Comments on: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta 1: Using MDT to Prepare, Install and Capture customized Windows 7 Images – Part III http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/ Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:52:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ed Norman http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-853 Ed Norman Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:35:06 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-853 Hi Augusto. You ahve been kind to help me through some challenges with MDT/WDS/WAIK, etc. I've run into a new challenge. I have created and a new task sequence to install Win7 on a different Dell desktop model. The task has been created, update the win files, updated deployment, and replaced the boot image with the updated boot image (Lietouch_x64.wim). I start the desktop to put an image on using PXE. Am prompted to select a boot image and do. The "Accelerator Solutions" screen pops up but nothing more. It doesn't move forward for operating system choices, etc. I've worked to document everything I've done but may have overlooked documenting this. I believe either the Task Sequence was edited or the unattend.xml was edited but can't recall exactly what small change was made. Do you have any clues ? Thanks. Ed Hi Augusto.
You ahve been kind to help me through some challenges with MDT/WDS/WAIK, etc. I’ve run into a new challenge. I have created and a new task sequence to install Win7 on a different Dell desktop model. The task has been created, update the win files, updated deployment, and replaced the boot image with the updated boot image (Lietouch_x64.wim). I start the desktop to put an image on using PXE. Am prompted to select a boot image and do. The “Accelerator Solutions” screen pops up but nothing more. It doesn’t move forward for operating system choices, etc.

I’ve worked to document everything I’ve done but may have overlooked documenting this. I believe either the Task Sequence was edited or the unattend.xml was edited but can’t recall exactly what small change was made.

Do you have any clues ?
Thanks.
Ed

]]> By: Gilmar Rodrigues http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-852 Gilmar Rodrigues Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:41:53 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-852 Bom dia Augusto, estou ulizando a ferramenta do mdt 2010 para implemenatar o Windows XP SP3, no caso consigo gerar a midia inicializavel, mais quando renicia aparece a formatação normal do windows xp, tudo automatizado, é possivel pular essa tela no proceso do deployment? Abraços. Bom dia Augusto, estou ulizando a ferramenta do mdt 2010 para implemenatar o Windows XP SP3, no caso consigo gerar a midia inicializavel, mais quando renicia aparece a formatação normal do windows xp, tudo automatizado, é possivel pular essa tela no proceso do deployment?
Abraços.

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-800 Augusto Alvarez Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:33:15 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-800 Hello Sam, The only way to do it smoothly is using USMT combined with MDT 2010, this feature will migrate the existing user profiles while the image is being deployed; once the deployment is complete, the profile is inserted again on this new operating system. There are some other configuration you can achieve by mounting the WIM file into a directory (a modify some files/folder inside the profile directory); or you can do a little bit more using Group Policies. Hope it helps, Cheers! Augusto Hello Sam,
The only way to do it smoothly is using USMT combined with MDT 2010, this feature will migrate the existing user profiles while the image is being deployed; once the deployment is complete, the profile is inserted again on this new operating system.
There are some other configuration you can achieve by mounting the WIM file into a directory (a modify some files/folder inside the profile directory); or you can do a little bit more using Group Policies.
Hope it helps,
Cheers!
Augusto

]]> By: Sam http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-798 Sam Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:37:41 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-798 Hi Augusto, Great article. I am trying to deploy a custom image with MDT 2010. Is there a way to create a default user profile on the image, capture it and then deploy it and have all users loging getting the settings of the customized profile? Thank you for your suggestions. Sam Hi Augusto,

Great article. I am trying to deploy a custom image with MDT 2010. Is there a way to create a default user profile on the image, capture it and then deploy it and have all users loging getting the settings of the customized profile? Thank you for your suggestions.

Sam

]]> By: GP http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-784 GP Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:07:00 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-784 I have created the capture the WIndows 7 Image while deploying i got the below error message, ERROR - Unable to find SETUP, needed to install the image \\server\imagepath\image.wim ZTI ERROR - Non-zero return code by LTIApply - rc=1 Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0x80004005 Did i want to modify the any image or WIM captured image ? I have created the capture the WIndows 7 Image while deploying i got the below error message,

ERROR – Unable to find SETUP, needed to install the image \\server\imagepath\image.wim
ZTI ERROR – Non-zero return code by LTIApply – rc=1
Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0×80004005

Did i want to modify the any image or WIM captured image ?

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-780 Augusto Alvarez Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:15:35 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-780 Hello GP, Check for the SMSTS.log file (it may reside in %TEMP%, %WINDIR%\System32\ccm\logs, or C:\_SMSTaskSequence, or C:\SMSTSLog) and verify there if you are finding any type of misconfiguration. Hope it helps, Cheers! Augusto Hello GP,
Check for the SMSTS.log file (it may reside in %TEMP%, %WINDIR%\System32\ccm\logs, or C:\_SMSTaskSequence, or C:\SMSTSLog) and verify there if you are finding any type of misconfiguration.
Hope it helps,
Cheers!
Augusto

]]> By: GP http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-779 GP Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:08:31 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-779 Thanks for the response!!! I tried recreating the task sequence and still i am facing the same issue. Thanks for your help. Thanks for the response!!!
I tried recreating the task sequence and still i am facing the
same issue.
Thanks for your help.

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-774 Augusto Alvarez Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:21:56 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-774 Hello Ed, The image you are trying to capture with imagex must be syspreped in order to be compatible. Also the wimscript.ini from Tools folder (if it doesn't exists you need to create it): [ExclusionList] ntfs.log hiberfil.sys pagefile.sys "System Volume Information" recycler windows\csc [CompressionExclusionList] *.mp3 *.zip *.cab \windows\inf\*.pnf Hope it helps, Cheers! Augusto Hello Ed,
The image you are trying to capture with imagex must be syspreped in order to be compatible.
Also the wimscript.ini from Tools folder (if it doesn’t exists you need to create it):
[ExclusionList]
ntfs.log
hiberfil.sys
pagefile.sys
“System Volume Information”
recycler
windows\csc
[CompressionExclusionList]
*.mp3
*.zip
*.cab
\windows\inf\*.pnf
Hope it helps,
Cheers!
Augusto

]]> By: Ed Norman http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-772 Ed Norman Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:14:15 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-772 Thanks. I found another way to capture an image using wds pxe, goto to DOS, and running imagex to capture to a network drive but when attempting to deploy, I'm getting "litetouch deployment failed, return code -2147467259". This is something about setup files but not sure how, why, or what to do. Any direction ? Thanks.
I found another way to capture an image using wds pxe, goto to DOS, and running imagex to capture to a network drive but when attempting to deploy, I’m getting “litetouch deployment failed, return code -2147467259″. This is something about setup files but not sure how, why, or what to do. Any direction ?

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-771 Augusto Alvarez Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:54:46 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-771 Hello GP, There's something wrong with your task sequence, did you try regenerating it and point the file to the capture.wim file again? Cheers, Augusto Hello GP,
There’s something wrong with your task sequence, did you try regenerating it and point the file to the capture.wim file again?
Cheers,
Augusto

]]> By: GP http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-770 GP Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:15:54 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-770 I have deployed the Windows 7 Professional through MDT 2010 and capture the WIM image throught the MDT 2010 process. And used the captured WIM image and created the operating system and seperate task seqence and try to deploy in the target machine. Its able to deploy but when we check the MDT 2010 server its pulling the image from the source Windows 7 that i was created earlier. can you help me to deploy the only capture image. Thanks for your help --GP I have deployed the Windows 7 Professional through MDT 2010 and capture the WIM image throught the MDT 2010 process. And used the captured WIM image and created the operating system and seperate task seqence and try to deploy in the target machine. Its able to deploy but when we check the MDT 2010 server its pulling the image from the source Windows 7 that i was created earlier. can you help me to deploy the only capture image. Thanks for your help –GP

]]> By: Ed Norman http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-769 Ed Norman Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:04:03 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-769 Good morning Augusto. I'm making progress but running into small brick walls along the way. many I've been able to overcome but I'm now at a point that is a struggle to pass through. I've built an image on a reference computer and have been trying to capture an image. However, after sysprep runs (i think it's using the "generalize" setting), I lose all network connectivity and can't proceed. Where can I find the sysprep.exe that's being used and the sysprep.inf that needs to be alter ? I suspect the "gerenalize" switch needs to be removed. Thanks again. Ed Good morning Augusto.
I’m making progress but running into small brick walls along the way. many I’ve been able to overcome but I’m now at a point that is a struggle to pass through. I’ve built an image on a reference computer and have been trying to capture an image. However, after sysprep runs (i think it’s using the “generalize” setting), I lose all network connectivity and can’t proceed. Where can I find the sysprep.exe that’s being used and the sysprep.inf that needs to be alter ? I suspect the “gerenalize” switch needs to be removed. Thanks again.

Ed

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-760 Augusto Alvarez Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:06:29 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-760 Actually I've recently started with the new set of posts for MDT 2010, using the RTM and Update 1 version. Working also with Windows 7 and Office 2010. The first post is already published, take a look: http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2010/07/13/deploying-windows-7-office-2010-using-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-mdt-2010-part-i/ The following articles will be available soon and with some improvements from the old ones. Thanks again for your comments. Cheers! Augusto Actually I’ve recently started with the new set of posts for MDT 2010, using the RTM and Update 1 version. Working also with Windows 7 and Office 2010. The first post is already published, take a look: http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2010/07/13/deploying-windows-7-office-2010-using-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-mdt-2010-part-i/
The following articles will be available soon and with some improvements from the old ones.
Thanks again for your comments.
Cheers!
Augusto

]]> By: Ed Norman http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-759 Ed Norman Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:04:13 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-759 Update: I have gotten further in the last 20 minutes that I did for 3 solid days and am contributing that slowness to the multi-casting features on wds and mdt. Update:
I have gotten further in the last 20 minutes that I did for 3 solid days and am contributing that slowness to the multi-casting features on wds and mdt.

]]> By: Ed Norman http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-758 Ed Norman Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:01:38 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-758 I will look at your recommended links. However, I have disabled multi-tasking on WDS and MDT. progress seems to have improved. I'm not going to bet on it yet but it appears to have some improvement. Will you posting new docs about MDT ? I have printed the 3 parts you posted and they've have been wonderfully helpful. I will look at your recommended links. However, I have disabled multi-tasking on WDS and MDT. progress seems to have improved. I’m not going to bet on it yet but it appears to have some improvement.

Will you posting new docs about MDT ? I have printed the 3 parts you posted and they’ve have been wonderfully helpful.

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-757 Augusto Alvarez Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:54:53 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-757 Actually the multicasting must be enabled manually: Check this link http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637994(WS.10).aspx There could be several factors to analyze slow performance, check also this link "Troubleshooting Performance Problems in WDS" http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772277(WS.10).aspx Hope it helps, Cheers! Augusto Actually the multicasting must be enabled manually: Check this link http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637994(WS.10).aspx

There could be several factors to analyze slow performance, check also this link “Troubleshooting Performance Problems in WDS” http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772277(WS.10).aspx

Hope it helps,

Cheers!

Augusto

]]> By: Ed Norman http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-756 Ed Norman Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:48:55 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-756 no i haven't tried that. Can you guide me into making that change ? no i haven’t tried that. Can you guide me into making that change ?

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-755 Augusto Alvarez Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:47:51 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-755 The multicasting could be responsible of the slow transmission, did you try disabling it from the images (including boot files) you are deploying? The multicasting could be responsible of the slow transmission, did you try disabling it from the images (including boot files) you are deploying?

]]> By: Ed Norman http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-754 Ed Norman Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:45:33 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-754 at the moment, I'm seeing something about "attempting multicast transfer" during 1) trying to deploy win7 from dvd image, 2) install office 2007, and 3) capturing that image. I'm running step 1 and that's the 2nd attempt this week on a different machine. I have a gig network. Any operable computer using the same port flies. Now, I did make 1 change on the WDS going from "use addresses from the following range" to "obtain ip address from dhcp". Rebooted the laptop I'm trying to work with but made no difference. As a matter of fact, step 1 started where it left off. at the moment, I’m seeing something about “attempting multicast transfer” during 1) trying to deploy win7 from dvd image, 2) install office 2007, and 3) capturing that image. I’m running step 1 and that’s the 2nd attempt this week on a different machine.

I have a gig network. Any operable computer using the same port flies. Now, I did make 1 change on the WDS going from “use addresses from the following range” to “obtain ip address from dhcp”. Rebooted the laptop I’m trying to work with but made no difference. As a matter of fact, step 1 started where it left off.

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-753 Augusto Alvarez Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:40:29 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-beta-1-using-mdt-to-prepare-install-and-capture-customized-windows-7-images-part-iii/#comment-753 Ed, That's incredibly strange. There's something wrong with your connectivity. Which is the slower process? Deployment, capture? Uploading the image? Did you have the chance to test the same servers in a reduced environment? Cheers! Augusto Ed,
That’s incredibly strange. There’s something wrong with your connectivity. Which is the slower process? Deployment, capture? Uploading the image?
Did you have the chance to test the same servers in a reduced environment?
Cheers!
Augusto

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