Aaron@Shared

Thanks for responding. I have refreshed the SD YouTube page several times yesterday and this morning and no new videos. I attempted the above with Office 2010 and it did not install.

The outlined area:
Where does SD get the [ApplicationsFolder] path from? The install files are on D:\SmartDeploy\Application Packs\Office 2010 Pro Plus w SP2\

Does something else need configured?

I am writing this knowing full well that this is a beta feature...however. I need some assistance.

I have created several custom packs:

1. Citrix
2. Asset Management Software
3. Office 2010 32 bit

They create just fine and seem to deploy just fine but nothing happens on the computer. Nothing installs. No errors. No logs. Can someone shed light onto why this is not working? Is there more update documentation on this feature or not?

Thanks,

Aaron

On 1/16/2019 at 1:19 PM, wajtech said:

Hi- Updating this

the defprof.exe has worked for me

https://www.forensit.com/support-downloads.html

 

 

This is an awesome tool to use. Love this. It is so much easier than creating and making an XML file.

Thank you wajtech for this.

Chris, I understand. We don't have vSphere and what I am using is a desktop (HP ProDesk 600 G4 DM) to build my VMs, then building the images in SmartDeploy Client and then copying them to the server. I dont want to use our server to build the VMs because its so slow and limited to 2 cores and cant use more than 4GB of ram.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions on SmartDeploy.

Chris, what VM software are you using? I am loving Oracle's VirtualBox. It is SO much nicer than VMWare Player. You can duplicate images if you create more than 1.

Chris, this product is worth the money. My team and I love the functionality of this software and how easy it is to maintain images and driver packs.

Jeff, thanks. I will try setting up SmartDeploy Ent on another computer, then importing the images and then transferring them to the server.

Correction: I built the VM on my workstation. Shut it down as stated in the userguide. Then I went into SDE on my Server and imported them from my local PC across the network. We are using PXE boot for network imaging.

I will try creating an ISO from the image and deploying it via a VM.

The PCs we use have UEFI but we turn SecureBoot off and at the boot menu, select the BIOS not UEFI Network card.

I am building new GIs on my desktop and then importing it into SmartDeploy on the server. They import fine and I am able to create my deployment packs. Once I deploy it thru WDS and reboots, I am greeted by an immediate BSOD:

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The operating system couldn't be loaded because of a critical system driver is missing or contains errors.

File: \Windows\System32\drivers\wd\WdBoot.sys
Error code: 0xc000000d

 

HELP!!! I do this because I can build 2-3 GIs in a day on my PC compared to 1 on the server. Thoughts?

Aaron

Jeff, thank you for your reply. I am not sure when the BSOD appeared but it was dealing with a missing driver and not a sysprep failure. I am trying with a GI in Virtual Box now to see if the same thing happens again.

My question is this:

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How do I import a GI that was built on a non-server OS into the SmartDeploy Enterprise suite that is running on a Server OS?

I did this before and it apparently corrupted the image and caused instant BSOD post imaging reboot.

I am running Windows 10 1809 x64 on my desktop and Windows Sever 2012 R2 for the server. I want to do this because the server is not at my desk and it is very slow going in building a GI thru a VM.

Suggestions? Thoughts?

Has this been updated? Oh I just checked and it has not been. Would like to have this included in the user guide to get a better idea on how this works.

On 10/29/2018 at 11:05 AM, Jeff Harris said:

It seems that every release of a creators comes with hew bumps in sysprep, depending on what was installed or done on the Windows installation. In-place upgrades is the most common cause, but often anti-virus or other security software can cause problems too. Also, you don't want to bother with uninstalling any of the Start Menu apps, as it can cause problems in sysprep given the way that Windows handles re-provisioning them. Instead, you can customize the start menu to hide them. 

Thanks Jeff for this. I will be using this once we purchase.

15 hours ago, SmartDeploySupport said:

Hi Aaron,

Sure thing - here you go. 

There are comments in the script to indicate where to change the prefix (currently "PRE-"), as well as the number of characters you want from the serial number. Note that Dell devices use only 7 characters in the serial number ("Service Tag", they call it - but it's the same WMI field) - that's the shortest standard that I'm aware of, but it would probably be safest to go with something shorter, like the last 5 characters.

GenerateCompName-PrefixplusLast7SerialNumber.txt

Feel free to reach out (support@smartdeploy.com) if you have any questions, and be sure to reference the URL of this thread. 

Glenn
SmartDeploy Support
 

Glenn, I cannot download that file. Can you post it via the code syntax?

Like this?

Could someone create a script for this purpose and post it here? I need a script to be able to grab the last 7 of the serial number and put either an HPC or HPL in front of it for the PCID. Can a script be created to determine if desktop or laptop and then pull the last 7 from BIOS?

Thank you for the quick reply and for your feedback.

Senario: My company is looking to replace Ghost with SmartDeploy. I have been testing and imaged 4 computers with Windows 10 1803.

Question: How would you recommend handling the new 1809 update that is coming out in October?

1. Update the VM and then the Image?
2. Let each PC get the update (if we allow it) on its own?

Thoughts?