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How to properly set up a Task Sequence to deploy Windows 7 images captured...
When a Task Sequence is created via the "Create New Task Sequence Wizard", the Task Sequence may fail if the Windows OS being deployed is Windows 7 and the reference Windows 7 WIM image being deployed...
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NIC devices that require a special driver for WinPE may cause a ConfigMgr...
If separate NIC drivers are offered by an OEM manufacturer for use in Windows PE vs. the full Windows OS, the Task Sequence may fail if the Windows OS being deployed is Windows Vista or newer (Vista,...
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When deploying Windows Server 2008 using an SCCM 2007 OSD Task Sequence,...
Note: There is an updated version of this article over at the Configuration Manager OSD Support Team Blog. For the latest version, please visit the below article:When deploying Windows Server 2008...
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New Hotfix: User data from the USMT may be deleted unexpectedly by the task...
Consider the following scenario: You create a task sequence to install an existing Operating System Deployment (OSD) image package. On the State Migration page, you select the Save user settings...
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Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence to assist in resolving McAfee...
By now I'm sure you all heard about the false positive detection of w32/wecorl.a in 5958 DAT issue with McAfee and how it can cause a no-boot situation in Windows XP SP3. McAfee themselves as well as...
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PXE Cache Expire Behavior in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and SP2
Looks like the ConfigMgr documentation team has been at it again, this time creating an awesome explainer for PXE cache expiration behavior in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and SP2. If you've ever...
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How to use USMT 4 hardlinking in a Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence
Suppose you want to use the USMT 4 feature of hardlinking in a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence, but you notice that the "Capture User State"/"Capture User Files and Settings"...
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How to change the default BitLocker encryption method and cipher strength...
By default, the "Enable BitLocker" task of a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence defaults to an encryption method and cipher strength of "AES 128-bit with Diffuser". However, the...
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Troubleshooting empty program lists in a Configuration Manager 2007 Task...
When attempting to add an Install Software item in a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence, the Program drop-down list under Install a single application may be empty. Clicking Apply...
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Solution: After a ConfigMgr 2007 OSD Task Sequence completes, the client may...
When a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 OSD Task Sequence completes, the ConfigMgr client may not seem to pull down policy. Inspecting the ConfigMgr client on the affected PC reveals that...
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New KB: A System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Task Sequence may fail...
Just a heads up on a new ConfigMgr 2007 Knowledge Base article we published this morning. If you're using a ConfigMgr Task Sequence on a PC with multiple drives or partitions and it uses USMT 4 with...
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UDI Task Sequence generates "No valid Windows directory found, data and...
When running a User Driven Installation (UDI) Task Sequence on an x64 (64-bit or AMD64) Windows 7 machine, it shows the following warning under User Data and Settings:No valid Windows directory found,...
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How to stage Task Sequence Prestaged Media on a hard drive in Configuration...
When booting into a PC that has had Task Sequence Prestaged Media staged onto it, the Task Sequence may fail almost immediately with the following error message:Unable to read task sequence...
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ConfigMgr 2007 Quick Fix: A package specified in the Use Toolkit Package MDT...
When using the Use Toolkit Package task in a Configuration Manager 2007 task sequence, the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 files package specified in the Use Toolkit Package task may not...
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New KB article: OSD and Task Sequences fail after restoring a Configuration...
When using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and restoring from a backup created via the "Backup ConfigMgr Site Server" maintenance task, OSD and Task Sequences may no longer function if the...
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Fix: Unable to delete the OSDStateStorePath folder in an OSD Task Sequence...
When using Hard Links for User State Migration, attempting to remove the OSDStateStorePath folder after restoring the users data in a Task Sequence may fail or appear to hang.Note: This is in reference...
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New Hotfix: Program does not run in a task sequence on a System Center...
Consider the following scenario: You create a deployment package on a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) site server. You create a program in the package. The name...
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ConfigMgr 2007 Basic User Driven Installation Task Sequence Step by Step
I recently encountered a question from a customer who wanted to be able to set the computer name, and also be able to have their Desktop Technicians select software to be installed during an Operating...
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ConfigMgr 2007 fix: Task Sequences with a large number of steps fail to run...
I have had a couple of cases recently that involve running a task sequence from the Run Advertised Program (RAP) Control Panel applet which has a large number of software package installation steps...
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HOTFIX: Task sequence does not run if it has lots of Install Software steps...
We blogged this issue a couple weeks ago but now there’s a hotfix available to resolve the issue:=====Consider the following scenario: You create a task sequence on a Microsoft System Center...
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