usmtutils.exe - Hardlink

[boognish]

Is anyone using usmtutils.exe during the task sequence to delete the OSDStateStorePath after a Hardlink? I know you have to use a batch file similar to "echo y| usmtutils.exe /rd %OSDStateStorePath%" but I am getting errors about UNC paths.

 

I discovered the need to do this from this site. http://blogs.technet.com/b/configurationmgr/archive/2010/06/30/how-to-use-usmt-4-hardlinking-in-a-configuration-manager-2007-task-sequence.aspx

[anyweb]

Peter use's it on his blog here

 

http://www.petervanderwoude.nl/post/Capture-User-Files-and-Settings-Offline-(WinPE)-or-Online-(FullOS)-with-ConfigMgr-2007.aspx

[boognish]

Peter use's it on his blog here

 

http://www.petervanderwoude.nl/post/Capture-User-Files-and-Settings-Offline-(WinPE)-or-Online-(FullOS)-with-ConfigMgr-2007.aspx

 

 

Thanks.

 

I ended up creating steps to copy the usmtutil.exe and a batch file to the %systemdrive% and then run the batch file to delete the statestore.

[Peter van der Woude]

If you don't want to copy it locally then the important part of the batchfile that I use is %~dp0, see here:

 

REM ======================================================

REM VARIABLE -1- OSDStateStorePath = %1

REM VARIABLE -2- Architecture = %2

REM ======================================================

 

REM ======================================================

REM RUN USMTUtils

REM ======================================================

 

echo y| "%~dp0%2\usmtutils.exe" /rd "%1"

 

REM ======================================================

REM EXIT Errorlevel

REM ======================================================

 

EXIT /b %errorlevel%