How can I dynamically deploy multiple operating systems with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?

[xc3ss1v3]

Hey Niall... Is it possible to have more than one drop-down menu in the Multi.hta? For instance, have one drop down for Operating System version and have a second drop down for choosing which version of Microsoft Office to install?

[anyweb]

of course it's possible, you just have to write the code in the hta and the backend and then tie it all together in the task sequence :-)

[xc3ss1v3]

Ha! Sounds easy enough, except I looked at the coding in the HTA and went cross-eyed. Could you point me in the right direction, please sir?

 

of course it's possible, you just have to write the code in the hta and the backend and then tie it all together in the task sequence :-)

[dabomb311]

Question. How do you get the box to populate more than 3 options??

 

Thanks in advance

[anyweb]

hi, you'd have to modify the task sequence and the script to accomodate more options

[thrqureshi]

can anyone tell me what action should i put for re-installation

 

how Task sequence will know which operating system to install

[thrqureshi]

it is not working. Task sequence finish in 3 second. it is not display the Hta menu. I have attached my smsts.log file

 

the system restart by itself without deploying windows

 

please help me

 

 

smsts.log

[jdh201]

So, I'm really new to using SCCM to doing OSD. I was doing some trial runs with your HTA package and was having some luck but getting stuck on a black desktop with failed domain join. Turns out if was using the computers container. (I am a real noob at this). Now that I have that fixed ever time the HTA starts to load in WinPE it gets to the end and reboots the VM that I am experimenting on. Do you have an pointers for troubleshooting this reboot issue?

Edited February 14, 2017 by jdh201

[anyweb]

hi, what you can do is press f8 while it's deploying, and use cmtrace (or notepad) to monitor the smsts.log file available in x:\windows\temp\smstslog\smsts.log realtime to see what is working or not

 

if you want you can attach that log here so we can see the failure, good luck and welcome to the forums !

[jdh201]

I am trying to figure out how to add cmtrace to my winpe boot image because I will need to video tape the log since the machine reboots so fast.

 

And suddenly today it works......

 

Edit.

 

Now it isn't. It seems that when I added by in my Apply Drivers, Windows Settings, network Settings, Windows and ConfigMgr, and Applications that it broke again. I'm trying to put them back in one at a time and also seeing how I can install cmtrace still.

 

.... windows settings and network settings don't cause it.

 

..... and apply drivers doesn't crash it.

 

...... Can I use multiple Install Application tasks?

 

That did it. I was trying to use multiple "Install Application" tasks tied to the OSName variables. That seems to crash WinPE. That is kind of sad because what I really wanted to have was a staff and student item on the HTA menu not really to install two different operating systems, but to install two different sets of applications.

Edited February 15, 2017 by jdh201