how can I deploy Windows XP SP3 using SCCM 2007 SP1 - Part 2

[anyweb]

This guide assumes you have installed SCCM 2007 SP1 and then configured it as outlined here in Part 1 you must then do the additional configuration outlined in Part 2, and you must have completed the final configuration tasks in Part 3. Lastly you must be able to deploy an application using SCCM 2007

 

In addition to the above you must have completed Part 1 of this guide

 

 

Create the Task Sequence

 

right click on Task Sequences and choose New Task Sequence

 

 

choose the second option (Build and Capture a reference operating system image)

 

 

fill in your Task Sequence Information

 

 

click browse and select our X86 boot image

 

Note: if you don't see the x86 windows PE boot enviroment for SCCM 1.0 EN-US image listed then follow these steps first.

 

 

 

 

On the Install Windows screen click on Browse and select the XP SP3 operating system install package we created in Part 1.

 

 

Input your product key and make sure to enable the local Administrator account,

 

 

Configure Network

 

Here we need to enter our network configuration and click next, choose Join Workgroup (recommended best practise). Although joining the domain will work just fine you may have GPO's in place, or startup scripts (login scripts) etc which may taint your master image, keeping it off the domain will keep it clean.

 

on the Install ConfigMgr screen, browse to the Predefined ConfigMgr Client Package we created earlier

 

 

 

for the Updates and Software screens choose don't install any (ie: next, next)

 

for the System Preparation screen click on browse and choose the sysprep package we created earlier

 

 

fill in the image properties

 

 

On the Capture image screen, browse to a share on your network for copying the image to, and give the file a name

 

eg:

\\WIN-AE2V1IRN067\captures\xpsp3r.wim

 

fill in your user account for capturing the image with, I use SMSadmin

 

 

click next, next and close at the confirmation screen

 

[dyos]

Is there anything appearing at all in your client? Can it discover your site for example?

 

 

Yea my site is discovered it looks to be working normally.

 

The expiration checkbox, that means if it's after that date the client has to download the application as soon as possible correct? Not expiration from the perspective that it is no longer relevant?

[Peter van der Woude]

I looked at your settings again and I saw in the General tab the setting Make this task sequence available to boot media and PXE... You shouldn't put that setting as you don't want that, because you have to start it yourself

[dyos]

I looked at your settings again and I saw in the General tab the setting Make this task sequence available to boot media and PXE... You shouldn't put that setting as you don't want that, because you have to start it yourself

 

Cool, thanks for the feedback. I'm assuming other than that everything looks good? What about the expiration? If I want it to run immediately I'm under the impression I'm supposed to set it to expire so the client thinks it needs to run it asap. Is this correct? Or should I remove that as well?

[Peter van der Woude]

That only works with Software Updates and a deadline...

 

Take a look at these Technet links about Task Sequence & Advertisements: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680317.aspx & http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694199.aspx

[dyos]

That only works with Software Updates and a deadline...

 

Take a look at these Technet links about Task Sequence & Advertisements: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680317.aspx & http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694199.aspx

 

Thanks for the link. I got the two confused. With softwware updates when you set it to expire it means they need to be installed ASAP. Looks like with task sequence expire means no longer available. This is probably the cause of my problem.

 

Advertisement will expire

Advertises the task sequence to destination computers for a limited time only. Be default, this option is cleared.

[Peter van der Woude]

Exactly!

[dyos]

Exactly!

 

Ok I got this advertisement to popup on the client PC configured like below and it did not work. Keep in mind I removed all of the workgroup and sysprep stuff because I'm simply trying to make a backup of my image(at this point). I'm not trying to make this for the purposes of redeployment just yet.

 

So then I decided perhaps it needed to load in WindowsPE. How else could it possibly capture the image right, if files are open? So I added this line.

 

This advertisement came up in windows it loaded some files and said it needed to boot into PE to finish. It booted to PE and then failed. The reason I did this was I thought to myself how can it capture the reference machine while windows is in use? I figured it needed the boot WindowsPE sequence in there. When I looked at my logs I had the following:

 

Variable 'OSDTargetSystemRoot' not found in the TS Environment. Unable to find offline OS for validation.. Verify the Prepare Operating System action has run before this action

Element not found. (Error: 80070490; Source: Windows) CaptureSystemImage 9/4/2009 3:26:54 PM 1492 (0x05D4)

 

 

Failed to validate for capture.

Element not found. (Error: 80070490; Source: Windows) CaptureSystemImage 9/4/2009 3:26:54 PM 1492 (0x05D4)

 

Failed to run the action: Capture the Reference Machine.

Element not found. (Error: 80070490; Source: Windows) TSManager 9/4/2009 3:26:54 PM 1444 (0x05A4)

 

 

The execution of the group (Capture the Reference Machine) has failed and the execution has been aborted. An action failed.

Operation aborted (Error: 80004004; Source: Windows) TSManager 9/4/2009 3:26:54 PM 1444 (0x05A4)

 

Failed to run the last action: Capture the Reference Machine. Execution of task sequence failed.

Element not found. (Error: 80070490; Source: Windows) TSManager 9/4/2009 3:26:54 PM 1444 (0x05A4)

 

I just figured out why this did not work as I'm reading my own post lol! "Unable to find offline OS for validation.. Verify the Prepare Operating System action has run before this action" I removed this step! Ok so now I know why this failed. Hopefully this will work if I try again. But I still need to get my OS back! See below the saga continues...

 

 

 

Now I'm completely stuck as I spent hours building this image and now when I try to boot all I get is:

windows boot manager

 

windows failed to start. a recent hardware or software change might be the

 

cause. to fix the problem:

 

1. insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer.

2. choose your language settings then click next

3. click repair your computer

 

if you do not have this disc contact yoru system adminsitrator or computer

 

manufacturer for assistance.

 

status: 0xc000000f

 

info the boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.

 

enter continue.

 

I believe what happened is when I put boot into PE into my task sequence it created some type of temporary partition so that it could load and made it bootable? Now I'm stuck with what looks to be a Vista boot manager, I dont ever remember seeing this screen in XP. It is greye colored. (Remember this is an XP imamge)

 

If there is any way to get back into my OS I would truely appreciate any advice.

[dyos]

Ok I got this advertisement to popup on the client PC configured like below and it did not work. Keep in mind I removed all of the workgroup and sysprep stuff because I'm simply trying to make a backup of my image(at this point). I'm not trying to make this for the purposes of redeployment just yet.

 

So then I decided perhaps it needed to load in WindowsPE. How else could it possibly capture the image right, if files are open? So I added this line.

 

This advertisement came up in windows it loaded some files and said it needed to boot into PE to finish. It booted to PE and then failed. The reason I did this was I thought to myself how can it capture the reference machine while windows is in use? I figured it needed the boot WindowsPE sequence in there. When I looked at my logs I had the following:

 

Variable 'OSDTargetSystemRoot' not found in the TS Environment. Unable to find offline OS for validation.. Verify the Prepare Operating System action has run before this action

Element not found. (Error: 80070490; Source: Windows) CaptureSystemImage 9/4/2009 3:26:54 PM 1492 (0x05D4)

 

 

Failed to validate for capture.

Element not found. (Error: 80070490; Source: Windows) CaptureSystemImage 9/4/2009 3:26:54 PM 1492 (0x05D4)

 

Failed to run the action: Capture the Reference Machine.

Element not found. (Error: 80070490; Source: Windows) TSManager 9/4/2009 3:26:54 PM 1444 (0x05A4)

 

 

The execution of the group (Capture the Reference Machine) has failed and the execution has been aborted. An action failed.

Operation aborted (Error: 80004004; Source: Windows) TSManager 9/4/2009 3:26:54 PM 1444 (0x05A4)

 

Failed to run the last action: Capture the Reference Machine. Execution of task sequence failed.

Element not found. (Error: 80070490; Source: Windows) TSManager 9/4/2009 3:26:54 PM 1444 (0x05A4)

 

I just figured out why this did not work as I'm reading my own post lol! "Unable to find offline OS for validation.. Verify the Prepare Operating System action has run before this action" I removed this step! Ok so now I know why this failed. Hopefully this will work if I try again. But I still need to get my OS back! See below the saga continues...

 

 

 

Now I'm completely stuck as I spent hours building this image and now when I try to boot all I get is:

windows boot manager

 

windows failed to start. a recent hardware or software change might be the

 

cause. to fix the problem:

 

1. insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer.

2. choose your language settings then click next

3. click repair your computer

 

if you do not have this disc contact yoru system adminsitrator or computer

 

manufacturer for assistance.

 

status: 0xc000000f

 

info the boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.

 

enter continue.

 

I believe what happened is when I put boot into PE into my task sequence it created some type of temporary partition so that it could load and made it bootable? Now I'm stuck with what looks to be a Vista boot manager, I dont ever remember seeing this screen in XP. It is greye colored. (Remember this is an XP imamge)

 

If there is any way to get back into my OS I would truely appreciate any advice.

 

 

Anyone have any advice how I can get out of this boot manager?

 

windows boot manager

 

windows failed to start. a recent hardware or software change might be the

 

cause. to fix the problem:

 

1. insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer.

2. choose your language settings then click next

3. click repair your computer

 

if you do not have this disc contact yoru system adminsitrator or computer

 

manufacturer for assistance.

 

status: 0xc000000f

 

info the boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.

 

enter continue.

[anyweb]

can't you reimage it ?

[dyos]

can't you reimage it ?

 

I was in the process of capturing the original image when this happened. So it never uploaded the image. I believe SCCM wrote some type of temporary boot image for the purpose of PE booting. Any idea how to change it back to the Windows install boot partition?

 

I can reload the system it just took a long time to build this image up. Any suggestion would be appreciated.