For example, assume that you install a microsoft system center configuration manager sccm 2007 site server. The windir \\system32 directory is reserved for 64bit applications on 64bit windows. As a separate but related topic, i think its worthwhile pointing out this relatively new post at myitforum that relates to unc paths within batch files. I am developing the app with the default settings of visual studio for a console application on a 64 bit os. Sccm 2012 commandbatch file failing to run when in a. Access the wim directly from the distribution point.
There is just one bit of housekeeping to take care of first. Then, assume that you try to import a windows 7 driver into an operating system deployment osd image. This can be achieved in 3 commands during the task sequence. When the task sequence runs this step, the application installation. The vbscript was being called from an sccm program using cscript. Run command not working in task sequence for osd theme. As pointed out below in the answer, theres file system redirection taking place. You apply the changes via a msi packaged application. If you need to run a 64 bit system command, or a system command that requires access to the 64 bit system folders you may need to turn off file system redirection. To prevent this problem, either specify the syswow64 directory to avoid redirection and ensure access to the 32bit version of the file, or run the 32bit application with administrator privileges so the uac prompt is not displayed. These tasks can deploy an operating system image to a destination computer.
Expand the site database computer management software distribution menu items rightclick on packages and select new package in the wizard, type the name for the package, i. Problem with deploying reg file with sccm 2007 r2 to 64bit windows server 2008. To work around this issue, simply disable the 64bit file system redirection in the task. The joy of file system redirection you have all seen it before, the option when we deploy our applications to make the application run as 32bit on a 64bit system or to disable the 64bit file redirection in a task sequence. To prevent this problem, either specify the syswow64 directory to avoid redirection and ensure access to the 32bit version of the file. If you are looking for which log file to check for troubleshooting purpose, you need to open smsts.
What were essentially doing to work around this problem is starting the 64bit executable from the 32bit command line. We use vbscript code to manipulate the 32bit and 64bit registry spaces all the time from sccm, so if that doesnt work for you, try posting here and ill see if i can post some vbscript code snippets for you. Disable 64bit file system redirection run with domain admin account please can someone help. To turn off file system redirection call the snappily named wow64disablewow64fsredirection function and remember to turn it back on with the equally memorable. Sccm 2012 commandbatch file failing to run when in a task. Some commands are not available by default when running in 32bit mode,read more. I can install the hack via a batch file manually and it works great but. Its been a long process, but its finally time to build the application objects in system center configuration manager for microsoft office and its sibling programs. Reg add hklm\software\myapp only when checkbox disable 64bit file system redirection is unchecked. Before the capture steps create a run command step surrounded by 2 reboots. This behavior is to properly find 32bit versions of os executables and libraries. Scripting microsoft system center configuration manager sccm vbscript troubleshooting windows 64bit active setup hi all, i am in need of creating a registry in hklm\software\ directly in a x64 bit computer using vb script. Because file system redirection isnt really an automatic thing so the literal. Configmgr 2007 and editing the registry during a task sequence on.
Installation manager, the version that corresponds to the version of installation manager you are installing, and the. I am not sure what settingsswitches have to be kept while compiling, so that the application works both on 32 bit and 64 bit os. Ive handled this issue in the installer by forcing it to look into 64bit registry view when an install check is made for 64bit component. Advertise that task sequence to the computers that you need it to run on. And then create a run command line step in the task sequence referencing the package with disable 64bit file system redirection. Enable aero on windows 7 64bit systems during os deployment.
The patch has been uninstalled by the task sequence. Wow64 hides this difference by using a file system redirector. Obviously this presents a problem if you ever need to have your script reference anything 64bit. How to rollback a patch using configuration manager prajwal desai.
Under prerequisites install group add all the internet explorer prerequisites, using run command line step for each kb and browse to the package created earlier use c. Whats new in service pack 1 and r2 for configuration manager 2007. The batch file is only 2 lines but needs to run as an administrator. Wow64 recognizes sysnative as a special alias used to indicate that the file system should not redirect the access. Microsoft system center configuration manager 2012 r2 sp1. The end result is that a 32bit application running on a 64bit os. As the configmgr 2007 rtm, sp1, sp2 client is only available in a 32bit. Save that bat file at a location that the deployment has read access to.
Configuring uac settings during osd via the registry. I would assume it could be the path, the task sequence enginge runs in 32 bit on the client so the path c. To get around this problem we need to run the script in a 64bit environment. Everywhere you go it seems like all the experts say to use the package model not the application model when you want to deploy a script using sccm. On 64bit oss you need to check the disable 64bit file system redirection checkbox else youre command line will fail. Ensure that the checkbox for disable 64bit file system redirection is checked. When running certain applications and commands through the run command line task sequence in system center configuration manager 2007 for a 64bit operating system you might find that the task will fail. Deploy, configure, and update ibm software with microsoft. Method 1 task sequence command line sccm task sequence command l. How to pause sccm task sequence for many reasons we want to stop pause the task sequence for some time and resume on its own. The joy of file system redirection all things configmgr. Package fails running simple bat file configuration.
Configmgr failing to run vbscript the realm of the. Select this option to disable the use of the wow64 file system redirector. Run command line in task sequence for x64 operating system. There are many feature requests and open discussions for a 64. Accessing 64 bit system folders turn off file system. Ive been imaging windows 8 devices physical and vm with sccm 2007 for about a month and havent even installed the windows 8server 2012 hotfix. In most cases, whenever a 32bit application attempts to access. If the access causes the system to display the uac prompt, redirection does not occur. Write filters control how the operating system on the embedded device is updated when you make changes, such as when you install software. Reg add hklm\ software \myapp only when checkbox disable 64bit file system redirection is unchecked. In other words, instead of using the vda installer to install both the prerequisites and the vda, we recommend that you first install the prerequisites using the.
Task sequence steps configuration manager microsoft docs. Emulate the deployment by running your command using psexec s and run with 32 bit cmd prompt. Using sysnative to redirect a sccm package to use 64bit. Learn about the steps that you can add to a configuration manager task sequence.
When using msi, the path that will be used is set at the component level. Try check the option disable 64bit file system redirection and try again. It is also worth to mention that if you are in fact using servermanagercmd. Disabling file system redirection affects all file operations performed by the calling thread. How to rollback a patch using configuration manager. Im trying your inject internet explorer 11 in task sequence offline using dism, just as you have it there, but the ts is failing as soon as it gets to the prereqs step. W and wo disable 64bit file system redirection although i dont think its applicable to this particular directory. Uninstall windows update using sccm system center dudes. On a 64bit platform, installedcheck fails for sql reporting services and addins. Wow6432node and how to deploy registry settings to 64 bit.
You could use a task sequence run command line to run your bat and tick the disable 64bit file system redirection reply delete. Then in the command line field in your picture type cmd c pathtofile\batfile. Try check the option disable 64bit file system redirection and try again, then it will be executed in 64 bit environment or change the path. Considerations when scripting for 64bit machines with sccm. Youve posted a variety of guides that will be very helpful to me. Problem with deploying reg file with sccm 2007 r2 to 64. To successfully deploy the vda using microsoft system center configuration manager sccm or similar software distribution tools, citrix recommends addressing the phases separately. To go around this issue, simply disable 64bit file system redirection in the task sequence when running such applications. Although windows 8 is not officially supported for osd in sccm 2007, it works just fine from what ive seen.
Accessing an alternate registry view is the answer. Deployment mad scientist bending software to my will. I did some googling and found a number of solutions out there but ultimately found them a bit clunky. System center configuration manger richard skinner. To set the default speech language you need to modify the default user reg. Requirement rules for microsoft office 32 or 64 bit. In software center, under the options tab, and under the computer maintenance heading, there is a setting automatically install or. In the task sequence see picture add a run command line step, select package and browse to the package with the new script. Software deployment software microsoft system center configuration manager sccm sccm tools registry. Reporting about all the different os deployment versions. Sccm operating system deployment osd josh muellers blog. The original information came from this source, im just adding a few more screenshots for my benefit. I can see that all the ts variables are valid for sccm 2007 and it worked there also the only issue was that disable 64bit file system redirection enabled in ts does not seem to work. However, a user can track the application deployment status if it is not.
This is essentially the 32 bit section of the registry. In configmgr 2012, the agent is now natively 64bit on 64bit oses at least and so this exact problem goes away. There are some good references here, here and here. Without disabling the 64bit file system redirection, the configmgr 2007. Task sequence pause is useful when scanning and installing updates, waiting for some installation to complete or want to pause the task sequence for some trouble shooting reason. Posted by edwgon in deploy, java, microsoft system center configuration manager 2012 r2 sp1, oracle, reboot, sccm, sccm 2012, software center on february 26, 2016 as of java 8 update 73, this is the easiest way ive found to deploy java on a corporate environment. In the configuration manager console, navigate to software library overview. The next step was to do the same thing inside osd in sccm 2007. Configmgr 2012 and 32bit application installers configmgrftw. On a 64bits system, since sccm is a 32 bits application when a. I am using sccm 2012 r2 and was trying to install ie11 with ieak as part of an osd ts and had this issue.
The following script will allow you to change a particular setting found in sccm 2012s software center. To prevent this problem, either specify the syswow64 directory to avoid redirection and ensure access to the 32bit version of the file, or run the 32bit application with administrator privileges. And for the 64bit, try using the full path the 64bit version of regedit. Sccm 2012 programs running as 32bit on 64bit os i recently had a problem when i was trying to run a sccm program not application that called a simple windows command the command was wbadmin. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Since the sccm client is a 32bit application, any native executable is run in a 32bit context and therefore registry redirection occurs. Reporting about all the different os deployment versions with configmgr 2012. Both solutions require the command line utility wusa. This is true for applications that dont fully support 64bit mode. Script to tattoo the client registry during osd ccmexec. Windows server 2012, codenamed windows server 8, is the fifth release of windows server. On sccm 2012 r2 with wsus integrated for software update. Instead, the 64bit version of the requested file is launched.