Config Mgr Client installation error 80041002
During reinstallation on a client we had the error message: Setup was unable to compile the file DiscoveryStatus.mof The error code is 80041002 To resolve the issue and successfully reinstall the SCCM Config Manager Client: Open a terminal session with administrator privileges Change the directory to “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Policy Platform”…
SCCM DP Reinstall
This trick is used to reinstall an SCCM Distribution Point without first uninstalling the DP role. This appears to be the same method SCCM uses to update DPs after an upgrade on the Site Server. Open up the distmgr.log on your site server. Use this to monitor progress as you…
SCCM Client Stuck in Provisioning Mode
After a failed OS Upgrade Task Sequence, the client may become stuck in Provisioning Mode (set during an OS upgrade to prevent other deployments from running during the upgrade process). To release the client from provisioning mode manually, use the powershell command below. Invoke-WmiMethod -Namespace root\CCM -Class SMS_Client -Name SetClientProvisioningMode…
Migrate Windows Shares to new Server
If you’re looking to move your Windows file shares from one VM to a new VM, the steps below will get you there quickly and easily. First, backup the Windows shares from the registry by following the steps outlined in this Microsoft article. Disable Backup Jobs Copy registry export to…
Windows Keyboard Error Code 19
This fix is to resolve the keyboard not working on a fresh install of Windows 10 22H2 on a Lenovo T14 Gen 4 notebook. Inside Windows, the built-in keyboard doesn’t work nor does any external keyboard. Keyboards work fine in BIOS and during post. Windows Device Manager shows the error:…
Delete Windows Recovery Partition
Open an elevated Command Prompt Type “diskpart” and press Enter Type “list disk” and press Enter. The list of physical drives will be displayed. Type “select disk #” where # is the number of the disk you want to work with. Press Enter. Type “list partition” and press Enter. The…
iSCSI Configuration on Server Core
To launch the iSCSI Initiator Configuration on Windows Server Core, at the command prompt run: iscsicpl
ORA-10873: file 1 needs to be either taken out of backup mode or media recovered
We had an Oracle database that would not start up. Database users could not log on, receiving the error “ORA-01033 ORACLE initialization or shutdown in progress”. When attempting to start the database we received the error “ORA-10873: file 1 needs to be either taken out of backup mode or media…
Windows Activation Error Code 0xC004E015
Resolve Windows activation error code 0xC004E015.
Windows 10 dotNET 3.5 Install Fix for Domain PCs
Open RegEdit and navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU folder. DoubleClick on UseWUServer(UseWindowsUpdateServer) and change the value to 0. Restart the Windows Update service. Now open the appwiz.cpl and add the dotNET 3.5 feature using Microsoft Update as source.