SCCM 2012 OSD Troubleshooting FAQs

This page contains the various categories for the SCCM 2012 OSD Troubleshooting FAQs aka Operating System Deployment.

Boot Images

• Error “0x80070003” when trying to copy a Boot Image to a PXE enabled DP
• “Failed to install boot image” when deploying a Win PE 3.1 Boot Image to an XP computer from a ConfigMgr 2012 R2 Site
• Why does the ConfigMgr Console hang when I add a Driver to a Boot Image?

Driver Packages

• “ExecuteJob (2-InProgress) <content_ID> for package <package_ID>, version 2” in Pulldp.log when trying to deploy two Driver Packages to a Pull DP
• “SCCM Provider is missing read, write, or delete privilege for the driver package source path” error when migrating a Driver Package from ConfigMgr 2007 to 2012
• Clients unable to download Driver Packages and the Apply Drive Package Task Sequence Step returns the “Failed to run the action: Apply Driver Package” Error
• Why is the Content in my Driver Packages duplicated and therefore larger than the original Package source?

Drivers

• “Error: Some driver(s) cannot be imported successfully” when trying to import Drivers to ConfigMgr 2012
• “Initializing driver digest from ‘\\server\Windows10-x64\{<Windows10-driver>}.inf’\\server\Windows10-x64\{<Windows10-driver>}.inf is not applicable to any supported platforms.Driver is not applicable to any supported platforms. Code 0x80070661” when trying to import Windows 10 Drivers
• Why are Signed Drivers imported to ConfigMgr 2012 showing as Unsigned?

Logs

• Why is the “Smsts.ini” file added to the “\Windows\System32” folder instead of the “\Windows” folder during OSD?

Media

• General
  • How can I Suppress the “Welcome to the Task Sequence Wizard” when using Media?
  • Why am I not receiving any Management Point location requests when booting from Startup Media?
  • Why can’t I complete the Create Task Sequence Media Wizard if an application dependency is shared between two or more separate applications?
• Boot Media
  • Boot Media fails with “CLibSMSMessageWinHttpTransport::Send: URL: <MP_FQDN>:80  GET”
• Dynamic Media
  • “Setting wizard error: An error occurred while retrieving policy for this computer (0x80072EFD)” for Clients started from Dynamic Boot Media
  • Computer named “MININT-xxxxx” instead of the proper computer name when Dynamic Media used to deploy an Operating System to an imported computer
• Standalone Media
  • “Failed to invoke Execution Manager to Install Software for PackageID='<Package_ID>’ ProgramID='<ID>’ AdvertID='<ID>’ hr=0x87d01004” when running Task Sequence on Stand-Alone Media
  • “Failed to open PXE registry key. Not a PXE boot.”
  • “Unable to read task sequence configuration disk. For more information, contact your system administrator or helpdesk operator.”
  • Machine boots into Task Sequence then reboots

Operating System Images

• Errors
  • “Failed to find the current TS configuration path” when trying to start and install an OS image from a USB thumb drive
  • “Warning SYSPRP Could not re-arm region selection, some files and registry keys are no longer recoverable” in “Setupact.log” when deploying Windows 8.1/ Server 2012 R2
• General
  • Why are the wrong Software Updates for an Operating System image selected when the list of items returned in the Schedule Updates Wizard is sorted?
  • Why does it take longer to download an Operating System Image in ConfigMgr 2012 R2 than in previous versions of ConfigMgr 2012?
• Capture
  • “Failed to get unique id (0x800700EA)Failed to convert Z: to unique volume id. Code : 0x800700eaFailed to convert protected paths to unique ID. Error code 0x800700ea” when trying to Capture an image

PXE

• “PXE-E53: No boot filename received”
• Why are my Distribution Points contacting a Management Point in an Untrusted Forest rather than a “local” Management Point?
• Why does Windows Deployment Services randomly crash on my PXE DP when I PXE boot?
• Why when I PXE boot an Unknown x64 UEFI computer is the x86 Unknown Computer object used causing my computer to get the wrong Task Sequence?

Reimaging

• “[CCM_Policy_Policy5.PolicyID=”ScopeId_GUID/Application_GUID/CA”,PolicySource=”SMS:PRI”,PolicyVersion=”1.00″] is pointing to invalid DTS job [{DTS_JOB_GUID}]. Will attempt to re-download” when reimaging Client

Task Sequences

• Error Messages
  • “8228 – the admin limit for this request has been exceeded” error occurring during Patching part of build
  • “An error occurred while retrieving policy for this computer (0x80072EE7)”
  • “Cannot retry downlevel, specifying OU is not supported” when trying to join a machine to a Domain specifying a OU during a Task Sequence.
  • “ContentProgressEx invalid request GUID handle” in Execmgr.log when trying to deploy Applications via a Task Sequence
  • “Error. Received 0x80072efd from WinHttpSendRequest” when a Task Sequence attempts to download content from a HTTPS DP that’s configured to use a non-default port
  • “Error 31 – A device attached to the system is not functioning. Source: Windows” when deploying a non-English Operating System
  • “Error downloading file from http://<siteserver>.sccm.local:80/SMS_DP_SMSPKG$/CM<nnnnnn>/sccm?/install.wim to C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Packages\CM<nnnnnn>\install.wim ApplyOperatingSystem 1996 (0x07CC)”
  • “Event sink queue overflow occurred” in PolicyAgentProvider.log
  • “Execution status received: 24 (Application download failed)” in SMSTS.log for Applications deployed using the “Install Application” task in an Task Sequence
  • “Failed to find a valid network adapter” Task Sequencing Error
  • “Failed to parse command line arguments, hr=0x80070057” for Task Sequence migrated from ConfigMgr 2007 that use Virtual Applications
  • “Failed to Run Task Sequence – An error occurred while starting the task sequence (0x80004005)”
  • “Failed to Run Task Sequence – An error occurred while starting the task sequence (0x80070032)”
  • “OsdDiskPart.exe – Application Error” Error when trying to run Task Sequence on a UEFI-based Client
  • “Package {Package_ID} is in Pending state and will not be processed…” in Distmgr.log on Child sites when processing content for a Task Sequence changed after migration from another Site
  • “Skipping Task Sequence <ID> because it is not active yet” in smsts.log after upgrading to ConfigMgr 2012 R2 > R2 SP1/ SP1 > SP2
  • “System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException” and “Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation” errors when Task Sequence accessed/ changed
  •  “Task Sequence: <name> has failed with the error code (0x00000001). For more information, please contact your system administrator or helpdesk operator.”
  • “Task Sequence environment not found” message during a Task Sequence that uses the “Install Software Updates” step to install Software Updates that require multiple restarts
  • “The task sequence execution engine failed to install application that was specified in the ‘Install Application’ action” Error 615 after upgrading ConfigMgr 2012
  • “This Task Sequence cannot be run because the Program Files for <package_ID>  are inaccessible on the distribution point.”
• General
  • When running Multiple Task Sequences, why does one stop responding in the “Installing” state whilst others remain in the “Waiting to install” state?
  • Why are the changes to Deployment Settings for a Task Sequence not saved?
  • Why do I get an error when trying to edit my Task Sequence?
  • Why does the Console quit unexpectedly when I try to modify Task Sequence Steps?
  • Why does the SMS Agent Host service quit unexpectedly during the processing of Task Sequences?
  • Why does the Task Sequence Agent (TSAgent) use the logging values set in the Registry on a Client?
  • Why won’t my Task Sequence run?
• Alternate Content Provider
  • Why can’t my Alternate Content Provider access DP locations in a Task Sequence?
  • Why is my Task Sequence not using my Alternate Content Provider?
• Applications and Packages
  • Application installation using Standalone Media fails with “spCIStore->StoreCIFromDisk(pInfo), HRESULT=80004005”
  • Task Sequence not starting as expected if the “Run Command Line Action” sequence step has a link to a Package.
  • Why are all of my Deployment Types not installed when I try to use a dynamic list for the Install Application Task Sequence?
  • Why are my Task Sequence Packages downloaded twice when the “Install software packages according to dynamic variable list” option is selected, and the variable SMSTSPersistContent is set to “False”?
  • Why aren’t Applications that use dynamic variable lists installed in ConfigMgr 2012 SP1?
  • Why do Install Application Task Sequences take longer to complete if they are run from Standalone media instead of a local DP?
  • Why don’t some Applications install when I try to install them using a dynamic variable list in a Task sequence?
• Content
  • Why can’t my Task Sequence download content from a ConfigMgr 2007 Shared Distribution Point?
• Multicast
  • Why does my Task Sequence ignore the Multicast Only flag when downloads are performed within the full operating system instead of Windows PE?
• Ports
  • Clients failing with the error “WinHttpQueryHeaders() returns status code 404 (Not Found)” when trying to download a new Operating System
• SMS Agent Host
  • Why does the “SMS Agent Host” Service stop unexpectedly when running a Task Sequence?
• Task Sequence Steps
  • Why does the “Run Command Line” Task Sequence Step not start?
• Variables
  • Why are Per-computer Task Sequence Variables defined for imported computers filtered out of Client policies in ConfigMgr 2012 R2?
  • Why aren’t Modified Logging Variables used during a Task Sequence?
  • Why can’t I use Dynamic Variables in Task Sequence to deploy several Applications?
  • Why does my Task Sequence using the “Install applications according to dynamic variable list setting” fail?

Post Build

• “The Group Policy Client service failed the sign-in. The universal unique identifier (UUID) type is not supported” when user tries to logon the first time to Windows 8.x after initial deployment of the image
• How can I find out where keys have ‘moved’ to when I build machine in different languages?

User State

• Errors
  • “ErrorCode: 2152205056” when trying to Add a new Computer Association for an existing Computer
  • “Failed to find an SMP that can serve request after trying 4 attempts” when trying to Restore User Data
• USMT
  • Why does the USMT State Store grow significantly when I perform Hard-link Migrations?

Windows Deployment Services

• “Error: the service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion” when trying to start the Windows Deployment Service
• “PXE-E78: Could not locate boot server” and “PXE-M0F: Exiting Intel PXE ROM. OS not found” errors when clients try to obtain a Boot Image from the WDS Server
• “The Windows Deployment Services Server service terminated with service-specific error 10048 (0x2740)” when trying to start the WDS Service
• “Timeout occurred” when trying to download a file using TFTP from Windows Deployment Services
• Boot program fails and cannot deploy Windows to a client with a Network Adapter that doesn’t support Multicast
• Deploying an Operating System over the network using a WDS Server running Windows 2008/ R2 fails
• Why do I get a Blank screen when I select to install a Windows 7 image?