Windows 8.1 PRO Deployment
Hi Folks,
I have been trawling the Forum for the reccomended approach to deploy Windows 8.1 to DELL 90xx Desktops and DELL Lattitude E54xx Laptops.
The following has been performed:
1: Uploaded Windows 8.1 PRO Media to KACE 2000 3.6.98680
2: Created Boot Environment with KBE Driver Pack WinPE 5
3: Recached Drivers
I normally create my Master Images in my VSphere environment and progress from there but I am unable to install Windows 8.1
The Preinstallation task sequence is where there seems to be differing opinions with some saying I can do the following:
Others saying Use Create UEFI Partitions ?
I have also seen where some create a USB Key for the BOOT environment..
Has anybody had sucess deploying Windows 8.1 using KACE 2000 and what steps did they take ?
Cheers
I have been trawling the Forum for the reccomended approach to deploy Windows 8.1 to DELL 90xx Desktops and DELL Lattitude E54xx Laptops.
The following has been performed:
1: Uploaded Windows 8.1 PRO Media to KACE 2000 3.6.98680
2: Created Boot Environment with KBE Driver Pack WinPE 5
3: Recached Drivers
I normally create my Master Images in my VSphere environment and progress from there but I am unable to install Windows 8.1
The Preinstallation task sequence is where there seems to be differing opinions with some saying I can do the following:
Others saying Use Create UEFI Partitions ?
I have also seen where some create a USB Key for the BOOT environment..
Has anybody had sucess deploying Windows 8.1 using KACE 2000 and what steps did they take ?
Cheers
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Posted by:
SMal.tmcc
10 years ago
I am currently doing a scripted win 8.1 Ent 32bit to a Dell Venue 11 Pro (5130-32Bit).
I uploaded the needed drivers to the k2000 (\\ikbox\drivers\kbe_windows_x86) and used the MM and the 8.1 adk to create a boot env. I uploaded the win 8.1 media from my install DVD. I then downloaded the bootable USB flash drive image for the 8.1 boot env and created a UEFI boot stick. Using a 3.0 USB hub I uefi booted the dell tablet to flash drive connected to the hub and it loaded the drivers to activate the dongle plugged into the hub. I then chose the 8.1 ent scripted install from the menu.
I uploaded the needed drivers to the k2000 (\\ikbox\drivers\kbe_windows_x86) and used the MM and the 8.1 adk to create a boot env. I uploaded the win 8.1 media from my install DVD. I then downloaded the bootable USB flash drive image for the 8.1 boot env and created a UEFI boot stick. Using a 3.0 USB hub I uefi booted the dell tablet to flash drive connected to the hub and it loaded the drivers to activate the dongle plugged into the hub. I then chose the 8.1 ent scripted install from the menu.
Posted by:
nheyne
10 years ago
If you're capturing a UEFI image, then you need to create UEFI partitions and also capture and deploy the boot partition.
What part is failing?
Posted by:
Nico_K
10 years ago
normally no big issue.
Where does it fail?
Which error message is provided?
Which error message is provided?
(screenshot if unsure)
Posted by:
APIeric
10 years ago
With my experience, when you capture an image, you need to capture both the SYSTEM and C: partitions. Then have a create TWO partitions pre-install task, followed by a format C: and D: (these will change post deployment) as NTFS.
Comments:
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I have an HP Pavillion, 8.1. I am trying to capture an image. There are 3 drives listed, c:\, d:\ (recovery?) and s:\. I am thinking I should do c: and s: When I capture the image it runs and runs and never completes. The image in KACE shows "Rebuild process is in progress. This configuration is locked."
Not sure what to do
Thanks. - jfrasier 9 years ago-
It finally had this error message - The instruction at 0x201160f4 references memory at 0x00000. The memory could not be read. When I look at the log, 20 seconds after it began it 'failed to connect to the server'. For that very long time it was showing filenames going across the screen. - jfrasier 9 years ago
