Win 7 Deploy with an SMP

[brunda]

Hi,

 

I have a TS that deploys windows 7 to already existing windows XP boxes. I am using an SMP to hold the user state mig files. The problem I have come across is only one computer will successfully finish while the others fail at the user state capture process. What I have found in one of the scanstate logs is the error “Store path already exists Specify a different store folder, specify /o, or delete the existing store.” “A store path can't be used because it contains data that could not be overwritten.” My question is what command line can I use with the OSDStateStorePath task sequence variable that would save all userstate profiles to one location without overwriting them. Below is my task sequence; any help would be appreciated.

[Peter van der Woude]

Why are you trying to set the OSDStateStorePath variable in this situation? If you are using the default SMP and the default steps from the task sequence, then there is no need to manualy fill that variable...

[brunda]

Thanks for the reply, I have tried using the task sequence in the past without that entry and it would fail right away on the capturing user state. This is the only way I could get it to work for deploying windows 7. However today I uninstalled the SMP and re-installed it then tried again without the entry and it worked... finally!!!. So i believe my problem all along was the SMP. Thanks for your reply and please keep up the good work on helping us newbie's like me.