What is a handle when creating a install.wim file from a partition


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At 16% I am getting a Handle is invalid error when trying to create a install.wim for my windows 11 pro install iso.
I have 4 questions :
Here is dism line I get this error:
dism /capture-image /imagefile:p:\images\install.wim /capturedir:Z:\ /scratchdir:p:\scratch /name:"newImageFile" /compress:maximum /verify /bootable.

What is a handle?
What do I need to do to get past 16%/
Why does it take so long [1.5 hours] to start?

The dism.log file is in the dism1.txt file!

I thank you very much for your help, JTM
 
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Rbcc said:
At 16% I am getting a Handle is invalid error when trying to create a install.wim for my windows 11 pro install iso.
I have 4 questions :
Here is dism line I get this error:
dism /capture-image /imagefile:p:\images\install.wim /capturedir:Z:\ /scratchdir:p:\scratch /name:"newImageFile" /compress:maximum /verify /bootable.

What is a handle?
What do I need to do to get past 16%/
Why does it take so long [1.5 hours] to start?

The dism.log file is in the dism1.txt file!

I thank you very much for your help, JTM
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Put the dism command in a code box so we can see it properly.
 

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DISM typically has trouble with cloud-stored files that are only pointers to the actual files, e.g. if you are using OneDrive's Files on Demand and the files are not actually synced to the local drive.

You would likely need to create a configuration file for DISM, like so:
Code: 
[ExclusionList]
\Users\jtm_7\OneDrive

Save it, for example, as wimscript.ini. Then add something like this to your DISM command:

Code: 
/ConfigFile:"X:\path\to\wimscript.ini"
 

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Process Handle identifies and provides control of native processes. Each individual process can be monitored for liveness, list its children, get information about the process or destroy it.

In this guide, we’ll cover how to create a custom Windows 10/11 installation image with pre-installed apps, necessary files, and other environment and application settings.

 

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It's not referring to a process handle; it's a file handle.
 

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Are you running off a live system, or did you boot from a WinPE or Recovery environment? You can't really capture the same system while it's running.
 

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@garlin: live system.
But can one capture a partition on the same system?
 

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I have a dual boot system with 2 Windows 11, on 2 separate partitions partition1 which is the C:\ which is the "working "[don't know what to call it ] which is 100gibyte and z:\ partition is another partition which is my customized one with apps and utilities. The Z:\ drive is the drive I am trying to make the wim from! When I run the above dism line I get error #6.

Now when I go through the dism log file what do I look for in order to solve the problem?
Is this error a syntax error?
Is there something missing, wrong or something I did wrong with dism line?
What is it meant when it error #6 "The handle is invalid???"
 

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another question
why does it look on
2024-05-27 10:25:54, Error DISM WIM Provider: PID=2916 Z:\Users\jtm_7\OneDrive\Assets\AutoUnattend.xml (HRESULT=0x80070006) - CWimManager::WimProviderMsgLogCallback

when one drive is turned off?? how do I solve this??
John
 

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I suggested a method to ignore OneDrive files in post #3, and the request in post 2 hasn’t been answered it seems.
 

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I think pseymour has the sensible answer

and you dont need /bootable switch unless you are creating some kind of winpe.

wrap it in code tags avoid the smilies
Code: 
dism /capture-image /imagefile:D:\images\install.wim /capturedir:Z:\ /scratchdir:D:\scratch /name:"newImageFile" /compress:maximum /verify
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Code: 
Dism /Capture-Image /ImageFile:"P:\images\install.wim" /CaptureDir:Z:\ /Name:Windows11Pro[Golden]  /compress:Maximum /verify [code]
 

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