Windows XP to Windows 7 -task Sequence High Level

These are the some high level steps in the Task Sequence. use USMT=>request store=>run additional commands like taking backup of some applications..may be Lotus notesècapture user state/scan state èrelease state storeèdisable bitlocker if activatedèset Migration Flag to MigratedèStart System in PEè Partition Diskèactivate/Enable AHCIèEnable or Set BIOS password è Enable TMP for Bitlocker pre-requirementèRestart Computer … Read more

High level Task Sequence Steps for Windwos Xp to 7

These are the some high level steps in the Task Sequence. use USMT=>request store=>run additional commands like taking backup of some applications..may be Lotus notesècapture user state/scan state è release state storeèdisable bitlocker if activatedè set Migration Flag to Migratedè Start System in PEè Partition Diskè activate/Enable AHCIèEnable or Set BIOS password è Enable TMP … Read more

PXE-E53: No boot filename received

PXE-E53: No boot filename received everythink ok.. when checked – Both the Boot Images are sent to WDS Found one red Event in the application Events with event ID 258 executed below command to resolve the issue.. wdsutil /initialize-server /REMINST:”E:remoteinstall”

PXE Client How will find the PXE Server

    The process is roughly as below:   1. Client powers on2. NIC initiates PXE process3. NIC acquires DHCP address4. NIC contacts PXE server (WDS)5. PXE server delivers NBP to client6. NIC TFTPs boot image (from WDS) 4 This can be couple of different ways. If the DHCP request returned options 66 and 67, … Read more

Enable RDP in the Task Sequence

Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002strComputer = “.” Set oReg=GetObject(“winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!” & _strComputer & “rootdefault:StdRegProv”) strKeyPath = “SYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlTerminal Server” strValueName = “fDenyTSConnections”dwValue = 0oReg.SetDWORDValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,dwValue

How to disable the UAC in Windows 7 Deployment

In fact we might get more errors if you have the UAC enabled while deploying the Windows 7, You can include one step in the task sequence as run a command line and fill this below in the command line box “CMD /C REG.EXE ADD HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem /v EnableLUA /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f”   Note: … Read more

How to set the Timezone

How to set the Timezone with in one task sequence… like you have more than one location and all these locations has different time zones…   To do this under the task sequence Apply Windows Settings in the options TS Variable is ADSite name equals is “WhateverTheSite” and in the Properties Time Zone choose the … Read more

OSD import permission Issue

We might get when we are looking for only import permissions for a user or Group.. or even when we setup the permissions at the end of the wizard we may get this error.. Errors ·You do not have security rights to perform this operation. ·ConfigMgr Error Object: ·instance of SMS_ExtendedStatus ·{ · Description = … Read more

PXE error: PXE-T01:File not Found & PXE-E3B: TFTP Error – File Not Found

  You might get the below error..     The above problem will come When you don’t Have the files in DriveLetter:RemoteInstallSMSBoot   In fact the below article address the issue, However I have approached in different way as just copy the Missing files & folders from other Remote Install Folder and past on the Problem … Read more