[mdt] MDT 2012 Update 1 & XP Deployment

[vladker]

Hello all,

 

I am having issues trying to 'sysprep & capture' XP images using MDT2012 U1.

 

Whatever I seem to do, the 'sysprep and capture' task sequence never seems to do anything ... When I run 'litetouch.wsf' and select task sequence on the donor machine, the marquee box appears for a few seconds, but the sysprep process never starts.

 

I have made sure that the sysprep files are included on c:\. The task sequence seems to generate the correct answer file. However, the machine reboots, having neither sypreped or been captured.

 

Any ideas ?

 

Rule File:

 

[settings]

Priority=RApps, CRoles, RSettings, CSettings, Default

Properties=MyCustomProperty

 

[Default]

OSInstall=YES

SkipAdminPassword=YES

SkipApplications=YES

SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES

SkipBDDWelcome=YES

SkipBitLocker=YES

SkipPackageDisplay=YES

SkipProductKey=YES

SkipSummary=YES

SkipDeploymentType=YES

 

SkipCapture=NO

SkipComputerBackup=NO

ComputerBackupLocation=NETWORK

BackupShare=\\server\share

BackupDir=Captures

BackupFile=capture.wim

 

SkipDomainMembership=YES

JoinDomain=domain

DomainAdmin=account

DomainAdminPassword=pass

DomainAdminDomain=domain

 

EventService=http://server:9800

_SMSTSORGNAME=My Deployment Server

 

SkipLocaleSelection=YES

UserLocale=en-GB

UILanguage=en-GB

KeyboardLocale=0809:00000809

 

SkipTimeZone=YES

TimeZone=85

TimeZoneName=GMT Standard Time

 

SkipSummary=YES

SkipFinalSummary=YES

FinishAction=REBOOT

 

[CSettings]

SQLServer=Server

Instance=SQLEXPRESS

Database=MDT Deployment Database

Netlib=DBNMPNTW

SQLShare=DevelopmentDeploymentShare$

Table=ComputerSettings

Parameters=UUID, AssetTag, SerialNumber, MacAddress

ParameterCondition=OR

 

[CRoles]

SQLServer=Serverl

Instance=SQLEXPRESS

Database=MDT Deployment Database

Netlib=DBNMPNTW

SQLShare=DevelopmentDeploymentShare$

Table=ComputerRoles

Parameters=UUID, AssetTag, SerialNumber, MacAddress

ParameterCondition=OR

 

[RSettings]

SQLServer=Server

Instance=SQLEXPRESS

Database=MDT Deployment Database

Netlib=DBNMPNTW

SQLShare=DevelopmentDeploymentShare$

Table=RoleSettings

Parameters=Role

 

[RApps]

SQLServer=SL-WDSBWAC.Learning.Local

Instance=SQLEXPRESS

Database=MDT Deployment Database

Netlib=DBNMPNTW

SQLShare=DevelopmentDeploymentShare$

Table=RoleApplications

Parameters=Role

Order=Sequence

[Tsonga]

This a first time thing? Or have you captured/deployed with XP before?

 

And this is XP Pro yes?

[vladker]

This is first time with XP (yes - pro)

 

I have plenty of experience with MDT and Windows 7. However, this server is new, in a new school, so started from scratch in that sense. Unfortunately cant pump out win 7 yet.

[Tsonga]

Copy out the rules and then try, I can't see anything that might mess it up but I have been wrong before.

[vladker]

Thanks mate,

 

I have gone one step further, and created a new deployment share with default rules.. but the problem persists. I have discovered a workaround:

 

- Run sysprep & capture, to generate the answerfile.

- Manually run sysprep

- Capture using imagex on PE.

- Import the captured OS and add to task sequence.

 

This works (it deploys correctly), so kind of solves the problem. Just a little annoying that the cpature sequence doesn't work.

[Tsonga]

Glad you found a workaround, I have often found winXP and Win7 do not make great bedfellows.