WAIK error 0x800F0823 during cataloging WIM image

[Akiraa]

Guys something is going wrong with Windows System Image Manager in my case, i am not able to make out what. When i tried using WSIM then i get a error message saying "WIMGAPI.DLL could not be found". I manually carried out a search for that file and copied it in to System32 folder but now i am getting WAIK error 0x800F0823 during cataloging WIM image. I am not able to get rid of this, any help for fixing this issue will be appreciated.

[Leoniee]

I am getting same error and even i am not able to figure out what's wrong. I have checked out for this error and have gone through several forums but i haven't come across a single effective solution to get it working. Some people had suggested me to install recommended updates, Ive tried out that as well but no luck. Let me know if you come across any solution for fixing this issue as well.

[MrChris-]

I wanted to know if you both are using latest version of Windows AIK? if not then download and install the latest one and see if you both are able to get rid of that error. I have come across some people who were facing same error message and in their case they were using Windows AIK from Vista RTM where as they were using SP1 image for capturing. So just check out these things first and report back for further help.

[Akiraa]

Thanks for your reply MrChris-'s, i am using latest version of Windows AIK, in fact Ive installed it recently from Microsoft site.

[Leoniee]

Akiraa i have fixed it out in my case, even i was having latest version of Windows AIK installed but Ive found that there are 3 different versions of WIMGAPI.DLL (x86, x64, & ia64) they are in c:\program files\WAIK\tools in my case. After copying x86 version of the dll in to the directory having WSIM executable, Windows System Image Manager started running fine. Just try out what ive tried and let me know if it is helping you out as well or not, best of luck.

[es34]

I am not sure if Leoniee solution is right or not but i wanted to add that i have ran in to exactly the same issue and installing WAIK v.1.1 for SP1 of VISTA had helped me out. If you want then you can download it from here and test it out.

[Akiraa]

Leoniee your tricked worked out for me as well, Thanks for posting your solution!!

[pc-addict]

I have the same problem and have tried the solution to copy the wimgapi.dll to the system folder and the same directory as the Image manger.exe file, this did overcome the problem of file not being found but I'm still getting the 0x800F0823 error can anyone please help this is so frustrating!

Im on vista ultimate sp2

LOG FILE


21:10 :
21:10 : User Name: PC-Addict
Machine Name: TECHNICIAN-PC
Processor Architecture: x86
Domain Name: TECHNICIAN-PC
CLR Version: 2.0.50727.4206
OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2
Current Directory: Y:\Vista_Installation
Command Line Parameters: "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\Image Manager\ImgMgr.EXE"
Physical Memory for this process: 37822464
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
wimgapi.dll Microsoft Corporation 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) x86
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

21:10 :
21:10 :
21:10 : There was an error generating a catalog file for image Windows Vista HOMEPREMIUM in Windows image file Y:\Vista_Installation\install.wim.
21:10 :
21:10 : 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(ComPoint er<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 System.Reflection.Assembly.CreateInstance(String typeName, Boolean ignoreCase, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes)
at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.Cpi.PlatformImplementation.CreateOfflineImageIn stance(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Server stack trace:
at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.Cpi.PlatformImplementation.CreateOfflineImageIn stance(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(OfflineImageIn fo 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)
21:10 : 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(ComPoint er<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 System.Reflection.Assembly.CreateInstance(String typeName, Boolean ignoreCase, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes)
at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.Cpi.PlatformImplementation.CreateOfflineImageIn stance(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)
21:10 : 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(ComPoint er<ICbsPackage>* , Identity id)
at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageImpl.InitializePackages()
at Microsoft.ComponentStudio.ComponentPlatformInterface.OfflineImageImpl..ctor(OfflineImageInfo imageInfo)