Postinstallation task for Win 7 sysprep images
I am trying to create a system image and having a problem running my post installation tasks. The system image is a Windows 7 image that has been sysprep'ed. Do I need to add something to the sysprep file to kickoff the post installation tasks? My tasks are pretty simple:
If I look at my C drive I have a KACE directory with all the tasks in there so I'm assuming they are not getting run at all.
- Rename computer
- Reboot
- Install DameWare Mini Remote Control
- Install KACE Agent
- Join Domain and reboot
If I look at my C drive I have a KACE directory with all the tasks in there so I'm assuming they are not getting run at all.
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Posted by:
tpana
12 years ago
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cserrins
13 years ago
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jrscribner
13 years ago
Posted by:
jrscribner
13 years ago
@Corey
I've determined that it is running the Post Installation Tasks up to the point of a system reboot (i.e. after naming the computer) and then not running any of the remaining tasks. I've read other threads that say I need to reinsert a run command to kick off the remaining jobs but I'm not sure how to do this.
I've determined that it is running the Post Installation Tasks up to the point of a system reboot (i.e. after naming the computer) and then not running any of the remaining tasks. I've read other threads that say I need to reinsert a run command to kick off the remaining jobs but I'm not sure how to do this.
Posted by:
jrscribner
13 years ago
I opened support case and there solutions was listed in the KACE knowledge base (http://www.kace.com/support/kb/index.php?action=artikel&cat=54&id=763&artlang=en) Don't know how I missed that one.. I kind of figured their solution would involve the steps they outline in the KB. It seems like a lot of steps to complete a simple task, I wish the Post Installation Tasks would pickup where it left off after a reboot. I think my solutions will be to inject the computer name into the sysprep process to eliminate the reboot to set the computer name, then I only need the final reboot.
Posted by:
sen
13 years ago
Posted by:
jrscribner
13 years ago
@sen
Following their suggestion works fine for me it is just a lot of steps. My testing on injecting the name into the Sysprep file is going really well you might want to explore that as an option then the computer is already named and all you need to do is join it to the domain. After I clean up my sysprep injection script a little more I'll share it.
Following their suggestion works fine for me it is just a lot of steps. My testing on injecting the name into the Sysprep file is going really well you might want to explore that as an option then the computer is already named and all you need to do is join it to the domain. After I clean up my sysprep injection script a little more I'll share it.
Posted by:
dyehardfan
13 years ago
KBOX will not run postinstallation tasks after a reboot unless you specifically inject the proper registry keys to run something else after a reboot. I have been told by multiple Kace Techs and Engineers this is a flaw in Win7, but I don't see it that way. It's a flaw in the KBOX design that I thought would've been fixed by now.
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What Registry key do you need to inject?? - tpana 12 years ago
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