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    Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB

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    • J
      Jason Banned
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      Do you have a sledgehammer?

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      • gjacobseG
        gjacobse @Jason
        last edited by

        @Jason said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

        Do you have a sledgehammer?

        Upvoted +1.0E999

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        • gjacobseG
          gjacobse @nadnerB
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          @nadnerB said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

          psexec \$pc -i -s cmd

          'psexec' in not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

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          • coliverC
            coliver @gjacobse
            last edited by coliver

            @gjacobse said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

            @nadnerB said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

            psexec \$pc -i -s cmd

            'psexec' in not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

            You need to download it. It's not built into the system. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/pxexec.aspx

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            • nadnerBN
              nadnerB
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              can you create a GPO for that specific SP3 that adds the standard domain account that you're using to the local admin group? Then have at some of the other fixes again?

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              • coliverC
                coliver @nadnerB
                last edited by

                @nadnerB said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                can you create a GPO for that specific SP3 that adds the standard domain account that you're using to the local admin group? Then have at some of the other fixes again?

                Sounds like GPOs aren't applying. He stated earlier that they have GPO that does that.

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                • gjacobseG
                  gjacobse @coliver
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                  @coliver said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                  @gjacobse said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                  @nadnerB said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                  psexec \$pc -i -s cmd

                  'psexec' in not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

                  You need to download it. It's not built into the system. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/pxexec.aspx

                  Downloaded to the local computer and to another computer on the same physical network

                  Both run, but don't do anything.

                  C:\Users\PCname\Downloads\PSTools>psexec \\SurfaceName -i-s cmd cmd
                  
                  PsExec v2.2 - Execute processes remotely
                  Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Mark Russinovich
                  Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
                  
                  PsExec executes a program on a remote system, where remotely executed console
                  applications execute interactively.
                  
                  Usage: psexec [\\computer[,computer2[,...] | @file]][-u user [-p psswd][-n s][-r servicename][-h][-l][-s|-e][-x][-i [session]][-c [-f|-v]][-w directory][-d][-<priority>][-a n,n,...] cmd [arguments]
                       -a         Separate processors on which the application can run with
                                  commas where 1 is the lowest numbered CPU. For example,
                                  to run the application on CPU 2 and CPU 4, enter:
                  <deleted for space>
                  
                  You can enclose applications that have spaces in their name with
                  quotation marks e.g. psexec \\marklap "c:\long name app.exe".
                  Input is only passed to the remote system when you press the enter
                  key, and typing Ctrl-C terminates the remote process.
                  
                  If you omit a user name the process will run in the context of your
                  account on the remote system, but will not have access to network
                  resources (because it is impersonating). Specify a valid user name
                  in the Domain\User syntax if the remote process requires access
                  to network resources or to run in a different account. Note that
                  the password and command is encrypted in transit to the remote system.
                  
                  Error codes returned by PsExec are specific to the applications you
                  execute, not PsExec.
                  
                  
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                  • coliverC
                    coliver @gjacobse
                    last edited by

                    @gjacobse

                    psexec \\SurfaceName -i -s cmd.exe
                    

                    Try something like that.

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                    • gjacobseG
                      gjacobse @coliver
                      last edited by

                      @coliver said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                      @gjacobse

                      psexec \\SurfaceName -i -s cmd.exe
                      

                      Try something like that.

                      Same result

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                      • gjacobseG
                        gjacobse
                        last edited by

                        Okay,.. I see what psexec is suppose to do, and I can do some things. however anything that requires elevated rights fails.

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                        • gjacobseG
                          gjacobse
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                          So for giggles I decided to look in the c:\users\ folder to see what was there. Just so happens there are a number of users on this system. Including our NTG account. And two _UserName% where I tried to fix the profile issues.

                          Renamed the _NTG$ account and signed in,... albeit with a temp profile, but this gives me more access.

                          Back up and off to PC Settings to kick this puppy.

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                          • gjacobseG
                            gjacobse
                            last edited by

                            Restart / Refresh started... Now int the hands of @art_of_shred and @Minion-Queen until it's back online

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                            • Minion QueenM
                              Minion Queen
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                              Restart/Refresh didn't work 😞
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                              • Minion QueenM
                                Minion Queen
                                last edited by

                                Downloaded a fresh install of Windows 8.1 and of course now the darn think wont boot to USB 😞 no matter what I do.

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                                • DustinB3403D
                                  DustinB3403 @Minion Queen
                                  last edited by

                                  @Minion-Queen said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                                  Downloaded a fresh install of Windows 8.1 and of course now the darn think wont boot to USB 😞 no matter what I do.

                                  bahahaha [self-moderated] ing Microsoft. ..

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                                  • Minion QueenM
                                    Minion Queen
                                    last edited by

                                    Oh yeah this surface is a piece of CRAP!!

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @Minion Queen
                                      last edited by

                                      @Minion-Queen said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                                      Oh yeah this surface is a piece of CRAP!!

                                      THIS Surface? You mean, ANY Surface.

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                                      • Minion QueenM
                                        Minion Queen
                                        last edited by

                                        This one is worse than the others believe me.

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                                        • DashrenderD
                                          Dashrender
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                                          has anyone called MS yet? It's an MS product - I would hope you could get some sort of support like calling Dell on Dell equipment.

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                                          • scottalanmillerS
                                            scottalanmiller @Dashrender
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                                            @Dashrender said in Surface Pro 3: Boot from USB:

                                            has anyone called MS yet? It's an MS product - I would hope you could get some sort of support like calling Dell on Dell equipment.

                                            Um.... what? Call MS for Support? That's not something that MS does.

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