I'm baffled. I've added boot.wim from 8.1 RTM and 2012 R2 RTM to a new WDS installation. The default language is en-us according to the file properties in WDS, but it errors out on the client with: failed to set the selected language as the UI language. I cannot set it to en-us. It works for any other English variant - just not the US. I can get it work, for example, as English (Canada) with a US input. But not English (united states).
Jason Yates
Hi,
I have WDS set up on Windows Server 2012 (not R2) alongside of MDT 2013, which works well. I can deploy images in an unattended mode without a peep from the client. Deployments to my target hardware complete semi-successfully. There are no error messages, but the computers do not join the domain, even though WDS creates an account for it. The reason why the domain isn't joined is because there is no network connection. No drivers are installed with the install image. I have my drivers set up like they are in MDT, in groups according to target computer hardware model. I have two filters on each group that identify manufacturer and model. The default "DriverGroup1" has been removed. Why aren't the drivers getting installed? Better yet, where can I look to see why they are not getting installed? The Event Viewer on the WDS server doesn't show that information.
Thanks in advance
Jason
Jason
So I am deploying Windows 7 through WDS. I have made a golden image, launched sysprep jumped back into audit mode and deleted the default User account so that it is clean. Then generalised it and popped it back into OOBE mode.
Once I deploy it though the unattend file creates a new user on the machine called User and from then prompts me to change the password. It has been a known issue that after deployed the machine will normally ask after 30 days to change the password and I can fix this with a simple cmd. Though having it come up right at first boot is a deal breaker because it then requires user interaction.
Any ideas how I can fix this?
Hi All,
We have been experiencing this problem for a while but only just getting around to fixing it...Where to start...
We are using WDS with MDT to create the .wim files, WDS is running on Windows Server 2012 R2 and we are using a Linux DHCP. The issue we are facing is we are unable to boot into the environment, depending on settings we get a range of different errors.
Our DHCP has the following information set:
allow booting; allow bootp; next-server 10.16.0.60; option tftp-server-name "10.16.0.60"; option bootfile-name "boot\\x64\\Images\\wdsnbp.com";
Notes:
10.16.0.60 = WDS Server
WDS has the following config:
C:\Users\>wdsutil /get-server /show:config
Windows Deployment Services Management Utility [Version 6.2.9200.16384]
(C) 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
SETUP INFORMATION FOR SERVER
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Server State:
OS version: 6.2
WDS operational mode: Native
Standalone configuration: No
Installation State:
RemoteInstall location: D:\RemoteInstall
RemoteInstall share up-to-date: Yes
Boot files installed:
x86 - Yes
x64 - Yes
ia64 - No
arm - Yes
x86uefi - Yes
x64uefi - Yes
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
CONFIGURATION INFORMATION FOR SERVER
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
Server Authorization:
Authorization state: Not Authorized
Answer Policy:
Answer clients: Yes
Answer only known clients: No
Response delay: 0 seconds
Active Directory Use Policy:
Preferred DC:
Preferred GC:
Prestage devices using MAC: No
New computer naming policy: %61Username%#
Domain search order: Global Catalog Only
New computers join domain: Yes
New Computer OU:
OU type: Server Domain
OU: CN=Computers,DC=DSDB,DC=INT
DHCP Configuration:
DHCP service status: Not Installed
DHCP option 60 configured: <Not Applicable>
PXE Bind Policy:
Use DHCP ports: Yes
Rogue detection: Disabled
RPC port: 5040
Interface Bind Policy:
Policy: Exclude Registered
Registered interfaces:
Boot Program Policy:
Known client PXE prompt policy: OptIn
New client PXE prompt policy: OptIn
Allow N12 for new clients: <Not Applicable>
Reset boot program: Disabled
Default boot programs:
x86 - boot\x86\pxeboot.com
x64 - boot\x64\pxeboot.com
ia64 - boot\ia64\bootmgfw.efi
arm - boot\arm\bootmgfw.efi
x86uefi - Boot\x86\bootmgfw.efi
x64uefi - Boot\x64\bootmgfw.efi
Default N12 boot programs:
x86 - boot\x86\pxeboot.n12
x64 - boot\x64\pxeboot.n12
ia64 - boot\ia64\bootmgfw.efi
arm - boot\arm\bootmgfw.efi
x86uefi - Boot\x86\bootmgfw.efi
x64uefi - Boot\x64\bootmgfw.efi
Banned GUIDs list:
Boot Image Policy:
Default image type for x64 clients: Both
Default boot images:
x86 -
x64 -
ia64 -
arm -
x86uefi -
x64uefi -
Driver Policy:
Avoid duplicate driver packages: Yes
WDS Client Policy:
Logging policy:
Enabled: No
Logging level: Info
Unattend policy:
Enabled: No
Command-line precedence: No
WDS unattend files:
x86 -
x64 -
ia64 -
arm -
x86uefi -
x64uefi -
Server Automatic Refresh Policy:
Refresh period: 900 seconds
BCD Refresh Policy:
Enabled: No
Refresh period: 60 minutes
Pending Device Policy:
Policy: Disabled
Poll interval: 10 seconds
Max retry count: 2160 times
Message to pending clients:
Retention period:
Approved devices: 30 days
Other devices: 1 days
Defaults for x86:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Full
Join domain: Yes
Defaults for x64:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Full
Join domain: Yes
Defaults for ia64:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Full
Join domain: Yes
Defaults for arm:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Full
Join domain: Yes
Defaults for x86uefi:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Join Only
Join domain: Yes
Defaults for x64uefi:
Referral server:
Boot program path:
WDS client unattend file path:
Boot image path:
User: Domain Admins
Join rights: Join Only
Join domain: Yes
WDS PXE Providers:
Name: WDSDCPXE
Path: C:\Windows\system32\wdsdcpxe.dll
Order: 1
Critical: No
WDS Device Controllers:
Name: WDSADDC
CLSID: {1F05CFEA-D4E4-4049-9C76-7B4F0013ECC9}
Priority: 32768
Enabled: Yes
Name: WDSSDC
CLSID: {17FD4B68-06B7-48EB-97B7-1575A171AED9}
Priority: 32768
Enabled: No
WDS Transport Server Policy:
IPv4 source: Range
Start address: 239.192.0.2
End address: 239.192.0.254
IPv6 source: Range
Start address: FF15::1:1
End address: FF15::1:FF
UDP Port Policy: Dynamic
Start port: <Not Applicable>
End port: <Not Applicable>
Network profile: <Not Applicable>
TFTP Properties:
Maximum block size: 0
Variable window extension enabled: No
Multicast session policy:
Slow client handling policy: None
AutoDisconnect threshold: 256 KBps
Multistream stream count: 2
Slow client fallback: Yes
Multicast Content Providers:
Name: WDS
Description: Default Content Provider
File path: C:\Windows\system32\wdscp.dll
Initialization routine: WdsTransportProviderInit
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------------]
The command completed successfully.The errors we are getting are strange, depending on when we change around options:
Case 1:
The machine looks to boot from the NIC, then contacts DHCP for an IP etc.
We get an IP and it knows where the WDS server is (IP), it then downloads wdsnbp and runs it referral to DHCP, it then asks to press F12 to enter the environment. You press F12 and it just starts again with contacting WDS.
Case 2:
The machine looks to boot from the NIC, then contacts DHCP for an IP etc.
We get an IP and then all it says is:
TFTP.
Exiting Intel Boot Agent
Case 3:
We change the settings on WDS properties to "Continue the PXE boot unless the user presses the ESC Key"
When we set this, it continues the same as Case 1, and after about 5-6 refreshes of contacting the WDS Server it finally enters the environment. Problem with this is we have machines in our environment that will then boot from PXE every time they reboot automatically.
Anyone have any idea where we are going wrong? Would be really useful to use our MDT .wim files to install our machines instead and save us a lot of time.
If you need anymore information please outline what you require, and will get this for you.
I am studying for my MCSE and have a basic role and features migration and configuration question. Is it true that if your source server has more than one role on it that you must use a customized migration strategy? If this is true is it best to configure your network to have only one role per server? Thanks for you help.
Michael T. Glenn
Michael T. Glenn
This link explains 'How to connect a (single) computer to a domain'.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/connect-computer-domain#1TC=windows-7
If there are 100 computers which needs to be connected to a domain, How can it be done rather than going on each one and adding them to domain controller.
Hello there!
Can anyone explain me what this error means?
Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Diagnostics/Admin Source: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment-Services-Diagnostics Date: 26.01.2010 18:49:35 Event ID: 4101 Task Category: None Level: Error Keywords: User: SYSTEM Computer: pc.domain.local Description: The Following Client failed TFTP Download: IP: 10.1.1.51 Filename: smsboot\x86\wdsnbp.com ErrorCode: 1460
I'm trying deploy OS using sccm, but this error is on PRE-SCCM stage...
I have test clients in the same VLAN as servers VLAN and they boot perfectly...
P.S.
Environment configuration:
Test environment:
Srv#1 Windows Server 2008 SP2 [AD DS, DHCP, DNS]
Srv#2 Windows Server 2008 SP2 [SCCM R2(MP, DP, PXE, SUP), IIS, WDS, MDT]
Client empty
All this stuff are in different LAN:
Srv#1-2: 10.1.0.0
Client : 10.1.1.0
A while ago windows updates stopped working. Now I need some updates so I am looking into it. The error is 80070002. I tried all the fixes for this error I could find without success. I cannot run SFC /SCANNOW successfully.
When I run SFC /SCANNOW I get Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service. I have searched for this problem but I have not found an effective fix. The most common final solution for this is an Repair install of windows.
The first repair install I got an error that it needed to restart. After more research I found that I had PendingFilleChange entries in Control/Session manager, from my Logitech webcam. I removed the Logitech software.
This allowed Repair install to continue and copy windows files, but as soon as it get to gathering information it has an error.
I the logs I have errors for CSI and CBS errors for both SFC and the Repair install, but I am unable to read them successfully.
I am looking for someone to help me reading the logs so I can finally fix this problem. Please tell me which logs if any I should upload.
Thank you.
Hello Everyone
I would like to know the potential for downgrading a license we have for server 2012r2 to server 2008r2, the reason we need to do this is the application the virtual 2008r2 server will be used to run does not support 2012r2. Therefore can we use our unused copy of 2012r2 and a 2008r2 product key, activate and be legal.
If we can where are we supposed to obtain the 2008r2 product key from?, I know from past experience MS will not hand them out unless something has changed. So any information or link to categorical Microsoft
publication would be greatly appreciated as this has been an ongoing query in our office for some time and no one not even our reseller seems to be able to answer the question apparently.
Surely this is a situation that has been encountered many time, I know this is totally legal if you have Volume Licensing versions of the software but I am talking about a system builder OEM purchased version.
Thanks in advance for hopefully clarifying a long standing question...
SupportSimon
Hi
I'm using WDS installed on a 2008R2 SP1 server. My boot image is from Windows 2012. When I deploy a Windows 2012R2 image I recive an error dialog during setup that states "Windows installation cannot continue because a required driver could not be installed." In checking the setupact.log file it appears as though setup can't find pkgmgr.exe. If I use the boot image from 2012 R2 then it works fine. I want to continue using my existing boot image from 2012. Any thoughts on why this is failing?
Setupact.log excerpt:
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info [0x0a0023] UI progress task ProgressInfo\InstallingDrivers : StartProgress
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info Driver Install:=============================================
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info Driver Install: Driver Path: [\\167.68.251.22\REMINST\Stores\Drivers\vmxnet3ndis6.inf_x64_{E58F290F-F1A5-486A-BF8C-2A97B42FF9F8}\vmxnet3ndis6.inf]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info Driver Install: Attempting driver install.
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info Driver Install: Driver Arch: [9]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info Driver Install: Driver Root: [D:\WINDOWS]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info Driver Install: Driver Drive: [D:\]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info CSI 00000001 Shim considered [l:256{128}]"\??\D:\WINDOWS\Servicing\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_fa1dc1539b4180d8\pkgmgr.exe"
: got STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info CSI 00000002 Shim considered [l:250{125}]"\??\D:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_fa1dc1539b4180d8\pkgmgr.exe"
: got STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info CSI 00000003 Shim considered [l:236{118}]"\??\x:\sources\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_fa1dc1539b4180d8\pkgmgr.exe"
: got STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info CSI 00000004 Shim considered [l:236{118}]"\??\x:\sources\amd64_microsoft-windows-servicingstack_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.16384_none_fa1dc1539b4180d8\pkgmgr.exe"
: got STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info CSI 00000005 Shim considered [l:112{56}]"\??\D:\WINDOWS\Servicing\6.3.9600.16384_amd64\pkgmgr.exe" :
got STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info CSI 00000006 Shim considered [l:106{53}]"\??\D:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\6.3.9600.16384_amd64\pkgmgr.exe" : got
STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info CSI 00000007 Shim considered [l:92{46}]"\??\x:\sources\6.3.9600.16384_amd64\pkgmgr.exe" : got STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info CSI 00000008 Shim considered [l:92{46}]"\??\x:\sources\6.3.9600.16384_amd64\pkgmgr.exe" : got STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Error CSI 00000009 (F) HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND) #1# from SssBindServicingStackParams={cb=00000040, flags=00000214,
image={cb=00000010, flags=00000000, pcwszWindir=[10]"D:\WINDOWS"}} Cookie=(inner-null), Disp=1[gle=0x80070003]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Error CSI 0000000a@2014/2/12:14:55:33.601 (F) base\wcp\shim\binder.cpp(624): Error HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND) originated in function SssBindServicingStack expression: (pInputParameters->dwFlags &
(0x00000020))
[gle=0x80004005]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info Driver Install: Driver Flags: [1]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info Driver Install: Driver State: [5]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info Driver Install: Driver Size: [10823664]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info Driver Install: Driver Dest: []
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info Driver Install: Driver Result: [0x80070003]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info [0x0603b2] IBS CallBack_InstallDriversOffline:Install Return [0x80070003]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info [0x0a0024] UI progress task ProgressInfo\InstallingDrivers : EndProgress
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Error [0x0b00ae] WDS CallBack_WdsClient_OfflineDriverInjectionEvents: Problem processing offline driver package injection event. Error code [0x80070057].
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info [0x0640ae] IBSLIB PublishMessage: Publishing message [Windows installation cannot continue because a required driver could not be installed.]
2014-02-12 06:55:33, Info [0x0a013d] UI Accepting Cancel. Exiting Page Progress.
Hi,
I have set up an AD forest comprising of 30 domain controllers with replications for each domain controller.
They had been set up a year ago and have been running smoothly.Each domain controller is a windows 2012 R2 box and has its own DNS.
A requirement has come now which needs to me to change the IP of all the domain controllers in the forest.And I am truly at a loss here because I have no idea how and where to start in a forest so big.
Demoting a domain controller and adding it back is a tough option because I tried it once while setting the forest up and it was a terrible experience.
Any suggestions or help will be much much appreciated.
I am getting the error message shown at the bottom of this post. As you can see the previous post executed correctly.
What do I need to do to fix this?
C:\Windows\system32>dism /image:c:\winre\mount /add-package:c:\TEMP\windows6.1-k
b2709289-x64.msu
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Image Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Processing 1 of 1 - Adding package c:\TEMP\windows6.1-kb2709289-x64.msu
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.
C:\Windows\system32>dism /image:c\winre\mount /get-packages
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Error: 3
Unable to access the image.
Make sure that the image path and the Windows directory for the image exist and
you have Read permissions on the folder.
The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
I have a wim image from a sysprepped client. This image I've been using so far to deploy Windows 8.1.
Because I did not get my uefi client to boot in uefi mode I decided to give this procedure a try:
Now I would like to use the same unattend.xml which has been working with wds.
I tried dism.exe /apply-unattend but when I boot my client I'm prompted for everything. No drivers installed, no language settings, nothing.
What are the potential side effects of converting a certificate server from virtual to physical? In respects to the actual certificate.
The objective is to get the certificate server off the network, on a physical machine, and to secured the machine in a locked area.
The plan is to use sysyprep, and imagining software to "convert the machine".
In essence isn't this just copying the server? How is this different from new build and exporting the certificate?
Referenced articles:
https://www.vmware.com/support/v2p/doc/V2P_TechNote.pdf
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc730988.aspxMicrosoft Certified IT Professional Server Administrator
Here's more or less my auditSystem section of unattend.xml which I injected in my install image.
unattend.xml seems to be applied at windows setup, but after setup there's not one driver installed.
<settings pass="auditSystem">
<component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64"
<DriverPaths>
<Path>\\server\driversfolder</Path>
<Credentials>
...
</Credentials>
</PathAndCredentials>
</DriverPaths>
</component>
</settings>
What's wrong with that?
I'm going to engage a local business to help with my setup, but wanted to see if I could get a few pointers, tips, etc before I end up either not getting enough server resources or getting way too much. Any help, feedback, etc is much appreciated.
Here's what I have - what would you recommend that I need?
So my general questions would be
I am trying to capture a Windows 8.1 Enterprise (with Update) x64 installation using WDS, but the Capture Image fails to load. I used the boot.wim from the Windows Server 2012 R2 (with Update) ISO to create a boot image in WDS and then a capture image from it. After I press F12 and the progress bar finishes the following message appears:
This only happens when I boot the capture image - the original boot image that I imported in WDS boots normally. I also tried with the Windows 8.1 (with Update) boot.wim, but the issue reoccurs. This is a Hyper-V VM on Windows Server 2012. Is this a problem with the recent update?
Hi
I learned the following:
To implement a secure join, add the following to the unattend file:
This works with wds 2012 and BIOS Clients.
Due to bluescreen problems with WinPE and uefi clients I'm trying to to this without wds, so my unattend.xml rests in the offline .wim.
So far I managed to get prompted for a computername, but the client would unattendedjoin the Domain not by that name but by a random name instead.
I'd like to be prompted for a computername, and I'd like the client unattendedjoin the domain by the provided name.
The client is prestaged in active directory.
Can this be achieved?
Hi,
I am in a new role at an organisation where they utilise the KMS licensing model and have spent the past few days trying to pick out where the KMS hosts are.
We have an issue which is preventing some KMS client keys from activating and I was hoping I someone could please confirm a few items for me?
I have established that the following host keys are set up;
- 3 x Windows 7 client machines with Windows 7 KMS host keys (This I assume explains why we cannot activate some windows 7 KMS clients). 2 of them are offline.
- 1 x SCCM server with Office 2010 and Windows Server, Server Enterprise edition v 6.1 KMS host keys ( this works fine and I would like to confirm if I am correct in saying that the system will activate Office 2010, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 KMS Clients? Does this cover all editions of Server 2008 R2?)
- 1 x member server with Windows Server, ServerStandard edition v 6.1 kms host key (I am assuming this is covered by the above KMS host keys and can be removed)
- 1 x member server with Windows Server, ServerStandard edition v 6.3 kms host key (I believe this is explaining why we cannot activate Server 2012 R2 KMS clients)
Also we have a SQL database which holds our license keys and I cannot seem to find out from anyone how this was configured and indeed if /when the keys can be updated? We can connect to this database with the Volume Activation Tools....
So here is my plan;
Remove the host keys from all systems apart from the SCCM server, this has a Server 2008 R2 Enterprise operating system. I will keep this as the main KMS host and install the Office 2013 and Server 2012 R2 Datacenter on here, which will cover our requirements; Office 2010, office 2013, Windows 8, windows 8.1, windows 7, Server 2008 All editions, Server 2008 R2 all editions, Server 2012 all editions, Server 2012 R2 all editions. I believe that I will need to install KB2885698 to ensure this will work.
Remove the SRV record in AD (It is currently showing as one of the Incorrect Windows 7 client KMS hosts) so that it updates to show the SCCM server..
Regards
Leon