Re: BDD - Unable to deploy winpeLab.iso image

From: Michael Niehaus [MS] (mniehaus_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 11:54:20 -0600

I am talking about comparing \Source\XPPro\SP2 (or \Soure\XPPro\SP1) against
the D:\ (Windows XP SP1/SP2 volume/select CD). It appears Windows PE is
fine (as it boots and connects back to the build server).

-Michael Niehaus
 Senior Consultant
 MCS US Centers of Excellence - Deployment AOS
 mniehaus@microsoft.com
 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

"Shaun" <Shaun@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:299B0C04-3DE2-4FD1-908C-74F0B6A0F7C8@microsoft.com...
> Michael,
>
> I want to make sure I understand. I should run windiff on the following
> two?
>
> C:\unattend\Source\WinPE15
>
> winpeLab.iso
>
> Thanks,
> Shaun
>
> "Michael Niehaus [MS]" wrote:
>
>> Config.hta (which I wrote) isn't actually involved in this process. The
>> process is initiated by the "Build.cmd" script using values passed from
>> Build.hta (which just displays a menu of builds to choose from). In the
>> end, the batch files just performs the following steps:
>>
>> 1. Repartitions and formats the hard drive.
>> 2. Copies the build's Sysprep.inf and Unattend.txt to the appropriate
>> locations.
>> 3. Copies the XP source (i386) to C:\Local\Source\i386.
>> 4. If the source directory contains a
>> CMPNENTS\TabletPC\i386\TABLETPC.CAB,
>> it copies the entire CMPNENTS directory to C:\Local\Source\Cmpnents (this
>> is
>> for building a Tablet Edition image).
>> 5. Copies the Master $OEM$\$OEM$ directory to
>> C:\Local\Source\i386\$OEM$.
>> 6. Initiates WINNT32.EXE with the appropriate command line parameters.
>>
>> So, you're getting all the way to step #6 with no obvious issues, but the
>> unattended install seems to be hanging. If you use something like
>> WinDiff
>> to compare the source directory that you are using to do the build
>> against
>> the CD, does it find any differences? The only time I've seen an issue
>> like
>> this is when files were missed (e.g. not copying hidden files).
>>
>> -Michael Niehaus
>> Senior Consultant
>> MCS US Centers of Excellence - Deployment AOS
>> mniehaus@microsoft.com
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> "Shaun" <Shaun@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8D122EC3-71F8-42FF-A0AF-A74966DCF3DA@microsoft.com...
>> >I think I am having the same problem. I am wondering if the config.hta
>> >has
>> > something to do with this. Maybe it is trying to install something that
>> > doesn't exist in my source directory. The source files copy over fine.
>> > The
>> > following appear to complete: collecting information, dynamic update,
>> > preparing installation. Then it just stops when the interface attepmts
>> > to
>> > move to installing windows phase. Any insite?
>> >
>> > Shaun
>> >
>> > "Rafael" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I've actually tried this with both an msdn version of XP w/SP2
>> >> integrated
>> >> and a version of XP w/SP1 and integrated SP2 into it.
>> >>
>> >> Additionally, I can run a successful install with the XP SP2 iso file
>> >> that I
>> >> have.
>> >>
>> >> I do have a CD version of it which I used to copy its content to the
>> >> Unattend\source\XPPro\sp2 folder.
>> >>
>> >> Rafael
>> >>
>> >> "Michael Niehaus [MS]" <mniehaus@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:O9z1yFFAFHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >> > This is a more basic problem - the winpeLab.iso is working fine, but
>> >> > the
>> >> > unattended install of Windows XP is not working properly. As
>> >> > Windows
>> >> > XP
>> >> > SP2 normally installs fine in Virtual PC, I suspect there is
>> >> > something
>> >> > wrong with your source directory. Do you have access to a CD that
>> >> > already
>> >> > has SP2 integrated in it?
>> >> >
>> >> > -Michael Niehaus
>> >> > Senior Consultant
>> >> > MCS US Centers of Excellence - Deployment AOS
>> >> > mniehaus@microsoft.com
>> >> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> > rights.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Rafael" <rafael1119@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:%23G0veS%23$EHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> Unable to deploy the winpeLab.iso image file on target workstation:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> When I try to deploy the winpeLab.iso image to a target workstation
>> >> >> on
>> >> >> my
>> >> >> Virtual PC 2004 Lab, the installation does not complete and it
>> >> >> loops
>> >> >> between the "Collecting information" and "Preparing installation"
>> >> >> sections. However, both the progress indicator (5 little squares on
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> bottom right hand corner), and the screen "informercial" (the text
>> >> >> on
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> right/center of the screen) look to be moving along normally.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> After watching several TechNet Webcasts on BDD, I tried to match
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> lab
>> >> >> requirements as described on the link below and I'm following the
>> >> >> instructions on the "Computer Imaging System Feature Team Guide,
>> >> >> Enterprise Edition.doc" document that came with the
>> >> >> BDDenterprise.msi
>> >> >> file. I'm using BDD 2.0.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=BA01966D-68E0-4EAA-9C89-A60BC620425F&displaylang=en
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Lab Environment:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Server:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> - Virtual PC 2004 w/SP1 and additions installed
>> >> >> - Windows 2003 Advanced Server (All Patches, DNS, DC, 512MB RAM,
>> >> >> 1.8GHz,
>> >> >> 12GB of space)
>> >> >> - IIS 6.0
>> >> >> - sql 2000
>> >> >> - sql sp3a
>> >> >> - hotfix sql2000-kb810185-8.00.0859-enu.exe (required for SQL
>> >> >> reporting
>> >> >> services)
>> >> >> - sql reporting services
>> >> >> - sql reporting services sp1
>> >> >> - sms 2003
>> >> >> - sms 2003 sp1
>> >> >> - mom 2005
>> >> >> - sms osd
>> >> >> - Virus Protection (niv)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Workstation:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> - Virtual PC 2004 w/SP1
>> >> >> - Windows XP Professional (RTM) with SP 2
>> >> >> - 2048 GB Hard drive partition
>> >> >>
>> >> >> The Unattend share has everyone group with read only rights.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Any help with this issue is greatly appreciated.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Rafael
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

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