Monday, June 9, 2008

How do I translate Windows Exit Codes?


How do I translate Windows Exit Codes?
In the deployment status window you may see error number references. You may have to expand the columns to see the entire message.

Do "Start > Run > cmd" to get a command window, then enter:

> net helpmsg "decimal-error-number"

to see what the message number means. These are standard Windows system error messages.

IMPORTANT!: Hex error messages need decimal conversion. Convert "0x" numbers to a decimal equivalent with the Windows scientific calculator application, before doing "net helpmsg"
Tip: Another way to see errors is to do a mouse rollover on the target host in the network tree.
Example:

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