When debugging a MDT based Configuration Manager Task Sequence, it is often helpful to know what certain built-in Configuration Manager variables are set to during a step in the task sequence. For instance, you may want to see if _SMSTSLastActionRetCode...

If you make regular changes to your WIM files with the use of the /MOUNTRW or /DELETE switches of IMAGEX, then you may have noticed that your WIM files do not shrink in size after you commit the changes back to the file.  You could delete 500mb of...

Often times, after creating an MDT or SCCM task sequence, you need to document it for yourself or your customers. Usually, this involves creating a table with the groups and steps, extracting their descriptions, identifying conditions and denoting the...

The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit allows you to assign a “sequence” to package/programs within a role. However, what if you have 3 different Computer Roles and want to preserve an order within them? For instance say you have the following computer...

Installing ConfigMgr 2007 onto a Windows Server 2008 based server can be a challenge. Having recently been through the process for my own lab environment I thought I’d share the process in the hope that it will save you some time when you need to...

Since my original post on this topic back in May I have received a lot of useful feedback, encountered several issues with this process, and with help have found solutions for all of them. There is also important new information about Window XP Service...

How many times have you been in the lab or pilot phase of a project and had a call that some of your lovingly-built-WIM-imaged machines are bluescreening at random intervals? What did you do? Did you suggest that "we should just see if it goes away"...