Windows 10: How to get rights to copy to Root of C:

In order to effect a repair using DISM.EXE on Windows 10, the instructions tell me I must copy a file (install.wim) from my setup disk to the root of C: on my computer. However, despite the fact that I am logged in as the administrator and the "properties"of C:\ show that I have copy rights, it tells me that I do not have those rights. How can I copy that file to the root of C:?

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HELP!! - Toshiba driver update for Toshiba Hotkey Driver - Error 0x800f0203

I'm now running Windows 10 upgraded from Windows 7 & I have the same continuous problem with the update

• Toshiba driver update for Toshiba Hotkey Driver - Error 0x800f0203

I tried your Method 1 to fix it which said changes have been made to my computer & to try & update again which failed.. again & the same message above came up again. My laptop is secure as I run Norton 360, so what should I do next to try & fix this problem?
My laptop is a Toshiba satellite L650.

Thank you

David

 

Initial Log on

I've forgotten the log on or miss type my password on my new windows 10 laptop, does any one know how to reset it or get past it? I've only had it 3 days and can't remember the password or miss typed it (I set it up late the first night and have tried
every miss typed version I can think of) and now I don't what to do.

 

You don't need to copy install.wim to C:, I normally copy to desktop.

Example:
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth /Source:WIM:%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\Install.wim:1 /LimitAccess

But if you want, create a text file. copy and paste:
Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System] "EnableLUA"=dword:00000000[/quote] Change file extension to .reg, double click to merge into the registry then reboot PC.

 

dahermit,

If, as suggested above in that reg file Registry hack, you ever turn off UAC temporarily to get a particular job done then you can choose to do so through the UI instead - see the TenForums UAC tutorial.

Denis

 

No joy. I cut and pasted your DISM command into the Power Shell (as per your first option), ran it, and it generated this error:

"Image Version: 10.0.15063.0[===========================81.0%============== ]Error: 0x800f081fThe source files could not be found.Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information..."

Your second option was unclear/could not understand the command and how it would access a text file.

 

Try3

I went to the UAC tutorial and it just seemed to show how to change "when I want to be notified"...not how to turn off UAC temporarily. I am 74 years old for Christ's sake...I need a clear step-by-step procedure, have some patience with an old man.

 

dahermit,

1 About "Your second option was unclear/could not understand the command and how it would access a text file"

• That code the other user posted was a method for turning off UAC so that you could copy files to the root folder.
• You can achieve the same thing through the UI [to set UAC to its lowest setting] or using the other methods shown in the tutorial I gave you a link to.
• With UAC off or at its lowest setting, you can copy files to the root folder. But you would want to turn it back on again afterwards.

2 More generally, if you are going to use that DISM command, put in the full path to your Desktop instead of using %UserProfile% if you have ever relocated your User files Desktop folder.

• Windows is very bad at finding a relocated Desktop folder using %UserProfile%\Desktop.
• I am not a Dism expert and I would study the TenForum tutorials on the subject if I had to check a particular command [I only use Dism to mess about with driver backups and restoration and have never tried its many other uses].

Denis

 

dahermit,

Our posts have been crossing over each other but I did not notice your latest post until returning just now.

Before doing anything else, please could you explain why you are trying to use Dism. It is not a run-of-the-mill tool but it is in fact a very advanced tool.

If you are at all unsure about Dism use but really do want to use it then I recommend System file check (SFC) Scan and Repair System Files & DISM to fix things SFC cannot - ZigZag article in MSAnswers forum.

• This article starts off with using SFC to check for problems and then explains how to use Dism to fix them.
• I have always found ZigZag's procedures to be reliable.
• ZigZag takes you all the way through in a logical sequence and ends with the command you are trying to use.
• Note that ZigZag recommends using a "mounted" ISO file as the source of the install.wim. To "mount" an ISO file, you double-click on it then wait up to a minute for it to appear in your File explorer as an additional drive in your system.
• ZigZag does not suggest copying the install.wim file anywhere but if you have already done so then I think you can just substitute

the full drive and folder path to where you have put your install.wim file
in place of
X:\Sources\Install.wim
Denis

 

If you want to copy a file to the root of C: you can. It's easiest if you are signed in with an account that is an administrator. When you try to copy you'll see this....





....just click 'Continue' to complete the copying.

A standard user can copy to C:\ too, but after clicking Continue you'll be asked for the name and password of an administrator account in order to finish the copying.

If as a standard user you are NOT offered the chance to give an administrator password then you have FAR bigger problems than just not being able to copy. It means you have no administrator accounts at all on this PC - a situation that means you can no longer make any significant changes to your PC, such as creating new users or installing software.

 

What do you mean ? Here's the screen shot:

 

TopgunDCP - "Windows is very bad at finding a relocated Desktop folder using %UserProfile%\Desktop" - the simplest example of the potential for problems can be seen by entering %UserProfile%\Desktop into the File explorer address bar after relocating the Desktop folder. Given the OP's subsequent comments, I do not think this factor is relevant as I imagine that the OP would probably have mentioned user folder relocation. Perhaps the error the OP had using your example was something simpler such as a username that included spaces [I have never tried any Dism commands with a path containing spaces so can only guess that the normal way of using it within " would be sufficient]. However, having said all that, I would like to know why the OP wants to use Dism in the first place. Perhaps there is a simpler alternative for the OP's particular case. Denis

 

I have been trying for days to fix an error (Oxc1900200) that results from the Windows 10 Pro update from 1703 to 1709.

Amongst the things I have tried as per my internet search on that error is:

1. Ran anti-virus to make sure that was not causing the problem.
2. Made sure no third-party security software is running ( only Windows Defender).
3. Rand CHKDSK /R
4. Downloaded file SSU(kb4058704) for 64 bit.
5. Performed a clean boot.
6. Checked Device Manager...no exclamation points found that indicated a problem.
7. Ran sfc /scannow No problems were found.
8. Ran (as was suggested as a fix), DISM.exe /online /cleanup-image /Restorehealth which generated error: 0x800f081f.
9. The error suggests that the program cannot find the correct file to repair the Windows problem and suggested that I need to copy the file install.wim to the root of C: so that the DISM program can find it. Which brought me here.

That is why I am using DISM...because nothing else I have tried per various suggestions has worked.

The update program keeps downloading time and time again and ends with the same error.

 

@dahermit, that error code means:

https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/d...upgrade-errors

None of the fixes you have been told to use can be any help with this, certainly not DISM.

As you are running 1703, most system requirements are already proven to be met. The most likely requirement that may not be met is available space, not just on C: but the other system partitions too.

I am surprised that so far no one has suggested to you one of the most common causes of the 0xc1900200 update error...

win 10 version 1607 to 1703 upgrade failure code 0xc1900200

Minitools partition wizard, or similar, can help there. How large is your recovery partition? For comfort it should be at least 600MB, 500MB at minimum. Post a screenshot of Disk Management and we can help confirm the diagnosis.

Disk Management - How to Post a Screenshot of

 

I'm not expert on this but if all else fails back up drivers to external media. Ideally also clone your HD. Then consider attempting the following:

Reset Windows Update components: Script Reset Windows Update Agent

Disconnect from internet and stop windows update service. If it won't stop - reboot (still with no internet) then stop it.

Run the script - right-click and run as administrator. Choose option 11. Reboot when finished. (Still with no internet)

Run it again and choose option 2. Reboot when finished.

Run advanced disk cleanup to include windows update cleanup:

In admin Powershell:

Cmd.exe /c Cleanmgr /sageset:65535 & Cleanmgr /sagerun:65535



Or in Elevated Command Prompt:

cd C:\windows\system32

%SystemRoot%\System32\Cmd.exe /c Cleanmgr /sageset:65535 & Cleanmgr /sagerun:65535




%SystemRoot%\System32\Cmd.exe /c Cleanmgr /sageset:65535 & Cleanmgr /sagerun:65535

Extended disk cleanup will open. Choose cleanup options to include windows update cleanup.

Reboot when finished. Turn off antivirus and other security software.

Download Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool

After download right-click the tool’s MediaCreationTool.exe file and run as administrator. Tick Create installation media for another PC then Next. I know you want to upgrade the same PC but to create installation media you need to use this option.

When asked if you want to create a USB flash drive (you need one with 4GB or more free space) or an ISO file. Choose the USB option and click Next.

Wait for Windows 10 to download. When finished, navigate to the USB drive and double-click setup.exe to begin the Windows 10 upgrade process. Follow all the on-screen prompts until you see a message saying Installing Windows 10.

When your computer restarts remove the USB drive (during shutdown period) then follow the prompts to complete the installation.

Maybe it won't throw up the same error.