Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment - Update for Windows XP SP3

Administrator account not disabled by sysprep

Atolica — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:34:42 GMT

Why isn't the Administrator account deleted after running sysprep /generalize?

I get to the welcome page and the Administrator account it's still active although the log file says that it has been removed:

setupact.log:

[msoobe.exe] Successfully removed administrator profile

I added a run command line after the sysprep task in MDT, "Net user administrator /active:no", but the account is still on.

I tried to put the cmd line in unattend.xml, but I don't know where. OObe branch?

re: Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment - Update for Windows XP SP3

Peter Schwab — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:43:32 GMT

Hi Michael,

Thanks for your response.

I have compared the setup.log files of the SP2 and SP3 image and found the cause of the long delay at the hardware detection process:

The DIF_INSTALLDEVICE routine for "Intel(R) ICH8DO LPC Interface Controller - 2814" took 1 second in SP2 and 53 seconds in SP3.

The DIF_INSTALLDEVICE routine for "Realtek High Definition Audio" took 4 seconds in SP2 and 120 seconds in SP3 and ended with "Class Installer appears to be hung. Device = Realtek High Definition Audio", "Skipping installation of enumerated device. Device = Realtek High Definition Audio"

At the 1st boot after minisetup, the system starts with no sound. When i look into device manager directly after startup i see the Realtek device (driver is installed and the tray symbol of the realtek tool comes up), but the device "Microsoft WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver" (wdmaud) is marked as code 18, "driver must be new installed". The installation of the driver begins automatically and some Kernel drivers, i.e. Kernel system audio driver (sysaudio) appear and install. After reboot the sound works normally and all devices are ok.

What could cause this problem?

re: Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment - Update for Windows XP SP3

DeploymentGuys — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:12:22 GMT

Peter,

I have not see any such issues with SP3. Perhaps a comparison of the setup logs (setup*.log in the Windows folder) from an SP2 and an SP3 image deployed onto the same hardware might reveal some differences.

Michael Murgolo

re: Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment - Update for Windows XP SP3

Peter Schwab — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:03:15 GMT

Hello,

i recently changed the base installation of our images from Windows XP with integrated SP2 to Windows XP with integrated SP3 and changed the sysprep files to the SP3 files, too.

Everything works fine and in the same way as in the SP2 image, but the duration of the minisetup process, especially the hardware detection, takes much longer on on our target pcs and laptops with the same hardware, drivers and configuration.

I already have posted this in the TechNet-Forum, but no-one seems to have the same issue...

Regards

Peter

re: Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment - Update for Windows XP SP3

DeploymentGuys — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:09:52 GMT

kjetilbs,

I have not had to make any changes to the MDT LTI deployment scripts to an XP SP3 image successfully. What is the stop error code at the blue screen?

Michael Murgolo

re: Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment - Update for Windows XP SP3

kjetilbs — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:00:42 GMT

Hello.

We have a problem with deploying win xp sp3. It seems that there should be added a /ref option in the imagex command executed by the task sequence. When we try to run the command in light touch pe with / ref the file is deployed successfully. However we get a bluescreen on the deployed os. We use the same hardware on the computer we capture and deploy, so its not a driver problem.

smsts.log

<![LOG[Expand a string: cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\LTIApply.wsf"]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.156+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="executionenv.cxx:782">

<![LOG[Expand a string: ]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.156+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="executionenv.cxx:782">

<![LOG[Command line for extension .exe is "%1" %*]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.156+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="commandline.cpp:229">

<![LOG[Set command line: cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\LTIApply.wsf"]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.156+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="commandline.cpp:701">

<![LOG[Start executing the command line: cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\LTIApply.wsf"]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.156+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="instruction.cxx:2928">

<![LOG[!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.156+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="instruction.cxx:2957">

<![LOG[Expand a string: WinPEandFullOS]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.156+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="executionenv.cxx:782">

<![LOG[Executing command line: cscript.exe "%SCRIPTROOT%\LTIApply.wsf"]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.156+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="commandline.cpp:799">

<![LOG[Process completed with exit code 2]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.656+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="commandline.cpp:1071">

<![LOG[!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------!]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.656+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="instruction.cxx:3010">

<![LOG[Failed to run the action: Install Operating System.

The system cannot find the file specified. (Error: 00000002; Source: Windows)]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.656+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="3" thread="1672" file="instruction.cxx:3101">

<![LOG[Sending status message . . .]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.656+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="utility.cxx:291">

<![LOG[Executing in non SMS standalone mode. Ignoring send a task execution status message request]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.656+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="utility.cxx:301">

<![LOG[Set a global environment variable _SMSTSLastActionRetCode=2]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.656+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="executionenv.cxx:668">

<![LOG[Set a global environment variable _SMSTSLastActionSucceeded=false]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.656+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="executionenv.cxx:668">

<![LOG[Clear local default environment]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.656+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="executionenv.cxx:807">

<![LOG[Let the parent group (Install) decides whether to continue execution]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.703+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="instruction.cxx:3210">

<![LOG[The execution of the group (Install) has failed and the execution has been aborted. An action failed.

Operation aborted (Error: 80004004; Source: Windows)]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.703+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="3" thread="1672" file="instruction.cxx:2424">

<![LOG[Failed to run the last action: Install Operating System. Execution of task sequence failed.

The system cannot find the file specified. (Error: 00000002; Source: Windows)]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.703+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="3" thread="1672" file="engine.cxx:214">

<![LOG[Sending status message . . .]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.703+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="utility.cxx:291">

<![LOG[Executing in non SMS standalone mode. Ignoring send a task execution status message request]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.703+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="utility.cxx:301">

<![LOG[Execution::enExecutionFail != m_eExecutionResult, HRESULT=80004005 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\client\tasksequence\tsmanager\tsmanager.cpp,742)]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.703+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="tsmanager.cpp:742">

<![LOG[Task Sequence Engine failed! Code: enExecutionFail]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.703+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="3" thread="1672" file="tsmanager.cpp:742">

<![LOG[****************************************************************************]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.703+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="tsmanager.cpp:764">

<![LOG[Task sequence execution failed with error code 80004005]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.703+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="3" thread="1672" file="tsmanager.cpp:765">

<![LOG[Cleaning Up. Removing Authenticator]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.703+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="tsmanager.cpp:570">

<![LOG[Cleaning up task sequence folder]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.718+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="utils.cpp:1399">

<![LOG[DeleteFileW(sVolumeIDFile.c_str()), HRESULT=80070002 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\tscore\resolvesource.cpp,420)]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.812+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="resolvesource.cpp:420">

<![LOG[Successfully unregistered Task Sequencing Environment COM Interface.]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.828+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="environmentlib.cpp:855">

<![LOG[Command line for extension .exe is "%1" %*]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.828+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="commandline.cpp:229">

<![LOG[Set command line: "X:\Deploy\Tools\X86\TsProgressUI.exe" /Unregister]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.828+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="commandline.cpp:701">

<![LOG[Executing command line: "X:\Deploy\Tools\X86\TsProgressUI.exe" /Unregister]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.828+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="commandline.cpp:799">

<![LOG[==========[ TsProgressUI started in process 1576 ]==========]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TsProgressUI" context="" type="1" thread="1572" file="winmain.cpp:327">

<![LOG[Command line: "X:\Deploy\Tools\X86\TsProgressUI.exe" /Unregister]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TsProgressUI" context="" type="0" thread="1572" file="winmain.cpp:330">

<![LOG[Unregistering COM classes]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TsProgressUI" context="" type="1" thread="1572" file="winmain.cpp:202">

<![LOG[Unregistering class objects]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TsProgressUI" context="" type="1" thread="1572" file="winmain.cpp:503">

<![LOG[Shutdown complete.]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TsProgressUI" context="" type="1" thread="1572" file="winmain.cpp:520">

<![LOG[Process completed with exit code 0]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="commandline.cpp:1071">

<![LOG[Successfully unregistered TS Progress UI.]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="utils.cpp:1958">

<![LOG[g_TSManager.Run(), HRESULT=80004005 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\client\tasksequence\tsmanager\tsmanager.cpp,646)]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="0" thread="1672" file="tsmanager.cpp:646">

<![LOG[Error Task Sequence Manager failed to execute task sequence. Code 0x80004005]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="3" thread="1672" file="tsmanager.cpp:676">

<![LOG[Sending error status message]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="tsmanager.cpp:679">

<![LOG[In non SMS staqndalone mode.Ignoring SendStatusMessage request]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="tsmanager.cpp:1501">

<![LOG[Finalizing logging from process 1668]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="tslogging.cpp:1736">

<![LOG[Finalizing logs to root of first available drive]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="tslogging.cpp:1578">

<![LOG[LOGGING: Setting log directory to "C:\SMSTSLog".]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.843+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSManager" context="" type="1" thread="1672" file="tslogging.cpp:1803">

<![LOG[Process completed with exit code 2147500037]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.859+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="1656" file="commandline.cpp:1071">

<![LOG[Exiting with return code 0x80004005]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.859+000" date="07-02-2008" component="TSMBootstrap" context="" type="1" thread="1656" file="tsmbootstrap.cpp:1057">

Ltiapply.log

<![LOG[The task sequencer log is located at X:\WINDOWS\TEMP\SMSTSLog\SMSTS.LOG. For task sequence failures, please consult this log.]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[Property DestinationLogicalDrive is now = C:]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[------ Applying Windows image using ImageX.exe ------]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[LTI applying image \\PCSDEP01\Distribution$\Operating Systems\volstad_final\volstad_final.wim using ImageX]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[Property SourcePath is now = \\PCSDEP01\Distribution$\Operating Systems\volstad_final]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[Multicast transfer to directory: C:\MININT\Operating Systems\volstad_final]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[<Message containing password has been suppressed>]LOG]!><time="12:40:59.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[Multicast transfer could not be completed, rc = -2147024894, falling back to using \\PCSDEP01\Distribution$\Operating Systems\volstad_final\volstad_final.wim]LOG]!><time="12:41:00.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[Cleaning off old operating system]LOG]!><time="12:41:00.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[Skipping C:\Drivers]LOG]!><time="12:41:00.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[Skipping C:\MININT]LOG]!><time="12:41:00.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[Skipping C:\Sysprep]LOG]!><time="12:41:00.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[Skipping C:\_SMSTaskSequence]LOG]!><time="12:41:00.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[Applying new image from \\PCSDEP01\Distribution$\Operating Systems\volstad_final\volstad_final.wim using command: cmd /c ""\\PCSDEP01\Distribution$\Tools\X86\imagex.exe" /apply "\\PCSDEP01\Distribution$\Operating Systems\volstad_final\volstad_final.wim" 1 C: >> C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\LTIApply_imagex.log 2>&1"]LOG]!><time="12:41:00.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[The image \\PCSDEP01\Distribution$\Operating Systems\volstad_final\volstad_final.wim was not applied successfully by ImageX, rc = 2]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="3" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[LTIApply COMPLETED. Return Value = 2]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="1" thread="" file="LTIApply">

<![LOG[ZTI ERROR - Non-zero return code by LTIApply, rc = 2]LOG]!><time="12:41:04.000+000" date="07-02-2008" component="LTIApply" context="" type="3" thread="" file="LTIApply">

re: Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment - Update for Windows XP SP3

Andrea — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:19:44 GMT

Thanks for the quick reply. Guess what I'm doing right now- rebuild/capture. ;)

Andrea

re: Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment - Update for Windows XP SP3

DeploymentGuys — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:12:57 GMT

Andrea,

I always advise my customers to never use a process like this (deploy current image, make updates, recapture). This gets you into bad habits, like making manual error-prone changes. It also leads to version and change control issues. If you wish to update your image, backup the current image build Task Sequence, update the automation in the Task Sequence, and rebuild/capture. This leads to reproducible changes, enables rollback to a previous version, and better version control. There are obviously more details to implementing this, but you get the idea. (Hmm, perhaps a future post on version/change control for MDT is in order.) :-)

Michael Murgolo

re: Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment - Update for Windows XP SP3

Andrea — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:11:06 GMT

Hi Ben,

I'm trying to deploy,make some changes adn recapture my Xp image,whether I disable or enable the inject mass storage drivers I still get a deployment failure on the ztistoragegroup drivers. Is there something else I need to do to re-capture an image? Do i have to rebuild it from scratch?

re: Configuring default settings for Windows image deployment - Update for Windows XP SP3

Andrea — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:07:40 GMT

Ben, Thaks. I know that and it seemed that wehen I updated the cs ini for the network deployement point it used the one from the strange folder it created. i had hid some wizard pages adn added the join domain and stuff in thenetwork deployment cs ins, but when I ran the deployment (after updating) the customizations weren't being used.

???

Andrea