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how big are the USB key's you guys are using, I tested with an 8gb key.

what do you mean 'this is for all child sites' ? secondaries don't have child sites...

are you using computer association to import the server 2012 computers also ?

that won't work, use Fat32 as the format type otherwise the Surface will ignore it.

I haven't tried using an ADR to download these updates as they are targetted for UNC shares so getting the updates via Configuration Manager is not part of this deal, we already know that getting updates via ADR's works fine, UNC based updates are a special case scenario the method of installing updates via a UNC share is (for example) to help install updates on servers that don't have an internet connection, so in that respect you could say that yes they are not part of normal Configuration Manager updates, and that is why you should use a script to automate the frequency and download of these updates (for UNC shares) cheers niall

you already opened another post about this, it is by design, have you tried uninstalling the secondary site ?

thanks are you trying to join a primary site to a CAS ?

it sounds like it's by design, why do you want to remove the MP ? have you considered uninstalling the secondary altogether ?

if it's failing to join the domain did you verify the domain join account by clicking on Verify after entering those details in the apply network settings step ? you need to press F8 during the Apply Operating System step to try and capture the SMSTS.log files (note theres more than the smsts.log file, there's also another one which may contain info about your failure called smsts-20130308-181903.log where the long string of numbers is the date/time can you try and recapture these logs directly after the Apply Network Settings step ? and again in any steps after Setup Windows and configmgr cheers niall

are you doing a new computer scenario or refresh ?

and how are you specifying the remote SQL server and instance in the dialog ?

no you don't need to do a build and capture unless you want to use a captured wim with some settings and applications changed, and windows updates applied (for example)

did you see my post on installing the Surface here ? it works fine for me and no duplicate entries in the BCD menu...

Summary: Microsoft appears ready to roll out the set of expected updates to its full set of core, Microsoft-developed Windows 8 applications, as rumored earlier this month. By Mary Jo Foley t looks like Microsoft is poised to update almost all of its core Microsoft-developed apps that shipped with Windows 8. At the start of this month, I posted that Microsoft was expected to provide updates to everything, from Windows Mail to Xbox Music, some time in March. On March 22, Windows SuperSite editor Paul Thurrott discovered a stack of updates that are "installation ready" for Windows 8. These include: Microsoft.BingTravel Microsoft.Camera Microsoft.Bing Microsoft.Reader Microsoft.BingNews microsoft.windowsphotos (Photos) Microsoft.BingFinance microsoft.microsoftskydrive Microsoft.XboxLIVEGames Microsoft.ZuneVideo Microsoft.BingWeather Microsoft.ZuneMusic (Xbox Music) microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps (Mail, Calendar, People, Messaging) Microsoft.BingMaps Microsoft.BingSports My original tipster said these apps would also be updated and made available for Windows RT this month. I've tried to find mention of pending updates on my Surface RT and so far cannot. (Wondering if anyone out there with a Windows RT device can see these. Chime in if so.) Update: It appears this same batch of updates is also coming to Windows RT. Brad Pelletier (@bardo77n) just sent me this screen shot from his Surface RT. I asked Microsoft again today for comment on when/if these major updates are going to be rolled out. I got a fresh, new "no comment." Microsoft officials have acknowledged publicly that the Windows team is aware that the first-party apps on Windows 8 and Windows RT have room for improvement. Many users have been especially disappointed in the Mail and Music apps for the product, claiming they feel more like betas than full, featured, polished products. Even though they're free, many of us Windows 8/Windows RT users feel that these apps, developed by the Windows team, just aren't very good. (The Windows 8/Windows RT apps built by the Bing AppEx team, on the other hand, have been quite solid and usable.) Microsoft is expected to deliver another set of major updates to all its core apps when it rolls out the Blue update for Windows 8 and Windows RT late this summer. via > http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-expected-to-update-its-full-suite-of-built-in-windows-8-apps-7000013004/

those are not BIOS options they are BCD options, To remove a boot entry option, use the BCDEdit /deletevalue command, more info http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff542202(v=vs.85).aspx how are you imaging your Surface Pro ?

when booting from USB does the led on the USB key flash repeatedly ?

can the clients convert the cloud dp FQDN to an ip ? see Kent's post about that here

is SQL on the primary or remote, is it using the default instance or another one ?

check your ccmsetup.log and client.msi.log files to see why it failed, nothing will work when the client is not installing correctly

attach the smsts.log file from your new failure so i can see what the messages are

use the workaround i already explained or try this.

you need to install applications AFTER the setup windows and configmgr step, and you also have a problem with your network drivers see verify the computer actually has an ip and can ping the FQDN of the management point

or recreate the deployment type

the reg file with Defuser references will only work as part of the workaround i provided. when you manually run your file it works because you are a user and it's running it in user context, when you run it as a package it's running in system context and therefore failing.

no it will not change the version of SQL on your CAS or Primary servers.