unatended naming of computers
I am a beginner in Power shell and I am trying to automatically name the computer from a name.cvs file.What I have is two columns that says serial number & one that says computer name.What I want...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 print server. Deploying printers via GPO. Atvantages of vs...
Our Windows Server 2008 R2 Print cluster decided to crash. In a bind, a single server on Server 2012 R2.I am tasked to build a production server and wondered if there is any advantage to deploying via...
View ArticleWDS Error: There was a problem initializing WDS mode
I am having an issue trying to get my boot disk to work for WDS. At my site we are not allowed to use PXE everywhere so I have created bootable USB drives and an ISO for techs to use out in the field....
View ArticleRemote WDSUtil and "the user has not been authenticated"
Running Windows 2012 with WDS installed. We have a script that works locally. However, I cannot figure out how to execute it remotely from a non-WDS server. It comes down to the WDSUTIL command, when...
View ArticleSystem Center 2012 r2 PAT
My company is in handover process phase for system center 2012 r2 , is there any production acceptance test PAT that could help in the delivery phase, Thx...
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I218V pxe boot problem.
I am having a problem with ASUS Z97-E motherbord and pxe boot.Most of our motherboards works fine with our WDS server. When I try to pxe boot with a computer with a intel lan card then I wont work....
View Articleslui.exe 0x2a 0x80072EE2 - The operation timed out - failure in Product...
slui.exe 0x2a 0x80072EE2 - The operation timed out - failure in Product Activation - WIn2008R2 STD ENGi´me trying to do a product activation, but it´s failing in -ato, trying to reach internet for...
View Article"Windows installation cannot continue because a required driver could not be...
I am trying to deploy a Windows 8.1 image to multiple Dell OptiPlex 9020s using Windows Deployment Services. I loaded and updated Windows 8.1, installed Office 2013 and its updates, updated drivers...
View Articlewdsutil not executable remotely?
hii've been trying almost every way i know to execute wdsutil in a remotely executed script. wdutil commands not accessing the configuration (/? /help,..) are working from a remote machine using...
View ArticleTwo profiles in boot loader
Hi,I am deploying a VHD on a SD card to boot a WIndows 2012 R2 server. I followed this procedure:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee731893(WS.10).aspxWhen I boot my VHD I get an error...
View ArticleMoving from MAK to KMS
Hey everyone, I hope someone can help guide me in the right direction as I have probably confused myself after reading over countless articles on this. We are primarily running server 2012 R2 for...
View Articlewhat is the SURE way to ensure Microsoft Distribution Tool to only format C...
right now im using "Specific disk and partition" but is it the best way to do this? i have almost 100 pc to format which have other drives in them with data already. im using Windows Server 2008 r2 and...
View ArticleNeed help with MDT 2013 error
Hello,I find myself in a position where it's time to reach out for help. I have spent days searching to no avail. I'm new to image development and am putting together a new OS image for our client. The...
View ArticleLatest version of VSS.EXE
Hii,I have installed few servers with 2012 R2. Now i want to update vss service with latest hostfix. So can any one let me know what is the current version of VSS & related files of vss services...
View ArticleWDSClientUnattend - WindowsPE pass, Locale fails
Everything works except the Locale settings. All I want is to set the Locale and prepare the drive. Here is my WDSClientUnattend.xml:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><unattend...
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 ArticleKMS Environment consolidation
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...
View ArticleWDS 2012 R2 Imaging Capturing Issue
Hello,I am having an issue with WDS capturing. I have an HP Proliant ge8 running server 2012R2 properly configured as my DC / WDS. I added my boot.wim boot file to my bootable images and verified that...
View ArticleCan't start WDS service
Hi,I have recently installed WDS role on a new windows server 2012 R2. This is a domain machine, and i configured WDS without problem (Integrated with AD and authorized in DHCP). The problem is that...
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WDS PXE-E7B Error
Hi,I've installed a WDS service on a win2012r2 on a different serveur than DCHP but same LAN. No 66/67 option on DHCP neither IPHelper (because on the same LAN).Error PXE-E7B : Missing MFTP server...
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