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ok can you post your smspxe.log file from the server hosting the pxe enabled dp

it's referring to volume D:\ and you are looking in C:\ so which is it, c or d ?

Today Microsoft took the wraps off its holiday hardware lineup, unveiling two new tablets, and a number of new and updated accessories. It’s a lot of information to process, so let’s go through each piece in order. I spent time in Redmond last week with the new hardware, and the team behind the Surface project itself. Hands on notes regarding the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 will be published following this piece, along with an extensive interview with Brian Hall, current general manager of the Surface effort, and Panos Panay, corporate vice president at Microsoft and chief of Surface. For now, you need an overview of what’s new. We’ll get granular shortly. Here’s the once-over. Surface 2 The Surface 2 is the second generation of the Surface RT, though its name doesn’t take after its ancestor. In its most basic formulation, the Surface 2 is quite similar to its predecessor: It is an ARM-based tablet that supports attachable keyboards, and is built to make Windows 8(.1) sing. That aside, Microsoft has made across-the-board improvements to the product itself. Battery life has been bettered by 25%. A new processor (the NVIDIA Tegra 4 chip) has improved speed and graphical performance. The kickstand now includes a second, deeper angle that makes using the device on your lap far simpler. It has a new look, with a silver magnesium case that resists fingerprints, and is sturdier. It has improved cameras to better support low light settings, helping you Skype with folks in darker rooms. And, it’s cheaper, starting off at $449 – Surface RT headed into the market for $499. If you think that Windows 8.1 matures the Windows 8 platform sufficiently for daily use, and that the Windows Store has become populated enough with applications in its year of life, the Surface 2 could be a device that you enjoy. Certainly, the hardware has has improved greatly since its first generation. The question becomes how well Windows 8.1 can take advantage of those upgrades. Frankly, the Surface 2 is a very good-looking device, and one that I would feel great using at a cafe if I ever worked in such desultory locales. In that vein, its success is quite tied to that of Windows 8.1: The better Windows 8.1, the more the Surface 2′s upgrades can shine through. The Surface 2 (again, in my very limited hands-on time) proved a capable device. I can see students loving it, for example. Surface Pro 2 If the upgrades to the Surface 2 were broad and various, the changes to the Surface Pro 2 are targeted and vertical: It’s all about battery life, baby. According to Microsoft – and more on this later – it received constant feedback that business customers were interested in the Surface Pro, but could not bear its underperforming battery life. The company is frank that its first generation Pro lacked in that department. So, instead of changing the device externally a single mote, Microsoft rejiggered the guts of the unit into what it calls the Surface Pro 2, which will have around 60% better battery life, a figure that it claims can skew higher in certain use cases. The Surface Pro 2 has been bumped up to the Haswell generation of Intel chips, can contain up to 8 gigabytes of low-power DDR RAM, and a SSD that can reach the half-terabyte mark. It also receives the new kickstand position, which Microsoft is proud of, mostly because it works. The Surface Pro 2 looks like its predecessor, is the same size and weight, but lasts longer, and goes harder and faster if you kit it properly. It starts at the same price point as its forefather: $899. read the rest via > http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/23/meet-microsofts-surface-2-surface-pro-2-new-touch-type-covers-and-more/

have you tried removing and recreating the deployments ?

if it fails while in WinPE: x:\windows\temp\smstslog\smsts.log if it fails while in windows: c:\windows\ccm\logs\smstslog\smsts.log and c:\windows\ccmsetup\ccmsetup.log

you need the client side smsts.log file, and ccmsetup.log file from the client, place a pause in the task sequence to help troubleshoot it

windowsupdate.log should tell you which update is forcing a restart, task sequences don't like being forced to restart take a look at this post to see how you can get 'all' the updates in one task sequence

you need to see what updates are Required on that computer, check the windowsupdate.log for details

yep, here's the important bit and that is scheduled for GA (General Availability) October 18th

how does your setup windows and configmgr step look ? as the computer is in a workgroup you need to specify SMSMP=fqdn.of.your.mp for it to find the software updates and secondly do any of the updates force the computer to restart, if so remove them from your Software update group

if this is a normal task sequence and you are making minor edits to it then theres no need to redistribute anything other than a package/application that you change. so what type of task sequence is this and what change have you made ?

completely automated with Configuration Manager 2012 ?

have you tried setting HideOEMRegistrationScreen to true ?

try last one month.... if you want updates released in the LAST MONTH timeframe.

can you connect to the sql server from the primary site ? are you running setup with the appropriate permissions (sysadmin) for the sql server

have you verified the certs are in place BEFORE starting the refresh ?

THE WINDOWS 8.1 release to manufacturers (RTM) build has seen over two million downloads since Microsoft distributed it to Technet and MSDN subscribers on Tuesday, the firm's EVP of marketing Tami Reller has claimed. Announcing the news in a keynote at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) on Wednesday, Microsoft's Reller claimed that the firm had seen an "incredible uptake" of the Windows 8.1 build since its release. On 27 August, Microsoft announced that its RTM build of Windows 8.1 was complete, but that it would not make it available to developers on Technet and MSDN until the general availability (GA) launch on 18 October. The firm's excuse for withholding the code was that it was still making a few changes in cooperation with hardware OEM partners, so the operating system release wasn't final. However, then Microsoft released the RTM build to MSDN and Technet users on Tuesday, due to strong demand and a lot of moaning from developers. The two million download figure suggests two things: that Windows 8 developers see the Windows 8.1 release as a much needed update, and that Microsoft did right to reverse its earlier decision to withhold the RTM build until its general availability later this year. On stage, Reller said that the Windows 8.1 release shows that the software house will "respond and listen" to suggested improvements to Windows 8, promising that Windows 8.1 is "a good example of [Microsoft] doing both of those things". Microsoft hopes that the updates in Windows 8.1 will help those customers who dislike how different the operating system feels in relation to earlier releases to like it again. "It gives the audience a chance for Windows 8 to be familiar again, whether it's the Start button, whether it's the ability to boot to desktop, whether it's the old apps view or just the ability to turn off charms if you're in a keyboard type of environment," Reller added. While on stage, Reller also took the opportunity to discuss Windows XP end of support, revealing that the firm has "now seen about three quarters of Windows enterprises moving to modern desktops" from Windows XP, with the last leg of Windows XP migrations being helped by Windows 8.1. via > http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2294174/windows-81-rtm-hits-two-million-downloads-in-24-hours

if you just want to capture an image you've already created then use capture media as described here.

i7 is overkill on a limited budget, save the money and buy more SSD storage instead.

glad to hear it

here's the failure so what does your Office 2013 log file tell you ?

thanks ! please post the smsts.log including the failure that's the best thing at this point

you dont need a tpm in the host pc, but in the client machine you are testing bitlocker on (assuming it's bitlocker capable) if it's a vm then it's not, you'll need to test bitlocker on real hardware.

Microsoft listened and posted the RTM bits of Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 on Technet and MSDN today. chances are though that by GA (General Availability to the public) in October 18th that some updates for both operating systems will be present and ready for download if the below is a hint... The Windows 8.1 Enterprise version will be available to MSDN/TechNet and volume licensees before the end of September, apparently, so for now you can download the Professional and Retail editions. still it's good news that we've got the RTM bits, I'm downloading them now and will be deploying them as soon as I can, adios niall.

that's because this guide was created before SP1 was released, SP1 changed the way that build and capture works, if you want to see the new process look at the guides below using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 12. Connecting Powershell and building a reference image of Windows 8 with .NET 3.5 using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager - Part 13. Deploying Windows 8 X64 with custom Start screen