Hi,

I am getting error 0x800F0823 when using Windows System Image Manager. This
happens when the .WIM is being cataloged. At first it gave an error about the
WIMGAPI.DLL which could not be found. When I copied this file to the System32
folder this error comes up:

11:43 AM :
11:43 AM : User Name: Administrator
Machine Name: VISTA-1
Processor Architecture: x86
Domain Name: CHIEL
CLR Version: 2.0.50727.1434
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1
Current Directory: Z:\
Command Line Parameters: "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\Image
Manager\ImgMgr.EXE"
Physical Memory for this process: 41811968
Bitness for this process: Native 32-bit
File Version Information
C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\Image Manager
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.Command.dll Microsoft Corporation
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) msil
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.Common.dll Microsoft Corporation
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) msil
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformImplementation.dll
Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) x86
Microsoft.componentstudio.componentplatforminterface.dll
Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) msil
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.Controls.dll Microsoft Corporation
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) msil
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.Serializer.dll Microsoft Corporation
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) msil
ImageCat.EXE Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386
(vista_rtm.061101-2205) msil
ImgMgr.EXE Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386
(vista_rtm.061101-2205) msil
C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\Image Manager\EN
imagecat.resources.dll Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386
msil
ImgMgr.resources.dll Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386
msil
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.Command.resources.dll Microsoft
Corporation 6.0.6000.16386 msil
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.Common.resources.dll Microsoft
Corporation 6.0.6000.16386 msil
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.resources.dll
Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386 msil
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.Controls.resources.dll Microsoft
Corporation 6.0.6000.16386 msil

C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\Servicing\SmiEngine.dll Microsoft
Corporation 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) x86
C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\Servicing\pkgmgr.exe Microsoft
Corporation 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) x86
C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\Servicing\cbscore.dll Microsoft
Corporation 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) x86
C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\Servicing\wcp.dll Microsoft
Corporation 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) x86
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\WimFltr.sys Microsoft Corporation
6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) x86
C:\Windows\system32\wimgapi.dll Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386
(vista_rtm.061101-2205) x86

11:43 AM :
11:43 AM :
11:43 AM : There was an error generating a catalog file for image Vista
Business x32 in Windows image file Z:\VistaBusinessx32.wim.
11:43 AM :
11:43 AM : System.InvalidOperationException: Exception from HRESULT:
0x800F0823 ---> System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has
been thrown by the target of an invocation. --->
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800F0823): Exception from
HRESULT: 0x800F0823
at
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32
errorCode, IntPtr errorInfo)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.CbsSessionAdaptor.OpenInstalledPackage(ComPointer<ICbsPackage>* , Identity id)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageImpl.InitializePackages()
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageImpl..ctor(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeConstructor(Object[] args,
SignatureStruct& signature, IntPtr declaringType)
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeConstructor(Object[] args,
SignatureStruct signature, RuntimeTypeHandle declaringType)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeConstructorInfo.Invoke(BindingFlags
invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder
binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr,
Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[]
activationAttributes)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.Cpi.PlatformImplementation.CreateOfflineImageInstance(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Server stack trace:
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.Cpi.PlatformImplementation.CreateOfflineImageInstance(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.Cpi.CreateOfflineImageInstance(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageCatalog.Serialize(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageInfo.CreateCatalog()
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.CatalogCreatorImpl.CreateCatalog(OfflineImageInfo offlineImageInfo)
at
System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr
md, Object[] args, Object server, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext,
Object[]& outArgs)
at
System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.PrivateProcessMessage(RuntimeMethodHandle
md, Object[] args, Object server, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext,
Object[]& outArgs)
at
System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext)

Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage
reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData&
msgData, Int32 type)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.ICatalogCreator.CreateCatalog(OfflineImageInfo offlineImageInfo)
at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.CatalogGenerator.CreateCat(ProgressDialog
pd, Object o)
11:43 AM : System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been
thrown by the target of an invocation. --->
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800F0823): Exception from
HRESULT: 0x800F0823
at
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32
errorCode, IntPtr errorInfo)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.CbsSessionAdaptor.OpenInstalledPackage(ComPointer<ICbsPackage>* , Identity id)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageImpl.InitializePackages()
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageImpl..ctor(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeConstructor(Object[] args,
SignatureStruct& signature, IntPtr declaringType)
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeConstructor(Object[] args,
SignatureStruct signature, RuntimeTypeHandle declaringType)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeConstructorInfo.Invoke(BindingFlags
invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder
binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr,
Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[]
activationAttributes)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.Cpi.PlatformImplementation.CreateOfflineImageInstance(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)
11:43 AM : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800F0823):
Exception from HRESULT: 0x800F0823
at
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32
errorCode, IntPtr errorInfo)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.CbsSessionAdaptor.OpenInstalledPackage(ComPointer<ICbsPackage>* , Identity id)
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageImpl.InitializePackages()
at
Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageImpl..ctor(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)

I'm getting this as well and frankly it totally hacks me off.
Documentation lists everything as being as simple as creating the
catalog only to find out that a bizarre and so far totally obscure
error message gets through out.

I have located documentation regarding Updating the Service Stack.
Sounds good where / how. It lists Vista SP1 as being the update. I
am loading the install.wim file straight from our Volume licenses
provided Windows Vista Business with SP1.

here are the links i've been able to locate:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window...f44751033.mspx
http://technet2.microsoft.com/window....mspx?mfr=true
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938371
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937287

Not sure if this will help anyone or not but any help or solutions
anyone has would be appreciated.

Hello,
Are you using the updated Windows AIK?
You may get this error message if the Windows AIK is from Vista RTM and you
are using an SP1 image to capture
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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|> I'm getting this as well and frankly it totally hacks me off.
|> Documentation lists everything as being as simple as creating the
|> catalog only to find out that a bizarre and so far totally obscure
|> error message gets through out.
|>
|> I have located documentation regarding Updating the Service Stack.
|> Sounds good where / how. It lists Vista SP1 as being the update. I
|> am loading the install.wim file straight from our Volume licenses
|> provided Windows Vista Business with SP1.
|>
|> here are the links i've been able to locate:
|>
|>
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window...f84-6c65-4b86-
94f8-6f1b38df44751033.mspx
|>
http://technet2.microsoft.com/window...a187c-1ead-445
9-829b-614a6428721f1033.mspx?mfr=true
|> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938371
|> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937287
|>
|> Not sure if this will help anyone or not but any help or solutions
|> anyone has would be appreciated.
|>
|>

Thanks for posting your solution!! Saved me many many hours.

"Blario" wrote:

>
> I searched online and didn't find this solution directly, so I'm glad to
> be able to post what fixed it for me.
>
> Background:
>
> 1) I already had the latest version of WAIK installed, the version that
> is supposedly compatible with Server 2008 imaging and Vista SP1. I
> still ran into this problem regardless.
>
> 2) The problem I experienced, to be clear, is windows system image
> manager (WSIM), a component of WAIK, not being able to find wimgapi.dll
> when attempting to add a Windows image. The image in my case was server
> 2008 x86 and x64.
>
> Using hints from other post that I've read via google, I see that this
> dll is installed all over the WAIK installation. There are 3 versions
> under c:\program files\WAIK\tools. x86, x64, & ia64. I took the x86
> version of the dll, which is 321KB, and copied it to the directory
> containing the WSIM executable. I close WSIM and opened it again,
> tried the windows image again, and WAH LAH!!!
>
>
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