I'm having a few issues after deploying an image. (Win7)
A few issues when deploying the image, . The deployed PC boots up and has me log in with the administrator account. (no auto logon). Has me set IE 9 with recommended settings and then to...
View ArticleBitlocker isn't working in MDT 2012 Update 1
I have a Standard Client Task Sequence called NEWCOMPUTER which deploys a custom Windows 7 ENT SP1 64-bit .wim to laptop computers. I am attempting to have Bitlocker encrypt the disk when MDT installs...
View ArticleMDT 2012 - Will not continue after Windows 8 x86 LTI Deployment First Logon -...
I've looked at all the other threads I could find in Technet that look close to this issue. In my BDD.log, the last entry is "FAILURE (Err): 429: CreateObject(Microsoft.BDD.Utility) - ActiveX component...
View ArticlePS Email Notification at the end of TS
Thought I would just post this here in case anyone was trying to do something similar. I wanted to get a notification when a build was complete so it wasn't sitting around waiting while we were busy....
View ArticleDeployment stops at login
I start my capture in a VM, get it all good, capture it and can deploy it with no issues. We have this special software that runs per bios and when I capture and deploy that image, it stops at a login...
View ArticleUpgrade to MDT2012 RC1, overwrites scripts, how to recover what worked before?
Hi,For a start, Sorry, I should have RTFM for MDT2012, but as with most of us IT Technicians, we think we can muddle our way through.Wrong!We've upgraded our MDT2012 to MDT2012 RC1(6.1.2373.0), and the...
View ArticleMDT 2012 + WinPE 4.0 + VMWare ESXi - Hangs "Windows is loading files" booting...
I'm trying out using MDT 2012 and WinPE 4.0, upgrading things. I've recreated things following templates in MDT 2012. I'm also using ADK and WinPE 4.0.Issue I'm seeing is upon restarting into WinPE I...
View ArticleWindows 8 Start Screen Customization for All Users
Short Versions:How can I permanently remove (and prevent automatic re-installation of) some of the default Packaged Applications installed on Windows 8 Pro?How can I save a customized tile...
View ArticleUpgrading with MDT copies data from D to C
Hi,I need to migrate some desktops from XP to 7. Everything goes fine, except after the migration all the data from the D volume is copied to the C volume (boot partition).Anyone encounter this problem...
View ArticleWinPE Driver
I am using WinPE 3.0Just got a new HP 4540s model. And need to update the drivers. Found all the drivers and need to update WinPE network driver. Injected with the Win7x86 driver that i know is the...
View ArticleBest Way to Obtain Bulk Drivers
Let me start out by saying that the company I work for uses MDT 2012 in a bit of an unusual manner. We're a repair shop, and we use it to reinstall client operating systems quickly and efficiently...
View ArticleMDT won't apply Computer name
I have a MDT 2010 setup on Server 2008 that deploys an image of win7. Now my deployment used to ask for domain account to log on and then the computer name. Then I accidentally deleted the deployment...
View ArticleSetting "recommended" screen resolution automatically with MDT 2012?
I found some older posts on this, but nothing recent. Is their an nice way we can set the, "recommended" screen resolution automatically?
View ArticleMDT 2010 update 1 error when updating the Deployment Share - The specified...
Hi community!I've this issue for some time now and I've reading quite a lot about this one.... tried several ways to solve it but nothing works.---- Error on log ----- Processing 1 of 1 - Adding...
View ArticleForce _SMSTaskSequence folder to C: Drive
Hello,I have noticed that the Task Sequence variable SMSTSLocalDataDrive selects the largest disk during OS Deployment. So if D: partition is larger than C: partiton, then _SMSTaskSequence folder will...
View ArticleWindows 7 Sysprep and capture using MDT 2012 Update 1 all updates already...
As I mentioned above, the image has been syspreped and when deployed using MDT it redownloads all updates and re-applies them. I'm using a Windows AIK source if that makes a difference. Basically I...
View ArticleWin7 + IE10 Slipstream error
I am trying to install a test image with IE10 slipstreamed in and getting an error "Windows could not parse or process unattend answer file [C:\windows\Panther\unattend.xml] for pass [specialize]. A...
View ArticleCustom Cleanup Step
I want to perform a custom cleanup step after "Gather local only" and before "Create WIM". I have tried a number of approaches, but they have all failed to find either the custom script that I wrote,...
View ArticleMDT 2012 winpe reboot loop
I recently upgraded to MDT 2012. I had an existing working deployment share. After upgrading, when booting to the litetouch iso I get to the "Solution Accelerators" splash screen and it reboots. I...
View ArticleDeploy Computer Model Specific Software Besides Drivers?
Is there a way to add a task to a deployment task sequence to deploy utilities/software that first checks the computer model before it runs in the same way the driver selection profiles work?For...
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