Task Sequence Error (0x80070032)

Can't image computer using SCCM

ISSUE:
Every time you boot to your boot wim and start your task sequence it fails with a Task Sequence Error (0x80070032)

FIX:
The MBR must be cleaned so the NTFS Partition can be installed.  Once your boot wim is finished booting and before you proceed press F8.

Type...
Diskpart (enter)
Select Disk 0 (enter)
Clean (enter)
Exit (enter)
Exit (enter)

Now you should be able to continue the imaging process

Unspecified: VMware View Virtual USB Device 01 (printer)

Unspecified: VMware View Virtual USB Device 01
Can't load USB Printer on Virtual Desktop

INFO:
I have a pool of Windows 7 32bit desktops available for users to log into
Pools are floating so the refresh themselves every log off (manual driver installs are lost)
I'm using Wsye C50LE running Suse Linux and View 4.5

USB PRINTER INFO:
- HP Laserjet P1005
- HP Laserjet M1319F
- HP Laserjet 1200

ISSUE: 
The Virtual Windows 7 Desktop sees the USB device as a Unspecified VMware View Virtual USB Device 01 and doesn't work.  This occurs when windows doesn't have the printers drivers in it's default driver list.

FIX:

1. Load each driver of each printer into your master image and create a new snapshot and recompose.  Printer will then be plug and play and load at login.  (note it uses the port USB001 or similar)
2. You can use prnmngr.vbs to force the mapping of the printer if windows doesn't load it by PNP but only if you can find a compatible print driver

Examples I ran into:

1. With printers P1005 and M1319f I had to load their specific drivers from HP onto my image.  This allowed them to just load when the printer was plugged in.  See Note A
2. With the Laserjet 1200 I was able to load it using this script..  See Note B

cscript.exe C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prnmngr.vbs -a -p "HP Laserjet 1200" -m "HP Laserjet 2200 Series PS" -r "DOT4_001"

Lets dissect the script a little bit and talk about what worked for me...

- prnmngr.vbs is built into Windows 7

-a adds local printer

-p Specifies what you want to name the printer (can be anything you want)

-m Specifies what driver to use (must be exactly as windows lists it)

-r Specifies what port to use (remember note above where it loads it on port USB001 on pnp?  well when I use this script I had to use DOT4_001 for USB HP Printers.

Note A

When loading HP drivers into my image I had one issue (HP wants you to plug in the device) Since I'm doing my image updates via the Console in V Sphere I couldn't get the USB printer to pass through so when I was installing the driver it wouldn't finish.  So the trick is to start the install, when it asks you to plug in the device go to Run type %temp% and look for a folder that has HP drivers and files in it and copy it to another location because once you close the install it deletes the temporary contents.  Then go to devices and printers and load a local lpt printer and say Have Drivers and point them at those drivers you just copied, this will load the HP drivers into the Windows default list and make them available for plug and play.

Note B

With the LaserJet 1200 I was able to use the built in HP Laserjet 2200 Series PS driver to get it to work.  This saved me from having to update the image and recompose the pool.  In an additional note I had loaded HP Universal Print Drivers in attempt to standardize my image and drivers but I didn't have mush success with the HP UPD set and my printers...though the LaserJet 1200 in accept the HP Universal Printer PCL 6 driver also.

CLSID Key (GUID) Shortcuts List for Windows 7

Opens	CLSID Key "GUID"
Action Center	{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}
Add Network Location	{D4480A50-BA28-11d1-8E75-00C04FA31A86}
Administrative Tools	{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524153}
Advanced User Accounts	{7A9D77BD-5403-11d2-8785-2E0420524153}
AutoPlay	{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40f4-A487-460851A8D915}
Backup and Restore	{B98A2BEA-7D42-4558-8BD1-832F41BAC6FD}
Biometric Devices	{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
BitLocker Drive Encryption	{D9EF8727-CAC2-4e60-809E-86F80A666C91}
Bluetooth Devices	{28803F59-3A75-4058-995F-4EE5503B023C}
Briefcase	{85BBD920-42AO-1069-A2E4-08002B30309D}
Color Management	{B2C761C6-29BC-4f19-9251-E6195265BAF1}
Computer	{20d04fe0-3aea-1069-a2d8-08002b30309d}
Connect To	{38A98528-6CBF-4CA9-8DC0-B1E1D10F7B1B}
Control Panel (Icons view)	{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Control Panel (All Tasks)	{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Control Panel (Category view)	{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}
Credential Manager	{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
Date and Time	{E2E7934B-DCE5-43C4-9576-7FE4F75E7480}
Default Location	{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
Default Programs	{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} or {E44E5D18-0652-4508-A4E2-8A090067BCB0}
Desktop Gadgets	{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}
Desktop in Favorites	{04731B67-D933-450a-90E6-4ACD2E9408FE}
Device Manager	{74246bfc-4c96-11d0-abef-0020af6b0b7a}
Devices and Printers	{A8A91A66-3A7D-4424-8D24-04E180695C7A}
Display (DPI)	{C555438B-3C23-4769-A71F-B6D3D9B6053A}
Ease of Access Center	{D555645E-D4F8-4c29-A827-D93C859C4F2A}
E-mail (default program)	{2559a1f5-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Favorites	{323CA680-C24D-4099-B94D-446DD2D7249E}
Flip 3D	{3080F90E-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
Folder Options	{6DFD7C5C-2451-11d3-A299-00C04F8EF6AF}
Font Settings	{93412589-74D4-4E4E-AD0E-E0CB621440FD}
Fonts	{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948534}
Gadgets	{37efd44d-ef8d-41b1-940d-96973a50e9e0}
Game Controllers	{259EF4B1-E6C9-4176-B574-481532C9BCE8}
Games Explorer	{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83b1-96b02CFE0D52}
Get Programs	{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
Getting Started	{CB1B7F8C-C50A-4176-B604-9E24DEE8D4D1}
Help and Support	{2559a1f1-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
HomeGroup	{67CA7650-96E6-4FDD-BB43-A8E774F73A57}
Indexing Options	{87D66A43-7B11-4A28-9811-C86EE395ACF7}
Infared	{A0275511-0E86-4ECA-97C2-ECD8F1221D08}
Installed Updates	{d450a8a1-9568-45c7-9c0e-b4f9fb4537bd}
Internet Options	{A3DD4F92-658A-410F-84FD-6FBBBEF2FFFE}
iSCCI Initiator	{A304259D-52B8-4526-8B1A-A1D6CECC8243}
Keyboard Properties	{725BE8F7-668E-4C7B-8F90-46BDB0936430}
Libraries	{031E4825-7B94-4dc3-B131-E946B44C8DD5}
Location	{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
Location and Other Sensors	{E9950154-C418-419e-A90A-20C5287AE24B}
Manage Wireless Networks	{1fa9085f-25a2-489b-85d4-86326eedcd87}
Mobility Center	{5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}
Mouse Properties	{6C8EEC18-8D75-41B2-A177-8831D59D2D50}
My Documents	{450d8fba-ad25-11d0-98a8-0800361b1103}
Network	{F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}
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Network Center Notification area pop-up	{38A98528-6CBF-4CA9-8DC0-B1E1D10F7B1B}
Network Connections	{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E} or {992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}
Network Map	{E7DE9B1A-7533-4556-9484-B26FB486475E}
Network Neighborhood	{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-O8002B30309D}
Network (WorkGroup) Places	{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
Notification Area Icons	{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
NVIDIA Control Panel (if driverinstalled)	{0bbca823-e77d-419e-9a44-5adec2c8eeb0}
Offline Files Folder	{AFDB1F70-2A4C-11d2-9039-00C04F8EEB3E}
Parental Controls	{96AE8D84-A250-4520-95A5-A47A7E3C548B}
Pen and Touch	{F82DF8F7-8B9F-442E-A48C-818EA735FF9B}
People Near Me	{5224F545-A443-4859-BA23-7B5A95BDC8EF}
Performance Information and Tools	{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}
Personalization	{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921}
Phone & Modem Location Information	{40419485-C444-4567-851A-2DD7BFA1684D}
Power Options	{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
Printers	{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} or {863aa9fd-42df-457b-8e4d-0de1b8015c60}
Problem Reports (Action Center)	{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A-AB8D-7D8273F7FDB6}\pageProblem
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Recycle Bin	{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}
Region and Language	{62d8ed13-c9d0-4ce8-a914-47dd628fb1b0}
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections	{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
Run	{2559a1f3-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Search	{2559a1f0-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Set Program Access and Defaults	{2559a1f7-21d7-11d4-bdaf-00c04f60b9f0}
Show Desktop	{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
Sound	{F2DDFC82-8F12-4CDD-B7DC-D4FE1425AA4D}
Speech Recognition	{58E3C745-D971-4081-9034-86E34B30836A}
Sync Center	{9C73F5E5-7AE7-4E32-A8E8-8D23B85255BF}
System	{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}
System Icons	{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} \SystemIcons
Tablet PC Settings	{80F3F1D5-FECA-45F3-BC32-752C152E456E}
Taskbar and Start Menu	{0DF44EAA-FF21-4412-828E-260A8728E7F1}
Text to Speech	{D17D1D6D-CC3F-4815-8FE3-607E7D5D10B3}
Time and Date	{E2E7934B-DCE5-43C4-9576-7FE4F75E7480}
Troubleshooting	{C58C4893-3BE0-4B45-ABB5-A63E4B8C8651}
User Accounts	{60632754-c523-4b62-b45c-4172da012619}
User Folder	{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}
User Pinned	{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}
Web Browser (default)	{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}
Windows Anytime Upgrade	{BE122A0E-4503-11DA-8BDE-F66BAD1E3F3A}
Windows Cardspace	{78CB147A-98EA-4AA6-B0DF-C8681F69341C}
Windows Defender	{D8559EB9-20C0-410E-BEDA-7ED416AECC2A}
Windows Features	{67718415-c450-4f3c-bf8a-b487642dc39b}
WEI	{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}
Windows Firewall	{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
Windows Mobility Center	{5ea4f148-308c-46d7-98a9-49041b1dd468}
Windows SideShow	{E95A4861-D57A-4be1-AD0F-35267E261739}
Windows Update	{36eef7db-88ad-4e81-ad49-0e313f0c35f8}

Can't Delete Windows.old

I had just imaged a windows 7 computer using WDS and then had to do it again...well I forgot to format the drive and upong completion I had a windows.old directory in the root of C: that was taking up a butt load of room...and as you know you can't delete it.

Fix:

All you need to do is use a good old utility named Disk Clean Up

Click on Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disc Cleanup

Then make sure you select Old Windows Installations.



Windows 7 audit mode without creating a new user account

If you are adventuring down the path of creating a base image for your organization and you don't want to create a user account everytime you do a fresh install of windows 7 or after you sysprep just follow the steps below.

Install Windows 7 (Enterprise) from CD, flash drive, or Network when you arrive at the welcome screen and it asks you to create a username, hit ctrl+shift+f3.
This will reboot your machine and put your windows build in ‘audit’ mode.

On reboot, you’ll automatically be logged in under the built-in Administrator account. A sysprep GUI box will appear, but you can close it and NOW begin to customize your profile.

Install any software/drivers, make any profile customizations, etc.
If you need to reboot, the computer will boot you back into the Administrator account. You will be stuck in this audit mode until you run sysprep with the /oobe parameter. After doing so, sysprep will delete/clean up the Administrator account, but if you have copyprofile=true in your unattended answer file, it will copy the customized Admin account to the default profile before deleting it.

sysprep cannot run on a computer that has been upgraded from a previous version

Error: "sysprep cannot run on a computer that has been upgraded from a previous version"

For what ever reason like me you need to sysprep a Windows 7 computer or even a 2008 Server that you upgraded from a previous version of Windows\Server but receive the error above.

FIX:

Delete the following Reg Key hklm\system\setup\upgrade