Data deduplication for Windows 8 x64

Hi,

I've been reading through this thread but I'm still confused. My problem is that I need (and already have installed RSAT) on Windows 8.1. Due to this (?) I can't install Deduplication becase dism will fail;

Processing 1 of 6 - Adding package Microsoft-Windows-VdsInterop-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384
[==========================100.0%==========================]
Processing 2 of 6 - Adding package Microsoft-Windows-VdsInterop-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.3.9600.16384
[============== 25.0% ]
An error occurred - Microsoft-Windows-VdsInterop-Package Error: 0x80092004
Processing 3 of 6 - Adding package Microsoft-Windows-FileServer-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384
[==========================100.0%==========================]
Processing 4 of 6 - Adding package Microsoft-Windows-FileServer-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.3.9600.16384
[================ 28.0% ]
An error occurred - Microsoft-Windows-FileServer-Package Error: 0x800f0831
Processing 5 of 6 - Adding package Microsoft-Windows-Dedup-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.9600.16384
[==========================100.0%========================= ]
Processing 6 of 6 - Adding package Microsoft-Windows-Dedup-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~en-US~6.3.9600.16384
[==========================100.0%==========================]

Error: 0x80092004

How should I proceed? Should I first uninstall RSAT, and then try enabling the Deduplication feature again after that? Then replace some files as suggested in this post by kaspik (first, second and third step) so I can re-enable RSAT? I'm so confused by all the reading and all the diffrent posts...

Thanks in advance!

 

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Additional info:
These updates below (list doesn't include superseded ones) will auto-update installed Deduplication_Pack, thus they will be redownloaded by WU after Deduplication_Pack is installed (without companion updates though, but still as whole MSUs):

W8-0-0:
KB2889784

W8-1-1:
KB2919355 (U1)
KB2962409
KB2995388
KB3000850 (so called U3)

 

WARNING: THIS METHOD WONT WORK, not sure why



made a new installer bat file
USAGE:

install.bat [filter string]

examples:

Install all cab files in folder: install.bat
install just files that have the string FileServer: install.bat FileServer
install just files that have the string FileServer but only en-us: install.bat FileServer*en-us

Code:

@echo off
cls
set /a count=0
del /q /f *.log   %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log %windir%\Logs\DISM\dism.log  >/.err

echo addressing the clusterf**k.... 
 cls
 for /f %%a IN ('dir /b *%**.cab') do (
  echo installing %%a  
   powershell -command Add-WindowsPackage -Online -PackagePath .\%%a -IgnoreCheck  -LogPath .\log.DISM-%%~na.log -NoRestart -LogLevel "2" > .\log.addpackage-%%~na.log
   set /a count+=1
     copy /Y  %windir%\Logs\DISM\dism.log .\log.DISM-THISSHOULDNOTEXIST-%%~na.log   >/.err
     copy /Y  %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log  .\log.CBS-%%~na.log   >/.err
     del /q /f %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log %windir%\Logs\DISM\dism.log  >/.err
    echo next file...
     cls
 )
   echo enabling feature
   dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Dedup-Core /all  
     copy /Y  %windir%\Logs\DISM\dism.log .\log.DISM-THISSHOULDNOTEXIST-%%~na.log   >/.err
     copy /Y  %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log  .\log.CBS-%%~na.log   >/.err
    del /q /f   %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log %windir%\Logs\DISM\dism.log  >/.err
 
   echo .
   echo (%windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log and windir%\Logs\DISM\dism.log are not there.. they in the folder u ran the bat from)
   echo .
   echo this s**t is done... installed %count% motherf**king cab files... welcome you lazy f**k

 

nm fixed it already

 

Now that Windows Server Technical Preview 2 dropped today (windows 10 server 10074, same as the current windows 10 client build), do you think you feel up to taking a crack at building some cabs? If not, could you share the script that does it?

Thanks.

 

I'd like this as well!

 

This link was dead, is there an update pls?
Maybe a new thread for Windows 10?

 

I know there is a Windows 10 thread, but I am still using Win 8.1 and would prefer to.

So do I use this 8 x64 package or the package from that thread?

And, how to install it without issues (given that I can run things in Admin)?

There are 3 .cmd files:

Code:

Win8.1x64-Data-Dedup-Install.cmd
Win8.1x64-Data-Dedup-Un-Install.cmd
Disable-Background-Tasks.cmd

There is no readme, how to .. I get the Install/ vs Uninstall - But there is not talk of when/ how / if to use/ run the 3rd .cmd?

 

So I am now horribly confused on which files and what methods will work to bring a working DeDup to my Win 8.1.1 instance?

Too many of the last posts are kind of "NOT FINAL" Can you guys PLEASE PLEASE do a final
HOW TO & FILE RELEASE on this.. ? And if you wont be able to update the FILES in the future, just do ONE final release for poor Win 8.1 users and please point us on how to do this in the future.

 

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that batch file is pretty much the same install process but install each cab separetly and keeps the log (for debug purposes) it worked for me but then when trying on a empty install it dint.

i made it so one batch file could be used for any cab install files. since each windows version names the files with the windows build

tldr; ignore that batch file

 

Lets put all updates on the Win 10 thread.. Even the Win 8 - 6.2, 8.1 - 6.3 / 6.4 variations all over there.. Collected together, Put in right order/ how to install.. and we can later worry about automating with a Super Script!