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HIDESHELL=YES Causes "Dirty Environment Found" message when Windows boots for the first time

September 4, 2012, 11:56 am
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I have read several posts on this topic like http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/mdt/thread/36ed037b-51b1-4053-a248-46bd3ac9ecda where the Dirty Environment Found message appears, but the circumstances are a bit different in my case. 

I have a new MDT 2012 Update 1 task sequence with a newly captured Windows 7 SP1 x86 image captured with MDT 2012 Update 1.

If I run the task sequence with no HIDESHELL specified in CustomSettings.ini, it runs to completion with no issues.  If I set HIDESHELL=YES in CustomSettings.ini, then the StateRestore phase starts with booting to Windows 7, auto-logging in and then the task sequence continues.  At the same time, I get the Dirty Environment Found message and if I leave it alone, the task sequences completes with no errors, just with the Dirty Environment FOund message on top.

This only happens when HIDESHELL=YES is specified in CustomSettings.ini.

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FAILURE ( 9704 ): USMT 4 cannot be used with destination OS 6.2.9200.16384

August 18, 2012, 12:57 am
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Upgraded my build server today (Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1) with MDT 2012 Update 1 and Windows ADK, updated the deployment share, checked in Windows 8 Enterprise x64 and created a new Standard Client Task Sequence for Windows 8 deployment.  Did not modify the task sequence in any way after it was created, just wanted to run a simple sysprep & capture to verify the infrastructure before customizing anything.  But the task sequence is failing during User State Restore with the following in the ZTIUserState.log file:

Property restore is now =  ZTIUserState 8/18/2012 12:15:27 AM 0 (0x0000)
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 6.1.2369.0 ZTIUserState 8/18/2012 12:15:27 AM 0 (0x0000)
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. ZTIUserState 8/18/2012 12:15:27 AM 0 (0x0000)
TargetOS is the current SystemDrive ZTIUserState 8/18/2012 12:15:27 AM 0 (0x0000)
Checking for USMT Files in \\USEUTSNT24\distribution$\Tools\X64 ZTIUserState 8/18/2012 12:15:27 AM 0 (0x0000)
Found USMT 4 executables. Using USMT 4 ZTIUserState 8/18/2012 12:15:27 AM 0 (0x0000)
FAILURE ( 9704 ): USMT 4 cannot be used with destination OS 6.2.9200.16384 ZTIUserState 8/18/2012 12:15:27 AM 0 (0x0000)

Anybody got a clue?  I did not have this issue with Win8CP and the beta MDT.

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MSI Applications Not Installing from UDI Wizard

December 5, 2012, 8:50 am
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I have MDT 2012 Update 1 integrated into SCCM 2012.  When I select MSI applications through the UDI Wizard, they will not install.  Packages that are selected in the UDI Wizard install fine.  During the image process, it actually shows the apps attempting to install but after the image completes they are not there.  The same MSI applicatios install without issue if deployed through a non MDT Task Sequence.  When I look at the ZTICoalesce.log, it shows the apps are being set for install. 

Property CoalescedApps01 is now = App1 - Image Install
Property CoalescedApps02 is now = App2 - Image Install

I've looked through the smsts.log but can't find anything that shows what the issue is.  Any insight into what other logs I should be looking into or what the issue might be.

Stephen

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Modify zticopylogs.wsf to copy all sccm client log files on failure

December 11, 2012, 9:11 am
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Anyone know how I could modify zticopylogs.wsf script to pick up all files from the SCCM client log directory on failure and maybe say one or more custom directories where installation logs are written during task sequences?

Mike

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How to suppress prompt to personalize computer after first restart

December 11, 2012, 8:34 am
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Hi,

I'm trying to deploy Windows 8 via MDT 2012. After copying the operating system down and accomplishing the first restart, the process halts and asks to choose a color and enter a computer name. When MDT starts, the wizard asks you for a computer name before the deployment ever begins so I don't see the need to ask for it yet again.

How do I get the deployment to skip this step?

Thanks,

Rob

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Windows server 2008 R2 OS files required for running LiteTouch.wsf in WinServer 2012 image capture?

December 11, 2012, 5:43 am
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Hey everyone.

I'm trying to create an image of a windows server 2012, and capture it using MDT.
I've created the deployment share, made a reference image, configured the image just as I want it, and I'm now trying to capture it.

I currently only have my windows server 2012 OS files in the Operating Systems folder, and only a few graphics drivers in the OOB driver folder.
When I from the reference image tries to connect to the deployment share and run the LiteTouch.wsf, the wizard is unable to locate my deployment share folder, and can therefore not proceed.
However, if I add OS files for Windows Server 2008 R2 to the Operating Systems folder, this problem disappears magically.

The same is the case if I try to create a brand new reference image (using VMware) from the bootable .iso, created in the deployment share, if I here neither imports the WinServer 2008 R2 files.

I don't know if the following is relevant, but the workstation, which originally ran the MDT, was running Windows Server 2008 R2, however I changed this location to a laptop running Windows 7. The MDT installation on the laptop is all new (nothing copied from the winServer2008R2, everything downloaded again) except(!) for the AIK, and if I don't remember wrong, it was only the installation files for this, which was copied. I just can't believe that the installation files should relate the deployment to the old workstation.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what might cause the problems, any comments from similar problems, or any questions about some of the configurations in my deployment share? Please write anything that might be of use for me, this problem has been bothering me for quite a few months.

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Windows Automated Installation Kit for MDT 2012 Update 1 / Which Version for XP through Windows 7 Deployments

December 11, 2012, 12:07 pm
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Greetings,

Server: MDT 2012 Update 1 on Server 2008 R2 x64.

Clients: Deploying Windows XP to Windows 7

Question: Which Windows AIK version to use.  Version 1.0 / 2.0 / 3.0

Unter the "Components" it lists for Avail for download

Windows Automated Installation Kit (x64) 6.1.7600.16385 which is version 2.0 from looking at my production server.

I can't download from here anyway so when I looked to download AIK I see Version 3.0 for "Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7"  I also found the "Windows Automated Installation Kit Supplement for Windows 7"

Should I install 3.0, then the supplement, then copy USMT3 for XP Refreshes.  (That's what I've done now anyway for USMT3 and XP though I don't know if the new WAIK 3.0 will not support something else I need with Windows XP New Installs and Refreshes

Best Regards,

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Windows 8 activation through MDT

December 3, 2012, 3:00 pm
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I haven't had a chance to test very much but from what I have read,  you should be able to install a retail copy of Win 8 on an OEM machine and it will pick up the key stored in the BIOS automatically.  I'm trying to deploy Windows 8 to an OEM PC and it is not picking up any product key at all.

Am I reading this wrong?  

For a comparison,  we used to deploy a thick image to our Lenovo laptops and use the COA key (post install) to activate Windows.  Obviously this is not possible with Windows 8 as the COA sticker is not provided.

EDIT:: Installing with the DVD works and seems to pick up the OEM product key,  but deploying the same DVD with MDT 2012 U1 doesn't.  Anyone have any advice on this please?
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MDT and Lotus Notes 8.5.3. won't deploy without interaction

December 11, 2012, 8:34 am
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Hi gang, BWB the rookie again,

In the Deployment Workbench (V6.00), under Applications, I added IBM Lotus Notes 8.5.3 (and wouldn't mind adding FixPack3 either) . I want it to automatically install while the image is being built with no interaction from me, but every time I choose the app, it stops at the config page and asks to proceed manually. It will install so I know the files are there and good, but simply won't go automatically.

More info:

We use the full administrator, designer with client EXE (but leave the admin and designer portion unchecked). So basically, we use one executable for all installs.

The Standard Application/Quiet install command is [ setup.exe /s /v"SELECTINSTALLFEATURES=Activities,SametimeUI, Feedreader /qb+"]  (minus brackets of course)

Am I missing something? Or adding too much?  I'm noting the actual exe doesn't match the listed "setup.exe", could this be an issue too?

Thanks in advance for everyone's help.

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Odd Problem With MDT 2012 Deployment

December 11, 2012, 2:40 pm
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Disclaimer:  I'm an MDT n00b and barely know how to do anything other than the basics.

The odd problem:  Computers that I deploy Windows 7 to using MDT will NOT (after deployement is complete) pass credentials to our proxy (Smoothwall - NTLM Authentication) and cannot not access the internet.  It doesn't matter the flavor of Windows 7: 32bit/64bit or Pro/Ultimate same result.  Does this on an unpatched machine with only IE8 or a fully patched machine with IE9.  I've diddled all the security and connection settings in IE that I know to diddle with the same result. And it's not just an IE problem.  It does it with Firefox, too.  Now getting to intranet sites is no problem... this is strictly an internet proxy authentication issue.

Now... why am I asking the MDT forum about this?  Because I can load Windows 7 the old fashioned way with a DVD made from the same ISO that I used when setting up MDT and it works fine. So  MDT must be doing something differently when deploying Win 7.  As a side note, when I deploy Windows 8 using MDT we do not have this issue. Maybe Microsoft just wants me to upgrade? :)

Everything else about the computer seems quite normal.  No undetected drivers.  Windows activates normally.  I can join the domain either during or after the process.  Install applications automatically.  I mean the whole MDT process seems to be working great otherwise. 

Help?  Please?

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MDT 2012 keeps the Recovery D partition

December 11, 2012, 6:50 am
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I just upgraded my MDT 2010 Update 1 to 2012 Update 1. My LiteTouch deployment now doesn't delete the D recovery partition on the Lenovo computer.

This now creates an error in the deployment:

FAILURE (Err):53 Copy File d:\MININT\unattended.xml to d:\Windows\Panther\Unattend.xml - File not found

FAILURE (5627): 2 Run DISM.exe

LiteTouch deployment failed, Return code= -2147467259 0x80004005

Failed to run the action: Install Operating System

Unknown error (Error: 000015FB; Source: Unknown)

I unchecked the new option to not create the extra partition but no luck yet. My Task is set to take 100% of the disk 0.

The weird thing about this bug is that if I restart my task sequence, it completes successfully...

Thanks.

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Two questions about adding machines to the domain with MDT 2012

December 11, 2012, 1:08 pm
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Hi fellas,

I've been doing some overhauling of my image server lately, and one change I made was to make the machines automatically add to the company domain.

My first problem is that by using the JoinDomain, DomainAdmin, and DomainAdminPassword properties in the customsettings.ini file, I'm storing domain administrator, or at least site admin credentials in plain text, waiting to be found.  Is there any other way to automatically add to the domain without storing these credentials in this file, or alternatively is there a way to secure this file?

If not, this is my second question:  I could simply allow techs to add the machine to the domain from the deployment wizard, but I'm not sure how to select the correct OU, and I'd like to fix that.  Some research around the forum showed that there is a way, I think, to get the wizard to give a list of OUs to choose from using the DomainOUList.xml, but I didn't understand how to make that work or where to put the file, much less the syntax of it.

Thanks


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MDT 2012 for Multi Site Deployment

November 27, 2012, 7:53 pm
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HI All,

   I am looking to build desktop imaging solution for Windows 7 for multiple sites which are connected via hub-spoke network topology.

  each site got Windos 2008 r2 Server and Windows 2003 R2 Servers ( File server0 No DFS but going to do it soon.

  So how do i setup?

AS

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Best method for Remote Imaging

April 5, 2010, 8:26 pm
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The support group at my workplace have recently inquired about using remote imaging to cut down on some of the administrative overhead for remote devices. I work for a rather large company with a thousand remote offices or thereabouts. Instead of office personnel sending in "broken" hardware to be imaged, the support group wants the ability to image over the network to said "broken" hardware.

My questions concern how this is done properly and/or most efficiently. I know a WDS server, in the least, would be required for network booting. Does it make sense to replicate the MDT deployment share? Each remote office has an applications/print server. Would it be beneficial for each of those remote servers to serve as a Linked Deployment Share to the main server at the corporate office? Does it make sense to deploy multiple WDS servers, or can all offices "report back" to the corporate office?

Since RDP doesn't work for WinPE, how can a support tech at the corporate office assist in remote imaging? Wouldn't this require zero-touch and setting up the back end? If we have SCCM or a similar product, is WDS still required?

I know there's a lot of "it depends" answers to these questions. Does anyone have a resource (link, DVD, etc.) the explains how this process would work? A lot of the questions on this forum are piecemeal. I'm looking for some direction on a complete solution, even if the direction is "hire a contractor to do this." ;)

 

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Touch Screen Driver in WinPE

December 8, 2011, 12:01 am
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Hi guys,

I am building a WinPe image for slate type device (no keyboard).  The purpose this image is so that user can boot from USB stick to access recovery file without need to use usb mouse/keyboard to interact. (thus, making the recovery process less troublesome for both user and support staff)   However, I am running into the problem of locating a touch screen driver to add to WinPe.  The manufacturer never provided a touch screen driver and the touchscreen (and stylus) are automatically set up at the end of standard Windows 7 installation. 

My question is, how can I locate this driver so that I can add to the WinPE?

Has anyone done something similar before?  I am not looking to do anything fancy with the touch screen driver.  As long as it allows touch to act like mouse point, that will do it.

 

M.

 

 

 

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Share Drivers between Deployment Shares

December 12, 2012, 2:25 am
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Hi,

I use the controlled method of managing drivers in MDT and select drivers with in the task sequence Variable, DriverGroup001 Windows 7x64\%make%\%model% etc.

Is is it possible to share drivers between more than one DeploymentShare within the Deployment Workbench?

Currently the "Out-of-Box Drivers" folders are duplicated in four different Deploymentshares, ideally I would like to manage the drivers in one and all Deploymentshares have access to them.

Thanks,

Jason.

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Having Tattoo add additional information

May 23, 2012, 7:45 am
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I am looking to run a powershell script to query WMI or the registry based off the deployment server selected. I have linked deployments and would need a new sequence or for the tattoo sequence to add information such as which deployment server was used. I'm currently using the LocationServer.xml file for it the list to populate. It appears that the tattoo sequence does add some info but not the server used. What do I need to add to the ZTITatoo.mof and ZTITatoo.wsf to make this happen? Thanks in advance!
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Running PowerShell Script Causes Next TS Step to Fail in MDT 2012 on Server 2012

December 12, 2012, 6:57 am
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Hello Everyone,

Hoping someone can assist with this issue.  We are creating a Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 deployment solution for a customer and have two nearly identical Task Sequences where one is used to deploy Server 2008 R2 and the other deploys Server 2012 RTM.

We are running a PowerShell customizations script as part of each Task Sequence.  Running the script outside of the TS works fine on each OS platform but when running the script within the Task Sequence, the script executes successfully and makes all of the changes it is supposed to, but on Windows Server 2012 it then causes then next step in the Task Sequence to fail every time.  In the Windows Server 2008 R2 sequence everything runs OK and the deployment returns success on the Summary screen but on Server 2012 it shows an error on the item after the PowerShell script and stops the TS.

On the Server 2012 system, looking in the %WinDir%\Temp\DeploymentLogs folder the log for the PowerShell script returns exit code 0 (Success!).  Checking the customizations that the script is supposed to do shows they are all there.  So the script ran, made all the changes and reported success, but then the next item in the TS fails.

Right now we run the customizations script near the end of the sequence and it runs, followed by the Symantec EndPoint installation (which fails with the proverbial 1603).  We've moved Symantec to be before the PS script and it runs fine, but then the PS script runs and the "Restore Groups" task after it fails.  If we disable the PS Script step the entire TS runs successfully.

What could be different on Server 2012 for this step?

Thanks!
-Jeff


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MDT 2010 - Can you re-enter the local admin password?

October 25, 2012, 8:39 am
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Created a new task sequence to deploy Windows 7. Company still has a need for Windows XP so I have two task sequences. When building the Windows 7 task sequence it asked if I wanted to specify a local admin password so I did. Ran the task sequence a couple of times and everything worked as planned. Fast forward a couple of months and when releasing my latest version of our build, noticed that at the end of the build the local administrator is now blank. Any ideas on how to resolve? Plenty of posts out there stating I can use customsettings.ini or unattend.xml, but those would leave the password on our build servers in plain text.

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HP EliteBook Folio 9470m Ultrabook - Flash Cache - Flash Cache

December 6, 2012, 5:10 am
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I'm trying to deploy Windows 7 x86 SP1 to an HP EliteBook Folio 9470m Ultrabook with Flash Cache.

I'm using MDT 2010 U1 and running the deployment from USB-media.

Reading the BDD.LOG I can see: "LTI applying image G:\Deploy\Operating Systems\W7 x86 Ent 007\7.wim using SETUP.EXE" and after 18 min  "Setup completed successfully." and "LTIApply processing completed successfully." After LTICopyscripts, ZTIConfigure, ZTIDrivers and ZTINextPhase the computer reboots and I'm getting "Windows boot manager 0xc000000f An error occured while attempting to read the boot configuration data".
When I'm looking at the Boot Config with BCDEDIT.EXE I can see boot manager points at the Flash Cache installed in the machine:

HarddiskVolume3 is the Flash Cache (output from diskpart, list vol):

I've tried to read setupact.log but can't find whats going wrong.
How to handle computers with Flash Cache in deployment with MDT?

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