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use collection based on queries for example, to have a collection which only shows your Windows Server 2008 X64 based machines the query would be like so select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_COMPUTER_SYSTEM on SMS_G_System_COMPUTER_SYSTEM.ResourceId = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion like "%Server 6.0%" and SMS_G_System_COMPUTER_SYSTEM.SystemType = "x64-based PC" you can then manage the computers picked up in these collections and advertise software to those collections or windows updates, or more

you could do it with mdt and a lot of scripting or do it with sccm and have the ability to manage them afterwards,

A little over two weeks ago, Microsoft released Microsoft Security Essentials, a security software suite protecting users of Windows against malware and viruses. The company has released data about the number of downloads and fixed infections, and the results are encouraging. In the first week of MSE's availability (September 29 to October 6), the program was downloaded 1.5 million times (after week two, 2.6 million times). In its first week, MSE made almost four million detections on a total of 535752 unique machines, so it seems like it is doing its job. Over half of the detections were made on Windows XP machines, and just under a third were made on Vista machines. The remainder detections were probably on Windows 7 machines. Another interesting tidbit: the most popular Windows version among MSE downloaders is Windows 7, and one third of these Windows 7 installation is 64bit. The 64bit version of Windows (since XP) has additional security measures such as Kernel Patch Protection. more > http://www.osnews.com/story/22359/MSE_s_First_Week_4_Million_Detections_on_0_5_Million_Machines

it's all covered right here in the Deploy 7 section of windows noob.

no, you still need SP2 to deploy Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2

we'd need to see your smsts.log file to see what has failed

what solution did you go for then ?

one other thing, can you please check the SMSTS.log file of the pc's you run this on, and verify that they have the following line Task Sequence Completed 0x00000000 if not, you might have reports that the task sequence never actually finishes, just wondering..

With the launch of Windows 7 just a week away, many businesses will already be thinking of how to shift their PC estate to the new OS. According to analyst house Gartner, there are a number of issues companies should already be considering ahead of any planned switch - including the need to put an end to Windows XP. The looming end of support for Windows XP will be the spur for many businesses to adopt Microsoft's latest OS, Gartner distinguished analyst Michael Silver said. more > http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39579964,00.htm?s_cid=103

did you make sure to update the distribution points with the edited version of your unattend.xml package

check that there isnt an WSUS gpo in place over-riding the SUP

why did you want to shutdown the computers as a matter of interest ?

thanks for sharing, nice info

yup, you need to enable Network Discovery read up about it before enabling though as it does add additional bandwidth load to your network

check your program rerun behaviour for the advertisement, it should be set to Never rerun....

Microsoft has been thinking about Windows 8 for a while now even through the production of Windows 7. Some information has been gathered by our friends over at Ars, and all of this said information points to possible 128-bit versions of Windows 8 and definite 128-bit versions of Windows 9. Update: Other technophiles better-versed than I in this whole 64/128-bit business pointed out that it must be for the filesystem (such as ZFS described in this article) rather than the processor and memory scheme. It was obvious that 128-bit operating systems would be rolling out sooner or later, but the only question was who and when. First, of course, we'll need to have 128-bit processors available to the general public, not to mention other compatible hardware and drivers, but there is plenty of time for Intel and AMD (let's not forget ARM who are making strides in their market) to duke that out on the processor field. The information found that suggested 128-bit support by Windows 8 and/or 9 was in a LinkedIn profile of a certain Robert Morgan, who happens to be from Senior Research and Development at Microsoft. The information was afterwards taken down, but luckily it's been preserved on news sites such as OSNews: more > http://www.osnews.com/story/22301/128-Bit_Support_in_Windows_8_9_

what boot image did you use with the task sequence you created, right click on the task sequence and look at its properties

Step 6. Create and Update Distribution Points Select the Package we have just created (Configuration Manager Client Installation) and expand it, Right-Click on Distribution Points and choose new distribution points Select the standard distribution point only and click next when it's done copying, click close Now that you have created the distribution point, right click on Distribution points again, and choose Update Distribution points, answer Yes when prompted Continue to Part 2 >>

check appdeploy.com and see what switches they provide for installing this software, the error code of -1 means it didn't install properly, the error code for a successful install in sccm is usually =0

ok and have you set a boundary for the computers that are in a workgroup ?

mdt 2010 doesn't support that anymore (unknown computer using PXE filter), so use mdt2008 sp1 for that guide or use SCCM 2007 sp2 RC with mdt 2010 and ignore this step. cheers niall

can you raise a separate topic for it and include logs

hi all the site was updated to version 3.04 today by IPB, this should have resolved any issues with editing posts, annoucements and other oddities, if you notice any problems please let us know by posting here cheers niall

the computer most likely has X64 support in it's cpu most do nowadays., the last task sequence advertised to this collection must have had a X64 boot image in it, can you confirm that ?

if you want to deploy vista using PXE boot via SCCM then you'll need WDS installed. do all your configuring in SCCM. cheers niall