Unable to mount the WIM, so the update process cannot continue.
Hi , I am getting this error message when I try to update deployment share for AMD x64. I have MDT in a separate server and WDS in separate server. once the WIM is updated , I map the other server and...
View ArticleMDT 2012 and Monitoring - Error
I upgraded our Deployment Share yesterday to MDT 2012 (version 6.0.2223.0) and was looking forward to checking out the Monitoring Features and DART integration. Just came to enable the monitoring...
View Articlehow to make partition through MDT
Frnds, I am able to deploy windows 7 through MDT but i did not get the option to make patition. its only creating one partition as c drive . 1-->is there any way i can create one more partition???...
View ArticleMonitoring in MDT 2012
Hi, I have enabled the Monitoring feature in MDT 2012. It didnt show me any error. However while deploying i dont get any machine or hostname in Monitor node. Please let me know anything else i need to...
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Error updating Media Content in MDT 2012
I just updated from MDT 2010 to MDT2012 on a Windows Server 2003 R2 machine. I updated the Deployment share successfully, but everytime I try to update the media content I get an error "Unable to open...
View ArticleMandatoryApplications
Hi I want mandatory applications for two different task sequences. Can i have the same variable or do they have to be different even though in different task sequence sections in customsettings.ini...
View ArticleMDT 2012 PXE Boot scenario
I have several servers in our environment that have MDT setup for PXE boot delivery of our Win 7 images. All of the servers except the one in Canada are not DHCP servers. The server in Canada is Server...
View ArticleHow to prevent UEFI drive partitioning on PXE boot MDT Deployment?
Previously we didn't have to do anything special because PXE booting was supposed to not support UEFI. However, I just imaged a laptop using MDT 2012 and WDS PXE boot deployment and when the image was...
View ArticleStop Desktop access during Application Installation
Hi I'm wanting to lock down/restrict access to the computer whilst at the stage of installing applications. Basically we want to set the MDT away and walk away, yet when it boots back up after the...
View ArticleAuto Accept winlogon message after imaging reboot
Hi When our desktops reboot after the imaging, just before it auto logs on and installs apps, it pauses and waits for a user to press ok on the winlogon messge (the it user policy message screen). Is...
View ArticleUpdate an MDT created wim unattened.xml
I have a custom wim that I need to add\update an unattend.xml. I am unable to find a unattend.xml when I mount the wim to replace it. How ever settings from an older unattned.xml file are getting...
View ArticleTaskSequenceID not processsed for MandatoryApplications
Hi I'm trying to get some software ticked in the application list. Some that is optional but ticked, and some mandatory depending on task sequence id. Problem is the application selections don't show...
View ArticleAfter MDT 2012 update 1 upgrade..
...from mdt 2012. Highlights from the SMSTS log: The execution of the group (Install) has failed and the execution has been aborted. An action failed. Operation aborted (Error: 80004004; Source:...
View ArticleMulticast - network issues while image job runs
Hello MDT2012 / Server 2008 R2 WDS I am having a strange problem with multicasting. When I install one computer with MDT it causes a unrelated switch to crash on a different part of my network, I also...
View ArticleStoring Bitlocker Key to AD using MDT
Task: How to enable Bitlocker and store the recovery key to AD? Using Windows 2008 MDT server, Windwos 7 clients, Windows 2003 domain. Problem: Seems to be something I am missing from all the...
View ArticleMDT 2012 Language Packs
Can anyone help with installing Language Pack (.cab) via a TS using MDT 2012. I have about 4 to install. Ive tried adding each Language Pack as an application and using the cmd line pkgmgr.exe /ip /m:...
View ArticleWindows 7 SP1 new machine custom image deployment leaving a windows.old folder?
Hello, not sure why I'm getting a windows.old folder on new machine litetouch deployments with Windows 7 SP1 Deployment server: 2008r2 enterprise MDT 2010 Update 1 downloaded Windows 7 SP1 iso from...
View ArticleRemoving the language bar from the default user profile.
Hi Guys, I am struggling with creating a default user profile according to the instructions I followed from this website:...
View ArticleMDT SkipBitLocker=NO default to not install
Hi guys, just giving my users access to the Bitlocker page in MDT. We want it to default to NOT encrypt the drive, but if they do select to encrypt the drive, TPM install and AD recovery key are...
View ArticleMDT 2012 U1, Windows AIK 3.1 - Local Administrator Password in Unattend.xml...
Hi everyone, Prior to MDT 2012 U1, (MDT 2010) when a new task sequence was created the Unattend.xml file created and stored in the \Control folder would save the local Administrator password as...
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