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Drivers are not injected during the LiteTouch installation

June 11, 2013, 2:30 am
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Hi,

I have problem in Lite Touch installation of x64 Windows 7 Professional as the Inject Driver task does not install drivers due to an issue withPNPENUM.XML file which is empty with an error "XML document must have a top level element. Error processing resource".After the OS installation and restart, there is no Network card present as the drivers are not installed and the connectivity to Deployment share stops the installation. All proper drivers are added and the boot image is updated. 

Below is the extract from logs:

ZTIDrivers.log:

Command has been started (process ID 1172)]LOG]!><time="11:19:11.000+000" date="06-11-2013" component="ZTIDrivers" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDrivers">
<![LOG[Return code from command = 1]LOG]!><time="11:19:12.000+000" date="06-11-2013" component="ZTIDrivers" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDrivers">
<![LOG[File: C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\PnpEnum.xml Line: 0 - XML document must have a top level element.

BDD.log:

 cmd /c "\\IPAddress\MDT-Windows7Pro(x64)$\Tools\X64\Microsoft.BDD.PnpEnum.exe" > C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\PnpEnum.xml]LOG]!><time="11:19:11.000+000" date="06-11-2013" component="ZTIDrivers" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDrivers">
<![LOG[Command has been started (process ID 1172)]LOG]!><time="11:19:11.000+000" date="06-11-2013" component="ZTIDrivers" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDrivers">
<![LOG[Return code from command = 1]LOG]!><time="11:19:12.000+000" date="06-11-2013" component="ZTIDrivers" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIDrivers">
<![LOG[File: C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\PnpEnum.xml Line: 0 - XML document must have a top level element.

Any help is really appreciated.

Regards,
Sivasankar S


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MDT Task Sequence Duplicator

June 14, 2013, 1:56 pm
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One of our projects has highly customized Task Sequences and App Bundles that need to be reused often on different images.  We created a simple app to duplicate the Task Sequences.  MDT doesn't have a duplicate option for Task Sequences and Application Bundles so I created two simple utilities to perform those simple functions.  Just wanted to share if they are helpful for some people:

MDT Task Sequence Duplicator https://panaconsulting.egnyte.com/h-s/20130614/61707be809944999

Application Bundle Duplicator https://panaconsulting.egnyte.com/h-s/20130614/405e7d64e5d54610

MDT Task Sequence Duplicator https://panaconsulting.egnyte.com/h-s/20130614/61707be809944999 Application Bundle Duplicator https://panaconsulting.egnyte.com/h-s/20130614/405e7d64e5d54610

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WinXP Pro SP3 Deployment via ISO Boot: Physical Address Extension (PAE) issue with IBM ThinkPad T40

June 10, 2013, 11:18 pm
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WinXP Pro SP3 Deployment via ISO Boot: Physical Address Extension (PAE) issue with IBM ThinkPad T40

I haven't found any discussion or issues with PAE so I am assuming I am the only one that just doesn't get MDT2012.  I am currently using a non-server box loaded with Windows 8 Professional. It currently hosts my MDT OS's. I created my ISO file for WinXP Pro SP3 and burned it to DVD. Placed this disc into an IBM ThinkPad T40 and ran into an error that said and I quote:  

"This operating system uses the Physical Address Extension feature to support systems with more than 4GB of RAM. You'll need to use a PC with a compatible processor to run the operating system.

Error code: 0xc0000260

You'll need to use the recovery tools on your installation media. If you don't have any installation media like a disc or a USB device, contact your system administrator or PC manufacturer.

 

PressEntertotryagain

Press F8 for Startup Settings"

Now right away flags started going off in my head as I saw a Windows 8 symbol sitting center of the screen during its loading process. Then the error occurred. It reminded me of similar issue at work where a Vista ISO was created off of a Windows 7 environment. When you booted the ISO the loading screen took the form of Windows 7 and the image failed. I suggested using the Vista version off the boot load and sure enough the image worked just fine.  

So the question is do I need to create my ISO from a WinXP Pro environment to avoid the PAE issue or is there a simpler method to tell the boot load to ignore the PAE issue on a Windows 8 Environment?

Regards,

Christopher



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MDT 2012 Update 1 Applying WinPE Error "Unable to determine destination disk, Drive or partition error 5456"

June 12, 2013, 7:22 am
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The build process we are trying to apply is an OEM build process which currently works fine under MDT 2010.

The task sequence and build process involves copying down the Media deployment  to a primary partition then applies the WinPE task sequence then once the machine is restarted this should boot into the deployment point to continue the build process. The error below occurs during the OEM phase during the Apply WinPE stage and Prior to the final reboot.

Below is the machine type and exact error message.

We have some HP Z (220,420,620,820)  range machines that contain internal Card Readers.

During the stage within our task sequence that applies the WINPE environment we get the following error "Unable to determine destination disk, Drive or partition error 5456". 

I have review the .vbs and .wsf files from MDT and found that the error is located within the ZTIUtility.vbs script and we think that this is because the Card Readers are confusing the apply script as they are all allocated driver letters even within the task sequence phase.

We have got around the issue by disabling the Card Readers from within the BIOS and then re-enabling them post build as part of our build process.

I have reviewed the code and I am a little unsure what needs to be changes without causing other issues.

Any help appreciated.

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Splitting MDT Bootable Media into Two DVD's

June 14, 2013, 11:11 pm
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Hi Everyone,

I've searched for some blogs and articles about splitting the MDT Base Media into Couple of DVD's. But they explain about splitting the application part. Here in my case, my Captured Image size, Capture.WIM, is 7.2Gb of size. I have imported into my Deployment share and created a Offline Media which again increased to around 8.2Gb. Now my question is it possible to split this Image into two DVD's. I Can use Imagex to split the WIM into two chunks according to the articlehttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc721885(v=ws.10).aspx. But then how can I use it in MDT. As per my knowledge it is not the case here. I cannot suggest to my Management with USB :( media.

Please clarify me

1. Is it possible to split the WIM, Captured Image size is 7.2Gb, into two parts and use it in MDT Media?

Thanks in advance. 

Ram

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Sccm Task sequence issue Deploying package VBS

June 14, 2013, 8:58 pm
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Hi

the below Script is failing with the task sequence in SCCM2012

Created a package with Command line Cscript filename.vbs

in smsts log

Waiting for installation job to complete..

the below VBS Script file 

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Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
scwd = WshShell.CurrentDirectory
r = scwd & "\V5R19\WIN64\StartB.exe /s"
WshShell.Run r, 1, True
s = scwd & "\V5R19\WIN64\StartB.exe -newdir -v -l " & Chr(34) & "HD2.slt MD2.slt" & Chr(34) & " -noLang all -noFonts -noreboot"
WshShell.Run s, 1, True

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unknown user name or bad password

July 8, 2013, 12:25 pm
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I am trying to capture a wim file. When i try to run a task sequence i am getting the following error:

Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. (Error: 0000052E; Source: Windows)

I know i am using the correct name, pwd and domain.....but still getting this error.

What am i missing? Thank you.

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how to integrate Windows RE with DaRT 7

July 9, 2013, 1:47 pm
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I'm trying to find a solution as to how to integrate Windows RE with DaRT 7.0  Has anyone been through this? I would really apperciate some feedback.

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Format Partition instead of Formatting the Disk?

July 7, 2013, 11:16 pm
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I'd like to install the OS on the 1st partition (C:) and leave my other partition alone (D:)

But it doesn't seem like the Format and Partition Disk step allows this. Is there anyway to do this in MDT?

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MDT 2012 Win7 x64 capture fails - boot loop

June 27, 2013, 11:35 pm
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Hi everyone,

I'm pretty new to MDT and having a problem capturing a Win7 x64 reference image.

It seems to start out fine doing the Sysprep and so on, but then it has to restart the computer and after that it goes into a boot loop. After this, I have been forced to format and reinstall Win7 on the computer. This picture shows what it loops through in about 20 seconds - and it shows nothing else than what's on these pictures :)

www.jaded.dk/boot_loop.png

I have been Google'ing alot, but can't find any post with the same issue, since most other get an error msg which I dont.

Here is some info about the setup.

I'm deploying the task sequence locally using these commands:

net use * \\mdtserver\DeploymentShare$ /user:domain\username

cscript \\mdtserver\DeploymentShare$\Scripts\LiteTouch.wsf


Server running MDT 2012 U1 - Win server 2008 R2, 64 bit

The laptop on which i'm trying to capture the ref img is a HP Elitebook 8470p. It is fully patched with windows updates and I have installed a few apps like Office 2010, flash player, reader etc.

The "Rules" on my MDT Workbench is like this:

[Settings]
Priority=Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty

[Default]
OSInstall=Y
SkipCapture=NO
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipComputerBackup=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES
SkipTimeZone=YES
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
InputLocale=0406:00000406
KeyboardLocale=0406:00000406
KeyboardLocalePE=0406:00000406
SystemLocale=0406:00000406
UILanguage=0406
UserLocale=0406:00000406

My task sequence looks like this:

www.jaded.dk/task_seq.png

I don't know where to find a log of the capture, to get a hint of what has gone wrong.

Hope you can help me out here :) And please let me know if you need more info.

Thanks

Morten




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Booting WinPE (MDT LiteTouch) from internal HDD

July 10, 2013, 6:39 am
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Hi everyone,

I come from a dual-platform environment where I create/maintain lab images for both dual-boot Macs and regular old Windows PCs. I'd really prefer not to maintain a separate image for the Macs, so I'd like to use MDT for Windows imaging. However, I'd also really like to access MDT from a small partition on the Mac's hard drive rather than from CD, since carting an armload of CDs from lab to lab would be a pain.

I was able to create a bootable partition using the instructions here. However, it just boots to a black screen and an application error saying that winpeshl.exe was unable to start. 

Has anyone successfully set up something similar?

Thanks! 

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No access to NAS after MDT Deployment

October 4, 2012, 5:06 am
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Hello,

i have a full working deployment of windows 7 x86.

After te deployment i have no possibility to browse to a NAS using UNC --> \\192.168.2.21

After credentials i get the following error (dutch):

Translated: Not allowed to this device.

All other windows 7 cliënts deployed without MDT can access this NAS.

What is the problem? Something in the image? Saved Credentials?

Thx

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Black Screen when booting from Linux PXE

July 10, 2013, 1:30 am
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Hi all,

I'm experiencing a strange problem:

when I try to boot my MDT 2012 ISO image from Linux PXE, I get a black screen after the image is loaded to memdisk on VMware workstation and "older" laptops (Lenovo T410s, W500, ...). 

On newer models (T430s, W530, ...) it works properly.

Any ideas?

best regards,

felix

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Unattend.ini processing error

July 5, 2013, 4:04 am
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Hi All

We are looking to use MDT 2012 Sp1 on Windows 2008 R2 to deploy Windows 8 Pro.  The virtual Windows 8 reference PC was built, a couple of small apps installed, and then a SyPrep Capture was done (are more modifications required to the Win8 reference computer prior to doing this?).  I'm using an off-line USB media to do the install.  It progresses fine, until after the image is deployed, the Task Sequence executed and then it fails on reboot when parsing the Unattend.ini file (which I never touched during the config stage.  Please see error below from the Setupact.log file:

Error code: 0x8030000b

Pass: Specialize

Component: Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup

Ive checked that the right License key has been used, Ive also checked that there is no entry (via the Windows System Image Manager) for IEWelcomeMsg; which Ive seen on other bogs can be an issue.

Thoughts:

Should the Admin Account be enabled prior to capturing the image?

Should IE 10 be installed prior to capture \ is it not already installed as part of Win 8?

Any thoughts \ ideas much appreciated!

Kind Regards

Andrew


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UEFI PXE

July 10, 2013, 7:19 am
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Hello,

I'm using linux as pxe server. I set up grub2 to boot from pxe uefi but I've got the error 0x0000025 when trying from a WinPe.

I tried wim files from Windows 8 and wdsmgfw.efi.

I think there is a problem in the folder structure and the link between bcd and "boot".efi.

Is there a particular structure for the folder ? and is this case sensitive ?

x64/EFI/boot/

x64/EFI/microsoft/boot/

When booting from an usb key, the mdt works great. It deploys windows 8 without problems.

Thanks.

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Stop Running this Script? Error Message

January 13, 2010, 5:43 am
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My MDT 2010 System Prompts with an error message that states:  Stop Running this script?  A script on this page is causing your web browser to run slowly. If it continues to run, your computer might become unresponsive."  at the Select one or more applications screen.  It started after I added more apps to the selection.  I currently have a totoal of 64 apps on the list. 

Is there anything I can do to fix this error besides limiting the number of applications in the MDT?

Thanks
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Task sequence not continuing after reboot

July 10, 2013, 1:42 pm
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I have a task sequence that includes a restart step.  I've noticed that some, not all, of the machines imaged with this TS are sitting at the Windows 7 login screen when I come back to them hours later.  If I login as local Administrator the TS continues with the rest of the scripts in the TS and finishes without errors or warnings.

Is there a way to determine what is causing this? I am fairly sure it's not my custom scripts earlier in the TS that are initating the reboot, I think it's the 'Restart computer' step in the screenshot above, though I haven't actually been there to watch the State Restore phase run.

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Custom Field in MDT 2012 Database

July 10, 2013, 8:01 am
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Hello,

I am attempting to add some custom fields into my MDT database and having some issues.  I followed a post that I found telling me how to do this and it seems to have worked.  Here is a link to the post: http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmodin/archive/2010/02/03/how-to-extend-the-mdt-2010-database-with-custom-settings.aspx. The trouble I have is that I am not able to use the environment variables after I have the fields setup in the database.  

According to the above link I should be able to run ZTIGather.wsf and see that I have new environment variables for the fields that I setup.  When I do this I see nothing.  This is the part int he post I am talking about:

To test this run: cscript ZTIGather.wsf /inifile:E:\deployshare\CustomSettings.ini from the scripts directory and point to the customsettings.ini file that is configured with the settings to query the MDT database.

 

Capture5

 

Capture6

Now we can see that the property CustomCollection002 is set to C0010000

My field names are LegacyComputer and NewComputer.  I am able to assign values to them in the MDT database, however when I run ZTIGather.wsf I see the first part where it says "Added new custom propery LEGACYCOMPUTER" and "Added new custom propery NEWCOMPUTER", but I do not see the second part showing "Property LEGACYCOMPUTER is now = VALUE".  What am I doing wrong and how can I get this issue resolved?

Wade Preston

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WinPE 4 and SMB 3.0 Performance Question

July 9, 2013, 4:06 pm
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Hey,

Has anybody noticed any performance increases from using a Server 2012 host for the MDT Share along with a WinPE 4.0 client?

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Trying to USE MDT just for capture not sysprep

July 10, 2013, 9:34 pm
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hi

im trying to figure out a way to use MDT just to capture a reference machine.im using third party software that does syspreping and drivers (UIU).is their anyway just to use MDT just to capture and than use to deploy? if anyone can share their thoughts on this to help that would be appreciated.

thanks

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