I have a task sequence to run a command.   fde_da_ew.exe is in the "command line" under properties of the "Run Command" task sequence.

The "Start In" is filled in with C:\Program Files (x86)\Pointsec\Pointsec for PC

I do not have any quotes around the path.  It works as-is on other deployment tasks.

"Run this step as the following account" is checked and the account is entered as Domain\Username. Password was set.

"Load this user's profile" is checked.

The application is that creates the program directory and executable file is installed and the computer reboots before it attempts to run the command.  The user account is active.  These exact settings work on a different deployment task sequence.

The error at the end is cryptic.  It tells you it fails, but I can't see a specific reason or explanation.

Does this error message give anyone here a clue as why this works on one deployment task with the same application, but not on another?

Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259  0x80004005
Failed to run the action: Copy Recovery File. 
Unknown error (Error: FFFFFFFD; Source: Unknown)
The execution of the group (State Restore) has failed and the execution has been aborted. An action failed.
Operation aborted (Error: 80004004; Source: Windows)
Failed to run the last action: Copy Recovery File. Execution of task sequence failed.
Unknown error (Error: FFFFFFFD; Source: Unknown)
Task Sequence Engine failed! Code: enExecutionFail
Task sequence execution failed with error code 80004005
Error Task Sequence Manager failed to execute task sequence. Code 0x80004005

The application must run under a specific user account instead of the local administrator account because it copies a file to a network share and the default local user account is not a domain member and would not have any rights to the share.

Is there a better way to do this?

I looked through the other logs under Windows/Temp/DeploymentLogs and I couldn't see any other reference to this task.

Hi,

I'd like to automate the process of updating our reference images for our new MDT 2012 Update 1 server. Here's what I've got:

• Task Sequence "Build Windows 8 Image"
• Uses a vanilla "image.wim" to install the OS. Except for the summary page all wizard options are set
• My capture settings are:
  ComputerBackupLocation=\\server\share\Operating Systems\Win8_Reference
  BackupFile=Custom.wim

Using that path and file name fails and no new WIM is generated. But the task sequence works if capturing to the Captures folder.

When setting this up, I first captured to the Captures folder, and ran through the Import OS process to create seed the Operating Systems\Win8_Reference folder and have MDT update all its xml files. But then when I switched the capture path to as shown above the task sequence fails out every time.

I tried getting around it by making a custom task sequence command that runs 'del /f /q "%DEPLOYROOT%\Operating Systems\Win8_Reference\custom.wim"' just before creating the WIM but I can't get that to work either (maybe I just have the starting path wrong or something?)

I'm open to alternatives if there's a better/right way to do this.

Looking for some advice on how to troubleshoot this one.  I'm preparing an upcoming deployment of Windows 8 using MDT 2012 Update 1 and WSUS v3.0 SP2.  The post-installation Windows Update process recognizes updates but never downloads and installs them.  The update process does work fine when deploying Windows 7 images. 

[Upon searching one of the errors listed below, 0x80246003, I realized from here that WSUS v3.0 SP2 does not support Win8.  Microsoft released KB2734608 that introduces support for WSUS v3.0 SP2 for Windows 8]

From the MDT Deployment Summary:

• ZTI Error - Unhandled error returned by ZTIWindowsUpdate:  Object doesn't support this property or method (438)

From the BDD.log file with switch /debug:true for Windows Update in Task Sequence:

• Configuring Windows Update settings (manual update, use server) ZTIWindowsUpdate 
  Windows Update Agent verion 8 found, OK to continue 
  Ready to Opt-In to Microsoft Update: WUA Version: 7.8.9200.16384
  Microsoft Update Service:  Enabled = False
  Command Line Procesed Query=False Registered=False  UpdateCommand=[IsInstalled = 0 and IsHidden = 0]
  Update progress [ 0 ] : Searching for updates
  Start Search...
  Update progress [ 0 ] : Processing 4 updates.
  INSTALL - 729a0dcb-df9e-4d02-b603-ed1aee074428 - Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538243) - 9 MB
  INSTALL - f2b28914-a6bc-44c5-ac04-9e7fbdea657e - Security Update for Microsoft Silverlight (KB2690729) - 5 MB
  INSTALL - 2272ab67-d52f-4279-97d6-a3a37ab146ed - Security Update for Lync 2010 X64 (KB 2693282) - 18 MB
  INSTALL - 3533fca6-fb9c-477b-8a8f-53fa841a4a2b - Update Rollup for Lync 2010 X64 (KB2701664) - 18 MB
  Scan complete, ready to install updates. Count = 4
  Begin Downloading...
  Update progress [ 0 ] : Downloading Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538243)
  Update progress [ 12 ] : Downloading Security Update for Microsoft Silverlight (KB2690729)
  Update progress [ 23 ] : Downloading Security Update for Lync 2010 X64 (KB 2693282)
  Update progress [ 23 ] : Downloading Security Update for Lync 2010 X64 (KB 2693282)
  Update progress [ 59 ] : Downloading Security Update for Lync 2010 X64 (KB 2693282)
  Update progress [ 59 ] : Downloading Update Rollup for Lync 2010 X64 (KB2701664)
  Update progress [ 94 ] : Downloading Update Rollup for Lync 2010 X64 (KB2701664)
  ZTI ERROR - Unhandled error returned by ZTIWindowsUpdate: Object doesn't support this property or method (438)

From the smsts.log file:

• Start executing the command line: cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf" 
  !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------! 
  Expand a string:  
  Executing command line: cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf" 
  Process completed with exit code 438 
  !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------! 
  Successfully complete the action (Windows Update (Post-Application Installation)) with the exit win32 code 438 
  Sending status message . . . 

 From the WindowsUpdate.log file:

• DnldMgr FATAL: DM:CAgentDownloadManager::GenerateAllDownloadRequests: GenerateDownloadRequest failed with 0x80246003.
  DnldMgr WARNING: Resetting shared sandbox
  DnldMgr WARNING: Download request generation failed with 0x80246003.
  DnldMgr Error 0x80246003 occurred while downloading update; notifying dependent calls.
  DnldMgr ***********  DnldMgr: New download job [UpdateId = {A3E841B7-A4BC-41D0-AB2C-F02722CC439A}.100]  ***********
  DnldMgr WARNING: CheckIfDirExists returned error 0x80070002.
  DnldMgr   * Queueing update for download handler request generation.
  DnldMgr Generating download request for update {A3E841B7-A4BC-41D0-AB2C-F02722CC439A}.100
  Handler MSP download request: Lync.cab, file index = 0, type = full-file)
  DnldMgr ***********  DnldMgr: New download job [UpdateId = {A3E841B7-A4BC-41D0-AB2C-F02722CC439A}.100]  ***********
  DnldMgr WARNING: CheckIfDirExists returned error 0x80070002.
  DnldMgr   * BITS job initialized, JobId = {BA73CC7D-C60E-4F13-B104-67F3E0CAAD0C}
  DnldMgr   * Downloading from http://catpatch02/Content/B1/88F4BD4B3E4D6DC01E9BD93BFD0E829F5E1E14B1.cab to C:\windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\fcc9d8deba80ea8f6e57ac42f19f538e\Lync.cab (full file).
  DnldMgr BITS job {BA73CC7D-C60E-4F13-B104-67F3E0CAAD0C} completed successfully
  DnldMgr CUpdateDownloadJob::GetNetworkCostSwitch() Neither unrestricted or restricted network cost used, so using current cost
  Misc Validating signature for C:\windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\fcc9d8deba80ea8f6e57ac42f19f538e\Lync.cab:
  Misc  Microsoft signed: Yes
  DnldMgr   Download job bytes total = 19541816, bytes transferred = 19541816
  DnldMgr ***********  DnldMgr: New download job [UpdateId = {A3E841B7-A4BC-41D0-AB2C-F02722CC439A}.100]  ***********
  DnldMgr   * Queueing update for download handler request generation.
  DnldMgr Generating download request for update {A3E841B7-A4BC-41D0-AB2C-F02722CC439A}.100
  Handler MSP download: file Lync.cab already exists in sandbox directory (C:\windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\fcc9d8deba80ea8f6e57ac42f19f538e)
  Handler FATAL: MSI/MSP download: file Lync.cab failed certificate/hash validation. 0x80246003
  Handler MSP Download: file C:\windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\fcc9d8deba80ea8f6e57ac42f19f538e\Lync.cab passed cert/hash validation.
  Handler FATAL: UH: 0x80246003: VerifyDownloadedFile failed in CUHMsiHandler::GeneratePatchDownloadRequest
  DnldMgr FATAL: DM:CAgentDownloadManager::GenerateAllDownloadRequests: GenerateDownloadRequest failed with 0x80246003.
  DnldMgr WARNING: Resetting shared sandbox
  DnldMgr WARNING: Download request generation failed with 0x80246003.
  DnldMgr Error 0x80246003 occurred while downloading update; notifying dependent calls.
  COMAPI >>--  RESUMED  -- COMAPI: Download [ClientId = <NULL>]
  COMAPI   - Download call complete (succeeded = 0, succeeded with errors = 0, failed = 4, unaccounted = 0)
  COMAPI   - WARNING: Exit code = 0x00000000; Call error code = 0x80240022
  COMAPI ---------
  COMAPI --  END  --  COMAPI: Download [ClientId = <NULL>]
  COMAPI -------------

MCITP Windows 7 MCTS Windows Server 2008

for the love of god i cant get  bitlocker to work in mdt 2012, it was working fine in mdt 2010 and i was even able to enable it on d drive

but i can get to get a grip on mdt 2012

i create 2 partion c and d drive

c drive is marked as active partion which is  100gb

the rest d drive is using  remaining 100%

it doesnt even create the damn bde drive

what could i be doing wrong

here is my  cs.ini file

OSInstall=Y
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipComputerBackup=NO
AdminPassword=wh4ty0ug1v3
SkipBitLocker=NO
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
userlocale=en-us
uilanguage=en-us
keyboardlanguage=en-us;0409:00000409
SkipTimeZone=YES
timezone=165
timezonename=Arabian standard time
BDEInstallSuppress=NO
BDEDriveLetter=S:
BDEDriveSize=2000
BDEInstall=TPM
BDEWaitForEncryption=FALSE
OSDBitLockerWaitForEncryption=AD
BDERecoveryKey=AD
OSDBitLockerCreateRecoveryPassword=AD
BDEKeyLocation=\\opethdc01\deploymentshare$\bitlocker\
ComputerName=DSS-%SerialNumber%
FullName="Opeth Inc"
Orgname="Opeth Inc"
SLShareDynamicLogging=\\opethdc01\logs$\deploylogs\%OSDComputerName%
SLShare=\\opethdc01\logs$\auto
WSUSServer=http://inflames02.NOV.COM:8530
_SMSTSORGNAME=Messugah

EventService=http://megadethdc01:9800
MandatoryApplications1={06c2ad8a-d21e-46b3-9856-850a921a577a}
FinishAction=RESTART

To be successful in life, you need to work smarter and not harder, and dont forget to drink your milk and say your prayers

hi all

from time to time we I have with MDT deploy Windows 7.

Error: "A connection to the deployment share  could not be made. DHCP lease was not optained for any networking." START - cmd ipconfig show's a correct DHCP IP Address. There was a new Icon/Link "resume task sequence"  on Desktop. After I click "resume Task sequence" it works fine (without reboot, without modification)

DHCP lease time is 1 day. Workstation is fast and have SSD Drive. Is this a timing problem.

I have a problem where i want to exclude network printers from being migrated from our workstations.

I have read that i should Use the Config.xml and exclude the printer component  and set Migrate to "NO"

But i am not sure what config.xml to use...

Because we have a bunch of WinXP and Win7 workstations to migrate (either with Outlook 2003 or Outlook 2010) i cannot get a computer that contains all the software i want to migrate.

We already migrated a bunch of computers, USMT migrates well all the settings we want except for Network Printers that are migrated and conflict with our GPO that maps automatically network printers depending on users security groups.

Can i just create a config.xml file that would only contain:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Configuration>
  <Applications/>
  <Documents/>
  <WindowsComponents>
      <component displayname="Printers and Faxes" migrate="no" ID="hardware\printers_and_faxes">
        <component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-Printing-Spooler-Core" migrate="no" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core/microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core/settings"/>
        <component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-Printing-Spooler-Networkclient" migrate="no" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-networkclient/microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-networkclient/settings"/>
        <component displayname="Microsoft-Windows-Printing-Spooler-Core-Localspl" migrate="no" ID="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core-localspl/microsoft-windows-printing-spooler-core-localspl/settings"/>
      </component>
    </component>
  </WindowsComponents>
</Configuration>

Hi All,

I am currently deploying office 2010 via MDT and the process is working perfectly. I have been able to edit the litetouch.vbs file to show the name of the company and other info but the progress bar does not move. 

To me this is fine but my users are constantly coming to ask why the progress bar does not move. Is there a way of getting the progress bar to move with the install? I may have missed something.

Sorry if this is a little vague, I can provide any more information.

Many Thanks

I got my USB drive set up and it boots up into the MDT Litetouch environment etc fine. The problem I keep running into is if I decide to cancel the deployment and basically x out of the wizard before it even begins anything, it ends up deleting my Deploy folder completely off the USB media.

is there an easier way to do this? It jacks up the drive everytime. If I attempt tp cancel or ejecty the drive during a deployment, it does the same thing.

Okay, so I'm having trouble understanding exactly how the MDT process is supposed to work and I'm hoping someone can dumb it down for me...

Right now I have pretty much the whole process running (mostly correctly) but I am not capturing and then pushing out my captured image.  I have a machine start, install the OS I imported, it installs all my applications, joins the domain, etc and then it's done. 

What's the benefit of first capturing the image and then deploying it?  I feel like I am misunderstanding how this process is supposed to work...  Can anyone help explain it?  (If it matters, I am using WDS and MDT 2012)  Thanks!

With MDT 2012 Update 1 and ConfigMgr 2012 CU 1 installed I get the following when creating a new MDT Task Sequence:

Importing task sequence into Configuration Manager.
Error while importing Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Task Sequence. 

Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.SmsConnectionException: Failed to validate property Type. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Failed to validate property Type.
   at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32 errorCode, IntPtr errorInfo)
   at System.Management.ManagementObject.InvokeMethod(String methodName, ManagementBaseObject inParameters, InvokeMethodOptions options)
   at Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine.WqlConnectionManager.ExecuteMethod(String methodClass, String methodName, Dictionary`2 methodParameters, Boolean traceParameters)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine.WqlConnectionManager.ExecuteMethod(String methodClass, String methodName, Dictionary`2 methodParameters, Boolean traceParameters)
   at Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine.WqlConnectionManager.ExecuteMethod(String methodClass, String methodName, Dictionary`2 methodParameters)
   at Microsoft.BDD.Wizards.SCCM_ImportTaskSequenceTask.DoWork(SmsPageData smspageData, Dictionary`2 data)

There's a similar thread on the ConfigMgr forums here: 

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmanagerosd/thread/fea9d2d9-baa0-4941-8f7a-86f1812c0034

Rolling back to MDT 2012 vanilla works, but I'd rather not have to do that if possible... Any ideas?

Thanks,

Julian

Because of the release of the final version of the Windows ADK I installed a new (on Windows Server 2012) based Deployment machine yesterday. Installed MDT 2012 Update 1 and the Windows ADK to support deployments of Windows 8.

I imported my old deployment share so i would be up and running quick. After a regenerated my boot images and tried to deploy Windows 7, something strange happened. When Windows 7 was all installd...it asked my for a productkey. Something I never had on my previos MDT installations. 

To verify the deployment share isn't 'corrupted' I also created a new deployment share in which I only created a task sequence to deploy Windows, from which I also imported sources again. During this deployment i also was asked for a product key during the deployment.

Finally I started my old deployment server (running Windows Server 2008 R2 with MDT 2012 and WAIK), the deployment worked just fine (not asking me for a product key at all).

So the question is, is there still an issue deploying Windows 7 when you're using Windows ADK? The documentation doesn't tell.....

What could be the problem?

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Hi Microsoft Forum,

In my domain i am using WDS server on which MDT 2010 is install for OS deplyoment on 200 different VLANs.

My problem is, it work on max VLANs but give error on some VLAN.

 Errors are:-

1. E61 Media Test Failure check cable

2. "A connection to the deploymentshare \\x.x.x.x\Deploymentshare$ could not be made. The deployment will not proceed. Connection OK. Possible cause: Invalid credentials"

both issues are on different VLANs

I am using MDT 2012 in testing environment to deploy Windows 7 Professional x86 with SP1 to reference computer. In Format and Partition Disk step of task sequence I deleted default partition and created two new partitions, one as boot with 50 GB size and other for data with 100% of remaining disk space size. During deployment everything went OK but I had no System partition created which was the case by default when performing manual installation of Windows 7 Professional x86 with SP1.

How to create this partition in scenario when I also want to create OS partition and Data partition in Format and Partition Disk step? Earlier, when I chose default settings in Format and Partition Disk step, that partition was created (name System, size 499 MB) and other partition with OS took whole disk space. (default settings)

Hello, i have a problem. I can`t create extended partition in Format and Partition. I saw some guides there people said like "just change partition type to extended, and then create some logical partitions there". There is just no such an option. There is a screenshot:

Another part of question: i just add custom script with diskpart instead of Format and Partition, it works but task sequence can`t complete. In the end it give me an error (forget about its number), but everything seems mo be finished, Seqence just can`t complete itself and close. Is there any ways to fix it? it will be much comfortable.

Another question: How can i create a intiligent Format and Partition, which partition disk regard of its size? (ex. 500 gb = 100+300+100, 250 gb = 50+150+50 etc.). I read some guides about high-level VB scripting, but i`m not that good in VB. Maybe someone have rich commented script that can be shared, there i just can change necessary numbers, partition letters and part types?

Thanks you

Dear all,

We have been doing some computer replacements yesterday and migrated user profiles from Windows XP to Windows 7.

Computers are Dell Optiplex 7010. Not all computers are affected but a couple of them are shutting down at night automatically without any obvious reasons, i have looked at the logs and my first impression is that it is because of a profile issue (hence related to USMT having migrated those).

We only use USMT with Default miUser migDocuments and MigApp xml files plus a custom xml file to exclude All Programs shortcuts from being migrated.

Here are the most interesting logs on the faulty workstation:

2 informational logs in the Application logs

- The User Profile Service has stopped.

- The Desktop Window Manager has exited with code (0x40010004)

2 informational logs in the System Logs

- The process Explorer.EXE has initiated the power off of computer on behalf of user for the following reason: Other (Unplanned)
 Reason Code: 0x0
 Shutdown Type: power off

- The process C:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe (WK-88WQF5J) has initiated the power off of computer WK-88WQF5J on behalf of user CORP\ekielka for the following reason: No title for this reason could be found
 Reason Code: 0x500ff
 Shutdown Type: power off

No errors, but i am feeling uncomfortable with the fact that we used USMT and it might be the reason why we are having these issues, it saves us a lot of time but  if computers get unusable that's a bummer.

Any idea what might be causing this, are there any exclusions that could help here?

Thanks

For those of you using ConfigMgr 2012, you may be interested in this.  When ConfigMgr 2012 Cumulative Update 1 was released, it was discovered that you could no longer create a new task sequence using MDT 2012 Update 1 and the “Create MDT Task Sequence” wizard.  When you tried, you would get an error like so:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/archive/2012/09/19/mdt-2012-update-1-has-been-updated.aspx

I can see that scanstate.exe has a /listfiles:filename switch, but when I run that command line it wants me to specify a state store which implies that it will capture user state AND log all files captured at the same time. 

I just want to run a scanstate.exe command line that will log which files would be captured without capturing the user state.  Sort of a pre-flight to try and determine how long the state capture will take.

My problem is that we need to upgrade groups of machines to Windows 7, but the machines at some locations are only available for 8 hours each day.  I am finding that a small percentage of them will run the state capture for 6 or 7 hours before we have to cancel the migration and reschedule it.  I would like to be able to identify those machines ahead of time so that we can schedule them for weekend upgrades instead of starting and cancelling the upgrades.

I was thinking I could run a scanstate /listfiles:filename as a separate package, prior to running the Win7 task sequence.  Then use the filename file size to pick out the ones that need to be rescheduled.   

Any other suggestions or ideas are appreciated!

Thanks!

Jan

We had MDT 2010 running with no issues using litetouch. After updating to MDT 2012, we're now getting an error after the OS is installed. The machine reboots after Win7x64 is dropped and then the error below loops over and over until you kill it. This happens before any apps are installed. We've applied Update 1 and the issue continues. Any ideas?

<![LOG[Property LogPath is now = C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS]LOG]!><time="11:37:20.000+000" date="09-17-2012" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[Property LogPath is now = C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS]LOG]!><time="11:37:21.000+000" date="09-17-2012" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[Property LogPath is now = C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS]LOG]!><time="11:37:20.000+000" date="09-17-2012" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">
<![LOG[Property LogPath is now = C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS]LOG]!><time="11:37:21.000+000" date="09-17-2012" component="LiteTouch" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LiteTouch">