[rembowiz-open] FW: [ rembowiz-Bugs-565362 ] Corrupted Registry not reported

[Petri M. <pma...@es...>]

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Bugs item #565362, was opened at 2002-06-06 17:24
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Category: Base Image Windows
>Group: v1.1.4
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Postponed
Priority: 7
Submitted By: Petri Makijarvi (pmakijarvi)
Assigned to: Petri Makijarvi (pmakijarvi)
Summary: Corrupted Registry not reported

Initial Comment:
When taking a base image of a Windows 
NT/W2K/XP system, The Rembo Wizard attempts to 
read the SID-value of the system from the stored 
archive image on the server. The value is stored
on the server in a file.

We have had a problem where the image is taken
without a problem but when The Rembo Wizard 
attempts to read the SID-value, the call fails and the 
execution of The Rembo Wizard's base image 
backup programs stops without completion.

Unless the user has opened a console screen, the 
problem passes unnoticed to the user. With the
console there is a message

VM Error: No such device

that appears on the console. The problem is that

1) The image, or at least the registry in it is 
probably corrupted.

2) The description of the backup is never stored.

3) The SID value of the installation is never stored.


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>Comment By: Petri Makijarvi (pmakijarvi)
Date: 2002-11-20 09:34

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I have fixed the problem (of missing problem report - not
the possibility that it will occur again) in 2.0 release.

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Comment By: Petri Makijarvi (pmakijarvi)
Date: 2002-06-06 17:31

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The error has appeared only on a particular hardware 
(Dell Dimension series XPS R333). I have reported about 
the problems with NTDetect() and other disk access 
problems to Rembo (the toolkit we have is 1.1.022).

In the next version of The Rembo Wizard I plan for the 
following actions:

Run NTDetect() before taking the base image, and not 
after. This way we can stop the process if the detection 
fails.

Also, in the function that extracts the SID from the 
archive, I am planning to catch the exceptions so that I 
could at least report if there was severe problems when 
reading the registry values from the archive.

The above modifications should be ready for the next 
release >1.1.4. Meanwhile, if you have problem, keep 
the console open and look for the VM Error message.

Petri

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