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	<title>System Management &#187; Task Sequence</title>
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	<description>Discussions about system management technologies. Including, but not limited to, ConfigMgr, WDS, MDT, WSUS, Forefront, VMM, Hyper-V etc.</description>
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		<title>How to create a Windows Image (.wim) file</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/12/21/how-to-create-a-windows-image-wim-file/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/12/21/how-to-create-a-windows-image-wim-file/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ConfigMgr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Operating System Deployment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[WIM image]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Depending on what you need the .wim file for, you can create it manually or automatically. - To manually create a .wim file (capture image) you need a bootable CD with Windows PE (with ImageX.exe included) that you can create using Windows Automated Installation Kit. The basics steps are: Boot your computer using Windows PE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Install software using Task Sequence</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/11/20/install-software-using-task-sequence/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/11/20/install-software-using-task-sequence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating System Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software Distribution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Besides using Software Distribution to install software, you can do this using a Task Sequence too. This can be done during and Operating System Deployment process or not. Usually, I install software during an OSD. For this, you must have a package for that software product (of course) and at least one program that runs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WMI query for processor manufacturer</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/11/10/wmi-query-for-processor-manufacturer/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/11/10/wmi-query-for-processor-manufacturer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating System Deployment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Task Sequence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following the post regarding how to install drivers based on computer model using WMI query, here is another query you can use in your task sequences to install some processor specific software for example. To find the processor manufacturer during a task sequence, insert a condition for the step you need, and select Query WMI. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>During OSD, format first partition only</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/08/13/during-osd-format-first-partition-only/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/08/13/during-osd-format-first-partition-only/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating System Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Task Sequence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our helpdesk asked me to make a task sequence that can be used on computers with more than one partition. In this case, I had to make sure that the operating system will install only on first partition and will not touch the data on other partitions. To achieve this, I copied another TS and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Install drivers by computer model using WMI query</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/05/22/install-drivers-by-computer-model-using-wmi-query/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/05/22/install-drivers-by-computer-model-using-wmi-query/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating System Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Query]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Task Sequence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/05/22/install-drivers-by-computer-model-using-wmi-query/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When using task sequence, you might want to install different driver packages for different computer models. This can be accomplished by using a WMI query. First of all you need to have driver packages for all your computer models and know the exact model name for every computer. To find this, open a command prompt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deploy ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) agent</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/05/14/deploy-epolicy-orchestrator-epo-agent/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/05/14/deploy-epolicy-orchestrator-epo-agent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software Distribution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Task Sequence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having to create a package with McAfee ePO agent, I wanted to make it available to task sequence too so it can be installed during the operating system setup. For this, I had to make it install unattended or silent not requiring any user input. As I have never worked with McAfee, first, I did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Failed to Run Task Sequence &#8211; 0x80072EE7</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/03/26/failed-to-run-task-sequence-0x80072ee7/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/03/26/failed-to-run-task-sequence-0x80072ee7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating System Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Error]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Task Sequence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/03/26/failed-to-run-task-sequence-0x80072ee7/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Short post that I think might be useful… If you receive the following error: &#8220;An error occurred while retrieving policy for this computer (0x80072EE7)&#8221; when Task Sequence Wizard starts, this can happen if you have DHCP or DNS problems. You should check if you can contact the DHCP server in order to get an IP [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to create a Windows XP SP3 Target Computer in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 R2</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/03/26/how-to-create-a-windows-xp-sp3-target-computer-in-configuration-manager-2007-sp1-r2/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/03/26/how-to-create-a-windows-xp-sp3-target-computer-in-configuration-manager-2007-sp1-r2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating System Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Deployment Toolkit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Task Sequence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIM image]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post assumes you have created a reference computer and captured an image of it as described in the previous post. Import and configure a task sequence to deploy the target computer After the task sequence to deploy the reference computer (Home-XPSP3-Ref01) finishes, a captured image of the reference computer is stored in \\Home-SCCM\Captures$\Home-XPSP3-Ref01.wim. Now, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to create a Windows XP SP3 Reference Machine using Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 R2</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/03/26/how-to-create-a-windows-xp-sp3-reference-machine-using-configuration-manager-2007-sp1-r2/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/03/26/how-to-create-a-windows-xp-sp3-reference-machine-using-configuration-manager-2007-sp1-r2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating System Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft Deployment Toolkit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Task Sequence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIM image]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/?p=235</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post is especially for those few to whom I told how easy is to deploy Windows Vista with Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 R2 and who told me that they will use Windows XP few more months. In this post, I will show how to deploy Windows XP SP3 (the easiest and least customizable way) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Troubleshooting Task Sequences in SCCM</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/03/03/troubleshooting-task-sequences-in-sccm/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/03/03/troubleshooting-task-sequences-in-sccm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Recommendations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Log]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Task Sequence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/03/03/troubleshooting-task-sequences-in-sccm/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t do this usually, but this time this is really interesting. I want to recommend a very good blog post written by Kenneth Van Surksum about troubleshooting Task Sequences in Configuration Manager. Find it here http://www.techlog.org/archive/2009/03/01/troubleshooting_task_sequences. He talks about the smsts.log file, where to find it during installation and what tool you can use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Setup Windows and ConfigMgr &#8211; 0&#215;80004005</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/02/11/setup-windows-and-configmgr-0x80004005/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/02/11/setup-windows-and-configmgr-0x80004005/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating System Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Error]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Task Sequence]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2009/02/11/setup-windows-and-configmgr-0x80004005/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Suppose you have created a task sequence, advertised it and booted from task sequence media or however you want; if you receive the following error: “Task Sequence: &#60;TS name&#62; has failed with the error code (0&#215;80004005). For more information, please contact your system administrator or helpdesk operator.” at Setup Windows and ConfigMgr step you might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Failed to Run Task Sequence</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2008/12/31/failed-to-run-task-sequence/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2008/12/31/failed-to-run-task-sequence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating System Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Error]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Task Sequence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I just spent half an hour trying to understand why my task sequence cannot find the files on a distribution point; although the TS runs normally, I see all available TSs and I can choose the one I need. Then I found why: I missed something I never missed before and that must not be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to format Hard Disk and apply the operating system on a specific partition</title>
		<link>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2008/11/14/how-to-format-hard-disk-and-apply-the-operating-system-on-a-specific-partition/</link>
		<comments>http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/2008/11/14/how-to-format-hard-disk-and-apply-the-operating-system-on-a-specific-partition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vitalie Ciobanu</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Operating System Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Task Sequence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WIM image]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://systemmanagement.ro/blog/?p=84</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, on SCCM TechNet forum, somebody asked me more info about “Format and Partition Disk” and “Apply Operating System Image” tasks in a task sequence. As the answer requires some screenshots to be provided, I decided to write a post here with that details and direct that user to this post. Format and Partition Disk: [...]]]></description>
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