Provisioning WinXP Images without sysprep

Hi All, i tested a workaround to deploy OEM images or images without having to use sysprep, meanwhile it could be useful in bypassing issues on ConfigureTargetOs action in provisioning. Maybe it’s not really a supported procedure but it worked for me, I hope you will appreciate.

CONSIDERATIONS:Maybe it’s not more useful and a bit old-fashioned deploying non sysprepped images, but someway I found many customers with this need, for a back-up, for OEM environment, to avoid some boring post OS configuration or software distribution. My principal mean was to underline the step in which we bypass the Configure Target OS action that often caused issues and get guys crazy working on it.              

CTOS is finally,once for all, perfectly, explained in doc http://community.landesk.com/support/docs/DOC-6948)“..The CTOS prepares the machine to resume provisioning after the client boots into the target OS, then restarts the machine, leaving WinPE and allowing the computer to boot normally. In order for the CTOS action to work, the image that was deployed to the client MUST be sysprepped..” 

If the landesk agent is already installed on the image you have to capture, you can copy ldprovision files and then force ldprovision.exe to run at startup using Actions.ini file of CBA. The ldprovision agent does not need to be installed because it uses CBA services already actives so it’s enough copy the few files that ldprovision.exe needs in a folder on the C: of pc and then run ldprovision.exe at the right time, when the new OS boots.Actually I don’t know exactly which file are needed, but after some tests I select few files from \\core\ldlogon\provisioning\windows and it worked. If the LANDesk agent is not installed?? I wonder why you could not install ldprovision agent before imaging so that new ghosted OS booting continues to be provisioned!?LANDesk’s support maybe could give help in this, I did not try to do it yet.

Bye

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