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Deploying Windows 7 using MDT 2008 Update 1

By arwidmark /

In order to deploy Windows 7 using MDT 2008 Update 1, you have to do some modifications… documented right here…  🙂

Shorthand story is that you need to do 3 small changes in MDT 2008 Update 1

1.     ZTISupportedPlatforms.xml needs a definition for the new Platform Type:

All x86 Windows Seven“>
WHERE Version like ‘6.1%’ AND OSType=18 AND ProductType=1]]>


All x64 Windows Seven“>
WHERE Version like ‘6.1%’ AND OSType=18 AND ProductType=1]]>







 

2.     Unattend.xml template file must be modified. All the paths under must exist, simple fix is to remove the other lines (marked yellow).



C:\Drivers


X:\Drivers


D:\Drivers


E:\Drivers


F:\Drivers





 

3.      Change ZTIUserState.wsf to support Hard Link Migration

sBaseArgs = sBaseArgs & ” /config:””” & sUSMTPath & “\” & sXML & “”””

                        Else

      oLogging.CreateEntry “WARNING: Unable to find specified USMT migration XML file ” & sXML, LogTypeWarning

                  End if

                  End if

      sBaseArgs = sBaseArgs & ” /hardlink /nocompress“

If bEstimate then

            oEnvironment.Item(“StatePath”) = sLocalStorePath

            oEnvironment.Item(“USMTLocal”) = “True”   

            sBaseArgs = sBaseArgs & ” /hardlink /nocompress“

                  Else

                              oEnvironment.Item(“StatePath”) = sNetworkStorePath

                        End if

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arwidmark

Ton van den Berg - January 7, 2009

Johan,

Two remarks:
1. I have got build 7000 of Windows 7 now. Had to adjust ZTIGather.wsf also, changed “”6999” into 7001. MDT Will still think is Vista but it’s working. This for your information.
2. Which version of USMT are you using. I am not able to install USMT 301 on Windows 7, it errors out when running setup. And in regards to USMT, why the /hardlink? Cant find anything about that parameter.

Regards,

Ton van den Berg

charles - January 9, 2009

Great post!
When using Imagex to capture a custom Windows 7 beta build, /what /flags ” ” description are you using? Would it still be /flags “Ultimate”, or something else?

-thanks!

Antonio_ad - January 28, 2009

Really great post…it was very helpfull for me.
I´m trying to install the drivers by the way you tell us but it’s impossible.
I can´t make it.
It allways says Windows could not apply unattend settings during pass [offlineServicing].

What am I doing wrong??
thanks !!!

ronaldo - June 5, 2009

I’ve applied the modifications onto my MDT 2008 Update 1 server. However, on the PC I am trying to deploy Win7, I do not see Windows 7 as among the Task Sequences I can only see my Windows XP builds. I have Windows 7 created as a task sequence in MDT Task Sequences but it does not appear in Deployment Wizard.

I have WAIK 1.1 installed on my MDT 2008. In the task sequence property it is set to Run on any playform and it is enabled.

Please advice.

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