Hey,
I am facing currently with the following "strange" problem:
I try to install Windows 10 via TaskSequence. - When starting from PXE it works perfect without any problem.
When starting out of the software center (on the same client) it fails with error "Application could not be found on any server"
The following is the error log I can see.
Package KN100723 is a Dell driver package. - I already tried to redistribute and validate the content on the affected distribution point (The DP used is the same for both PXE & Software center).
I also already tried to recreate and disable it in the task sequence.
When I disable it in TS I get the same error with another driver package - which out of PXE is working without any problem.
Opening the content path from internet explroer shows "error 404".
On Monitorinig -> Content Status the package is listed as "Success" (Which is updated fine after redistribution of the content, too)
Thanks is advance
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TaskSequence - PXE only
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Switch from BIOS to UEFI during OSD
My goal is to change BIOS settings from BIOS Legacy to UEFI (or UEFI CSM) during OSD on a HP laptop. So to do that I have created some steps in Windows PE Phase.
- Reboot in WinPE, Clean disk (diskpart), then Partition Disk (MBR) if not already UEFI-Mode
So far ok.
I use HP BIOSConfigurationUtility to change some BIOS settings to fit my standard and change to UEFI-Mode. It works great. But I can't reboot in Windows PE automatically because Partition is MBR and not GPT. So I decided to change that before restart in Windows PE.
- Clean disk (diskpart) a second time, Partition Disk (GPT) and Restart in Windows PE step.
Unfortunately it doesn't work because Windows PE isn't in EFI-Mode now. So I tried to correct that with bcdboot before "Restart in Windows PE" step:
- "bcdboot X:\Windows /S: C: /F EFI" and "bootsect /nt60 C: /force" and then "Restart in Windows PE" step.
"Restart in Windows PE" step still fails but after the system reboots, it starts Windows PE in EFI-Mode and I can select my OSD and everything is ok.
Is it possible to automate the whole process? My Scenario works well but it fails the first time if BIOS not already in UEFI.
I hope my post is clear enough... :-)
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Can no longer import drivers to boot image created with MDT 2013
I'm not sure when it happened since I haven't needed to import drivers in the last 3 months or so. We recently purchased some new PCs that are utilizing UEFI. Previously (when setting up MS Surface Pro tablets for example) it was a straightforward process of going to the OS folder in the Software Library and right-clicking the Drivers node to begin importing new drivers. It lets me browse to the driver location, pulls in all the relevant drivers but when I'm prompted to select a boot image to apply these to, my boot image created in MDT is no longer listed. I still see it listed everywhere else (in the Boot Images node, when selecting a boot image for a new Task Sequence, etc.) but it doesn't show when trying to update drivers.
For giggles I tried creating a new MDT Boot Image to see if maybe that image was corrupt or protected from being altered or something. Even with a new image, I'm still not able to select drivers to apply to it.
I've also tried selecting a driver that was previously imported into SCCM and editing the Boot Image from there but still I only see the images created without MDT 2013 listed.https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn744286(v=ws.11).aspx shows what this whole process should look like, for reference.
Any ideas? Are there recent updates that might have caused MDT 2013 integration with SCCM 2012R2 to break?
MDT version installed is 6.3.8330.1000 SCCM 2012R2 version installed is 5.0.7958.100 Windows OS is Server 2012R2
Joshua Castro
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WSUS server approved patches in my environment
Hi I want to capture Image via 1) sysprep and capture method OR 2) standard client tasksequence now questions is how to get pervious approved and deployed patches in my environment secanrio is I have windows 7 X64 enterprise with 3 months patches now need to capture new image with new applications with latest patches
If I use separate WSUS server I need run default run and need to select products it will install all applicable patches and I am sure how to use existing or production WSUS server overall intention how to control or get my environment approved or deployed patches any thought
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WinPE Network Driver Issue
hey all,
I have an issue that only started this morning.
when trying to image a PC using PXE boot, WinPE will load all the way, ConfigMGR screen splash, initialize Network then nothing, PC reboot, although the OSD worked on this Model before I thought it might be a Network Driver, F8 revealed no IP.
tried ipconfig /renew "the operation failed as no adapter is in the state permissible for this operation"
the smsts.log shows "Failed to download pxe variable file. Code(0X0000001) PxeGetData failed with 0x80004005
Error Lookup: Unspecified Error.
checked the Bios clock all good.
removed all drivers in the Wim file and re-added no luck.
deleted all Wim files and only used the Out of box still no luck.
any other change I make on the Wim file is ok, I changed the back ground and can see the change immediately.
the OSD works on some older HW, so far I have a problem with Dell OptiPlex 7040 and IBM Lenovo M700.
tested on Dell Latitude E7250 and IBM Lenovo M73 work perfect.
here's a list of all drivers injected into the Wim file.
I have worked on this for the last 11 hours none stop and I ran out of ideas.
did I miss anything?
any help would be much appreciated.
Regards
Imad.
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Windows 10 In-Place Upgrade
I am trying Windows-10 In-Place upgrade by downloading the task sequence from the below Microsoft website and following the steps as mentioned in the site (Below is the link which I am referring to )
I am able to successfully import the task sequence for Windowsx86, but when I am trying to import the same task sequence for x64, it's trying to replace the exiting package (TS)
- Is it possible to rename the package name in the script, if possible please let me know how to do this
- After the windows10 migration, administrator account is disabled and not able to login to the system. What would be the solution for this ?
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Win10 Upgrade/KMS Issue
I have been testing the Win10 update using SCCM and it has been working great. Client gets updated to Win10 and hits the KMS server no issues, till now. I did a larger scale upgrade for a lab of computers 21 student and 1 teacher. After the process was finished all BUT the 1 teacher computer would NOT activate. I checked everything I could think of, removing from the domain and rejoining, pinged the KMS server, no issue. I have been able to upgrade other computers fine with no issue till now and I am puzzled and help would be greatly appreciated.
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User State backup and restore not works
Hi,
I'm trying to deploy windows 7 via SCCM task sequence. I have created a reference image and deployed content, created a task sequence. everything is working fine but USMT. The old operating system is the same Windows 7 and I want to install updated os image to my PCs. I get this error in smsts.log :
USMT returned exit code (0x0000001b). Look USMT log file loadstate.log for detail error message.
when I refer to loadstate.log here is the content:
Here is what I do, I just enable verbose login to the default steps:
What Should I do?
Mahdi. Ghorbanpour http://yektagostarhezare.ir
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WMI condition not working in OSD
Hi, I'm using SCCM 2012 R2 SP1 to deploy windows. I want to check for existence of a 100MB reserve partition before applying os.
here is my wmi condition which when I test it on sccm admin console, it returns 1 record which is correct. I unchecked "Continue on error" so it shouldn't continue when a PC does not have a 100MB partition, but no error happens and my task will use drive C as reserve partition and drive D for windows. What's the solution?
Thanks
Mahdi. Ghorbanpour http://yektagostarhezare.ir
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After I downloaded Windows 10, I have no been able to retrive my old e-mails from Windows 8jhydbv.
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Windows Error Recovery
Hi All,
I have an issue when I deploy Windows 7 64bits on each Dell Optiplex 7040. It's a new model that we boughet few days ago. The task sequence is working for other models, laptops, desktops,... but I cannot deploy it on the Optiplex 7040. There is no error in the smstslog. Just after the installation of the operating system, it restarts, it should normally deploy the software but this message appears : windows error recovery.
Do you know how I can fix it ?
Thanks all,
Hugues
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understand DP distribute command
im sorry for my "noob" question
i followed this article:
http://prajwaldesai.com/capture-windows-7-using-sccm-2012-r2/
i just wondering if the last step will cause all of my network machine immediately to be deployed with the WIM system image configured in the DP? because my goal is just to prepare the WIM for a specific machine that i choose to deploy the wim image with PXE boot
i already made all the necessary PXE configurations
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Apply Windows Settings overwriting CustomSettings.ini time zone
Hi,
Guess it's a basic question. The thing is that we are migrating our TS from a standard SCCM task sequence to an SCCM MDT task sequence and we are facing an issue. Some context below:
We have our cs.ini file properly configured and it's working fine, everything gets configured as expected. Basically we have a userexit script that determines the site every computer belongs to reading a specific variable configured during our preprovision web front-end. Once the site has been determined, several regional settings are configured per site (keyboard layout, timezone...etc). Find below a sample of our CS.ini (just an example, not real sites):
[Settings]
Priority=BySite, Site, Default
[BySite]
UserExit=ZTIGetSite.vbs
Site=#GetSite()#
[Site1]
KeyboardLocale=de-at
UserLocale=de-at
UILanguage=de-at
TimeZoneName=Romance Standard Time
[Site2]
KeyboardLocale=en-US
UserLocale=en-US
UILanguage=en-US
TimeZoneName=Tasmania Standard Time
...
_SMSTSOrgName=Running %TaskSequenceID% on %OSDComputername%
OSInstall=Y
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipApplications=YES
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES
....
The file works fine, no issue on it but, we prefer not typing the local admin password on the cs.ini file and when we enable the step "apply windows settings" to configure the local admin password, we are obligated to configure a time zone for this step -see the picture:
Well, the problem is that when we enable this steps, all the the time zone values in our cs.ini file get overwritten by this one and all clients finish the OSD process with the Eastern Time configured instead of their regional value. Is there a way to change this behavior and keep the "apply windows settings" step enabled to configure the local admin password? We wouldn't like to move the password into the cs.ini file using clear text (or even 64base encoded).
Thanks.
Regards.
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Run Diskpart with Run command line in OSD task sequence
I want to check hdd if does not a 100MB reserved partition, make one. I managed to detect if a hdd has it or not. but I wasn't successful implement it. I've searched a lot about this but no results has been made. here are what I've tried so far:
- diskpart.exe /s "a unc path to diskpart.txt"
- I mounted the .wim file, added diskpart.txt to system32 folder, commited .wim file, updated distribution points, used this line in command line : diskpart.exe /s "%windir%\system32\diskpart.txt"
- I created a package containing diskpart.txt and added a program to run this command : diskpart.exe /s diskpart.txt
In the first and second ways, I get this error in smsts.log
DiskPart was unable to open or read the script file
In the third way I get this error :
Failed to run the action: Run Partition fixer package. The request is not supported. (Error: 80070032; Source: Windows)Please guide me. Thanks
Mahdi. Ghorbanpour http://yektagostarhezare.ir
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DELL XPS PXE-boot problems
Hi, guys!
I have Dell XPS z14 laptop.
I'm trying to boot it from the network with no luck.
All others desktops and laptops boots great
If I choose ATA-mode of HDD in bios after pressing F12 i have 0xc0000001 error
If I choose AHCI-mode of HDD in bios after pressing F12 sometimes it starts load boot.sdi, stucks and after that 0xc0000001 error appears.
The laptop has the latest bios fimware. The boot image has the latest official winpe drivers
What is the problem?
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task sequence fai;ed at driver package installation
Hi,
I have created a driver pkg for 6470B HP model. While deployment process by task sequence it is getting downloaded but it gets failed once start installing the driver.
Below is the log which I captured.
Please let me know what could be the reason for this.
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Task Sequence Not Completing Post Reboot After Setup Windows and ConfigMgr Step
Hi,
I have a task sequence which is working fine and able to run all TS steps successfully. I copied this Task sequence and made it to use the new custom OS image(recently build) in "Apply Operating System Image".
During the OSD, the OS image applies fine, post which it moves to the Setup Windows and ConfigMgr step and it reboots normally as set in the Task Sequence but it comes up to the Windows login screen for the OS already installed and doesn't complete all of the steps.
I have tried changing the settings in TS for Restart computer (just after the Setup Windows step), to run "the boot image assigned to this task sequence"but that doesn't help.
What I am not sure is why the original task sequence works fine but when it is copied, it doesn't work. The only difference here is the OS image changed under the "Apply Operating System" step and everything else is same. Also the image does applies successfully.
There aren't any errors in SMSTS.log as well. here are the logs :
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Successfully completed the action (Setup Windows and ConfigMgr) with the exit win32 code 0MP server http://ABC.com. Ports 80,443. CRL=false.
Setting authenticator
Set authenticator in transport
Sending StatusMessage
Setting message signatures.
Setting the authenticator.
CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: ABC.com:80 CCM_POST /ccm_system/request
Request was successful.
Set a global environment variable _SMSTSLastActionRetCode=0
Set a global environment variable _SMSTSLastActionSucceeded=true
Expand a string: %_SMSTSMDataPath%\Logs
Clear local default environment
The action (Setup Windows and ConfigMgr) requested a retry
Reboot to local harddisk
_OSDGinaIsConfigured variable set to TRUE
_SMSTSServiceStartType variable set to
Command line for extension .exe is "%1" %*
Set command line: "bcdedit.exe"
Executing command line: "bcdedit.exe"
Process completed with exit code 0
Calling RebootSystem()
OSD type of task sequence. ignore the service window setting
Updated security on object C:\_SMSTSVolumeID.7159644d-f741-45d5-ab29-0ad8aa4771ca.
Updated security on object D:\_SMSTSVolumeID.7159644d-f741-45d5-ab29-0ad8aa4771ca.
Updated security on object S:\_SMSTSVolumeID.7159644d-f741-45d5-ab29-0ad8aa4771ca.
Path variable OSDisk converted from C: to 12EF4E7C0000401F00000000:
Updated security on object C:\_SMSTaskSequence.
Set a global environment variable _SMSTSNextInstructionPointer=88
Set a TS execution environment variable _SMSTSNextInstructionPointer=88
Set a global environment variable _SMSTSInstructionStackString=0 76
Set a TS execution environment variable _SMSTSInstructionStackString=0 76
Save the current environment block
Expand a string: %_SMSTSMDataPath%\Logs
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Many Thanks
Vikram Midha
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"configuration manager is looking for policy" deploy from PXE
Hi
the full error is: pending request id:3
message from administrator: configuration manager is looking for a policy
i followed this article: http://prajwaldesai.com/deploying-windows-7-using-sccm-2012-r2/
except my goal is to deploy to "all unknown computers" instead of on specific by mac address
i dont know what i missing out or in which logfile to look for...
thanks in advanced for helping...
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OSD Failing - Boot Media
I'm trying to capture Win 7 OS using Boot Media. Everything go smooth (such as checking the Agent etc) before 1st re-boot . Post to the first re-boot Task Sequence progress bar comes again, suddenly stops and restart. Somehow a fresh Win & OS is getting installed from this point ,instead of Capture the current OS.
All required Distributions are Green
Full control Permission given to 'Everyone'
Win7 OS is not genuine. Is that causing this issue by chance?
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performance tips?
2012 R2 SP1 CU3
Hello - I've noticed 2 things that are causing slow deployments.
- The deployment wants to install SCEP but Windows 10 won't let it so ultimately we wait longer for deployment. Anyway to fix that?
- Post deployment ConfigMgr client still does not have Policies and AV is still not up-to-date. 4 hours and defender still not updated (by itself)
Now - if my users were a patient type they could wait another 20-30 minutes and everything is right but they are not and if I could get this part to speed up a bit I would be much appreciated :-)
Ideas / Thoughts?
Thanks,
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