Tag Archives: WinXP

“Test for CloneTag in registry” error during a capture of Windows XP

By | January 8, 2014
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Issue: Occurs when Sysprep.exe does not write the CloneTag registry key on a successful generalize. Workaround: Import the CloneTag registry entries while the system is performing Sysprep. Here is a .REG file: https://panaconsulting.egnyte.com/h-s/20140108/d758d4092d454a22

Windows Update Error number 0x8024D001 in Windows XP

By | January 7, 2014
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Workaround: Build a Windows XP .ISO with the latest Updates already Included. Here are the steps: Download and Install NLite (http://www.nliteos.com/download.html). Download the latest Windows QFE Update Pack (http://www.ryanvm.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=25&sid=0e99b3609cab6281aae7dd08dcd59bf1). At the time, the latest was named “XPSP3_QFE_UpdatePack_20131008.7z” (https://panaconsulting.egnyte.com/h-s/20140107/5e301181ec0c4414) Mount your current XP ISO using Daemon Tools or similar. I grabbed mine from MSDN a while… Read More »

Receiving “The /target parameter specifies an invalid target location.” when attempting to Install XP SP3 via MDT 2012 TS in SCCM 2012 SP1 Beta

By | January 9, 2013
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Post URL: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmanagerosd/thread/ca4ca7ba-b208-4c19-9a60-cd8a5f1e7169 Built DC01 and CM01 via Johan’s Hydration Kit. Win 7 deploys with no issues, but fails when attempting to install XP via a clean or .WIM installation. Receiving a “The /target parameter specifies an invalid target location.” error. SMS..log output: <![LOG[Expand a string: OSDApplyOS.exe /install:PS100019,%OSDInstallEditionIndex% “/config:PS100015,%OSDConfigFileName%” /target:%OSDisk%]LOG]!><time=”21:10:57.509+300″ date=”01-08-2013″ component=”TSManager” context=”” type=”0″ thread=”1472″… Read More »

Apply Open Office Settings via Script Or Batch

By | January 19, 2011
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In most cases, my customer base have decided to install Open Office applications outside of their base images.  The silent installations are fairly simple, because the install files are provided in .MSI format. Applying custom settings after a clean installation need to also be addressed.  I found this was also fairly simple.  All of the… Read More »

How to Build a Script or Batch to Change “When I close the lid of my portable computer” Setting in Windows XP

By | January 16, 2011
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I build all of my Core images in Virtual Machine environments.  There are many benefits of doing this, which I’ll leave for another article.  However, some cons exist; such as the ability to change settings only related to portable computers in the core image prior to capture.  Due to this limitation, I need to set… Read More »