{"id":74926,"date":"2024-04-24T12:53:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T07:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=74926"},"modified":"2024-08-07T13:18:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T07:48:25","slug":"reagentc-exe-operation-failed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/reagentc-exe-operation-failed-2\/","title":{"rendered":"REAGENTC.EXE: Operation failed: Error 2 or Error 3bc3"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you attempt to enable Windows RE by running the reagentc \/enable<\/strong><\/code> command, the following error may be shown:<\/p>\n

REAGENTC.EXE: Operation failed: 2\n\nREAGENTC.EXE: An error has occurred.<\/pre>\n
(or)<\/p>\n
REAGENTC.EXE: Operation failed: 3bc3<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
or<\/p>\n
REAGENTC.EXE: Unable to update Boot Configuration Data.<\/pre>\n
The ReAgent.log may record the following error:<\/p>\n
Info                         [ReAgentc.exe] Creating BCD entry\nError                        [ReAgentc.exe] open store failed: 0xc000000f\nInfo                         [ReAgentc.exe] Failed to create BCD recovery entry 2\nInfo                         [ReAgentc.exe] BCD could not be set, Copying Winre.wim from  to staging location\nInfo                         [ReAgentc.exe] Moving \\\\?\\GLOBALROOT\\device\\harddisk0\\partition3\\Recovery\\Temporary\\Winre.wim to C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\Recovery\\\\winre.wim\nInfo                         [ReAgentc.exe] SetWinRESettings return with error code 0x2\nError                        [ReAgentc.exe] failed to set WinRE settings, error:0x2\nInfo                         [ReAgentc.exe] Exit WinReInstall return value: 0, last error: 0x2\nError                        [ReAgentc.exe] failed to install winre: : 0x2\nInfo                         [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------\nInfo                         [ReAgentc.exe] -----Exiting command line: reagentc  \/enable, Error: 2-----\nInfo                         [ReAgentc.exe] ------------------------------------------------------\nWarning                      [ReAgentc.exe] winreGetOSGuidOrDefault GetCurrentOsGuid returned 0x3bc3\nWarning                      [ReAgentc.exe]  (WinRE)WinRECheckGuid() winreGetOSGuidOrDefault failed\n<\/pre>\n
Error 0xc000000f means STATUS_NO_SUCH_FILE (File not found), equivalent to the error code 2 (0x80070002).<\/p>\n
Error 0x3bc3 (0x80073bc3) means it’s an EFI system partition issue.<\/p>\n
Also, when running the BCDEDIT<\/strong> command, the following error may occur:<\/p>\n
The boot configuration data store could not be opened.\nThe system cannot find the file specified.<\/pre>\n
RELATED:<\/strong> [Fix] The boot configuration data store could not be opened<\/a><\/div>\n
Cause<\/h2>\n
The above errors occur due to one of the following reasons:<\/p>\n
    \n
  1. The EFI partition has a wrong identifier.<\/li>\n
  2. The Boot Configuration Database (BCD) or the EFI system partition is inaccessible. Rebuilding the BCD or the EFI partition should resolve the issue.<\/li>\n
  3. This problem can also happen after you convert the disk from MBR to GPT using Mbr2GPT. In that case, you only need to create the EFI boot partition.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Resolution<\/h2>\n
    To resolve the error “REAGENTC.EXE: Operation failed: 2<\/strong>“, follow the steps below:<\/p>\n
    Case 1: EFI partition has a wrong ID<\/h4>\n
    In this case, please fix the EFI system partition’s identifier. See How to Fix the EFI Boot Partition’s ID Using DiskPart<\/a>.<\/p>\n
    \n
    Case 2: The BCD or EFI partition is inaccessible<\/h4>\n
    Rebuild the EFI system partition. It can be done by formatting the EFI system partition and regenerating the boot files and BCD using the bcdboot<\/strong> command.<\/p>\n
    For more information, please see How to Rebuild the EFI Boot Partition, BCD and Boot Files<\/a>.<\/p>\n
    \n
    Case 3: No EFI partition exists<\/h4>\n
    If you have converted the disk from MBR to GPT and forgot to change the boot mode in BIOS\/UEFI, your system may have been booting in legacy mode. This happens due to the CSM setting.<\/p>\n
    If the EFI boot partition is missing, create it using the diskpart command-line tool. For more information on creating the EFI boot partition, see the “Resolution” part in this article<\/a> (ignore the title<\/em>). The article has instructions for creating a new EFI system partition using the command-line.<\/p>\n
    Once done, please enter the UEFI settings and turn off CSM support and Legacy boot. Enable UEFI-only mode or a similar option. This prevents the system from booting into legacy mode.<\/p>\n
    RELATED:<\/strong> REAGENTC.EXE: The Windows RE image was not found.<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    When you attempt to enable Windows RE by running the reagentc \/enable command, the following error may be shown: REAGENTC.EXE: Operation failed: 2 REAGENTC.EXE: An error has occurred. 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