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Using the $OEM$ folder with SCCM 2007 OS Deployments

By arwidmark / October 6, 2008

So you want to add the $OEM$ folder to your SCCM 2007 OS Deployments?

Well, if you just add the $OEM$ folder to the package (any location) it will be skipped… The reason is because the “Setup Windows and ConfigMgr” action adds (or overwrites) the OemFilesPath=C:\_SMSTaskSequence\OSD\$OEM$ value in unattend.txt before starting Winnt32.exe

The workaround is simple. Just copy your $OEM$ folder to C:\_SMSTaskSequence\OSD as a Custom Action before the “Setup Windows and ConfigMgr” (You will have to create the OSD subfolder in C:\_SMSTaskSequence first)

If you add a well formatted cmdlines.txt file to C:\_SMSTaskSequence\OSD\$OEM$ it is smart enough to merge your cmdlines settings with its own settings (the OSDSETUPHOOK.)

If you need a sample script for copying the $OEM$ directory, check out this nice entry

Can you use $OEM$ Files with SCCM 2007 OS Deployments?
http://blog.project84.net/2008/10/16/CanYouUseOEMFilesWithSCCM2007OSDeployments.aspx

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Ginger - December 7, 2009

Im using SCCM 2007 R2 SP2 and MDT 2010 and I’m having trouble getting the files in C:_SMSTaskSequenceOSD$OEM$ to merge during the task sequence. You mention if you add a well formatted cmdlines.txt it should be smart enough to merge, do you have an example of one, or do I need another TS variable to include the path for the OSDSETUPHOOK?

VVG - July 9, 2010

Can you use $OEM$ Files with SCCM 2007 OS Deployments?
http://blog.project84.net/2008/10/16/CanYouUseOEMFilesWithSCCM2007OSDeployments.aspx

—–Firstly, Thank you so much for the post. I am unable to acess the above link. I get HTTP 404. Please help.

VVG - July 9, 2010

I am using SCCM SP2 with R2. Here is what I did since I was not able to find the script to copy the OEM folder

I copied $OEM$ to referrence machine’s C: then sysprepped and captured image. This Reference machine is a virtual PC.

I am now applying to this image to a Dell Optiplex 745 target.
In my task sequence I run below batch file that copied the $OEM$ folder to C:_SMSTaskSequenceOSD
———
setlocal

REM Step 1
mkdir c:_SMSTaskSequenceOSD
mkdir c:_SMSTaskSequenceOSD$OEM$

REM Step2
xcopy /E/Y/v C:$OEM$ C:_SMSTaskSequenceOSD$OEM$

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it executes all the steps fine but it reboot afer Setup windows and Configmgr client to a Blue screen 0X7b.

Before it rebooted and bluescreened I did verify in the command prompt that $OEM$ folder and its content was successfully copied to C:_SMSTaskSequenceOSD.

I am very helpless. any help is very appreciated.

Thanks again!

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