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is the WDS service started on the server hosting the PSP role ?

did you definetly make sure to update the dps with the newly updated boot image after installing SP2 ? is bitlocker enabled ?

Everyone loves a killer feature: that must-have capability or technology that prompts you to plunk down your hard-earned cash in an effort to upgrade your computing experience. In the case of Windows, there have been precious few versions that included a truly killer feature. Windows 3.1 was a killer version because it allowed PCs to finally break (or at least reduce the impact of) the dreaded 640K barrier. Windows NT was a killer version (at least for power users) because it introduced the concepts of client/server security and true, hardware-based memory protection to the environment. [ How to choose between 32-bit Windows 7 and 64-bit Windows 7. | Get InfoWorld's 21-page hands-on look at the new version of Windows, from InfoWorld’s editors and contributors. | Find out what's new, what's wrong, and what's good about Windows 7 in InfoWorld's "Windows 7: The essential guide." ] Windows XP was a killer version because it bridged the gap between the consumer (Windows 9x) and business (Windows NT) computing spaces. And though generally considered a flop, Vista was a killer version in that it forced the Windows ecosystem to evolve beyond the Windows XP paradigm and thus paved the way for Windows 7. Which brings me to my main point: Windows 7 is a killer version -- but not for the reasons you think. It's not because it fixes Vista's many faults -- it doesn't. Rather, it glosses them over with fresh paint and behavioral tricks. It's also not because of the new UI. Although I'm a huge fan of the new task-bar-driven interface, much of the underlying concept is merely a rip-off of the Mac's aging dock metaphor. And it's not because Windows 7 is somehow lighter than Vista -- testing shows it takes up about the same amount of RAM when executing an identical workload. full story > http://www.infoworld.com/d/windows/windows-7s-real-killer-feature-427?source=IFWNLE_nlt_entwindows_2009-11-04

Click-to-Run is a new technology Microsoft are introducing to allow you to test out Office 2010 quickly and easily, by literally streaming the app to your computer from the Internet into a virtualised space. This technology is one piece in Microsoft’s plan to make Office 2010 easier to obtain, including Office 2010 starter, an advert-supported, crippled version being sold to OEMs Click-to-Run is designed to sweeten the experience of trying and buying Office by avoiding a lengthy download and multi-step unpacking / installing process. Click-to-Run always sends you the latest up to date version, so you don’t need to download update after update, even after you’ve installed Office. The software delivered by Click-to-Run is also virtualised so that you can cleanly run it side by side with other versions of Office software to evaluate changes. more > http://www.osnews.com/story/22449/Click-to-Run_Streaming_Microsoft_Office_2010_

its the apps size that is your problem, most likely bigger than your sccm cache on the local machine, choose to 'Run from Distribution point'

how big is the app, you could change the advertisement to Run from Distribution Point instead of download.....

i believe it is, please go ahead and configure things and let us know how you get on, the only thing i think that may cause you issues is how to set DHCP scope options 66 and 67 cheers niall

much better to create the image (particularly if XP) on HAL agnostic hardware, ie: virtual hardware, using the latest versions of either Vmware or HyperV that said, vista and seven are hal agnostic, but i would always use the virtual route for creating the build image unless you are lucky to have only one type of hardware to support cheers niall

what was the original image created on ?

the recommended way is to target computers based on AD security group membership, but there are many ways to do it here's a start

go ahead and try and post your results here

check the Obsolete status on those pcs, how are they reporting that value ?

are you using sccm or mdt or what ? more details please of how you have set this up

are you using an Configure Network option in your task sequence to join the domain ?

The Dell Windows 7 driver cabs for currently shipping systems have been released! The cabs allow for easy import into ConfigMgr or MDT - simplifying driver management of those Dell systems. DellTechCenter link for the cabs: http://www.delltechcenter.com/page/Dell+Business+Client+Operating+System+Deployment+-+The+.CAB+Files http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/dtaylor/archive/2009/11/03/dell-win7-driver-cabs-released.aspx You can also download the cabs from the ftp://ftp.dell.com/sysman/ site or from http://support.dell.com (for specific systems)

post the errors here and we will try to help the testing USMT section of this post will help..

hi guys, I'm looking for someone to take on the roll of posting daily news for the front page of windows-noob.com, the person will be able to find interesting news about Windows Client and Server operating systems from around the web and of course anything major that is related to deployment of the OS, such as SCCM. I need someone to do this daily, and to do it with a passion, and continously, in other words 6 months from now I still want the same energy in posting that you will give on day one. The salary like mine is nothing, but if you have the desire to be part of this growing team and want your name in lights then contact me with 3 reasons why you think you are the one for the job. cheers niall

Users remained stymied today by endless reboots after trying to upgrade their PCs to Windows 7, according to messages posted on Microsoft's support forum. An answer has yet to be found for all users, who began reporting the problem last Friday after watching the upgrade stall two-thirds of the way through the process. http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139991/Windows_7_endless_reboot_answer_evades_Microsof via osnews.com

you can capture a windows 7 image from a hyperv host or vmware and use that captured image to deploy windows 7 to your Dell Latitude or IBM Thinkpad or HP whatever, so yes... if that answers your question, but, you still need an image captured from somewhere (virtual is best) before deploying the os to anything else as deploying it from the Windows 7 dvd image would result in Windows 7 being deployed on D: instead of C:

thanks for confirming HAL=hardware abstraction layer, different cpu technology (multiprocessor, uniprocessor) use different hals, as you had a different hal it didn't show the image good work

running the sysprep setup program (can't remember what it\s called but its in the sysprep package download referred to above) will create the SIF file for you, the sif file contains the data needed to automate windows installation

hi Paddy, did you see this post ?

nice work

here's a cool CD set from Johan, the MVP deployment guru, see below cheers niall This second Deployment CD has the following detailed Step-by-step Guides and Video Tutorials: MDT 2010 Lite Touch Deployments (deployment without ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 R2, just the free tools) - LTI01 - Installing the server for MDT 2010 Lite Touch - LTI02 - Creating a Windows 7 reference image using Lite Touch - LTI03 - Deploying a Windows 7 image using Lite Touch - LTI04 - Dynamic Settings, creating and using the deployment database MDT 2010 Zero Touch Deployments (deployment with ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 R2) - ZTI01 - Installing the server for MDT 2010 Zero Touch and ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 - ZTI02 - Creating a Windows 7 reference image using ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 - ZTI03 - Deploying a Windows 7 image using ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 - ZTI04 - Dynamic Settings, creating and using the deployment database Additional Presentations - E01 - New features in MDT 2010 - E02 - Upgrading MDT 2008 to MDT 2010 - E03 - Migrating Windows XP to Windows 7 1. Please send me feedback - What's good, What's bad, What's missing, Whatever... 2. Spread the word about these guides in the community and with friends, send people to the www.deploymentcd.com site, so that they can sign up for their very own (free) copy. 3. Register for a free download at www.deploymentcd.com

yes the solution is to use the VLK or Volume license Edition of Windows XP, you get a VLK key for that and no need to activate at all.