Windows 10: mt.exe "general error c1010070: Failed to load and parse the manifest" after Windows 10...

Since updating to Win10 build 1803, I have problems building projects with Visual Studio 2013. The linker fails when generating the manifest, probably due to incorrect white-space handling of paths.


The error message in Visual Studio is e.g.: "C:\Users\Peter : general error c1010070: Failed to load and parse the manifest. Windows was unable to parse the requested XML data.". The first part "C:\Users\Peter " strongly suggests that the issue is due to something in the build chain or the OS not respecting white-space in the user name. Note, my local username is "Peter Schuebel".


This issue was first reported by alschmitt (using Visual Studio 2017) at the developer support site, see: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/258291/general-error-c1010070-failed-to-load-and-parse-th.html. But they replied that it is a Windows issue: "We have determined that this issue belongs to Windows team. please move this feedback ticket to the right team."


I tried contacting Windows support at https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/contactus/ with the message below, but got no reply or even confirmation.


Workaround:

As mentioned, this definitely is connected to the whitespace in the user name directory. I'm signing into my machine with a Microsoft account, which automatically created a username with a whitespace between first and last name. Changing my current user's sign-in option to a local account without whitespace did not help, since the existing user folder remains unchanged in that case.
But creating a new local user (without whitespace in the user name) seems to work. After signing in with the new local user, carrying across some settings, changing permissions, etc, the Visual Studio build worked fine again.

It's not great, since I now end up switching between two users, but it is a workaround for the short term.


Can this please get looked at by the Windows dev team and get fixed? If I'm posting this in the wrong place, then please please make it clearer where to report bugs like this.


Thank you very much,

Peter

[Windows user since 1992, version 3.1]

:)

 

Cannot Install Windows 10 Error 80070002

Hi Jmarco0921,

for the method I used above, I did the already deletion in the
/windows/softwaredistribution/download.

Following your advice, I did the manual reset method twice (also the step 4). But some of my dll files are failed to load during the reregister the BITS step. Below are the dll files that failed to load:

• regsvr32.exe shdocvw.dll

• regsvr32.exe browseui.dll

• regsvr32.exe msxml.dll

• regsvr32.exe gpkcsp.dll

• regsvr32.exe sccbase.dll

• regsvr32.exe slbcsp.dll

• regsvr32.exe initpki.dll

• regsvr32.exe wuaueng1.dll

• regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll

• regsvr32.exe wuweb.dll

• regsvr32.exe qmgr.dll

After doing the manual reset twice, I still could not manage to install the Win 10. It always
failed at 42% during preparing installation phase.

 

KB4013429 Failing to install.

I have followed the instructions listed in the link you have provided but received several errors along the way.

Step 3 produced a path not found error

I first attempted these instructions without step 4 as indicated, the overall outcome was the same.

On my second attempt I carried out step 4

On step 5 I received a few errors when trying to re-register dll's:

- regsvr32.exe atl.dll - pass

- regsvr32.exe urlmon.dll - Pass
- regsvr32.exe mshtml.dll - loaded but entry point not found

- regsvr32.exe shdocvw.dll - loaded but entry point not found
- regsvr32.exe browseui.dll- loaded but entry point not found
- regsvr32.exe jscript.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe vbscript.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe scrrun.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe msxml.dll - Failed to load - Not Found
- regsvr32.exe msxml3.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe msxml6.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe actxprxy.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe softpub.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe wintrust.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe dssenh.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe rsaenh.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe gpkcsp.dll - Failed to load - Not Found
- regsvr32.exe sccbase.dll - Failed to load - Not Found
- regsvr32.exe slbcsp.dll - Failed to load - Not Found
- regsvr32.exe cryptdlg.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe oleaut32.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe ole32.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe shell32.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe initpki.dll - Failed to load - Not Found
- regsvr32.exe wuapi.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe wuaueng.dll - loaded but entry point not found
- regsvr32.exe wuaueng1.dll - Failed to load - Not Found
- regsvr32.exe wucltui.dll - Failed to load - Not Found
- regsvr32.exe wups.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe wups2.dll - Success
- regsvr32.exe wuweb.dll - Failed to load - Not Found
- regsvr32.exe qmgr.dll - loaded but entry point not found
- regsvr32.exe qmgrprxy.dll - Failed to load - Not Found
- regsvr32.exe wucltux.dll - Failed to load - Not Found
- regsvr32.exe muweb.dll - Failed to load - Not Found

- regsvr32.exe wuwebv.dll - Failed to load - Not Found

After this I went to windows update and clicked search for updates which proceeded to download and install updates, after being prompted for a reboot the update fails again which appears to be the same as the initial error.

Any other suggestions? I really don't want to have to re-format my PC again.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.