [0x0803b6] MIG Can't retrieve group information for user NT SERVICE\MSSQLFDLauncher. NetUserGetLocalGroups failed 0x000008AD 2013-02-03 00:30:39, Error MIG COnlineWinNTPlatform::AddPathToSearchIndexer [...] read more

Win7 backup fails with "The system cannot find the file specified" 0x80070002 - has worked before

I have a 500 GB USB-disk which has been used as a backup device for a few years now, but now fails without telling me why. enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/3j6E9.png] This is a Dell box with Intel USB-controllers (so the NVIDEA problem does not apply here). I have previously [...] read more

Windows 7 Complete PC Backup - Fails with error code: 0x80070002

While doing a Complete PC Backup in Windows 7 I received dialog reading: > Windows Backup...error The backup did not complete successfully. Open the Backup and Restore Control Panel to view settings From there I clicked the Options button. > Windows Backup: Troubleshooting Options Check your backup Windows Backup encountered [...] read more

Windows 7 64 bit Home SP1 installation fails with ERROR_NOT_FOUND message

Windows 7 SP2 installation failed many times on my laptop. [HRESULT = 0x80070490 - ERROR_NOT_FOUND] 1. I ran "System Update Readiness Tool" 2. I got a list of KBxxxxx *.mum file missing in the C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log 3. I got "Element not found". How do I recover? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The exact patch is [...] read more

windows update fails on windows vista x64 because of KB980182

I believe a corrupt install of KB980182 for windows vista x64 is causing windows update to fail. As a result I cannot run windows update, or install/uninstall updates via the control panel. I have run the readiness tool which includes checksur, and I've received the following output. Does anyone know [...] read more