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Right! Found the driver (lady luck was with me and it was only the 8th one I tried today). Still failed so I went back to the SMSTS log. That LiteOn MAC was still failing and was now the only one. Quick IPconfig on a built laptop showed that 74-df-bf-18-2f-0a relates to the onboard Broadcom WiFi device. Stuck the drivers in for that (I hate red in my logs) and it now all works! Thanks for the help, I owe you several!

Sorry, there was an additional line with the same error and a different MAC address. It relates to Intel 217-V network card. I have tried a handful of drivers for that chipset (HP and Intel's own) to no avail. Is it just a case of keep trying until something sticks?

I have tried installing the drivers from Intel as well as the HP ones. I have even tried the x86 boot image. I get the same error. smsts shows the following: Failed to create list element with key value '74-df-bf-18-2f-0a' (0x8022001B) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) pSetupPass->addListItem( m_spSettingsEngine, pszNamespace, pszPath, pszKeyValue ), HRESULT=8022001b (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\osdcore\smiinterface.cpp,1187) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) m_pSMIInterface->addListItem( SetupPassValue[eSetupPass], pszComponentName, pszPath, pszKeyValue ), HRESULT=8022001b (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\osdcore\xmlanswerfile.cpp,738) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) AddListItem( eSetupPass, XML::TcpIp::ComponentName, XML::TcpIp::Interfaces::InterfaceElement, sIdentifier ), HRESULT=8022001b (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\osdcore\xmlanswerfile.cpp,1063) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) m_pImpl->AddAdapterTcpIpSettings( XMLAnswerFileImpl::WindowsPE, adapterInfo ), HRESULT=8022001b (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\osdcore\winpeanswerfile.cpp,176) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) pAnswerFile->AddNetworkAdapter(adapterInfo), HRESULT=8022001b (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\osdcore\netadaptersettings.cpp,575) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) Failed to configure adapter 1 (0x8022001B) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) adapterSettings.Configure( pAnswerFile ), HRESULT=8022001b (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\osdcore\netsettings.cpp,188) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) Failed to configure network settings for adapter 2 (0x8022001B) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) m_pNetSettings->Configure(pAnswerFile), HRESULT=8022001b (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\client\tasksequence\bootshell\bootstrapsettings.cpp,191) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) this->createAnswerFile(sAnswerFilePath), HRESULT=8022001b (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\client\tasksequence\bootshell\bootstrapsettings.cpp,140) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) pSettings->configureAnswerFile(), HRESULT=8022001b (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\client\tasksequence\bootshell\bootshell.cpp,601) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) Execution failed with error 8022001B. TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) hMap != 0, HRESULT=80070002 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\tscore\environmentscope.cpp,493) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) m_pGlobalScope->open(), HRESULT=80070002 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\tscore\environmentlib.cpp,335) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) this->open(), HRESULT=80070002 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\tscore\environmentlib.cpp,553) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) ::RegOpenKeyExW (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, sKey.c_str(), 0, KEY_READ, &hSubKey), HRESULT=80070002 (e:\nts_sccm_release\sms\framework\tscore\utils.cpp,810) TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) RegOpenKeyExW is unsuccessful for Software\Microsoft\SMS\Task Sequence TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) GetTsRegValue() is unsuccessful. 0x80070002. TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) End program: TSBootShell 28/02/2017 14:22:22 800 (0x0320) I'm at my wits end with this. If I don't find a solution to this soon, I'll end up quitting my job and working in a shoe shop; as far away from SCCM as possible!

Thanks for the reply. It doesn't allow any form of network interrogation (as if no NIC is present). I'll give your suggestion a shot. I guess if its not using a "proper" driver, it isn't automatically initializing.

Hi, I am using SCCM 2012 R2 and have a task sequence that captures the user state, reinstalls Windows 8.1 and then restores the user state. It works fine on our Lenovo desktops. We have HP 640 G1 and G2 laptops that fail when the task sequence boots to PE. If I open a command prompt within PE and run an IPConfig, I see that the NIC isn't operational. If I then run "wpeutil initializenetwork" it sits for a minute before showing a success message. Running IPconfig then shows an IP address. Am I correct in thinking that because the wpeutil line gives me an IP address, it isn't a missing driver? Any ideas what it could be? Thanks in advance.