Roger Alcindor
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vmware error 0x80042318 converting on-line machine
I have a problem creating a vmware virtual image file from an on-line machine using vmwarecenter 4.3 stand-alone converter on the machine to be imaged. The image file is being stored on a remote file server. The on-line machine is running windows Xp Professional SP3.
I get an error code 0x80042318 after 1 percent of the conversion process has run. Initially I thought that this was due to a FAT partition on the machine that was being imaged and so I un-checked the FAT partition in the options prior to running the conversion. This did not fix the problem and so, after some further research, I ran the following commads from a command prompt on the machine to be imaged:
Cd windows\system32
Net stop vss
Net stop swprv
regsvr32 ole32.dll
regsvr32 vss_ps.dll
Vssvc /Register
regsvr32 /i swprv.dll
regsvr32 /i eventcls.dll
regsvr32 es.dll
regsvr32 stdprov.dll
regsvr32 vssui.dll
regsvr32 msxml.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
regsvr32 msxml4.dll
After completing the registration of the DLL’s open an command prompt and typing
"vssadmin list writers"
I get an error reported - Cd windows\system32
Net stop vss
Net stop swprv
regsvr32 ole32.dll
regsvr32 vss_ps.dll
Vssvc /Register
regsvr32 /i swprv.dll
regsvr32 /i eventcls.dll
regsvr32 es.dll
regsvr32 stdprov.dll
regsvr32 vssui.dll
regsvr32 msxml.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
regsvr32 msxml4.dll
After completing the registration of the DLL’s open an command prompt and typing
"vssadmin list writer"
I get the following errormessage :
"error: 0x8000ffff"
Any ideas what the problem might be ?
Roger
I get an error code 0x80042318 after 1 percent of the conversion process has run. Initially I thought that this was due to a FAT partition on the machine that was being imaged and so I un-checked the FAT partition in the options prior to running the conversion. This did not fix the problem and so, after some further research, I ran the following commads from a command prompt on the machine to be imaged:
Cd windows\system32
Net stop vss
Net stop swprv
regsvr32 ole32.dll
regsvr32 vss_ps.dll
Vssvc /Register
regsvr32 /i swprv.dll
regsvr32 /i eventcls.dll
regsvr32 es.dll
regsvr32 stdprov.dll
regsvr32 vssui.dll
regsvr32 msxml.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
regsvr32 msxml4.dll
After completing the registration of the DLL’s open an command prompt and typing
"vssadmin list writers"
I get an error reported - Cd windows\system32
Net stop vss
Net stop swprv
regsvr32 ole32.dll
regsvr32 vss_ps.dll
Vssvc /Register
regsvr32 /i swprv.dll
regsvr32 /i eventcls.dll
regsvr32 es.dll
regsvr32 stdprov.dll
regsvr32 vssui.dll
regsvr32 msxml.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
regsvr32 msxml4.dll
After completing the registration of the DLL’s open an command prompt and typing
"vssadmin list writer"
I get the following errormessage :
"error: 0x8000ffff"
Any ideas what the problem might be ?
Roger
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I did that (again), makes no difference.
It was also included in the my question as well.
It was also included in the my question as well.
What about imaging it a to a vmware workstation folder, and then importing that folder to the vcentre using VMware Converter. I sometimes get a similar error when I'm trying to P2V machines in our DMZ as some ports are closed. also paste the log file so we can take a look
Here is a link to the path of the log files.
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1035811
Here is a link to the path of the log files.
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1035811
If you are having VSS issues with the Physical machine, I would try this workaround
@paulsolov fellow EE Expert has suggested the following method:-
"If all else fails do the following as it has helped me over a hundred times when converter fails
1. Download trial copy of Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery
2. Install and take an image of the server
3. Use VMware Converter to convert image (it knows it natively) to a VM"
@paulsolov fellow EE Expert has suggested the following method:-
"If all else fails do the following as it has helped me over a hundred times when converter fails
1. Download trial copy of Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery
2. Install and take an image of the server
3. Use VMware Converter to convert image (it knows it natively) to a VM"
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start -> run -> type :
regsvr32 ole32.dll
and retry .. good luck