Windows 10: DISM repair with ISO not working am I doing somrthing wrong ?

Hi, I can just make that out with a magnifying glass.. it doesn't expand as usual.
As far as I can see, you have a UEFI installation with Windows related partitions split across at least 2 physical disks. Maybe more- as there will be a 16Mb one which disk management doesn't show.

You want to get all those partitions on a single disk. Sorry- I'm off to bed!

 

Not for me either ... I can't read it , did you use Snipping Tool ?

 

I just finished imaging everything. Almost ready to go.
Not sure if I should have imaged or cloned, but I imaged.

here is another copy of what was so small before.

 

Hi can you confirm if you are using EFI? I think the first partition on Disk 0 is your EFI partition.




Your OS and recovery partitions are on disk 2, your SSD, but what I'm guessing is your EFI partition is on disk 0.
Now, as I said, Disk Management won't show your 16Mb partition, so for completeness, download and install
Minitools Partition Wizard (free)
Best Free Partition Manager for Windows | MiniTool Partition Free

and provide a screenshot something like this (here's mine, where you can see all relevant partitions - I have a redundant 450Mb recovery partition created when I did an in-place repair install - note the 16Mb partition):




Assuming the above, you will delete the 100Mb partition on disk 0, format disk 2 (your SSD), and if your 16 Mb partition is on one of the other disks, delete that.

Then you will clean install Win 10 on your SSD.

 

dalchina here is a screenshot as requested.

I was using the G: drive to boot to another OS. In the past I would go into the BIOS setup, and change the boot up to G:
Drive E: was used to store photos etc.
I had tried to load just the OS on C: , and all other software applications on E:, but there were programs that would only install on C: no matter what I tried.

This time around I plan on reloading the OS on C: along with any software programs, and use E: for anything I save.
Unless you have a better suggestion.

 

First, we'll take some precautions and make some preparations, and test your boot media.

1. Check you can mount and access your image of your Windows partition. I'm assuming you can still boot to Windows at this point. Refer to Macrium help as necessary.
Do not move on until you are confident you can do that, as we are going to delete that partition on Disk 3.

2. Make sure you can boot from the Macrium boot disk.

3. Download and create a Minitools boot disk
Bootable Partition Manager| MiniTool Partition Wizard Bootable Edition
and check you can boot from that.

4. Check you can boot from your Win 10 boot disk/flash drive. Don't do anything with it - exit when you get to the first prompt.

N.B. You are not ready to install Win 10 yet.

 

Ok I am going to use my DVD ISO . I hope I can boot from a ISO on a DVD.
Going to disconnect all the other drives.

 

Don't try to install Windows until you have done all those steps- all of them. That's 3 different boot disks.
(I prefer to be prepared and have these ready myself).

 

If you burnt the ISO to disk , as DATA , it won't boot , you have to Burn it as an IMAGE .....

It's good to use a CDRW too as Macrium's Disk etc should be updated each time the Program is updated...


Yes I would disconnect the other two Drives too , then just delete all current partitions during the Installation at the "Where do you want to install Windows phase" and let Windows recreate the 4 correct ones.

Don't forget to switch the Bios to UEFI (and AHCI) after you disconnect the other Drives before booting to the Win10 Install Disk.


KB

 

Double Check your Bootable MTPW Disk is not only Bootable but it see's what the windows version of the Program does , I just checked mine and it does not ...all GPT partitions are seen as Other, as are the MBR Disks in a Raid Array, so you can't work with them.


Maybe just be a problem for me ? the windows program is now crashing with a Loader.exe problem too...


KB

 

Tried to boot with the ISO that I created using the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft. Takes a little time, but it boots into the install screen so I guess that's ok.

Tried booting with the Macrium Rescue Media disc, and it boots up, and can maneuver to the "insert the image disk" I inserted the first disc and it requested the last disc as it has the index. So I'm guessing it will run ok.

Having trouble creating the Wizard Bootable Disc, but I think I am still good to go.
I have exported all my E-mails, and Contact list to one of the drives I am removing.

Felt a little uncomfortable about the ACHI. I was concerned that when I changed to ACHI on boot up that I could not boot with my c: drive, and thought I might have issues with the ISO not seeing the SSD drive as an SSD: so I opted to change the setting with regedit.
ACHI is now loading on startup, BIOS look a little funny to me as it scrolls by, and shows up as a SCSI, but I boot up fine.

I've got a few minor things to do so later this evening I will start as I'm one of those people that wants to see all the screen "happenings" as a load the fresh OS.

 

I assume you set AHCI in the Bios as well as changing it in the Registry? , you want the Bios in AHCI ( or Raid) AND UEFI for Windows 10 and a GPT SSD bootdisk.

The registry will be wiped out when you wipe the SSD so there should not be problems there.

The MTPW Boot disk is not working for me either , Nor is their new Beta MTPW10 Disk which now use WinPE instead of Linux,

However both Macrium and MTPW9 both work from inside KYHI's Bootable PE Environment with no issues , so perhaps make one of those instead , it has many other useful Apps on it too .

I am using version Win10586PESE_x86 ISO v160707 (New) File link:

ToolsLib - Downloads - Win10586PESE-x86

Main Page here on Ten Forums

Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk - Windows 10 Forums

KB

 

Ok so I won't leave anybody hanging as to what happened.
Started this morning, and got a little confused during the install as I wanted the install to be fresh. I had optioned custom, and did not want to save anything. Later there was an option for format so I selected that and away we went.

Finally arrived at a screen for two-step identification since the install was still in process I could not have MS E-mail me the code, and my back up to send the code to my home phone would not work. (is it ok to say merde?)

I did not want to call MS and talk to anybody from India: been there done that not a pleasant experience
Decided to do a chat session. I was in the MS chat queue counting down from 21 people.
The person answering (I think was in India) was no help at all. They could not understand what the two-step identification was.
I don't even think they read what you post as they ask the same questions again and again.
Finally I said I had hoped that if I provided my E-mail address, and telephone number they could get me a code to log into my MS account so I could continue with the install. The response was they were not equipped to do that. I ended the conversation.

In desperation I tried once more to get MS to call me and give me the code, and this time within seconds the phone rand, and the machine announced my code. Not bad only took about 1 1/2 hours for a code number.

Install looked good, and took a while to get all the downloads.
I was a little confused to see my old desk top show up on first boot? (I thought everything was supposed to be gone)
I also found 23 old shortcuts in my favorites that I hadn't seen in some time.
I did not find any "old " file where the install disc might have saved things.

I haven't yet loaded any software just to see if in this state if I have any crashes that were plaguing me before this install.
Everything seems to be running fine.
Ran SFC and had corrupted files unable to be repaired that had me say merde again.
Ran the DISM repair and it found and fixed the corruption.
Ran SFC again, and it found and repaired corruption.
Ran SFC one more time and 100 % ok this time. (Whew)

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That can't be a clean install if you can see some of your user data.

I'm guessing you've done an in-place upgrade repair.. have you looked to see if you still have programs installed?

Please describe as exactly as you can how you started the installation- it sounds a bit strange.

E.g. you should not have first booted up windows, and then run 'setup.exe' for example... and there's sthg wrong in having to run SFC \SCANNOW like that too.

You should have deleted partitions you didn't want or formatted the disk before starting the installation. That would make sure you clean installed.

I'll leave the others to help you with this. Good luck!

(And remember when you get this sorted out to delete old partitions on the other disks part of your old Win 10 OS as I marked).

 

dalchina I thought you would have hit the hay by now!

No I did not start Windows first. I had optioned the BIOS to boot from the DVD drive, and in that drive I had the Win 10 ISO.
It booted right into the ISO.

There are no old programs, no old Windows file. I thought it odd also, but at least I am up and running. I have no software loaded even my E-mail program (MS Outlook) is inside my MS Office so I have been just checking in here with a browser.

I wonder if I should try again?

I copied this from the forum fresh install page this is where I got confused and may retry the install.

Note Note

The 450 MB (UEFI-GPT) or 500 MB (Legacy BIOS-MBR) System Reserved partition is used for the Boot Manager code, BCD (Boot Configuration Database), System Recovery Options (Windows RE), and start up files for BitLocker (if turned on).

If you want to have (recommended) the 450 MB (UEFI-GPT) or 500 MB (Legacy BIOS-MBR) System Reserved partition in addition to the Windows C: partition on a HDD or SSD after installation, then you would need to make sure that all partitions on the drive have been deleted until it is only unallocated space. Next, select the unallocated drive to install Windows on. If there are no partitions on the disk, you will get the System Reserved partition.

If you do not want to have the 450 MB (UEFI-GPT) or 500 MB (Legacy BIOS-MBR) System Reserved partition and only the Windows C: partition on a HDD or SSD after installation, then select a formatted partition or drive to install Windows on. If there are any partitions on the disk, you won't get the System Reserved partition.


I had chosen format thinking it would format the entire drive. I also thought if I had selected each partition, and deleted them Windows would not authorize properly as everything would have been deleted by the format I hope that makes sense? So I am thinking now to redo my install and delete the two partitions when I see that screen?

Thinking even more after my response (bad thing for me) maybe it would help to find my key to authorize as it will disappear when I delete those partitions.

Found my product key with a little program. I also see an installed key number.