How can I capture an image using capture media in ConfigMgr 2012

[anyweb]

do you have an extremely slow network ?

[Torisdale]

I had this working a few weeks ago but have installed MDT onto SCCM 2012 and now the capture sequence will not work.

After sticking the capture media onto a USB, sysprep runs on the referenced machine but then it gives an error saying "missing operating system" after reboot

 

Any suggestions/logs that I can look at?

 

Thanks

[anyweb]

what does your smsts.log file reveal ?

[Torisdale]

The drive is formatted so I cant check the log?

[anyweb]

try again and capture the log(s) before the reboot

[DMobley232]

 

because the process will fail if it's not installed.

I guess I don't understand. You are saying that before I capture my reference image, I must install configuration manager client on the reference image?

For the past 6 months I have been capturing my reference images from a VM using the capture media. These VM's have never been on the domain and I have never installed the configuration manager client on them, but they do not fail when I run the capture media to capture the reference image. I'm just curious if something is going to fail later on down the road.

[Rocket Man]

The agent is a required step with a B&C task sequence...once the sysprep takes place it will strip back the agent so there will be no trace of it on the captured wim. Without the agent attached to the B&C task sequence the process will fail because if it was not attached and the B&C task has software install tasks then without the agent this is not possible.

 

The method you have used with stand-alone capture media is fine by creating an image on a VM, leaving it on a workgroup, manually customising the image and without the agent installed before capturing it via capture media. Nothing wrong with this method.

[anyweb]

I've amended the guide and thanks Rocket Man for your explanation.

 

You can of course use capture media with or without the Configuration Manager Client installed, however for a build and capture task sequence the client is required

[DMobley232]

I've amended the guide and thanks Rocket Man for your explanation.

 

You can of course use capture media with or without the Configuration Manager Client installed, however for a build and capture task sequence the client is required

Ok. Thank you. I understand now. Sorry for the confusion.

[DMobley232]

Do any of you use any specific steps or tools to customize the default profile, etc so when you capture that image it has the customizations?

 

I'm trying out the http://www.bluemoonpcrepair.com/wp/?p=39 to try and capture the default profile. There are just some customizations I would like on this image. Example includes some desktop icons, Picture for user profile, certain items pinned to task bar.