Tag Archives: MDT

“Please reinsert the media (CD, DVD, or USB) needed to complete the deployment.” error when deploying via an MDT Media Share

By | July 14, 2016
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When a computer takes longer than MDT likes to locate the Media share to complete the Deployment, this error is presented. It will retry to locate the deployment when OK is clicked, but if this happens on a unit quite a bit, use this workaround. Add the following code to your Scripts\Litetouch.wsf ‘//—————————————————————————- ‘// Set… Read More »

How to make your VM use a static IP when booting an MDT WinPE image.

By | March 17, 2016
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When VMs exist in static IP environments and a VM is being used to capture a thin image with MDT, the boot image must be instructed to use a static IP during the capture process.  Here is my method of achieving this. Download the “SetStaticIP.vbs” and updated “Unattend.xml” file, using the following link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwHI1r8k8A75S2w0UkZUeWM3NzA Update the “SetStaticIP.vbs”… Read More »

Powershell script to collect MDT/SCCM/Windows logs from a local system

By | September 11, 2015
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Add this script to your custom WinPE boot media to make grabbing the logs from a system simple and quick. UPDATED 9/11/2016 – https://github.com/brianfgonzalez/Scripts/blob/master/CollectLogs.ps1 <# Version: 1.1 ChangeLog: – September 10, 2015 : First revision of script. – Moved function code above function call. 1.1 – Switched to using [System.IO.DriveInfo]::getdrives() instead of gwmi #> function… Read More »

Whats new in MDT 2013 Preview 1 that you should care about?

By | March 10, 2015
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So here’s what I found so far: https://connect.microsoft.com/ConfigurationManagervnext/Downloads Note: You need to join the “program” to access the downloads page. 1. The obvious! Windows 10 Technical Preview deployment support. 2. MDT auto-spans >4gb WIM files to support UEFI bootable “removeable media”. Thank you Microsoft! 3. New “unfancy” wallpaper. 4. Same unstable MMC console. 5. Editing… Read More »

How Can I Display An MDT Wizard Screen Only When A Certain Task Sequence Is Selected?

By | November 26, 2014
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If you need to display a wizard screen ONLY if a certain Task Sequence is selected, this is a method to accomplish this. 1. Add a custom step in the Task Sequence. 2. Using the Wizard Studio, build your custom page and use the following condition to force it to display only when your custom step… Read More »