I cant enable Windows RE

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  1. venioni

    venioni MDL Senior Member

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    I have create a file on C (Win81Recovery) and inside this file i put install wim of windows 8.1 iso i give this

    command REAGENTC /SetOSImage /Path C:\Win81Recovery\INSTALL.WIM /Index 1 after this command i have this status:


    Directory set to: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition2\Win81-Recovery


    REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.




    C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment
    Tools> REAGENTC /Info
    Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and system reset configuration
    Information:


    Windows RE status: Disabled
    Windows RE location:
    Boot Configuration Data (BCD) identifier: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000000000
    00
    Recovery image location: \\?\GLOBALROOT\device\harddisk0\partition2\Win81-
    Recovery
    Recovery image index: 1
    Custom image location:
    Custom image index: 0


    REAGENTC.EXE: Operation Successful.

    After that i give this command REAGENTC.EXE /enable

    But after this command i have this


    C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment
    Tools> REAGENTC.EXE /enable
    REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image was not found.

    And the Windows RE status: Disabled

    Can someone help me with this proplem thanks.o_O
     
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  2. Tito

    Tito Super Mod / Adviser
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    Wait, you want to replace WINRE.WIM with INSTALL.WIM??

    :eek:
     
  3. venioni

    venioni MDL Senior Member

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    Tito if you mean winre.wim who can create with ADK tool I'll try and that. I mean i create a winre.wim with adk and i have the same propleM with
    install.wim.
     
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  4. murphy78

    murphy78 MDL DISM Enthusiast

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    Negative, there's a bug when you set the reagentc/winrecfg stuff post-install where if the winre.wim didn't come from the image and go through the correct HAL pass during first reboot, it won't enable no matter what you do.
    Remember that guy in the wimboot thread who was complaining about that?
    I did some testing of my own when I was trying to swap out a winre.wim on a sysprepped image. That would also not enable.

    There's some sort of setting somewhere that gets written during the HAL phase that catalogues the hash or something, and if you try to modify it, it won't enable no matter what.

    *edit: that wasn't explained well.
    The bug occurs whether you set the osimage or the reimage... if the reimage wasn't from the original image, it won't enable.
     
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    venioni MDL Senior Member

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  6. Flipp3r

    Flipp3r MDL Expert

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    #6 Flipp3r, Oct 20, 2014
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    I think you need both WinRE.wim and Install.wim(or esd).
    You haven't specified a Target either.
    WinRE:
    Code:
    Reagentc /Setreimage /Path C:\Win81Recovery /Target C:\Windows
    Install.wim:
    Code:
    Reagentc /Setosimage /Path C:\Win81Recovery /Target C:\Windows /Index 1
    You should also really have these on a separate partition. I think Reset won't work only Refresh...
     
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  7. venioni

    venioni MDL Senior Member

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