agarabaghi

So im a bit confused: If i run this CSS_Lab_Printer.cmd file on my local desktop, the printers install just fine. But if i set it to run during MDT deployment, it errors out during the install. The script calls to download a folder from a network share, and then runs an installer to install and HP LaserJet 9000 using the drivers it pulled from the network. net use y: \\imaging.rollins.edu\REMINST\Images ******** /user:*******\agarabaghi xcopy "y:\Printer" "c:\Temp\LaserJet9000\" cd c:\Temp\LaserJet9000\ install /sm172.21.40.10 /n"CSS Lab LaserJet 9000" /q /npf /h /u net use y: /delete rmdir /s /q "C:\Temp" any clues?

anyone know the silent switches for this program. I contacted the company and they pointed me to an offline installer, but i cant figure out the switches.

so for some reason after the machine has joined the domain, the administrator account wont log in. During MDT it asked for Administrator password so i enter it Then It logs in and does all the program in stalls. when i reboot and login with an admin account it works, but then i log off and try to log in with a local admin account computername\Administrator and the password i entered in MDT it says incorrect password.

the wsus server seemed to have sped up the imaging. will time another one soon.

gotcha! testing WSUS server now. Took 59mins with Office 2010, adobe x, flash, java, vlc, windows updates pre and post, firefox... not terrible i guess.

customsettings.ini = bootstrip.ini?

Is there anyway to order the applications, like so they list alphabetically when the tech does to select whats software to install?

gotcah, cool. Will test it as soon as i finish injecting all our laptop drivers.

When i enter that line, do I still disable the Windows update pre and post install in the task configuration properties?

gotcha. I found an offline WSUS updater which downloads all the updates from MS and makes them .msu i think. Im triying it right now, will report back

hmm so i though the option to add the path to the WSUS server would be in the Task Sequence properties but im not seeing it. How do you setup WSUS in MDT?

Hmm. Ill have to explain this to my director. We have a WSUS server, so ill give that a try. Ive basically walked into an area with a lot of tools but not many people know how to use them / implement them haha.

So here is another question. When i enabled windows update PRE APPLIATION and POST APPLICATION in the task sequence , it takes a really long time. Is there not a way to make this process faster. I wish MS would release a .msi with all the updates since SP1 release so you could just run that as an application install. Or maybe theres a way to update the OS image so it has at least a few more updates since SP1?

Gatt is that for the printers?

still haven't messed with the GP... SO now onto a different beast what about printers? Specifically network printers?

do you know the line to create / copy a short cut to the desktop?

interesting. i will check it out when i get to this point. Another issue is licensing some programs. I found where the license files resides when applied, and im thinking of just xcopy'ing that drectory upon login over AD.

using the cmd.exe /c itunessetup.cmd worked great for me! Thanks! Still mustering through some random programs from win 98 era that people are still using in the teaching lab here. sigh. Anyone have suggestions on approaching old dos base games / biology apps that dont really have an installer... they just need a shortcut to a .exe on the desktop, and the .exe sits in a folder on the C:\

when you call the cmd file in MDT, what line do you use? do you simple put Command Line: installitunes.cmd or something like cmd.exe /c installitunes.cmd

has anyone notice when you force an application to reboot after install, and it resumes the software installs, sometimes you get an error about the network connection not being ready, seems like it rushes to connect again and the network card isnt ready, if u click retry it works. Is there a setting to make this last longer...

So ive made my batch file to run. But im trying to add it into MDT... I did file somewhere on network drives Command line: cmd.exe /c msi_installers.cmd <----- cmd file i want to run Working Directory: \\imaging.rollins.edu\REMINST\Images\msi_installers <-----path where msi_installers.cmd is located Make sense?

I will try the batch deployment. Do you know if i force restarts on applications, will MDT continue upon reboot? I feel like forcing a reboot between some software might help... but i dont wanna cancel out MDT.

strange just tried it on a 790 desktop, and i got an error "could not locate partition"

It's weird cause i extracted the .exe and ran /qn on itunes setup and then quicktime.exe /qn and they worked from the command line on my home laptop i might do those programs through batch over the network.

looks like i have to browse out of the directory and then back into the boot directory to load up a newly update Lite x64 .wim boot file. Some things ive notice, when i run an install with a silent command it works from the CMD but not when MDT trys to do it... iTunes Sawtooth SSI Web Turning Point 2008 Turning Point Anywhere Adobe Flash (distribution package)