Hi,

I am using MDT 2013 to deploy W8.1.

I would like it to prompt me to create a local user account during mini-setup, but it's not. The other issue which might be related is that the admin account is not getting disabled. I added a "run command" at the end of the TS to disable the admin account.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

Dave

Hi All,

I am having an issue with MDT TaskSequenceID with Desktop-True or Laptop-True.

Scope: Three TaskSequenceID e.g. [WIN7x86], [WIN7x64], [WINXPx86] to contain all settings but use [Desktop-True] to apply a workstation to a Desktop OU or [Laptop-True] to a Laptop OU (exempt [WINXPx86] which contains the OU information within its own TS).

If the OU is specified directly under the TS [WIN7] everything works fine so the user account/password and path are correct.

When I add into the mix the following the system will not attach to the domain..

[ByMachineType]
Subsection=Desktop-%IsDesktop%
Subsection=Laptop-%IsLaptop%

[Desktop-True]
SkipDomainMembership=YES
NetworkLocation=Work
JoinDomain=<removed>
DomainAdmin=svc_mdtjoin
DomainAdminPassword=<removed>
MachineObjectOU=ou=Windows 7 Test OU,ou=Clients,DC=<removed>,DC=uk

[Laptop-True]
SkipDomainMembership=YES
NetworkLocation=Work
JoinDomain=<removed>
DomainAdmin=svc_mdtjoin
DomainAdminPassword=<removed>
MachineObjectOU=ou=Windows 7 Test OU,ou=Clients,DC=<removed>,DC=uk.

The BDD.log shows it see the workstation (Dell OptiPlex as a Desktop).

The ZTIDomainJoin.log is showing it is 'attempting' to add to the correct OU as well.

Initial attempt: JoinDomain(<removed>,PWD,\<removed>,ou=Windows 7 Test OU,ou=Clients,DC=<removed>,DC=uk,3), rc = 2

The system is not anywhere in Active Directory.

My settings at the start are:

[Settings]
Priority=TaskSequenceID,ByMachineType,DefaultGateway,Model,Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty

Any ideas??

Thanks.

My Goal:

Deploy a custom Image to a laptop using MDT via a external USB.

What I have done so far:

Created the Task sequence

Created Media on the deployment share

Created the custom sysprepped Image

Updated the task sequence to point to the custom image and updated the media so that the content is present on the share

Formatted and prepped an external drive

Copied the contents of the "Content" directory to the root of the external drive.

What is happening:

The target system boots from the USB fine and runs through the task sequence, however instead of imaging the target laptop it actually applies the image to the external drive instead.  I have tried playing with the diskpart, and image target settings in the task sequence to no avail.  When I open a command window pre task sequence in PE, diskpart shows that the target laptop is the 0 drive and the usb is the 1 drive, but it keeps imaging the external drive.

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.

MDT 2013… Windows 8.1 enterprise.

Trying to create 300 mb partition on one physical drive but after reimage its create c: os and d: driver for 300 mb.

I have done it win SCCM 2007 OSD TS. but trying to figure it out in mdt 2013. how can i create partition for Bitlocker?

Thanks In advance

orion

We have configured applications to install by ByLaptopType and ByDesktopType in our MDT deploymentshare and it works well. We would like to expand upon this add and in install ByLaptopType and ByDesktopType based on locations that we have configured in the MDT database is this possible?

I am looking for a very simple guide to getting an MDT server online that duplicates Ghost's capabilities. I don't need 1,531 pages of planning and scripting documentation.

I want to:

1. Boot WinPE on a PC.
2. Push whatever is on that computer up to the server.
3. Boot WinPE on new PC.
4. Pull whatever is on the server down to the PC.

No pushing of applications post-install. Just. Really. Basic.

Until we got some new PCs that don't have WinPE 2 friendly NIC drivers, unattend files, sysprep and Ghost were just fine.

Ive been trying to create a reference image for an optiplex 790 with uefi turned on, everytime i go start the process after the OS install portion i get errors in the task sequence:

Failure (5615) false: boot drive was not found, required?

it fails to run the action: install operating system.

is there something im missing in the task sequence to make this work. Ive read everywhere that if i have the task sequence set to GPT or even MBR that MDT will know if its a uefi bios and should work.  I am using a hard drive that used to have an MBR not sure if that is the reason.  Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Hi, I have recently taken over deployments at a small company and the previous admin is gone and didn't leave much behind for me.

They were using a USB drive to deploy all of their machines with the LiteTouch wizard.

When I go through the wizard most of the values are populated and I find those entries in the customsettings.ini file.

However, the computer name is populated already and not in customsettings.ini.  If I leave the populated host name and continue through the wizard the machine builds with the correct username that was populated in the wizard.

I am working on PXE booting the machines from my Linux TFTP server and everything works fine but I'm having problems keeping the hostname that is in the field in the wizard. (not sure how it's being put there if not in customsettings).  I added "skipcomputername" in the customsettings.ini file but it basically ignores the name that was in the wizard and leaves me with the winpe name.

I know if I add "skipcomputername" I have to provide a value for OSDcomputername but don't know what to enter there so it will retain the username that is populated in the wizard.

I hope this makes sense and I'm digging around as much as I can.

Thanks in advance all,

Rob

Hello,

when installing the .net framework 3.0 ROLE on Windows 8 Enterprise, the installation stops with error :

ERROR - NetFx3 role processing with DISM.exe failed, rc = -2146498529 ZTIOSRole 16-1-2013 17:17:49 0 (0x0000)

How to fix issue?

Hello,

I am having a problem deploying Windows 8 with language packs and adding at the same time a role/feature (netfx3).

What I have done is creating a Standard Client Task Sequence. In the task sequence I have added, in the State Restore phase, the step Install Roles and Features (where only .Net Framework 3.5 is selected). I have configured nothing else !

If I use this task sequence, everything is ok; Windows 8 is well deployed and NetFx3 feature is installed.

Now, if I add one or more language packs in the MDT console and select them when using the previously created task sequence, the deployment fails with one error : ERROR - NetFx3 role processing with DISM.exe failed, rc = -2146498529.
The language packs are well installed but as the error message says, NetFx3 is not installed.

In the ZTIOSRole.log I can find this :
<![LOG[Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 6.1.2373.0]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[The task sequencer log is located at C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\SMSTSLog\SMSTS.LOG.  For task sequence failures, please consult this log.]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Roles will be installed.]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[No items were specified in variable OSRoles.]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[No items were specified in variable OSRoleServices.]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Features specified in Feature:]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[  NetFx3]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[No items were specified in variable OptionalOSRoles.]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[No items were specified in variable OptionalOSRoleServices.]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[No items were specified in variable OptionalOSFeatures.]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[ZTI Heartbeat: Processing roles (0% complete]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Event 41003 sent: ZTI Heartbeat: Processing roles (0% complete]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Validating connection to \\HPZ820\ZENPROD01$\Operating Systems\W8ENTSP0x64]LOG]!><time="12:55:04.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Already connected to server HPZ820 as that is where this script is running from.]LOG]!><time="12:55:05.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Copying source files locally from \\HPZ820\ZENPROD01$\Operating Systems\W8ENTSP0x64\sources\sxs]LOG]!><time="12:55:05.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[About to execute command: cmd.exe /c C:\windows\system32\DISM.exe /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:"NetFx3" /Source:"C:\MININT\sources\X64" /LimitAccess /All /NoRestart /logpath:C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\ZTIOSRole_Dism.log >> C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\ZTIOSRole_DismConsole.log]LOG]!><time="12:55:24.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[ERROR - NetFx3 role processing with DISM.exe failed, rc = -2146498529]LOG]!><time="12:55:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="3" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Property InstalledRoles001 is now = NETFX3]LOG]!><time="12:55:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Role processing complete.]LOG]!><time="12:55:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[ZTIOSRole processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="12:55:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Event 41001 sent: ZTIOSRole processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="12:55:58.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">

If I take the same log file from a machine where I have used the same task sequence but without deploying language packs, I can find that :
<![LOG[Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 6.1.2373.0]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[The task sequencer log is located at C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\SMSTSLog\SMSTS.LOG.  For task sequence failures, please consult this log.]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Roles will be installed.]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[No items were specified in variable OSRoles.]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[No items were specified in variable OSRoleServices.]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Features specified in Feature:]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[  NetFx3]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[No items were specified in variable OptionalOSRoles.]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[No items were specified in variable OptionalOSRoleServices.]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[No items were specified in variable OptionalOSFeatures.]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[ZTI Heartbeat: Processing roles (0% complete]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Event 41003 sent: ZTI Heartbeat: Processing roles (0% complete]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Validating connection to \\HPZ820\ZENPROD01$\Operating Systems\W8ENTSP0x64]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Already connected to server HPZ820 as that is where this script is running from.]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Copying source files locally from \\HPZ820\ZENPROD01$\Operating Systems\W8ENTSP0x64\sources\sxs]LOG]!><time="13:59:57.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[About to execute command: cmd.exe /c C:\windows\system32\DISM.exe /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:"NetFx3" /Source:"C:\MININT\sources\X64" /LimitAccess /All /NoRestart /logpath:C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\ZTIOSRole_Dism.log >> C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\ZTIOSRole_DismConsole.log]LOG]!><time="14:00:20.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[NetFx3 role processing succeeded, rc = 0]LOG]!><time="14:03:50.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Property InstalledRoles001 is now = NETFX3]LOG]!><time="14:03:50.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Role processing complete.]LOG]!><time="14:03:50.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[ZTIOSRole processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="14:03:50.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">
<![LOG[Event 41001 sent: ZTIOSRole processing completed successfully.]LOG]!><time="14:03:51.000+000" date="10-24-2012" component="ZTIOSRole" context="" type="1" thread="" file="ZTIOSRole">

As you can see, in both logfile, the source are copied from the same folder.
Does anyone have an idea ? what am I missing ?

I have easily reproduced the problem on another computer (installing ADK/MDT, installing OS and creating task sequence).

Thanks in advance for your help.

Marc.

hello,

i installed WDS+MDT for OS deployment. all was working fine.

Now i need our branch office to be able to deploy OS as well.

I installed a new Win 2008R2 server, and installed the WDS service on it.

When reading about this on the internet i saw i need, on the MDT at our main office, to make a link, under "Advanced Configuration" - "Linked Deployment Shares" to the new WDS server (I used this: http://www.balm.se/?p=115")

when doing so i entered the UNC path to the new server and then, on the created link, i right click and choose "Replicate now".

after doing so, i tried booting a laptop just to see if there is any impact, and now, I'm getting this error:

Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:

1. insert your windows installation disk and restart your computer

2. choose your language, and then click "Next"

3. Click "Repair your computer"

If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.

File: \Boot\BCD

Status: 0xc0000098

Info: The windows Boot Configuration Data file does not contain a valid OS entry.

I know that usually when I'm getting this message, it means that a previous MDT installation was started and did not finished correctly, and the are some shit on the HD, so i do a partition erase and start over and all working fine.

Now it's not working. I tried several computer, even new ones, and NADA.

someone know the cause?

I know I read something, i don't remember where or how to find it, that when doing the steps I did, it alter\change some ini or xml, or something like this. is that true? any one know on what file do i need to look and see if something is misconfigured?

thanks a lot for your help

All,

Here is a customsettings.ini file I have been working on.  We would like the two laptops to be encrypted using bitlocker and then to store the code in AD, however I keep getting the bitlocker wizard window appear for all 4 machines when going through the initial wizard and it is set to the default of not encrypting.  Can anyone advise as to where I am going wrong with this.

[Settings]
Priority=TaskSequenceID, Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty

[001]
DriverGroup001=Lenovo_M73
DriverSelectionProfile=nothing
BDEInstallSuppress=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES

[002]
MandatoryApplications001={77d768d5-2fcf-46f7-9c45-bc2b5527753f}
DriverGroup001=Dell_E6440
DriverSelectionProfile=nothing
BDEInstallSuppress=NO
BDEDriveLetter=S:
BDEDriveSize=300
BDEInstall=TPM
BDERecoveryKey=AD

[003]
DriverGroup001=Optiplex_7010
DriverSelectionProfile=nothing
BDEInstallSuppress=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES

[004]
DriverGroup001=Lenovo_T440
DriverSelectionProfile=nothing
BDEInstallSuppress=NO
BDEDriveLetter=S:
BDEDriveSize=300
BDEInstall=TPM
BDERecoveryKey=AD

[Default]
OSInstall=Y
SkipCapture=NO
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipApplications=YES
SkipComputerBackup=NO
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
UILanguage=en-US
InputLocale=en-GB
SystemLocale=en-GB
UserLocale=en-GB
KeyboardLocale=en-gb;0809:00000809
SkipTimeZone=YES
Timezone=085
Timezonename=GMT Standard Time
SkipUserData=YES
_SMSTSORGNAME=xxxxxxxx
Administrators001=xxx.xxxxx\Domain Admins
SkipDomainMembership=NO
MachineObjectOU=OU=BitlockerTestMachines,OU=computers.hdc,DC=xxxx,DC=xxxxx
JoinDomain=xxxxx.local
DomainAdmin=xxxxxxx
DomainAdminPassword=xxxxxx
DomainAdminDomain=xxx.xxxxx
MandatoryApplications001={fdd87302-919c-466a-ab6b-75f1bbd63a9d}
MandatoryApplications002={84a4267e-3fd5-4596-a2b2-f9d7540e1fce}
MandatoryApplications003={d807ab54-ab4d-4125-8d43-c6256398e6c4}
WSUSServer=http://WSUS3:8530

 Many Thanks

Can I install IE11 onto an image, then Capture and Deploy it? I'm actually chasing an issue in another thread and wondering if this is a possible cause...

My other thread if you're curious.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/msonline/en-US/5008135e-b37e-4bdb-bebd-8716b4bc6d62/mdt-2012-can-no-longer-deploy-images-unattend-answer-filefor-pass-specialize?forum=onlineservicesexchange

I would like to use MDT 2013 to automate the creation of my wim image. Right now it's just easier for me to distribute a wim file then a TS to other sites and to our hw vendors.

One of the issues I am having is that after the wim is applied the machine will not boot. I need to run "bcdboot c:\windows /s c:\"

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Dave

Hello!

I have a problem with an application install on Windows 8.1. I'm trying to install two applications and have activated "Reboot the computer after installting this application" for the first application. After rebooting the deployment window does not show up agagin. BDD.log shows, that the deployment starts after the reboot but seems to hang, before the UI shows.

I tried to install this two applications under Windows 7, which works without any problems.

Here is the BDD.log for the failed deployment: http://pastebin.com/PbUH1LUq

Can anyone confirm this problem with MDT 2013 and Windows 8.1? Any ideas how to fix this?

Hello.

I am having difficulty deploying a custom Windows 7 x64 Enterprise image for a client. The process fails at the "Install Operating System" step. Here is there error page I get during the process:

Here is the process I went through to create this image:

1. Installed Windows 7 64bit Enterprise on a physical reference PC (Dell OptiPlex Desktop). Installed some company-specific apps. Installed IE9. Set some local policies. Did not run Windows Update. Captured. Later, I realized I needed to install Windows KMDF 1.11 so I started the reference machine back up, installed KMDF 1.11, and then sysprepped and re-captured.

2. Created a Deployment Share on a non-domain-joined workstation at path of C:\DeploymentShare$. Left most things default except set it to ask for admin password.

3. Added Windows Intune to applications list with command line "quiet" switch.

4. Created new Operating Systems entry. Chose custom image file, important custom WIM, chose setup files are not needed, chose destination directory name "Win7Ent".

5. Added drivers. I created two driver folders, one for "WinPE 5.0" and one for "Windows 7 x64 Ent". Imported Windows PE 5.0 driver cab from Dell into PE folder (it completed with 6 warnings, all similar to"Warning: Driver.... does not appear to support platform x86 as indicated. Overriding the indicated platform.") Imported Windows 7 Dell driver cabs for E5440, E7240, M4800 (completed with 75 warnings, same as with PE drivers). Created selected profile for WinPE5.0 and selected the PE folder, including all x86 and x64 drivers - then, went into Deployment Share properties, in Windows PE, under Drivers, set the driver selection profile to this (also set scratch space for PE to 256mb).

6. Created task sequence: standard task sequence, chose "Do not specify product key" and "Do not specify local admin password".

8. Updated deployment share. Completely regenerated boot images.

9. Created and updated media.

10. Moved contents of "Content" folder in media folder onto a flash drive. Put the drive into a Dell E5440 and attempted to run the Deploy task sequence. It seemed to start working. It passed the format and driver injection steps and then not long after I get the errors.

I have done and redone this over and over again and scoured the web for any ideas and I can find nothing that might be breaking this process. Any ideas you all might have would be VERY appreciated. Thank you.