Windows error 0x80070057, -2147024809

Visual Studio 2015 crashes

Visual studio that won't be repaired... Everytime I want to compile an app on vs 2015 - it crashes. Even if I want to compile the main function or write somthing to it, there appears a window, which says > Visual Studio 2015 has stopped working It goes same on [...] read more

Need to do Bridged Adapter only in Vagrant, no NAT

So I'm having an issues with a Vagrant setup of 'hashicorp/precise64' on my MAC book. First, my config: VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION = "2" Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config| config.vm.box = "hashicorp/precise64" config.vm.network "public_network", type: "dhcp", :bridge => 'en4: Thunderbolt Ethernet' config.vm.hostname = "mddirector" end This is the oupput of the 'vagrant up' ==> default: [...] read more

Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG)

I have a WPF application . While building it I am getting the following error: > Could not load file or assembly or one of its dependencies. The parameter is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG)) Application is trying to load the assembly from virtual drive (as debug Folder) Ex: [...] read more

Indexing .PDF, .XLS, .DOC, .PPT using Lucene.NET

I've heard of Lucene.Net and I've heard of Apache Tika. The question is - how do I index these documents using C# vs Java? I think the issue is that there is no .Net equivalent of Tika which extracts relevant text from these document types. UPDATE - Feb 05 2011 [...] read more

VirtualBox import error Cannot register the DVD image

I'm running v 4.2.6. Starting this morning, I can't import some VMs, and some of my existing VMs are showing up as inaccessible and have the following error showing in the UI, The same error too when i took the vm to another PC and try to open it with [...] read more

The host network interface with the given name could not be found

I'm running Windows 10, VirtualBox 5 and Vagrant 1.7.4 and trying to run openedx plateform. After i run vagrant up i got: Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider... ==> default: Clearing any previously set network interfaces... There was an error while executing `VBoxManage`, a CLI used by Vagrant for [...] read more

LIST natpf rules in Virtualbox/Vagrant

I often get errors like this when running Vagrant: VBoxManage: error: A NAT rule of this name already exists VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG (0x80070057), component NATEngine, interface INATEngine, callee nsISupports VBoxManage: error: Context: "AddRedirect(Bstr(strName).raw(), proto, Bstr(strHostIp).raw(), RTStrToUInt16(strHostPort), Bstr(strGuestIp).raw(), RTStrToUInt16(strGuestPort))" at line 1524 of file VBoxManageModifyVM.cpp I'd like to remove [...] read more

Troubleshooting failed upgrade to Windows 7?

I've upgraded three PCs from Vista to Windows 7 without incident, but the fourth one is a bit of a problem. The Windows 7 install fails and rolls back to Vista with: > The upgrade was not successful. Your previous version of Windows is being restored The Windows 7 upgrade [...] read more

Failed to load the hostfxr.dll after install net core

Anyone has this problem i change Pc and tried to install net core framework but vs code return this info when i tried to write dontet --info Failed to load the dll from [C:\Program Files\dotnet\host\fxr\2.1.0\hostfxr.dll], HRESULT: 0x80070057 The library hostfxr.dll was found, but loading it from C:\Program Files\dotnet\host\fxr\2.1.0\hostfxr.dll failed - [...] read more

Failed to execute: 0x80070057, when decoding video via ffmpeg with dxva2

I have successfully implemented a video player using ffmpeg. I am now trying to use hardware decoding but I'm facing a couple issues. I found a post that I followed as a starting point here: https://ffmpeg.org/pipermail/libav-user/2014-August/007323.html I have updated the code that setup the necessary stuff for the decoder. The [...] read more

How can I make my Virtualbox Vista see my USB device (iPad)?

I have the latest VirtualBox. I have filters for the iPad. But it does not show up in my virtual Windows vista My Computer screen or virtual iTunes. When I try to right click the little USB icon and select it it says it failed because the device is busy [...] read more

Two internet connections on a single computer (host to ethernet, virtualbox to dial-up)

UPDATE 4: After trying what JohnnyVegas suggested, I connected the dongle to the host machine, it wanted to install it's drivers, I cancelled the installation. I removed all network connections from the guest os, I added the usb dongle as a usb device for the guest os. I booted into [...] read more

Run PowerShell script from WiX installer

I have found a couple of examples showing how to run a PowerShell script from WiX but have not been successful running either of them. So, I'd like to post what I have with the hope that someone can point out what I am doing wrong. <!--Install the PowerShell script--> [...] read more

Windows Update not working on Windows Server 2008 R2

> The Windows Update screen comes up and I click on Download Updates. I then get the bar scrolling across the screen and it says Downloading Updates but the counts never increase (0 KB total, 0% complete). I've tried several things found via Google to resolve this but so far [...] read more

Expression.Call causes "Static method requires null instance, non-static method requires non-null instance"

I have viewed similar SO questions but cannot figure out why mine won't work. I need to convert my Func<string, bool> value to an Expression to be used in the Moq framework but I cannot get passed an error when trying to convert the Func to an Expression. This is [...] read more

Defragmentation Error, The Volume (C:) was not Optimized

Event ID 257 > The volume (C:) was not optimized because an error was encountered: The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057) I have Windows 8.1 64 Bit (HDD) and lately I noticed the above event in my Event Viewer. I get every day 3 or 4 of these errors. Anyone found [...] read more

In VB.Net, how to write an Array to Excel

In order to speed up writing values to Excel, in VB.Net is it possible to write an Array to a Row rather than a Value to a Cell? I have tried several ways, it either writes nothing or writes just the first value of the Array. Any help would be [...] read more

Unable to sort because the IComparer.Compare() method returns inconsistent results. Again

Minimal reproductible example Before move people vote to close this question, would you please, kindly check the minimal reproducible example? This question has been asked a thousand times, but this time it really doesn't make any sense. I'm getting the following exception message: System.ArgumentException HResult=0x80070057 Message=Unable to sort because the [...] read more

Exceptions for Entity Framework Code First Migrations

I'm getting several unhandled exceptions while using Code First Migrations of Entity Framework 4.3. The database context: public class MyAppContext : DbContext { public DbSet<Branch> Branches { get; set; } public MyAppContext() { } } The entity: public class Branch : IEntity<Guid> { public Guid Id { get; set; } [...] read more

Server 2008 R2 - Unable to install any printer drivers

My problem is exactly this same as described here: > Server 2008 R2 - Unable to install any printer drivers Options - google groups * I have few Windows 2008 R2 (no SP1) servers in remote offices, mostly in Domain Controller, and many of them have problems installing ANY printer [...] read more

Windows VirtualBox failed to attach USB device to Linux Guest

I have Windows 7 64bit Host system, and I am using VirtualBox 4.1.18 (r78361). I have an Arch Linux Guest OS. I have installed VirtualBox Extension Pack (to enable USB2 support) and added my USB device filter to VM. I have also installed the Guest Additions provided by Arch: virtualbox-archlinux-additions [...] read more

Register-ClusteredScheduledTask : The parameter is incorrect

While executing below Register-ClusteredScheduledTask i am getting this error. > Register-ClusteredScheduledTask -TaskName $ClusterTaskName -TaskType AnyNode -Xml $TaskXML | Out-Null Register-ClusteredScheduledTask : The parameter is incorrect. At C:\Setup-Scheduler.ps1:215 char:5 + Register-ClusteredScheduledTask -TaskName $ClusterTaskName -TaskT ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo: InvalidArgument: (PS_ClusteredScheduledTask:Root/Microsoft/...ed ScheduledTask) [Register-ClusteredScheduledTask], CimException + FullyQualifiedErrorId: HRESULT 0x80070057,Register-ClusteredScheduledTask My XML <?xml [...] read more

Local DTC is missing on server 2008r2

I've recently had an issue where MSDTC was unable to start up. The error in the command line when running net start msdtc indicated that there were configuration issues. I went into the registry and set the configuration settings to the same values as a default installation of MSDTC. Afterwards, [...] read more

Oracle VirtualBox - cannot import image

Before I was able on Win10 to import the same image (created on VirtualBox 6 on linux machine) but now I'm not able to import it any more in VirtualBox v6.0.8 (on WIndows 10 machine). I get the error message: Failed to import appliance C:\Users\sbrbot\Downloads\mywebapp.ova Result Code: E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057) The [...] read more

Attach to self with ClrMD? HRESULT: 0x80070057

I'm trying to attach the ClrMD in a process to itself: private static void Main() { var pid = Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id; WriteLine($"PID: {pid}"); using (var dataTarget = DataTarget.AttachToProcess(pid, 1000)) { WriteLine($"ClrMD attached"); } } However, I'm getting the following exception: PID: 7416 Unhandled Exception: Microsoft.Diagnostics.Runtime.ClrDiagnosticsException: Could not attach to pid 1CF8, [...] read more

(WMI) ExecMethod out parameter - ResultingSnapshot is NULL irrespective of the result of the call, Why?

I am using WMI to create an RCT Checkpoint. Below is the code snippet. The problem is when I call the method Create Snapshot using ExecMethodthe checkpoint gets created but the ResultingSnapshot to still points to NULL. Since the call is asynchronous (as the return value from pOutParameters is 4096) [...] read more

Confirm HDD errors were due to USB enclosure not supporting large capacity drives?

I suddenly started getting errors when copying files to my external hard drive. There is plenty of free space: 1.64TB free of 3.63TB. I was able to complete the file copy by doing one of two things: 1. Deleting some large files from the external hard drive, first 2. OR [...] read more

Unable to progress on Windows XP to Vista upgrade

I'm trying to upgrade Windows XP Pro to Vista Ultimate, and I don't want to do a clean install. The upgrade gets most of the way through the last step in the list of tasks (after about two hours) and then aborts with the following error: > The upgrade was [...] read more

Windows server backup keeps failing after upgraded my OS from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2012 R2

I've got 2 hard disks installed on the server, one of them is specifically for backup purpose. Everything is fine before I upgrade my OS to Windows Server 2012 R2... And the problem is that after OS upgrade, everytime I perform a full backup, it failed with errors on "C:" [...] read more

App pool gets stuck on reset and takes .net pages out

Several times after our app pool has been told to reset, it gets stuck, the .net pages go down and the following error appears in the application event log: Failed to execute request because the App-Domain could not be created. Error: 0x80070057 The parameter is incorrect. Our app pool is [...] read more

SQL Server 2008 - Can't Log On via local SQL Server Management Studio

FYI: OS is SQL Server 2008 (NOT R2). Yesterday, when I was trying to get Visual Studio 2010 on a remote Win XP machine to be able to debug ASP.NET over the network, I installed Active Directory (and DNS) on my server. Well, I gave up that. So, I un-installed [...] read more

Unable to sign bootstrapper executable (setup.exe) after embeding manifest

We are using Nant to prepare setup of our software using Clickonce. Using signtool to sign dll(s) and exe(s). signtool command : signtool sign /f ${certFile} /p ${certFilePwd} {path of setup.exe} Using Mt.exe to embed manifests in exe files. Mt command : mt -manifest {manifest file} -outputresource:{filepath};#1 We have two [...] read more

Entity Framework is throwing an error "Unable to evaluate the expression. Operation not supported. Unknown error: 0x80070057."

I am using Entity Framework to get db data. I wrote an action to return table data in JSON format as below: public JsonResult GetEmployeesData() { using (TrainingDBEntities db = new TrainingDBEntities()) { return new JsonResult { Data = db.Employees, JsonRequestBehavior = JsonRequestBehavior.AllowGet }; } } It's not throwing any [...] read more

Stop AppPool before installing website with WiX

I am trying to take an existing MSI that installs a website and add in the process of stopping the AppPool so that when installing an update you don't have to remember to stop the AppPool before running the installer. The custom actions I've set up are listed below <CustomAction [...] read more

Due to error 0x80070057" The parameter is incorrect." SSIS job failed to run

I have a SSIS job which run well in SQL Server 2008 but no longer working in SQL Server 2017. The error message I get is: > Cannot create a task from XML for Task "Email", type "Microsoft.Script.Task" due to error 0x80070057" The parameter is incorrect Kindly advise any solution [...] read more

Windows 10 Upgrade: Stops at 23% without error, Dism not mounting boot.wim WIM Image

I am attempting an OS Upgrade Windows 8.1 Pro -> Windows 10 Pro. The Problem The installer does not give a message apart from saying that it failed at roughly 23%, opening the setuperr.log, I get this at the end, the first 2 lines seem to point to the problem: [...] read more

How to launch Bash on Ubuntu on Windows from third-party application?

I've installed Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in order to Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (in the following abbreviated to “Bash”.) In cmd.exe I can run bash -c gcc --version as well as I can use cmd -k bash -c gcc --version from the start menu. However, I noticed that [...] read more

Windows 10 updating from Windows 7 via Windows update fail after 84%

I have Dell XPS-L502X(Early 2011) with Windows 7 Home Premium-64 bit. I already reserved my Windows 10 copy and started an update to it that was 2,712.6 MB and failed after 84%, it took for that 17 hrs as i have 512 kbps net speed. I tried many times to [...] read more

How do I Defrag/Optimize a Windows 8.1 Volume which has no Drive Letter? Does it matter?

I have a Dell Inspiron Ultrabook running Windows 8.1 (64-bit). In File Explorer, I click on Drive C Properties -> Tools -> Optimize. There I see 4 drives listed as follows: * OS (C:) -- OK (0% fragmented) * PBR Image -- OK (0% fragmented) * WINRETOOLS -- OK (0% [...] read more

Windows 8.1 fails to optimize System Reserved partition

I have Windows 8.1 Professional x64 running from a 256GB OCZ Vertex 4 SSD. Windows has divided the drive in to two partitions: 1. System Reserved (350MB NTFS) 2. C: (238.13GB NTFS) Whenever Windows attempts to optimize the System Reserved partition, I get an error in the event log: Log [...] read more

How can I connect integrated webcam with virtualbox

I am trying to use a Windows XP VM for VirtualBox on my Windows 8.1 laptop. I have tried the usual attaching USB device but I get an error saying "USB device is busy with previous request". My webcam is not active in any applications and this happens after a [...] read more

Share VirtualBox VDI between computers over network

I have been working inside a Windows7 virtual machine using VirtualBox installed on my Windows7 OS on my primary PC. I would like to share that VM on my home network so that I can access the same VM on any of my PCs without moving or copying the VDI [...] read more

Upgrade from Windows 7 Enterprise to Windows 8 Enterprise

I tried to upgrade a Windows 7 Enterprise to Windows 8 Enterprise, however it fails a quarter of the way through the initialization process. Could this have something to do with the Assembly cache? This is the error: Error MigGather caught exception: Win32Exception: Falscher Parameter. [0x80070057] void __cdecl Mig::CGACRootEnum::Reset(void) Error [...] read more

Error when exporting printers and drivers from Windows Server 2008 R2

I'm trying to copy the printers and drivers from a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine to another server. I went to the Print Management console and right clicked on Print Management, then clicked on Migrate Printers and exported the printers and drivers to a file and saved it on my [...] read more

Powershell - Set-ClusteredScheduledTask - Error "Incorrect function."

I'm experimenting with Powershell to add a ClusteredScheduledTask on a clustered server (Win 2012/R2) Technet sample code gives error: #canned exampled from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj649815.aspx $Action01 = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute Notepad $Action02 = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute Calc Set-ClusteredScheduledTask -TaskName "Task03" -Action $Action01,$Action02 Error: Set-ClusteredScheduledTask : Incorrect function. At I:\Scripts\TaskSchedulerSetupJobs\TestWebSampleCode.ps1:4 char:1 + Set-ClusteredScheduledTask -TaskName "Task03" [...] read more

DirectCompute CreateBuffer fails with error 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG)

I'm trying to create a buffer in GPU memory to upload data from CPU. GPU access will be readonly. Data will be used as an input buffer for a compute shader. CreateBuffer() fails with error 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG). I read the docs and read it again without discovering which argument cause [...] read more

SQL SERVER job is not executing SSIS

I have created SSIS by using SSDT 2015 and it is executing properly with in the SSDT tool, but when i try to run the package via SQL Server agent job it gives below error. need help. Message: > Executed as user: ISB-CCDEV-MS1\SYSTEM. Microsoft (R) SQL Server Execute Package Utility [...] read more

Install IIS with Inno Setup

I'm trying install IIS with Inno Setup, but I'm getting various errors. I tried command on DOS and works: > start /w pkgmgr /iu:IIS-WebServerRole;IIS-WebServer;IIS-CommonHttpFeatures;IIS-ManagementService;IIS-CGI;IIS-RequestFiltering;IIS-ASPNET;IIS-HttpLogging;IIS-NetFxExtensibility;IIS-HttpErrors;IIS-DefaultDocument;IIS-ISAPIExtensions;IIS-ISAPIFilter;IIS-StaticContent;IIS-ManagementConsole;IIS-DirectoryBrowsing;IIS-WindowsAuthentication;IIS-WebServer; I tried use this in Inno Setup: > Filename: pkgmgr; Parameters: "/iu:IIS-WebServerRole; IIS-WebServer: ; IIS-CommonHttpFeatures: ; IIS-ManagementService: ; IIS-CGI: ; IIS-RequestFiltering: ; IIS-ASPNET: ; IIS-HttpLogging: ; [...] read more

SSIS Package Runs Manually but Not from SQL Job

I get series of Errors when SSIS package (deployed in file system) Executed from SQL Job , but same package works fine if executed manually. First Error : > Directing the row to the error output failed with error code 0x80070057. Second Error : > SSIS Error Code DTS_E_PROCESSINPUTFAILED. The [...] read more

jQuery and other libraries

I am having this issue with jQuery and have no idea how to solve it .... can anyone help or provide some assistance!? > [Exception... "Component returned failure code: 0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE) [nsIDOMXPathEvaluator.evaluate]" nsresult: "0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE)" location: "JS frame :: http://example.com/wp-content/plugins/IMM-Glossary/JavaScripts/prototype.js :: anonymous :: line 1081" data: no] Source: http://example.com/wp-content/plugins/IMM-Glossary/JavaScripts/prototype.js Thanks [...] read more

Destination array is not long enough

I'm trying to make a serial communication from Arduino to C# in Visual Studio. Here is my code. I use timer to request and receive the data. private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e) { isConnected = true; port.Write("A"); int bytes = port.BytesToRead; byte[] buffer = new byte[bytes]; port.Read(buffer, 0, bytes); [...] read more

VS2017 debugging: Unable to access members of COM object

ISSUE Normally, Visual Studio's "Dynamic View" displays an object's members. Occasionally, the object requires all threads to run and you manually have to allow that in order to see the members. However, with this COM object, I'm getting an error when I attempt to see the members: > Unable to [...] read more

How can I add a network location with a space in the name to Windows Credential Manager?

My company has a backup server that has a space in its name ("Foo Bar"). I am trying to add the login credentials for this server to Windows Credential Manager, but I receive a canned error response (I am assuming this is due to the space. No space, no error): [...] read more

Providing 512MB of video RAM with VirtualBox

I'm attempting to use VirtualBox to play a game on a Windows guest machine, running under an OSX Mavericks host with 512MB of video RAM. The game requires 512MB of video RAM (although it doesn't do anything particularly intensive, graphics-wise). The slider in the configuration screen only goes up to [...] read more

Windows 10 Update to 1903 Error: 0x8007042B - 0x2000D

The update starts on the windows 10 machine but after the restart everything is rolled back. My setuperr.txt: 2019-07-16 16:38:55, Error CSI 00000001 (F) STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND #10# from Windows::Rtl::SystemImplementation::DirectRegistryProvider::SysQueryValueKey(flags = 0, key = 974 ('\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup'), vn = [l:7 ml:8]'Compact', kvic = 2, kvi = 2, disp = 0)[gle=0xd0000034] 2019-07-16 16:38:55, Error [...] read more

Virtualbox can NOT mount an USB drive

I have on my laptop a windows system (windows 8), in which I have a Virtualbox installation(4.2.12, most recent). I have a virtual machine setup with the Virtualbox, and the OS is Ubuntu (12.0 LTS). I connect an USB box (An adapter from SATA to USB) to my laptop, and [...] read more

Windows 10 System Image Restore Failed - The Parameter is Incorrect

I backed up my computer by using Windows Backup and Recovery System Image. I have been using this technique for years with windows 7, 8 and 8.1. I use a System Repair disc to successfully restore image copies when necessary. So I upgraded to Windows 10 and was able to [...] read more

Paragon ExtFS can't write files to Ext4 drive from Windows 10

Windows 10 Home version 1607 64-bit Product link: http://www.paragon-drivers.com/extfs-windows/ I seem to be able to read files but I can't write files. I get the error: > An unexpected error is keeping you from copying the file. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code [...] read more

Windows 10 gives error when writing to external drive past 2TB

I have a CoolerMaster XCraft 360 with a 8TB drive in it. It's formatted using the NTFS file system. It's almost 25% full, so I'm just about to hit the magic 2TB mark. When I'm trying to copy a file to the drive, Windows 10 gives an error: Error 0x80070057: [...] read more

Analysing memory dump after BSOD - 0xC0000147

My computer (HP DV6 6060EP) was returned to repair by HP twice, but it still comes with the same problem. I'm trying the best i can to help them diagnose this problem. When my computer crashes (like it did 5 mins ago), after opening the Memory dump in WinDbg i [...] read more

Windows Update Error 80072EE2

I am running a 64-bit version of Windows 7 Home Basic. I am trying to update the Windows but the update fails with an error code 80072EE2. I am connected to the internet through proxy. Here are some things listed in my WindowsUpdate.log: Access type: No proxy WSUS server: <NULL> [...] read more

Installing Windows 8.1 upgrade gives the error 0x80070057

I'm running Windows 8 and attempting to install Windows 8.1 via the app store. I attempted this several times and each time I get a message that the install failed with error message 0x80070057. Searching didn't turn up any meaningful solutions to this problem. read more

Copying a folder on Windows Server 2008 gives "Error 0x80070057: The parameter is incorrect."

I'm using remote desktop into a Windows Server 2008 machine. On that machine I use a shared drive on the local network for some development. I can use those files just fine in Visual Studio, but occasionally when I try to make a copy of the folder (copy & paste), [...] read more

Clean Install of Windows 8 on Newly Installed SSD

I bought a new SSD for my Windows PC. Now I'm trying to install Windows 8 on it. FIRST ATTEMPT 1. Started installation from within existing Windows 8 installation by launching setup.exe 2. Installer says "Something happened. Sorry, we're having trouble determining whether your PC can run Windows 8. Please [...] read more

Windows 8.1 unable to play Music or the Audio from videos through Optical Out

I am having an issue with my audio output, where any music file, and the audio side of videos are not being played through my optical audio output. I am running a Realtek HD Audio device built on Revision 1.0 on a GA-P55A-UD6 Gigabyte Board, which runs through it's optical [...] read more

AccessViolationException, IIS

we are 4 developers (not professional server administrators) and running 2 servers with IIS 8.5 (Windows server 2012 R2) and ASP.NET 4. Multiple times per day we get this exception in the windows event log: Application: w3wp.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. [...] read more

How can I add a certificate to a Windows service's certificate store from the command line?

I want to add a certificate to the certificate store belonging to a Windows service, from the command line. So far, the only thing I've found is: certutil -service -store ADAM_Instance-Name\My When I run it (logged on as myself, in a Command Prompt as Administrator) it returns: ADAM_Instance-Name\My CertUtil: -store [...] read more

"Windows Search Service" query results do not show thumbnails but icons

I am having a strange issue here on several Windows Server 2012 R2 machines. Problem description: Client machines searching a mapped network drive get the results shown as icons instead of thumbnails. The search results (like *.doc, *.txt) can not be opened via double-click. Sometimes there are no icons at [...] read more

Exchange Error 0x80070057 when downloading address book from Outlook 2013

I have a few users receiving the following error when attempting to use Send/Receive to download an offline address book from the Exchange Server (on the intranet): > Task 'Microsoft Exchange' reported error (0x80070057) : 'Sorry, something went wrong. You may want to try again.' Other Outlook 2013 users do [...] read more

WSUS will not update or install updates on new workstations

Update: Unfortunatly I was never able to fix this problem, I am fairly confident that some mistake was made when installing it or porting the computers and authorization across. After several re-installs, I ended up installing it on the Default Website with SSL and re-authorizing all of the patches, fortunatly [...] read more

ASP MVC Applicaiton hangs suddenly in IIS 8.5

We have 3 Servers One is for infrastructure like domain server and 2 servers with an ASP MVC and a webapi site. A maanged load balancer balances the load to server 2 and 3 For many monthes everything works fine, but since the last weeks we notice ocassionally hangs of [...] read more

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine XML document is too long. hr = 0x80070018

I have about 1400 SQL databases on my environment (on 3 different volumes). I've got follow errors during taking VSS snap. Also SQLWriter goes from stable to failed "nonretryable" *Event ID 8193, Source VSS. Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine XML document is too long. hr = [...] read more

New SAN causes HTTP 414 error

We have a IIS virtual directory (/Upload) mapped to a DFS share, which resides on a SAN. The DFS share was moved from SAN A to SAN B and since then if we try to access any content via the virtual directory, we get the error: HTTP Error 414.0 - [...] read more

New-mailboxrestorerequest fails with MapiExceptionInvalidParameter: Unable to modify table. Howzat?

I have been having quite a bit of trouble copying a mailbox from a recovery database to a user. Things I tried: - restoring to a different mailbox (this got me further than 10% for some reason) - clearing the mailbox restore queue - resuming the mailbox restore request - [...] read more

How to debug missing enterprise root ca certificate?

We have a openssl offline root CA with a Windows 2008 R2 AD-integrated SubCA. The Openssl Root CA was published to ldap CN=ROOTCANAME,CN=Certification Authorities,CN=Public Key Services,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN using certutil -dspublish -f root.cer RootCA Everything works ok, except for one thing. So far two clients (both XP) showed up which did not [...] read more

DPM won't synch due to a non-existent file

DPM 2007 Server with issue is Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition DPM is reporting that "DPM encountered an error while performing an operation for C:\program files\vexira antivirus\server\temp\aa29n3f0.vbt (ID 2033 Details: The parameter is incorrect (0x80070057))" The problem is that the file isn't there and I am not finding any [...] read more

Error upgrading fromSQL Server 2008 to R2

Im trying to upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2 from SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008, but when the wizard is installing the Setup Support Files I alway get the next error: "An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.VC80.ATL,version="8.0.50727.4053",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",processorArchitecture="x86",type="win32"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more [...] read more

Migrate Windows Server 2008 to a new hard disk 2

A few weeks ago, I already asked how to move a Windows Server 2008 to a new hard disk. Despite the previous answers and two weeks lost trying to do it, I am always unable to move the OS to the new drive. What I tried: * A backup/restore using [...] read more

MBSA offline scanning problem with new version of wsusscn2

I have problem with MBSA offline scanning for MS security updates. Problem has started with new version of “wsusscn2.cab” file. Up until now, everything working fine, with older version of “wsusscn2.cab”. When I started scanning this month I recived an error: “An error occurred while scanning for security updates. (0x80070057)“. [...] read more

how i can send plu to barcode ACLASS & Roginta scale using c#

i Have many types of barcode scales so i want to send items data by my POS program But when i searched more i knew that i should use this PBusDrv.dll and follow the documentation below after i tried every thing i knew i got PBusTransferPLUCluster function not working giving [...] read more

Set property on a derived class of List<T> instantiated at runtime using reflection

I am using reflection to instantiate a custom class `class MyList : MyBaseClass, IList´: foreach (FieldInfo field in this.GetType().GetFields()) { if (field.FieldType.IsGenericType && field.FieldType.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(MyList<>)) { var elementType = field.FieldType.GetGenericArguments()[0]; var listType = typeof(MyList<>).MakeGenericType(elementType); var valueToSet= Activator.CreateInstance(listType); field.SetValue(this, valueToSet); ... valueToSet.MyName = field.Name; // does not work because "valueToSet" [...] read more

SSIS Package is working fine in SSDT but throwing an error in a SQL Server Agent JOB

I am getting the error shown below using a SSIS package created in SSDT 2019 and SQL Server 2019 in SSMS v18.4. It's working fine when I am running it from SSDT and only throwing the error when run in a SQL Server agent job. I am not passing any [...] read more

Get SharpDXException Invalid Parameters when try to create a new Texture for DirectX 9 on 32bit NVidia Quadro M1000M

I created a control that render over WPF using SharpDX. The code runs fine in most computer, video cards and configurations.. However, I am having issues when the app using the component is compiled for X86 and used in a NVIDIA Quadro M1000M or in AMD Radeon R5 430. If [...] read more

aspdotnet core project build fail on new machin

Hi I am facing a strange problem, I have create a asp.net core 2.1 web project, it works/build fine on my machine. Then I have zipped the project folder with .sln file and moved it to new machin, this also have visual studio 2017, .net core 2.1(it is a VM). [...] read more

Binding IObservableMap to an ItemsControl (e.g. ListView)

I'm having trouble binding an IObservableMap to a ListView with C++/WinRT. My MainPage.xaml looks like this: <ListView ItemsSource="{x:Bind TestCollection}"> </ListView> where TestCollection is a method with the signature winrt::Windows::Foundation::Collections::IObservableMap<hstring, hstring> TestCollection(). However, when running the app it crashes in the XAML setup code when setting the ItemsSource property to TestCollection [...] read more

Certenroll on Azure - Generating self signed certificates

I have built a creation self-signing certificates using Certenroll ( CERTENROLLLib). All works locally but as soon as I deploy it to Azure I get either: > Server API error: Message: CertEnroll::CX509Enrollment::_CreateRequest: Access is denied. 0x80070005 (WIN32: 5 ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED), StackTrace: at CERTENROLLLib.IX509Enrollment2.CreateRequest(EncodingType Encoding) at Foo.Api.Core.Providers.CertificateProvider.GenerateBase64EncodedPfx(String subjectName, Int32 certificateValidityInYears, String password) [...] read more

Add XtraReport as attachment in outlook

This Is my code : using (RepMissingStatusProject report = new RepMissingStatusProject()) { report.DataSource = await inventory.RepMissingStatusProject(Convert.ToInt32(oListProject.cmbProject.EditValue)).ConfigureAwait(true); report.CreateDocument(); Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application oApp = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application(); Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.MailItem oMsg = (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.MailItem)oApp.CreateItem(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlItemType.olMailItem); MemoryStream mem = new MemoryStream(); report.ExportToPdf(mem); mem.Seek(0, System.IO.SeekOrigin.Begin); oMsg.To = "Test@Test.com"; oMsg.Subject = "Test"; oMsg.BodyFormat = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.OlBodyFormat.olFormatHTML; oMsg.Display(false); oMsg.HTMLBody = "Veuillez trouver ci-joint:" + [...] read more

Error Creating Site Collection Programmatically

I have a console application that is going to be used to parse an input file and create site collections based on the input. It is being run on a WFE in the farm, by a farm admin account. When attempting to add a site collection to a web application [...] read more

Visual Studio cannot start debugging for C++ project 0x80070057

Randomly (and infrequently), Visual Studio (2017) will abruptly refuse to run my C++ project. This will suddenly start happening in the middle of a session. Visual Studio will still build the project and generate the executable, however, the following cryptic error message appears every time I want to run my [...] read more

CommandBarFlyout keeps throwing a System.ArgumentException when trying to use as a ContextFlyout

When I try to use the code below. My debugger throws the exception of > System.ArgumentException HResult=0x80070057 Message=Value does not fall within the expected range. Source=Windows StackTrace: at Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Primitives.FlyoutBase.ShowAt(FrameworkElement placementTarget) at ProjectName.MainPage.TextBlock_ContextRequested(UIElement sender, ContextRequestedEventArgs args) in C:\Users\<\long path>\MainPage.xaml.cs:line 250 I have tried everything that I know how to do. I [...] read more

Application.Run(new Form1()) throws System.ArgumentException: 'Value does not fall within the expected range.'

I am stumped. I started implementing a version of my Forms app that takes command line arguments, but started getting errors. I reverted my changes - but this exception remains: The project compiles fine, but when I start the app (debugging), just after my main Form shows, the app halts [...] read more

How do you delete Solution Folder and contents within a VS extension?

I'm writing a VS Extension for VS 2017, and need to remove a Solution Folder and its contents from the solution. I have been unable to find much documentation aside from using ProjectItem.Remove to remove items from a project and Project.Delete to remove a project from the solution. However, calling [...] read more

Windows 8.1 automatic repair loop (INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE)

Today, my pc with Windows 8.1 installed suddenly started crashing on start up, and then rebooting and showing the 'Automatic repair' screen. I tried solving this in multiple ways already: * I tried creating a USB drive with a copy of Windows 8.1 on it on my laptop, and then [...] read more

Virtualbox kali linux usb wifi adapter not working

I get this error when I try to add USB wireless adapter to my running Kali Linux. Failed to attach the USB device Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8812AU 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN Adapter to the virtual machine Kali-Linux-2016.2-vbox-i686_1. USB device 'Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8812AU 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN Adapter' with UUID {cb3700a9-5075-4cf4-8ad0-84772145a1ae} is busy with [...] read more

VirtualBox shows: Cannot register the hard disk because a hard disk with UUID already exists

When I back to home, I open the Virtual Box and it shows up: Failed to get VirtualBox COM Obj. Cannot register the hard disk 'PathA' {75df0d7e-4c8f-4dcb-b89b-110ad8c061a1} because a hard disk 'PathA' with UUID {7df6ea8d-5425-43d2-bbc1-ee38c2e8c3f5} already exists. return code: E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057) Then... I go to the Google and look up [...] read more

Directsound no longer works

So I was on Windows 7 and was messing with permissions on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT in the registry. Something happened and it broke sound. I could not get directsound to work again in media applications that use it such as VLC and Mediamonkey. When I ran dxdiag.exe, it said everything was working [...] read more

vagrant up doesn't work with laravel/homestead

Trying to vagrant up laravel homestead with provider virtual box, but get an error Progress: 40%There was an error while executing `VBoxManage`, a CLI used by Vagr ant for controlling VirtualBox. The command and stderr is shown below. Command: ["import", "\\\\?\\C:\\HashiCorp\\boxes\\laravel-VAGRANTSLASH-homestead \\7.0.0\\virtualbox\\box.ovf", "--vsys", "0", "--vmname", "ubuntu-18.04-amd64_15 48008280989_91293", "--vsys", "0", "--unit", [...] read more

"Error 0x80070057: The parameter is incorrect" when editing JPEG metadata

When trying to change the metadata on the NYT1 2014 MU69 image taken by New Horizons image that I downloaded from a blog post, I get this error: > An unexpected error is keeping you from appying properties to the file. If you continue to receive this error, you can [...] read more

Windows 10 user ID seen on share from Synology

I have a Synology DS1513+ running DSM5.0-4493 update 1 (a several-year-old OS). I have Windows 7 and 10 laptops mounting that disk, along with a Linux laptop mounting the same area via NFS. My development account on the Linux box and Synology is user ID 1000. I'd like my Windows [...] read more

Unable to create windows 7 repair disc

This is what I get when using the maintenance tool in the start menu on windows 7 to create a repair disc. I have yet to find a google search solution that works. I can ordinarily write to the cd/dvd drive. I've tried different discs, logging in with the hidden [...] read more

Why this strange Windows 7 backup failure?

I don't understand why I'm getting this when trying to run the Windows backup tool. An internal error has occured The parameter is incorrect. (0x80070057) enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/6385h.png] Can you tell me what I should do about this error? read more

Win 10 Store 0x80070057

I am trying to download apps like Messenger or Feedback Hub for example but Windows Store returns following message: "Try Again. An error occurred. The error code is 0x80070057, in case you need it.". I have tried WSReset.exe, I have also tried adding a folder called "cache" in following location: [...] read more

Windows 10 refuses to install on certain drive

A couple days ago I bought new notebook without OS. At first I installed Windows 10 on stock HDD drive - everything went ok. Then I decided to replace it with with SSD from my old laptop which is Samsung 840 EVO and which were working fine for years. Now [...] read more

Windows 8.1 black screen with cursor, no safe mode, sfc not working

I'm trying to repair my computer from booting into a blackscreen through the CMD mode (safe mode isn't working), after seeing that Startup Repair couldn't repair my PC. When I type sfc /scannow, I get the following message: > There is a system repair pending which requires reboot to complete. [...] read more

Web Credentials showing Error 0x80070057 "The parameter is incorrect"

I am running windows 10, it has been working fine for a while. Recently I got a notification in the Action Center. It said: Click here to enter you most recent credential Your Microsoft account needs you to sign in again Clicking the notification eventually lead me to the Credential [...] read more

Windows Features can't enable Hyper-V - Error 0x80070057

So it won't let me enable Hyper-V Platform, I could enable Hyper-V Management Tools though. I get the following message on Windows Features. > Windows couldn't complete the requested changes. The parameter is incorrect. Error code: 0x80070057 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows 10 Build (14393.447) Processor: i7 860 VT-x is enabled in BIOS, [...] read more

Can't enable Hyper-V - Error 0x80070057

I'm currently trying to enable Hyper-V on my HP ProBook 450 G2 with Windows 10 Education but I get error code 0x80070057. I already checked the following things: * Virtualization is enabled in the bios. * I have uninstalled VirtualBox. Does someone know what the cause of this problem is [...] read more

Unable to install windows error 0x80070057

I have an HP envy 15 which earlier had Windows 8.1 installed (and now absolutely nothing). Microsoft is giving a free upgrade to Windows 10. I tried to clean install windows 10 on my laptop, to totally clean my hard disk I made a bootable drive, and booted with it [...] read more

Why do I get Error 0x80070057 - "The Parameter is Incorrect" when restoring from Windows Backup?

I have a backup of my pc done with normal windows7 backup tool and i'm trying to restore it to a new ssd. To be clear, i have an install disk and i want to restore the image. I always get that error. Back ups were regular and i have [...] read more

Virtualbox cannot attach any usb device to guest on desktop

I'm trying to attach my arduino to a Windows Server 2012 R2 VM in virtual box. And for some reason it won't attach at all. Extension Pack is installed. I tested if a normal usbstick would work: nope, I tested usb 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 guest settings, all nope. I tried [...] read more

Surface 2 tablet: moving apps to sd card triggers errors

I'm trying to move the WindowsApps folder to my SD card on my Surface 2 tablet. It's a 32 GB model, and already out of storage. As a workaround (Windows RT forces uses to install only on the built-in storage), I followed the tips at the following post by user274391:On [...] read more

Windows 7 Update Error: 80070057

I just upgraded my laptop from Windows Vista (32-bit) to Windows 7 (64-bit). After installing, it performed a critical update and successfully installed 4 of them. It then recognized that there were ~100 more updates to install - with a combination of recommended and important updates. I hit update, and [...] read more

Windows 7 SP1 stuck on updating, Windows 10 installer does the same

So for some unknown reason, Windows refuses to load updates, and refuses to give an error when no internet is connected. Running the Windows update trouble shooter states that there is an error, but it is not fixed. > 0x80070057 read more

'Update ErrorCode 80092004' in Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1

I get an "Update ErrorCode 80092004" in Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1 when 'repeatedly' attempting to 'Update'. > Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3038314) Download size: 42.7 MB It even manually downloaded/failed to install. Microsoft Fix it 50123 returns the following: [...] read more

couldn't format partition in SSD

so.. I get the stupid error when I format my SSD. when I try to install Windows 7/8/8.1 I get this error: Windows couldn't format a partition on disk 0. The error occured while preparing the partition selected for installation. Error code 0x80070057 when searched out the forums, blogs and [...] read more

Mountain Lion VirtualBox VM on Windows 8 Host: Can't Mount iPad

I'm trying to set up an environment for iOS development. My Mac OS X VM is working excellently, but I can't seem to mount my iPad. The iPad does not show up under My Computer with iTunes installed. Unmounting the iPad from iTunes did not help. I tried uninstalling iTunes, [...] read more

0x80070057 error when installing windows 8 app

When installing Windows 8 app, i got the below exception. Does anyone have any clue as to what the error may entail? I would post this on windows forum as well, but apparently the board is down as I am typing this. Thanks enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/Tj9eh.png] read more

Mountain Lion Boot Camp Partition Unavailable for Installing Windows 7 on New Crucial M4 SSD

I recently ripped my HDD out of my mid-2010 Macbook Pro to replace with a 128GB M4 SSD drive. I upgraded to Mountain Lion and performed a software update. I want to install Windows 7 Professional with SP1 (I have an .ISO of the DVD.) I also bought a hard [...] read more

Why don't the Back and Forward buttons work as consistently in Thunderbird 3?

During the upgrade of my workstation from RHEL5 to RHEL6 Thunderbird was upgraded from 2.0 to 3.1. I've noticed that the Back button ([) and Forward button (]) don't work as consistently as they did under Thunderbird 2, especially with RSS feeds. Here's an example failure case: * There is [...] read more

How to get the NTP offset and delay values in Wondows systems

I've a Linux server where I can get the delay and offset values for a certain peer using the ntpq command: $ ntpq -nc peers remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== *162.102.197.46 10.114.18.251 2 u 117 1024 377 0.718 0.360 0.526 I'm using these values [...] read more

Firefox and Chrome headless mode not working on VPS (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS) with Python/Selenium

I am trying to get Chrome running in headless mode with Python, but for some reason I only get a blank page back no matter what website I try to read. Google Chrome: v77 Chromedriver: latest version (tried older versions as well) OS: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (Virtual Server) After doing [...] read more

Strange error message when trying to resize a VirtualBox VDI

I'm running vboxmanage modifyhd /path/to/my.vdi --resize 35000 and getting: VBoxManage: error: Cannot register the hard disk '/path/to/my.vdi' {8494ccfd-bc55-4826-abdd-773f98afd32c} because a hard disk '/path/to/my.vdi' with UUID {8494ccfd-bc55-4826-abdd-773f98afd32c} already exists VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG (0x80070057), component VirtualBoxWrap, interface IVirtualBox, callee nsISupports VBoxManage: error: Context: "OpenMedium(Bstr(pszFilenameOrUuid).raw(), enmDevType, enmAccessMode, fForceNewUuidOnOpen, pMedium.asOutParam())" at line [...] read more

Data recovery failure from Azure Data Recovery Vault using MARS Agent with on-premises computer

Despite trying several times since last night, the recovery of a volume from an Azure Data Recovery Vault to a new location on the original source computer fails after approximately (but not exactly) the same amount of data transfer (~3.7GB of ~7.5GB). If the recovery is attempted over the previously [...] read more

Restoring a bare-metal backup fails (0x80070057 error) on Hyper-V

I'm trying to create a backup of our one of our domain controllers in case of a catastrophic failure, and I'm looking into ways to make one effectively. So far, I'm been very unsuccessful in getting any of the recovery methods to actually WORK, which is VERY worrying. Also, this [...] read more

Backing up to Azure

When trying to backup to Azure cloud it fails with the below(drive has 6TB of data) error. OS: Windows 2012 R2 Standard. 1. I read a few articles about adding a "." with the language section of windows, but this was already present. Event ID: 12289 Volume Shadow Copy Service [...] read more

Windows 10 Image Configuration Designer. Image creation fails with error "Create catalog failed with hr: 0x80070057"

I need to create installation image for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB. I've installed Windows 10 Imaging and Configuration Designer. I create a new Image Modification project from install.wim from LTSB ISO. Make no modification to it and press Create -> Production -> To Folder. Creation fails, error log: 8/4/2016 8:23:26 [...] read more

Restore SBS 2011 from RDX harddisk cartridge "The Parameter is Incorrect (0x80070057)"

Today i got a SBS 2011 with (malicous) encrypted files from a customer. That happens frequently. What was rare was the fact that he had a very recent backup (Windows Image Backup) on a Imation RDX Cartridge. So i tried to do a restore with the boot-cd. After finding the [...] read more

Crash Dump error 0x80070057 - Windows Server 2003R2 SP2 BSOD BackupExec related

as of last night we have had an IBM Server running 2003R2 BSOD a couple of times and I have been trawling the net for answers ever since. I've pinned down what triggers it and that is a BackupExec job which has ran without error for as long as I [...] read more

Mount-DiskImage fails with unhelpful error

I am trying to mount a Windows 10 install ISO so that I can then use it with DISM to programmatically activate .NET 3.5 because crappy Autodesk software requires ancient dependencies. Rant about Autodesk aside, when I use Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath "\\Mac\Archive\OSs\Win10_English_x64.iso" -NoDriveLetter on my test VM, to path to a [...] read more

vagrant up doesn`t running Progress state: E_INVALIDARG VBoxManage.exe: error: Appliance import failed

Here is cmd error, I can't understand where is error and I'm bumping on it again and again, can`t solve it. $ vagrant up Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider... ==> default: Preparing master VM for linked clones... default: This is a one time operation. Once the master VM [...] read more

Is it possible to create window using C++/WinRT from a console application?

When using Win32 API, it's not really necessary to have a winmain entry point in order to create a window, because we can still call RegisterClassExW and CreateWindowExW, etc. I wonder if it's possible to do so as well in creating a C++/WinRT window, since almost every example on the [...] read more

Calling C++ struct parameter from C#

Below is the header documentation to call the DLL: #define CM24_NUMTYPENOTE 24 typedef struct SNOTETYPE { char Notetype[6]; int NumNote; } SNOTE; typedef struct SDEP { int InNumber; int TotalDepBnk; int Refused; int Unrecognized; SNOTE Types[CM24_NUMTYPENOTE*4]; } SDEPOSIT; typedef SDEPOSIT *PADEPOSITCASS; int APIENTRY InterDoCheck (int , PADEPOSITCASS); And here is [...] read more

How to deploy ASP.NET Core app in subfolder of website in IIS?

I want to be able to access the ASP.NET Core website with a URL such as: https://www.test.com/myapp The app works fine if I do not publish it in a subfolder of the IIS website. If I create a new folder (myapp) under it and publish the site there, I get [...] read more

AutoMapper Expression Translation doesn't work

AutoMapper Expression Translation example from here http://docs.automapper.org/en/stable/Expression-Translation-(UseAsDataSource).html doesn't work. I have copied and paste (to make the example as simple as possible) example from AutoMapper site in console app (.net and also .net-core) and add some my own code to check example from the site. But it doesn't work as [...] read more

Passing a complex Struct (with inner array of struct) from C# to C++

I'm working on a driver for a scanner. Got dll and header files from provider, aside of a manual in PDF, written in native C++ (dont have source code). Need to use it within a C# project but I'm having problems with the structs (either trying to read or send [...] read more

use vlcControl to loop video, Whenever it jumps to the 28th time, program will exit abnormally

I have two pages, A and B, A can play videos, B is a blank view, the program jumps between these two views. I am trying to loop videos with vlcControl, Whenever it jumps to the 28th time, the program will exit abnormally. When debugging,i found the program stopped at [...] read more

Signalr Connection is getting disconnected immediately

I have .NET Web API which hosts the Signalr Hub on Server1. Web API app getting the signalr connection request from Asp.NET application hosted on different server Server2, via IIS rewrite proxy. As in Asp.NET webapp we has embedded Angular 6 app inside the iframe, which is sending request for [...] read more

Getting error during object instantiation for xsd generated dataset class

I've been supplied an XML file and an appropriate XSD file. I use the the xsd.exe program to generate a dataset class based on the XSD file (xsd /dataset TestV7.xsd), which I import into my VS2019 (Community Edition) C# project. When I try to instantiate the object using NewDataSet testset [...] read more

ASP.NET Core grpc client : configuring HTTP authorization

Following the documentation at https://docs.microsoft.com/fr-fr/aspnet/core/grpc/authn-and-authz?view=aspnetcore-3.0#bearer-token-authentication , I try to configure my GRPC client to automatically inject a JWT token. private static GrpcChannel CreateAuthenticatedChannel(string address) { var _token = "xxx"; //using some hardcoded JWT token for testing var credentials = CallCredentials.FromInterceptor((context, metadata) => { if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(_token)) { metadata.Add("Authorization", $"Bearer {_token}"); } [...] read more

While running Selenium script in Jenkins, facing JavaScript error: resource://activity-stream/lib/ActivityStreamPrefs.jsm

When I try to run a Selenium script in Jenkins, I am getting following error JavaScript error: resource://activity-stream/lib/ActivityStreamPrefs.jsm, line 27: NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE: Component returned failure code: 0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE) [nsIPrefBranch.removeObserver] The code: package com.expertus.admin_Administer_PEOPLE; import java.io.IOException; import org.openqa.selenium.By; import org.testng.SkipException; import org.testng.annotations.AfterMethod; import org.testng.annotations.AfterTest; import org.testng.annotations.Test; import com.expertus.libraries.Config; import com.expertus.libraries.Generic; public class [...] read more

Error importing Laravel Homestead with vagrant up

Can anyone help me out? I tried to run the vagrant up command but I got this error. Maybe you can help me out? PS C:\desktop\laravel-les1> vagrant up Bringing machine 'laravel-les1' up with 'virtualbox' provider... ==> laravel-les1: Importing base box 'laravel/homestead'... > There was an error while executing VBoxManage, a [...] read more

unable to ping guest ip 10.0.2.15 on host

I am beginner of ubuntu, and i have installed ubuntu 16.04 on my desktop computer, then installed Vagrant by following steps sudo apt-get install virtualbox sudo apt-get install vagrant vagrant box add ubuntu/xenial64 vagrant init ubuntu/xenial64 vagrant up vagrant ssh and I can access it: vagrant@ubuntu-xenial:~$ ifconfig enp0s3 Link encap:Ethernet [...] read more

How To add DataGridTemplateColumn to FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(DataGrid)) programmatically? Without xaml parsing

I want create a datagrid programmatically like this var element = new FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(DataGrid)); if (reflectionInfo.Type.GenericTypeArguments.Count() == 1) { var subType = reflectionInfo.Type.GenericTypeArguments[0]; var fields = subType.GetFieldsRecursive(""); foreach (var field in fields) { var column = new FrameworkElementFactory(typeof(DataGridTextColumn)); var bindingCol = new Binding(field.Path); bindingCol.Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay; bindingCol.UpdateSourceTrigger = UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged; column.SetBinding(TextBlock.TextProperty, bindingCol); [...] read more

Problems downloading Office365/Exchange calendar using pycurl

I have been using the ews-orgmode / ews-fetch-calendar.py Python script for a couple of months to download my Office365/Outlook/Exchange work calendar without problems. However, last week I rearranged the Python environments on my Linux system (installing fewer packages through the system package manager and more through pip). This stopped my [...] read more

0x80070057 error after deploying to the hololens

I genuinely don't even know where to start. This problem started occurring after I installed the mrtk v2.0. Before that I was able to deploy without any issue. The error I'm getting is: Screenshot Error [https://i.stack.imgur.com/1w4bn.png] read more

What is the proper way to investigate memory leaks on .net core linux kubernetes container

I have the .net core app running on linux docker container, and while taking dumps (core 2.2 or 3.0) I can't open them in the PerfView, taking dumps according to this instruction: https://github.com/dotnet/diagnostics/blob/master/documentation/dotnet-dump-instructions.md PerfView shows this error in the logs: Creating heap dump C:\temp\dumps\dump\dump-1.gcdump from process dump C:\temp\dumps\dump\dump-1.dmp. HeapDump Error: [...] read more

jinterop call fail [0x80070057]

when i run the code below: JICallBuilder callObject = new JICallBuilder ( true ); callObject.setOpnum ( 1 ); callObject.addInParamAsShort((short)direction.id (), JIFlags.FLAG_NULL); callObject.addInParamAsString ( position, JIFlags.FLAG_REPRESENTATION_STRING_LPWSTR); getCOMObject ().call ( callObject ); return exception 16:05:13.348 [OPCSessionDestructor] DEBUG org.openscada.opc.lib.da.Server - Starting destruction of DCOM session at org.jinterop.dcom.core.JIComServer.call(JIComServer.java:999) at org.jinterop.dcom.core.JIComServer.call(JIComServer.java:945) at org.jinterop.dcom.core.JIComObjectImpl.call(JIComObjectImpl.java:271) at org.jinterop.dcom.core.JIComObjectImpl.call(JIComObjectImpl.java:156) [...] read more

Unable to query with SSRS parameter to iHistorian

I'm trying to get iHistorian to accept a query from SSRS using a parameter for Date, with OLEDB. Query is like this in the Report Builder Dataset SELECT timestamp, tagname, value FROM ihrawdata WHERE timestamp LIKE '@date' This gives error message from Report Builder when running report preview: > iHOLEDB.iHistorian.1' [...] read more

Error when trying to create a .NET core web project in visual studio 2019

When i try to create a new .NET core 3.0 Web Application project i keep getting this error The parameter is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG)) enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/hAQrE.png] The error message keeps popping several times even after the project is created and when expanding the solution [...] read more

Error on creating a new project in Visual Studio 2019

When i create a new project in Visual Studio 2019 i get this error message The parameter is incorrect. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG)) The message keeps popping up every time i view the solution explorer and it is impossible to use visual studio . The current update is 16.2.4 read more

C# Dynamic lambda problem with implementing "IndexOf" ignore case

I have been following pashov.net and in particular his approach to filtering by building dynamic Linq expressions. I implemented it and it worked but is the string search is case sensitive. Currently it does not have an IndexOf StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase option so I had a go at adding one in. I [...] read more

Word file generated by Java gets "hresult 0x80070057" error when an image is added

I'm generating a Word file with ApachePOI and I need to load an image on it. I'm actually doing this : XWPFDocument document = new XWPFDocument(new FileInputStream("myTemplate.docx")); XWPFParagraph paragraph = document.createParagraph(); XWPFRun run=paragraph.createRun(); String imgFile="myImage.jpg"; run.addPicture(new FileInputStream(imgFile), XWPFDocument.PICTURE_TYPE_JPEG, imgFile, Units.toEMU(50), Units.toEMU(50)); Unfortunately, I can't open the word file that is [...] read more

ClrMD - AttachToProcess Using AttachFlag.Invasive and AttachFlag.NonInvasive Crashing

I'm using the Microsoft.Diagnostics.Runtime nuget package and this is my code as I attempt to get the stacktrace: var pid = Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id; // Line of error using (var dataTarget = DataTarget.AttachToProcess(pid, 5000, AttachFlag.Invasive)) { ClrInfo currentRuntime = dataTarget.ClrVersions[0]; var runtime = currentRuntime.CreateRuntime(); foreach (var t in runtime.Threads) { MessageBox.Show("Got here"); [...] read more

How do I add a challengePassword to a PKCS10 certificate request using IE11 and certenroll?

I am using Certenroll in Internet Explorer 11 to create a PKCS10 certificate sign request to send to a certificate authority. I need to add the challengePassword attribute (OID 1.2.840.113549.1.9.7) to the generated CSR, and I am struggling to nail down the exact code to do this. I have tried [...] read more

problems running SSIS routine from command line

Can't run SSIS package from commend line tried all the locations of DTExec.exe on machine I have a basic SSIS package that reads files and loads into database. (runs fine from SSDT) tried the following command lines : "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\SSIS\150\Binn\DTExec.exe" /File "C:\test_ssis\importStuff.dtsx" <i belive [...] read more

Cannot create a task from xml for task Azure Blob Download Task. Error 0x80070057 the parameter is in correct

We have implemented an SSIS package which downloads the file from Azure blob storage. The package works when we execute from local development box. But it's failing on TEST environment. This was working earlier both local and TEST environment. We couldn't figure out what went wrong recently. Can somebody help [...] read more

Drect3D11 detail of IDXGISwapChain::Present

I am hooking D3D11CreateDevice for choosing GPU manually in a computer with more than one graphic card. I am using Detour to hook D3D11CreateDevice, and in my function, I use EnumAdapters function to get specific IDXGIAdapter pointer. And pass it to origin D3D11CreateDevice(i set parameter DriverType to D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_UNKNOWN and Software [...] read more

Creating a PowerShell script to automatically renew user certificates

We use user certificates for authenticating to various services, but the certificates expire after a year unless renewed manually. I am attempting to create a logon script that will detect if the certificate is about to expire and renew it proactively. The manual process we use currently is having the [...] read more

m_ObjectToDataMap of the selected excel WorkSheet is "null"

I am trying to include excel worksheet in a word document using Microsoft office interop. When I'm selecting the excel worksheet I can see the "m_ObjectToDataMap " is null. In the native debug I can see the following error. "Native View = Unable to evaluate the expression. Operation not supported. [...] read more

DirectX/DirectCompute CreateBuffer failure with error 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG)

I'm trying to create a buffer in GPU memory to upload data from CPU. GPU access will be readonly. Data will be used as an input buffer for a compute shader. CreateBuffer() fails with error 0x80070057 (E_INVALIDARG). I read the docs and read it again without discovering which argument cause [...] read more

Issue with unloading CollectibleAssemblyLoadContext, program crashes during garbage collection

First time posting here, hope you guys can help me out. I'm creating an application that can load and unload assemblies without having to restart the application. Loading and unloading of an assembly works without issues the first time, but when loading and unloading a dll that has already been [...] read more

IClassFactory::CreateInstance return E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057) but the server's method return S_OK

I have 2 processes to use com rpc in a web browser application.The com server register the class defined by myself,and the com client get the IClassFactory use CoGetClassObject,and then call the method CreateInstance,which returns E_INVALIDARG.but in the server process, i can see it returns S_OK. There are many win7 [...] read more

Failures when starting background tasks

I am having the UWP application that was converted from Windows Store app. Windows Store app was using ControlChannelTrigger. Now as I am trying to run this app on Windows 10 (converted), I find that background tasks fail to start. I see the following in the event log: The background [...] read more

"Error 0x80070057: The parameter is incorrect" when unzipping files

I created a function to create multiple PDFs with Weasyprint, zip them together and download the zip file. When trying to extract the folder on Windows 10 with the in-house zip program i get this error: > "An unexpected error is keeping you from copying the file. [...] Error 0x80070057" [...] read more

How do I find a particular binding in ControlBindingCollection?

I am trying to add an AlreadyBound method to my code so that I can avoid an error HResult=0x80070057 This causes two bindings in the collection to bind to the same property. called by System.Windows.Forms.ControlBindingsCollection.CheckDuplicates(Binding binding) My code is public static void BindText(TextBox box, object dataSource, string dataMember) { if [...] read more

Reuse RawBase performance counters when multiple RawFraction counters share a denominator

I want to set up PerformanceCounters for events that can occur in a system. I want to display a few counters for different events as a percentage ( PerformanceCounterType.RawFraction), but each percent shares the same denominator (PerformanceCounterType.RawBase). I thought it would be easy to use one counter as the RawBase [...] read more

Inject interface in INotificationHandler MediatR

I am tryin to implement some MediatR INotification in my solution. My problem is that i cant figure out how to be able to inject an interface 'ISchemaRepository' in one INotificationHandler<>. The MediatR and all classes below are in my ASP.NET Core project, and the ISchemaRepository is in a different [...] read more

Error with run UFT from Windows task manager

When I configured the windows task manager for run UFT from Vsd, the uft close when run from task windows and show the next error on the log file. 1.- I run OK UFT from of UFT interface. 2.- The error occurred when it's executed from the windows task manager. [...] read more

How to fill a StackPanel inside of a UserControl?

I am creating a custom panel which is basically just a fancier StackPanel with some added functionality. I was going to use a UserControl which contains a StackPanel but I don't know how to make my UserControl accept content to fill it's StackPanel. This is what I'm trying: <UserControl x:Class="transformations.fold_panel" [...] read more

Could not load file or assembly 'file:///"path to dll"\mytests.dll' or one of its dependencies. The parameter is incorrect

I am facing this error while running the tests, the build works fine without ant issues. I can't seem to figure out why this is failing to load. I have looked over internet and tried all the solutions like clearing the .net temp files, updated the correct .net framework version [...] read more

Wix Bootstrapper failed to convert version

We want to use Wix Bootstrapper to install our software that was up to now installed with a Wix created msi. The last number in the version used to be bigger than 65535. Since Burn cannot handle this, in the future this Revision number will be within the Burn limitation. [...] read more

Cannot deploy application - Value does not fall within the expected range

I am trying to deploy an early version application I made but I get this stack trace when I install it. Can anyone suggest anything? I looked around the assembly in Visual Studio but couldn't find the right setting. I doubt it is that much to do with the assembly. [...] read more

Deploying Watson Chat on IIS

So I've created a simple ASP .NET site, where you can send a message to the Watson service and receive the response. It works locally when I run the application from VS2017, but now I've deployed it to my 2012 R2 Server and it doesn't work. The application runs, but [...] read more

Telerik Grid Setting working with a web-site project but not with a web-application

I have a web-site project that I needed to convert to web-application. After I resolved all the compilation errors I hit a runtime exception in a piece of code I got from Telerik's website. In the part where I de-serialize the grid settings data I get an exception System.ArgumentException HResult=0x80070057 [...] read more

Invalid argument exception when calling DLL in C

I'm trying to call a C function from Vb.net but I get an argument exception on a parameters that is a structure containing another structure, I'm sure that exception come from that parameter because if I remove it, the call is a success. So i have my structure in C [...] read more

C#: Only top-level controls can have an owner. (Metro framework)

I get this Only top-level controls can have an owner. exception even if I already set my child form's toplevel to false. Here's my code for my main form: public Form childform; public void innerChild(Form child) { breaker(); childform = child; childform.TopLevel = false; splitContainer1.Panel2.Controls.Add(childform); childform.Show(); //**Toplevel e** } private [...] read more

How to solve error - unable to evaluate the expression. Operation not supported. Unknown error: 0x80070057

I am trying to join 3 entity tables a fill-up data with few columns only from those tables into a data table DataTable dttable = new DataTable(); dttable.Columns.Add("billno", typeof(String)); dttable.Columns.Add("date", typeof(DateTime)); dttable.Columns.Add("time", typeof(String)); dttable.Columns.Add("sname", typeof(String)); dttable.Columns.Add("name", typeof(String)); dttable.Columns.Add("qty", typeof(Decimal)); dttable.Columns.Add("rate", typeof(Decimal)); var rows = from mobjbmast in Context.bmasts.AsEnumerable() join mobjbtran [...] read more

azure entity framework issues with error code Unknown error: 0x80070057

I having issues with entity framework on Azure Database, I can open up the models and update the database entities but when I try to run the application the first data call get error Entity Framework is throwing an error “Unable to evaluate the expression. Operation not supported. Unknown error: [...] read more

Still getting the exception even after I use splitOn param

I have Event Class that has references to 2 objects Location and Category. I write my SQL query string, and it works fine but when I put the query in dapper ORM.VS told me I have an inner exception. I am still getting the exception even after I use splitOn [...] read more

Unable to run dotnet under certain directories?

I am using the command: dotnet "myfile.dll" Initially it was giving me this error: The user's home directory could not be determined. Set the 'DOTNET_CLI_HOME' environment variable to specify the directory to use. Now after messing around with it, I have moved my files to c:/mydir, and it is giving [...] read more

How do you append SHA1 signature after the SHA256 signature?

I have a .cat file that is signed by MS and I would like to append the SHA1 signature to it. However, signtool fails using /as to append the SHA1 signature. Error 0x80070057. I often sign using SHA1 first and use /as on the SHA256 signature and that works fine. [...] read more

Failed to load the dll from hostfxr.dll

I have 2 VMs that I believe to be identical, But are clearly not. These two VMs are load balanced using NLB. I have a powershell script that will find an .exe and run it with parameters. When I run the the ps script on VM1, it works perfectly. However [...] read more

Running ASP.NET 4.6 application inside a docker container - Site always 404s

I've been attempting to get an ASP.NET 4.6 application to run inside a Windows Docker container and while getting IIS to run with the default website was fairly simple, trying to get my actual application to run is proving to be difficult. Whenever I attempt to load my application it [...] read more

C# exception System.ArgumentException in dynamic object

I have the following code interacting with automation server via dynamic object: class Program { static string strProgId = "MyAutomation.Document"; static dynamic pserver = null; static void Main(string[] args) { try { Type tPserver = Type.GetTypeFromProgID(strProgId); if (tPserver != null) { pserver = Activator.CreateInstance(tPserver); } pserver.About(null, 0); pserver.OpenDataFile(IntPtr.Zero, true, "Test.dat"); [...] read more

SqlConnection() parameterless exception

I get this error trying to initialize SqlConnection instance. First I tried with ConnectionString parameter, now I see it occurs even without it in the constructor. The code used to work, but fails after I changed my PC, so I suppose it has something to do with windows settings (windows [...] read more

Windows update from 1803 fails with 0x8007042B - 0x2000D SAFE_OS phase during MIGRATE_DATA operation

I am updating a Windows 10 PC from 1803 (to the latest OS which is 1909) and it's failing with this error: 0x8007042B - 0x2000D The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during MIGRATE_DATA operation It fails the same way each time, pretty much down to the [...] read more

Windows 10 Update to 1903 Error: 0xC1900101 - 0x20017

The update starts on the windows 10 machine but after the restart everything is rolled back. My setuperr.txt: 2020-01-19 12:46:14, Error MOUPG CFCAcquirerDCAT::GetCTACAttributes(684): Result = 0x80040154 2020-01-19 12:46:20, Error CSI 00000001 (F) STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND #10# from Windows::Rtl::SystemImplementation::DirectRegistryProvider::SysQueryValueKey(flags = 0, key = 958 ('\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup'), vn = [l:7 ml:8]'Compact', kvic = 2, kvi [...] read more

'Vagrant up doesn't work as expected, Code E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057)

PS C:\desktop\laravel-les1> vagrant up Bringing machine 'laravel-les1' up with 'virtualbox' provider... ==> laravel-les1: Importing base box 'laravel/homestead'... There was an error while executing `VBoxManage`, a CLI used by Vagrant for controlling VirtualBox. The command and stderr is shown below. Command: ["import", "\\\\?\\C:\\Users\\Aqsa Intizar\\.vagrant.d\\boxes\\laravel-VAGRANTSLASH-homestead\\8.1.0\\virtualbox\\box.ovf", "--vsys", "0", "--vmname", "ubuntu-18.04-amd64_1569415942892_47656", "--vsys", "0", "--unit", [...] read more

Please help interpret setuperr.log from failed Win10 1903 Update

I'm trying to update to Win10 1903 from 1803 but keep getting BSOD with 0xc1900101 code. I've tried removing attached USB devices and disabling my overclock, without success. Today I learned that there is a setup error log, which you can see below, but I don't understand what it's telling [...] read more

Windows backup is unable to start error 0x80070057

I'm unable to start Windows backup. It failes with error: 0x80070057 Any solution for this ? enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/fezMV.jpg] read more

Windows 10 Pro bluescreens during Windows update (Windows 1803)

Been having a recurring issue for months now where I cannot update my Windows 10 Pro N machine. It blue screens through the process and then when Windows restarts and attempts to repair it freezes around 44%. Inside C:\$Windows.~BT\Sources\Panther there are the follow errors: 2019-10-25 20:07:34, Error DU DU::CDUSession::Search: Failed [...] read more

How do I change path to a VDI image in VirtualBox using VBoxManage

I copied an entire VirtualBox (version 5.1.38) VM directory from my local machine to a remote machine. The problem is that the hard disk configured in the VM still points to the directory path on my local machine. When I try to add it again as a new hard disk, [...] read more

How can I delete/format partitions during Windows install from USB?--getting errors

My Windows 10 'winload.efi' became corrupted and I opted to clean install using the Windows media creator tool to create a bootable USB. Upon booting from USB, I chose custom install and proceeded to delete down to one partition followed by a format of that partition (as I had done [...] read more

Multi-VM vagrantfile fails on second machine

I'm attempting to manage a suite of VMs with a vagrantfile, and while it's successfully provisioning the first one, it fails on the second, with the following error (username removed): There was an error while executing `VBoxManage`, a CLI used by Vagrant for controlling VirtualBox. The command and stderr is [...] read more

BitsAdmin URI Query → Unable to add file to job - 0x80070057 The parameter is incorrect

I cannot seem to get BITSADMIN to perform an HTTP(S) JSON request. bitsadmin /create Job bitsadmin /setcustomheaders Job "Content-Type:application/json" "Accept:application/json" bitsadmin /addfile Job "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts" a.json Produces Unable to add file - 0x80070057 The parameter is incorrect. I know next to nothing about this stuff, and none of the stuff I [...] read more

How do I upgrade from Windows 10 1803 to 1809? I'm getting a failure 0x80070003

When attempting to upgrade from Windows 10 1803 to 1809, I get a failure every time. I tried Microsoft support and three reps were unable to assist me. I tried disabling all the startup programs, running the update troubleshooting tool, running Windows 10 update assistant, and downloading / installing from [...] read more

SSD has primary partition only, no volumes in Windows 10 DISKPART

After receiving a BSOD, and I try to restart my machine is doesn't work. I get a 0x80070057 error. I can't fix it, it seems. This got me wondering if my SSD had failed. I am on a Thinkpad T450s running Windows 10. I was running the OS on a [...] read more

Getting 0x80070057 in Windows Update when trying to update to Build 17686

Windows Update tries to install the update as usual, and then after a while, I get a download error 0x80070057: Build 17686 Error 0x80070057 Windows Update [https://i.stack.imgur.com/EgeCr.png] At first I thought this was a storage issue (I had 3 GB of free space at the time), so I moved some [...] read more

CertUtil | How CertUtil -verifykeys works internally?

I have a CA certificate in Local Machine Certificate Store. When I run this command - enter code here certutil -verifyKeys gives Key "KEYNAME" verifies as the public key for Certificate "KEYNAME" V0.0 Signature test FAILEDCertUtil: -verifykeys command FAILED: 0x80070057 (WIN32: 87 ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER) CertUtil: The parameter is incorrect MSDN says [...] read more

Windows 10 REFUSES to install to new Evo SSD - though runs on dying HDD

I see a couple of other posts here which are similar to mine, but not quite. I sure hope someone can help with this one. I've been building & installing computers for years and I'm totally stumped. I have a friend's Sony Vaio PCG-31311W laptop and have offered to install [...] read more

Update Windows 10 from ISO without losing data

I was wondering if I can update my Windows 10 from a USB, using an ISO. I have had problems updating for about a year, and tried everything. My Windows 10 never updates, and is still stuck on 1703. It has been so long since update, that I now have [...] read more

Windows 10 upgrade failing with "Win10UpgradeProgramInChina" events in Event Viewer

I just tried to upgrade a Windows 7 machine to Windows 10 and it failed for no apparent reason. Both Windows 10 Upgrade Assistant and Media Creation Tool fail, the former with 0xc1900200 and latter with 0x800704DD-0x90016 error code. When it happens (with Upgrade Assistant), the following three events appear [...] read more

Win7 Image Restore Woes

I have an internal disk with a brand new Windows 7 installation and another disk with a Win7 image backup I made before another drive croaked. I use a USB stick to boot into the recovery mode because the CDROM/DVD on the computer is dead. When I boot from the [...] read more

Can't Clear/Format HDD or Partitions (Windows 10 Installation)

So, here's what happened. I plugged in a bootable W10 installation thumbdrive. After deleting two preexisting partitions that I had made manually, the installer created a reserved system partition (partition 0), and a normal storage partition (partition 1). After this, it began installing Windows 10 on the HDD. However, it [...] read more

Create Credential: Where is the Smart Card Certificate?

Using Edge/ IE11 (no OEMs) to login to a trusted government resource on a machine where the OP is the sole user. The requirement is to type username and password every time the site is loaded as for some reason there is no credential record created for it. Now to [...] read more

Need assistance with understanding the use of many recovery partitions

I am on a Dell Inspiron 15R 5537 machine that had Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04 dual booted. The hard drive malfunctioned and I had to get it replaced.I thankfully had a system image backup created (using Windows 7 Backup and Recovery within Windows 10), which I used to restore [...] read more

Windows 7 Backup to Network Drive - Error 0x80070003, 0x80070057

I am trying to use Windows Backup using a network drive location as my backup destination. Some essential stats: * The desktop is a Win7 machine and network drive is running Win Server 2012 R2. * I have other directories on the network drive shared to the desktop; no problems [...] read more

0x80070057 error when decrypting drive with bitlocker

TL;DR trying to decrypt a drive using manage-bde -off g: spits out this error: ERROR: An error occurred (code 0x80070057): The parameter is incorrect. got a laptop with a broken screen, i disabled bitlocker protection on the drive, shut it down and swapped it to a new chassis, error upon [...] read more

Windows installer can't format SSD

Laptop: Asus Rog G750jm. The laptop suddenly started to get into a bootloop every time i started it. I tried reinstalling Windows 10 by creating a Bootable disk on a Mac and it fails to format the primary partition every single time. Error: 0x80070057 comes up every single time. I [...] read more

Cannot format new hard drive while installing

I just got my new hard drive (500GB) and I was about to install Windows 7, but received an error while formatting the partition (0x80070057—damaged disk). The disk is new and I've never used it before. I am using a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop and I can easily install and [...] read more

cannot enable bitlocker on previously partially encrypted HD

I'm on windows 10 1511 build. I've started encrypting an external HDD with bitlocker with the new XTS-AES encryption and later realized this is going to cause problems for my recovery system (macrium reflect) which cannot handle the new encryption yet. I've unencrypted the HDD which went fine. The manage-bde [...] read more

Not able to format HDD while installing windows

I am asking this new question after trying to recover my crashed windows data please refer below question/link How to recover data from crashed Windows laptop? -------------My query regarding HDD Format Issue----------------- windows is not able to neither format HDD nor install windows.IT gives following error while formatting: Windows could [...] read more

Windows 10 Upgrade failure from windows 8.1

I have been attempting to upgrade Windows from 8.1 to 10 and so far it failed at various stages, with the screen becoming unresponsive and black. After reading various comments I have attempted the below: * Uninstalled & Removed Avast antivirus * Disabled Firewall * Removed Nvidia Graphic card (asus) [...] read more

What causes Black Screen of Death after Windows Update Failure on Windows 7 x64(0x80070057)

Receiving error 0x80070057 while performing Windows Updates on Windows 7 (64-bit). Tried the following: 1. Ran Windows Update Troubleshooter. It fixed several Registry problems, but still reports a problem with the aforementioned code. 2. Start > Run > cmd > net start WSUSService - This fails with 'The service name [...] read more

Failed to create the shared folder

I'm getting this error message in VirtualBox when trying to create a shared folder: > Failed to create the shared folder D_DRIVE (pointing to d:\) for the virtual machine test-vm. Shared folder path 'd:\' is not absolute. Result Code: E_INVALIDARG (0x80070057) Component: Console Interface: IConsole {8ab7c520-2442-4b66-8d74-4ff1e195d2b6} Not absolute? How do [...] read more

What is necessary for a virtualbox machine to be used with different hosts (linux and windows)?

One big advantage of Virtual Machines is the fact that they are somewhat independent of the underlying hardware. My goal is to have a Virtualbox image on an external USB-drive that I can use with different host systems (some of them are Windows 8.1, some Debian Linux). In the past [...] read more

Certification Authority migration - cannot install Web Enrollment role

I used this to migrate a certificate authority my root CA from a Win2003 AD server oldserver to a Win2008R2 member server newserver (with different name). After completing this task, I wanted to install the web enrollment role service on newserver, but that fails with (translated from German) > The [...] read more

Windows installation doesn't detect drive, BIOS and Parted Magic does

Setup: * Intel NUC today (model DN2820FYKH) * Value Kingston 8GB DDR3L * Samsung SSD 840 EVO It starts up okay, BIOS reports correct amount of RAM as well as connected drives. I followed Intel recommended BIOS settings: * AHCI mode * Legacy boot disabled * UEFI compatibility Windows 8.x [...] read more

How to recover data from crashed Windows laptop?

Below are the step wise events that occurred to me: 1. My system goes into hang state. 2. A pop up appears which says "something went wrong, collecting information". 3. After 20 seconds it shuts down. 4. Then it never restarted again. 5. On trying to reinstall new Windows; my [...] read more

Flickering black screen after kb2919355 (Windows 8.1 Update 1) - no OS access - no safe mode - can't system restore

I can't believe I'm going through this again. I recently updated my windows 8.1 with kb2919355 and my PC doesn't boot anymore. I'm getting a black flickering logon screen where it's impossible to login (Same issue in safe mode). This already happened when I've done the 8.1 upgrade from 8. [...] read more

Hard Disk laggy

Hey guys I am considering to purchase a new HDD after a series of events that happened : Couple days ago my PC froze while I was playing a game, I wasn't able to close any processes with my Task Manager and I decided to RR the pc. After I [...] read more

Error codes when trying to manually backup iPod

I'm attempting to backup all of the music from my 80GB iPod Classic to my Windows Vista computer. My old computer (originally linked to this iPod with a backed up copy of all music) died on me, so iTunes won't transfer music from my iPod to any other computer now. [...] read more

Windows 7 refusing to install due to a partition error during installation

When I started my computer, it gave me this error: > Disk error occurred. Press Ctrl Alt Del to restart. or > Reboot and select proper boot device, or insert boot media in selected boot device and press any key. As a solution, I started a new installation of Window [...] read more

Windows update stops working after upgrade to Pro

I have a Samsung 7 Gamer laptop that comes with Windows 8 installed. I have an MSDN subscription and I wanted to install Windows 8 Pro. I have tried both adding the Pro code into the pre-installed Windows as well as a fresh clean install. Windows Update is having problems. [...] read more

Why I cant' defrag my computer?

I tried to stard defrag in many way (start menu, run dialog and so on), and never would start. So I tried trough command line and what I get when I run defrag command is: Parameter is not correct (0x80070057) followed by the usual description and information about the command. [...] read more

Chrome installer error 0x80070057

I installed a fresh installation of XP SP3 on a hyper-v virtual machine. Nothing is installed besides Microsoft Security essentials. If I try to install chrome with the alternate all users installer, I get this error: Google update installation failed with error 0x80070057 I've tried a manual uninstall for chrome, [...] read more