How can I display my HTA

[anyweb]

To add your HTA to your task sequence, you'll first need a boot image with HTA support. Once you have that the rest is easy.

 

At the beginning of your task sequence create a Run command Line step with the following in it

 

mshta.exe "%scriptroot%\wnb\Deploymenu.hta"

 

 

let me explain what is happening in this step...

 

 

The mshta.exe file is like a web browser and displays our HTA (hypertext application).

you'll notice i'm using a path to our HTA which is "%scriptroot%\wnb\Deploymenu.hta" that is because I place the HTA files in a sub directory of my MDT toolkit scripts directory (MDT Toolkit scripts directory=%scriptroot%).

 

This is not possible without a Use Toolkit Package step shortly before this step otherwise the %scriptroot% variable won't be set, so prior to this in my Task Sequence I have a Use Toolkit Package step.

 

 

To copy your HTA file(s) to a sub directory in your MDT Toolkit package, locate the package source in ConfigMgr, find the scripts directory and create a new sub directory called My_Custom_Scripts (or whatever you want) which contains your scripts. In my example the sub directory is called wnb and I place my HTA file and all supporting scripts in there. Don't forget to Update your distribution points for your MDT Toolkit package after copying the new scripts/files.

 

[dikkydik]

Hi,

 

I created a Boot image with HTA support, and imported it into SCCM without a problem.

I am able to boot from it via PXE and so far so good.

 

If I add the taks to display a HTA (where the user is presented a few options like format C: only or repartition the entire disk), the HTA does run but is not visible to the user behind the keyboard.

Pressing F8 and starting taksmgr via the command prompt shows me that mshta.exe is running.

 

when starting the command used in the TS in the command prompt, the HTA gets shown as wanted and expected.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Regards, Dikkydik

[wmmayms]

Hi,

 

I created a Boot image with HTA support, and imported it into SCCM without a problem.

I am able to boot from it via PXE and so far so good.

 

If I add the taks to display a HTA (where the user is presented a few options like format C: only or repartition the entire disk), the HTA does run but is not visible to the user behind the keyboard.

Pressing F8 and starting taksmgr via the command prompt shows me that mshta.exe is running.

 

when starting the command used in the TS in the command prompt, the HTA gets shown as wanted and expected.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Regards, Dikkydik

 

 

maybe launching it this way:

cmd /k mshta.exe <HTA>

 

 

 

[anyweb]

are you trying to launch the HTA in winPE or in Windows ?

[dikkydik]

It is in the PE phase.

Questions presented are:

 

Formatting C: drive only or repartition whole disk

Language of windows version to be installed

 

In other words:

All choices to be made before the Windows phase...

[anyweb]

where in the ts is it ? can we see a screenshot of the step in the ts

[dikkydik]

Here it is:

 

 

The HTA sets environment variables.

Depending on the value, Format and partition disk will get executed (or not)

and the English or Dutch Windows will be installed

[anyweb]

and what's in your Start HTA step ? i see you are not using the mdt toolkit so how are you specifying the path to the actual hta file ?

[dikkydik]

The commandline I use is:

 

%SYSTEMDRIVE%\windows\system32\mshta \scripts\TASK24.hta

 

The result is that you see nothing.

But when pressing F8 and start taskmgr, you see that the mshta process (application) is running...

[anyweb]

have you copied the hta file itself into that path ? via the extrafiles method ? otherwise how can mshta.exe find the file ? sounds to me like mshta.exe is indeed running, but displaying nothing as it doesnt know where the hta file is

 

you see, i refer to my hta file by adding it in the Use Toolkit package step

[dikkydik]

I copied the HTA to a folder in the root of the WINPE wim file.

That is why I called it directly with the command line.

 

I saw the toolkit package step in your tutorial, but have no clue what it does.

So could you fill me in, who knows it makes me see why, what etc and make it work...