WDS with unattended.xml, client starts without using unattended.xml
Hi all,i've a server W2K12 with WDS (properly installed). I created the file unattended.xml, put it in the folder of my WDS deployment and in the WDS server.The ouput of the my unattended.xml...
View ArticleCannot start WDSServer service - Events 769, 513 and 257
Cannot start WDSServer service. Event viewer shows events: 769 Origin WDSDDPS: Error trying to initialize the database. 0XFFFFFDB9 513 Origin WDSServer: Error trying to initialize the WDSDDPS provider...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 Unattended install question
I currently have a disk that is greater than 2 TB is size that I am trying to install onto using an unattended install. I keep getting a 0x80042565 error when trying to run the install. I am not sure...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 Unattended install question
I currently have a disk that is greater than 2 TB is size that I am trying to install onto using an unattended install. I keep getting a 0x80042565 error when trying to run the install. I am not sure...
View ArticleSysprep /generalize resets windows update cache. (3 machines 3 different...
Hello,I have a process monthly that I run windows updates on all physical and virtual server templates.once this process is complete I sysprep all of the templates to create images.- upon bootup I am...
View ArticleEssential or Standard for AD?
Hi.A friend at non-profit has a Server 2012 Essential AND a Server 2012 Standard. Neither one has been setup with users/Active Directory. He wants me to come in and setup users and configure one of...
View ArticleUsing Multicast in WDS, Server 2012
Hi,I am in the process of trying to image new Laptops with W8.1 OS. I am learning my way round WDS and have so far managed a PXE Boot from a Dell Laptop whilst sending a Multicast from WDS which has a...
View ArticleLaptops joined to the domain
Hey guys,Currently we don't join laptops to our domain because of a lot of our employees work remote and our password policy. We have a password policy in place that might affect mobile laptop devices...
View ArticleWebServer Port Redirect
Hello, I have a network with two web servers. They each have their own static private IP and they each have a public IP. I need to free up a public IP so in my firewall I created NAT rules to send...
View Articledcpromo and DNS
I have a Windows 2008 R2 that I am trying to use as a domain controller for a group of computers that will not be connecting to the Internet but I still wanted the centralized management of Active...
View ArticleHow to slipstream updates into Windows Server 2012 R2 DVD/ISO
Dear All,I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard/Datacenter DVD (or rather, its ISO file), and I would like to add all the updates available so far into the installation, so when I use the DVD/ISO I...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 machine with two Ethernet connections
I have a Windows Server 2012 machine with two Ethernet connections in the back therefore I can have at least two IP Addresses coming in. With Hyper-V how many IP addresses can it support and what kind...
View ArticleWDS & DHCP are not playing nice together.
I am on a team running a small network. We have a little over 30 servers, mostly virtual, and around 60 deployed workstations. We are coming off of a migration where we moved from 2008 servers to 2012...
View ArticleIs it possible to deploy a visual c++ exe via GPO?
I have a *.exe file which was a program to send AD client machine details through Servlet call. I don't know how to deploy this particular exe file in AD client machines. I don't want to copy it from...
View ArticleFailed to set teh selected language as UI language.
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:...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 Setup Compatibility Report blocks install because of...
Hi all,A customer runs Windows Server 2012 on a rather old HP ProLiant G4 server. Trying to upgrade the server to 2012 R2 fails, and the compatiblity report shows the following:Windows won't install...
View ArticleWDS 2012 driver filtering by model not working
Hello,,I am trying to filter all the drivers and force them to install for a HP Elite 8300 USDT and it is not working at all. When I remove the filter all the drivers install except the USB3. What...
View ArticleWindows Deployment Services 2012 - Driver Group filter by Model value not...
Hi,I'm using Windows Deployment Services 2012 to deploy Windows 7 Pro x64 driverless images to different hardware models (drivers are injected using WDS). I already have organized the drivers in driver...
View ArticleUnable to install Windows Server 2008 or 2012 -- not enough room for temp files
Even though I have nearly 2TB of free space, I cannot get either Windows Server 2008 R2 or 2012 to install, I get an error that setup cannot find a partition with enough free space for temp files. Is...
View ArticleWDS Uploading Image Hang
Hi All, can anyone assist with the following and potentially point me in the right direction with this issue? WDS server is 2012 R2 when uploading any image to the server via the capture it just hangs...
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