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i wouldnt manually copy the files to the folders above at all, instead verify you've distributed both architecture boot images to the distribution points, have you done that yet ? on the DATA SOURCE tab of both architecture boot images, is 'deploy this boot image from PXE..' enabled ?

you can select different task sequences which in themselves can have different boot images attached. to do multiple task sequences see this post (it's configmgr specific but you'll get the idea) using Multiple Task Sequences via PXE, PXE boot to a task sequence menu choice is sometimes a good thing

yes you can change that via custom client agent settings, change the Organization name to whatever you want and deploy those settings to a collection that your computers are in, they will now reflect the new name during os deployment

good info, thanks for sharing, what language and/or regional settings on your server did you have when you were trying to do this initially.

This sounded interesting so thought I’d share. Microsoft has announced (via a post on its Building Windows 8 blog) that Windows 8 will introduce a new file system known as Resilient File System (ReFS) which will include a next generation on-disk storage engine. I should assure you upfront that this will not cause major compatibility issues with NTFS although it is a re-plumbing of the FS not just an upgrade to NTFS. The blog says that it’s “a newly engineered file system…built on the foundations of NTFS, so it maintains crucial compatibility while at the same time it has been “architected and engineered for a new generation of storage technologies and scenarios.” Currently plans are for ReFS to make its first appearance as a storage system in Windows Server 8, after which it will evolve into a system for client storage, then ultimately for boot volumes, which is a tried and true paradigm for rolling out new file systems. If you read the technical blog (by Surendra Verma) referenced in the Sinofsky above post you’ll see that we’re doing this to accomplish some key goals that will serve to future-proof the file system. A synopsis of the key goals are: Maintaining a high degree of compatibility with a subset of NTFS features that are widely adopted. Verifying and auto-correcting data. Optimizing for extreme scale Never having to take the file system offline. Providing a full end-to-end resiliency architecture when used in conjunction with theStorage Spaces feature. (I recommend my technical readers checkout this post on Storage Spaces which will give a more complete view of storage in Windows 8 not just the on-disk engine. For the less technical reader, here’s a quick overview of Storage Spaces, Three Benefits of Windows 8 Storage Spaces) Cheerio chkdsk . ReFS will inherit some of the key features (and code) of NTFS (i.e. ACLs, BitLocker, symbolic links, etc) but, as mentioned above, it’s essentially a re-plumbing from an architectural point of view – specifically, there will be a new on-disk storage engine as the foundation (see graphic below). If you care, the storage engine will exclusively use something called B+ tree structure to represent stored information. I won’t even attempt a description of what that is but suffice to know that this is not a new thing and it leverages page and tables (like a database) for scalability. Verma indicated this will actually mean a simpler system. He also indicated that the file system is being designed to work for a wide range of devices "from the smallest footprint machines to the largest data centers". To give you an idea of the scalability we’re talking here, ReFS will be able to support file names and file paths with as many as 32,000 characters. It can host files as large as 264 bytes (an exabyte = 260), so this is some serious scalability – I’ve included a screenshot of the capacity specs below as well. Oh well, this wasn’t intended to be a technical drilldown but rather just an awareness post to highlight this new technology and remind you that, in fact, we are continuing to advance our infrastructure technology to meet future needs, even on things as mundane as file systems. via > http://blogs.technet.com/b/uspartner_ts2team/archive/2012/01/21/windows-8-to-feature-new-file-system.aspx

right click on a Software Update Group and choose show members, from there, you can select updates and right click to Edit Membership, that will remove the update(s) from the software update groups

check the following:- 1. firewall, disabled it as a test on the client. 2. clientinstall account, verify its a member of the Local Administrators group on the client 3. if the above don't help then verify that the boundary group references tab has the site code checked 4. verify the clientinstall password is correctly specified in client push cheers niall

are you using configmgr rc1 or 2 or ??

glad it's working for you now :-)

hi there, I havn't implemented this, it's a post from Kenny, so you are receieving a mail but it's got the wrong computername, is that your only problem ?

i'd recommend you look into Role Based Access Control to do the console building for you, that way depending on the permissions you choose in the custom role you define, you'll get a different console !

that has no relevance to your issue, your task sequence must be failing in the setup windows and confirmgr step, do you by any chance have that step set to continue on error ? bad idea... please post your entire SMSTS.log file here

couple of things to check. 1. is dhcp running on the same box or elsewhere ?, i've seen issues with vmware using it's own dhcp server causing issues with OSD in a virtual env 2. is DNS working ? check with nslookup 3. are both boot images distributed to the distribution points ?

here's the Powerpoint (SCCM_Configuration Manager 2012 - Software Update Management) I showed and details of the demos, I will try and post further guides in the coming weeks to explain the demos... Powerpoint:- SCCM_Configuration Manager 2012 - Software Update Management.pptx The Demos:- The Demos - Configuration Manager 2012 - Software Update Management.txt

look at the task sequence in the screenshot below, notice that the Restore user state happens AFTER Setup Windows and ConfigMgr, in other words, in Windows... is yours before or after that step ?

that;s not what i'm referring to, the step 'restore user state' must be running in the Full OS, not in WinPE which is what caused your error.

you are probably trying to run the command in windows PE which isnt supported, so check where you are trying to run the step, you need to restore user state in full windows... Failed to run the action: Restore User State. The request is not supported. (Error: 80070032; Source: Windows) TSManager 17/01/2012 5:17:51 PM 1456 (0x05B0)

it was great, i'll be presenting in about an hour so wish me luck 8 demos planned

i'm off to this tomorrow, i'll be presenting on Wednesday, talking about Patch Management (SUP) within configuration Manager 2012, looks like it's going to be a packed two days ! System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Summit http://www.cornersto...Event/sccm2012/ Niall Brady, Enfo Zipper MVP in System Center Configuration Manager Niall Brady is an Irish man living in Sweden, he’s been working with computers since the early 90’s and is an MVP in System Center Configuration Manager. Niall has a strong passion for deploying Operating Systems and can be found online helping others on the Technet forums or blogging about his experiences at MyITForum. Niall run’s a forum dedicated to ConfigMgr called windows-noob.com. Johan Arwidmark, Knowledge Factory Johan Arwidmark behöver knappast en presentation! Johan har idag ett uppdrag som Chief Technical Architect hos Knowledge Factory. Utöver det är han också författare och all-around geek med fullt fokus på Enterprise Windows Deployment lösningar. Johan är känd på scen för sin energiska och humoristiska stil som han blandar med mycket live demos av ibland mycket komplex teknik som när Johan presenterar den, ser enkel ut! Jörgen Nilsson Hösten 2010 var Jörgen en av topp-talarna på Best of MMS i Stockholm och blev samtidigt också medlem i <a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/sv-se/cc299419" target="_blank">MEET. Under våren 2011 gjorde Jörgen talardebut på Microsoft Techdays i Örebro. I den senaste raden av utmärkelser är det värt att nämna att Jörgen blivit MVP inom SCCM för sitt arbete med att hjälpa och dela sin kompetens på Microsofts communityn. Anders Ahl Redan 1997 skrev Anders sin första bok om Systems Management och har sedan dess vänt ut och in på de flesta produkter på marknaden inom detta området. Sedan 2006 jobbar Anders som Principal Consultant på Microsoft Consulting Services med Systems Management i allmänhet och OS Deployment i synnerhet. Anders hittas oftast längst upp på barrikaden när det är nya produkter på gång och han har drivit flera TAP & RDP-program för Windows 2008, Windows 7 och nu senast SCCM 2012. Johan Bång Johan intresserade sig tidigt för molntjänster och deras möjligheter. Idag arbetar Johan på Retune som seniorkonsult och Cloud Advisor. Främst med fokus på Microsofts klientrelaterade molntjänster som Office 365 och Intune. Med Johans erfarenhet och bakgrund blir det alltmer fokus på strategiska frågor och att hjälpa företag med vägledning inom privata och publika molnstrategier.

well if you didnt find the user state then either scanstate or loadstate failed, review the logs to find out which did (usually scanstate fails, so review scanstate.log)

and for those searching for the same problem the answer for you was to....?

post the smsts.log here please

I would recommend you forget about beta 2 and look at my guides for installing Release Candidate instead, the issue you are having does ring a bell however and as far as i remember it was to do with sql itself and what account is was running under, changing it to Local System seemed to be the fix

integrate mdt 2010 update 1 with configmgr, go through the wizard in task sequences to create a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit task sequence, easy. done.

oops ! better have a read of this then:- How can I password Protect a Task Sequence ? Password Protecting a Task Sequence