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HI All, 

running into this problem: somehow in my XPE image some Performance Data Objects are missing (thus giving 0xC0000BB8 error when trying to query them via PdhAddCounter() etc. APIs).

The missing  Performance object is the "Processor" one.

I am afraid this has to do with some components missing in TD as a full install of XPPro on the successfully lists the Processor performance object  when running PerfMon but the object is not there in XPE.

Anyone has a clue of how to add it to my target image?

TIA.

CoolMo 

Hey,

 I've had this problem too. If all your other performance counters are there, you probably have the right components. Make sure you have this DLL: perfos.dll

This is a problem with XP Professional too if you don't have a pagefile (virtual memory) setup. So options are:

1. Setup a page file, even 2MB will be enough, reboot. Use the Microsoft Extensible Performance Counter List tool: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7ff99683-b7ec-4da6-92ab-793193604ba4&displaylang=en

and select Performance Counters Enabled on the perfos.dll Service. Click Refresh and it should stay now that you have a page file. You can check perfmon and the processor counter should be there.

2. If you can't have a page file, you will have to deploy the image again. You'll have to request a file from MS. On the first boot run this patch: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884558

This will keep the performance counters there without having a page file present.

Good Luck,

Michael 

Hi,

opted for choice no 2: 

"...If you can't have a page file, you will have to deploy the image again. You'll have to request a file from MS. On the first boot run this patch: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=884558"

unfortunately the files which came (by mean of an unexpceted prompt response to my email: chapeau!) from MS did not seem to work as they came neither on my XPPro workstation, nor on ye XPE target.?!

Have digged through the internet until I stumbled upon a message describing the procedure to be carried on the target after FBA completes and reboots:

•  In TD pagefile must not be enabled
  
•  directory on %windir%\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE} must be created
  
•  a dummy.cat file must be put in there (even an empty one will do the trick)
•  it must be executed the WindowsXP-KB884558-x86-....exe (if you wish to do it silently and irreversively add the "/quiet /passive /n" command line args)
•  reseal the target and reboot
•  enjoy your Processor and others performance counters without the pagefile

I have setup a component for both english and italian language which does the trick. As soon as I find out how to upload it to xpefiles.com I will do so that other people in need can get rid of the problem in a wiff.

 
Ciaooo

Mo 

Oh yea! That dummy.cat file!  Totally forgot about that part.

I'm glad you figured it out.

~Michael