Windows 10: DISM failure -- unable to fix using Win10 ISO

The iso from the Microsoft website when I created a bootable windows 10 iso was ESD.
What was the source of the windows 10 iso?

The commands above will display the results if ESD.

 

That mentions creating a Scratch folder -- which I have not done. I will do that and repeat the DISM command and report back the results ...

 

Turns out I did not retain a copy of the 1703 ISO and when I went to use the MCT, it forced me to downoad the current ISO -- which is 16299, not 15063. So, I had to resort to using Heidoc.net to download the ISO file -- and it contains install.wim not install.esd.

 

UPDATE: OK, tried using DISM with the ScratchDir option -- same results: can't find sources.

Maybe the install.wim file is no good -- but it's the only ISO I could find to download.

 

These are iso sources:
Download Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 10 TH2 ISO Download • Windows ISO
Microsoft Windows 10 Anniversary Update ISO 1607 Download • Windows ISO
Microsoft Windows and Office ISO Download Tool
Consider:
1) in place upgrade repair:
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade Installation Upgrade Tutorials
2) clean install:
Clean Install Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials

 

Please follow my instructions at below website link.


Resolve The Source Files Could Not Be Downloaded Dism Tool Error

 

Thank you for the link -- but that is exactly what I have done, several times.

I will pursue the links that zbook posted to see if I can find a different 1703 ISO file.

 

Thanks for the links, but the MCT only allows me to download the 1709 ISO file -- and I need the 1703.

The other MS links are versions that are too old.

I have not tried a Repair-Install yet .. but that is certainly worth a try -- thanks.

I am leaving a Clean-Install to last as I went through that in November when the attempted 1709 Upgrade trashed my laptop, and it was two days of hard work reinstalling and reactivating everthing.

 

Thanks for that info ... I have loaded the page, downloaded the ISO and will try using that one. Will post back with the result.

 

Just to be clear you have mounted the Install.wim file and it did not work?

Windows 10 Pro Creator Update 64-bit Free Download

 

Yes -- and it did not work.

 

UPDATE -- that worked!! My guess is that there was something wrong with the other ISO file.

Anyway ... thanks for the link. I will save that ISO file now, with the others.

The link was to the Windows ISO DB site -- the one presented by Dalchina.

 

We are glad to hear your issue has been resolved, thank you for letting us know that all is now well!

 

UPDATE: Today, I manually upgraded to Win10 v1709 using the same method as last time, but this time, the upgrade went off without a hitch.

My guess is that fixing the filesystem corruption was what allowed this to happen.

UPDATE2: I spoke too soon!! Stuff no longer works since the 1709 Upgrade -- and I know this same stuff worked back in November after I did the Clean-Install of 1709. So, I've restored this to 1703 and will start working on a second Clean-Install. But at least now, I have a working 1703 image backup!