Windows 7 : universal image with Postdownload script : issues

[george1421]

@Jonathan-Cool I would also test from cmd prompt that sc config FOGService start= auto works as expected with your OS.

[Jonathan Cool]

@george1421 said in Windows 7 : universal image with Postdownload script : issues:

@Jonathan-Cool I would also test from cmd prompt that sc config FOGService start= auto works as expected with your OS.

@george1421 Yes, it’s works. I already tried

[Jonathan Cool]

@Jonathan-Cool said in Windows 7 : universal image with Postdownload script : issues:

2 side problems with SetupComplete.cmd :

• the fog service is not turning back on
• IF i turn the service at “start” manuelly, the domain jonction feature fail with error 1355

I have not theses problems without SetupComplete.cmd.

I tried to put the dism command-line in second and the sc config in first … same result.
Strange

Now, i ask my self if the SetupComplete is really executed …

Edit : i will try this script :

mkdir C:\TestSetupComplete
sc config FOGService start= auto
dism /Online /add-driver /driver:C:\Windows\DRV /Recurse /ForceUnsigned
shutdown -t 5 -r

And now, the feedback … :

• “mkdir C:\TestSetupComplete” : no folder was created …
• sc config FOGService start= auto : FOG is always disabled
• dism : maybe it’s good because i have no drivers problems
• shutdown : just after the deploy, i not sure if the computer really reboot …

[george1421]

@Jonathan-Cool Your source media used to create your reference image, is that oem or vlk?

If its OEM I can understand why it not work.

First of all from the legal side M$ EULA for OEM media doesn’t allow for system reimaging if you alter the media at all. You can reimage using oem media as long as its from the original OEM dvd unaltered. This is a Microsoft requirement and not anything to do with fog. For imaging you must use the VLK media and VLK license.

Since OEM media license does not allow imaging you should stop now and get the properly licensed media.

I have heard of people using OEM media (against the MS EULA) for imaging. I think they called the setupcomplete.cmd file from the unattend.xml file using the first run section. But again that is only what I heard and never tried.

[Jonathan Cool]

@george1421 I read the OEM / VLK things.

After a “slmgr -dli”, i think i have a VLK license :
In “Description”, i can see “VOLUME_KMSCLIENT channel”.
And, the product number not start by “OEM” …

Source : http://mywindowshub.com/determine-windows-license-type-oem-retail-volume/
PS : we used a KMS Server to activate all Win7 in our office.

[Jonathan Cool]

Hm, maybe i did a misktake.
The FOG documentation said : “f you plan to use Sysprep before image capture and are also planning to use the FOG Client” … but, i never use the “Sysprep.exe”.
On my Vbox, i just

• create the SetupComplete.cmd with the script*lines
• disable FOG
• upload the image on FOG

On client, i just donwload the image …

[george1421]

@Jonathan-Cool said in Windows 7 : universal image with Postdownload script : issues:

Hm, maybe i did a misktake.
The FOG documentation said : “f you plan to use Sysprep before image capture and are also planning to use the FOG Client” … but, i never use the “Sysprep.exe”.

Well I guess that explains it right there. Without sysprep your drivers will not import and setupcomplete.cmd will not run. Shame on you for not following the rules…

[Jonathan Cool]

Oh … i’m really sorry for this mistake.
In fact, i realized some tests with Sysprep before to know the SetupComplete.cmd.
On Win10, I created an unattend file for the registry hack but … after deploy, i alway seen the OOBE screen. At this time, i said “What the hell with this screen ?” and … went back to Windows 7 for tests. Before THIS mistake, i didn’t understand the link with Sysprep and the SetupComplete.cmd but now … i think I understand
Today, i will try some tests with Sysprep.
But, just to understand, why the domain jonction feature is broken if i have a SetupComplete.cmd in the Windows\Scripts\ folder ?
You say “SetupComplete will not run” … Maybe it’s totally another problem … ?

[Jonathan Cool]

Hello.
After some new researches, i found informations about sysprep.
And I discovered new issues : the unsigned drivers.
In my first attempt, I had many error during Sysprep causing by unsigned drivers. Same error on 820G3, Optiplex7010 & HP8000.
Well. I found the solution : in my reference image and before the Sysprep op, i installed two importants updates : KB2685811 & KB2685813.
After a reboot, i sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown the image (I took a snapshot before).
And i retry with theses computers : no error during the sysprep
And i can confirm, the SetupComplete ran : after the deploy, i can confirm :

• the FOGService is started
• drivers are OK (excepted ACPI for DELL but i will fix that later)
  BUT the domain jonction fail … for all computers … error 1355.

I didn’t use any unattend file … after the deploy, I answer at the questions.
There is a link about the unattend file and the FOG Domain jonction feature ?

[george1421]

@Jonathan-Cool Use this: http://windowsafg.no-ip.org/