MDT Tech. Net Forum - FAQ & Getting Started Guide. Updated 1. 1/1. 4/1. MDT version 8. 44. Videos & Extra Content How to Debug missing Drivers in MDT Litetouch. How to find the right MDT log files (bdd. How to debug problems in Windows Setup (Panther)Getting Started. What is MDT? MDT is a product made by Microsoft to assist in the Deployment of Windows.

It sits on top of other Microsoft technologies and tools like the WAIK/ADK, USMT, PXE/WDS, WSIM, Windows OOBE setup, and System Center Configuration Manager, and provides a single. It’s fully supported by Microsoft, and has a well- established community of IT Professionals that use it. What is the current version of MDT? The current version is called . Where can purchase MDT? MDT is available for FREE!

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I was doing a EMS POC and deployment of certificates on mobile devices was a requirement. So I needed to setup an NDES server with a separate Subordinate CA for MDM.

Why use MDT if I already have SCCM? MDT is a light weight Task Sequencing environment, it can deploy windows, or other simple tasks. Configuration Manager is a complete management system for your clients.

Operating System Deployment (OSD), is only one of the many tasks that SCCM can do. Additionally. MDT has several “enhancements” to the stock Configuration Manager environment.

If you are experienced with the standard MDT Lite. Touch Task Sequence then the MDT/SCCM Zero. Touch Task Sequence will be easy. From the user’s perspective, the procees is fully automated (Zero Touching). User Driven Installation (UDI) is a User Interface toolkit included in MDT that can be added to the Configuration Manager (SCCM) OSD process.

Variables are defined, all scripts are listed, and includes several walk through guides. Take a look. There are several books on MDT deployment (Internet search for: MDT Book).

Several companies provide training sessions for MDT, SCCM and more. MDT is always covered at the big Microsoft IT Conferences for Windows like Tech. Ed. Most Windows Desktop Deployment Consultants will be familiar with MDT and SCCM, including Microsoft’s own Consulting Group. There are also tools and (hydration) kits available to quickly build out MDT evaluation environments. Remember, there are always new people here who need help getting started. What is cloning? What are Images? What is Sys. Prep?

Starting with Windows Vista, Microsoft has been moving towards the common industry model of disk imaging. That means once a machine has been setup into a desired “golden” state ( Applications Installed, Files Copied, Settings Configured ), the disk is copied. The official way to prepare a machine for cloning is to run the Sys. Prep. exe tool just before the capture or move. Images are stored in several archive files used by Microsoft. Retail Windows Installation DVD’s, *. Hyper- V to emulate a physical disk.

In Windows XP, it was common to take an OS image, install new applications, apply patches, sysprep, and re- use. Then when new applications and patches came out, you would take the latest OS image, and repeat the process. A Windows XP image may have been. Over and over again. However this image (un)management model was broken in Windows Vista, you could only sysprep a machine a maximum of three times (due to licensing changes).

MDT has become a popular alternative to create images. Add all of your Applications to the MDT console (with silent install switches)Add any *.

Create a create a task sequence with the Windows “retail” DVD image or Volume License (VL) files directly from Microsoft. When Microsoft comes out with new critical patches, all you need to do is re- run the automated install in your virtual machine. What are Fat Images? What are Thin Images? Hybrid? MDT can be used in two different scenarios, Imaging and Deployment. Imaging is the process of creating a new *.

Applications, Settings (and sometimes common Drivers). MDT can install the OS, Applications, Registry Settings, Patch using Windows Update, Sysprep, and save the contents. Deployment is where MDT or SCCM can install a retail *.

MDT can also install additional Applications, Configuration Settings, Migrate User Files and Settings, Drivers. Should an Application be installed into the core image, or be installed at deployment? Border And Shading Pada Microsoft Word.

Examples: Fat - If you have an environment where all the machines are identical (hardware, applications and setting), then a Fat Image could be optimal. Very little (or nothing) is done at deploy time. A very thin image could be one that only contains Microsoft Hotfix patches. When you sysprep, by default those changes are discarded. It is possible to tell sysprep to make the.

Administrator” account the default user profile using Copy. Profile. Check out these excellent blog posts describing some of the issues. The best solution to make a Start Screen the way you want is to manually prepare the screen in the full OS with the local Administrator account, Sys. Prep. and then use Copy. Profile to ensure that the Start Screen for the Administrator is applied to all new users. For more information see. Personally I prefer the Apps.

Folder. Layout. Bin method in this article). Religious Wars Warning: asking the following topics may produce different answers from different users. MDT mostly uses *.

Fat images vs Thin Images  - See Above. Structured Driver Installation vs Chaos –. Events/Tech. Ed/North. America/2. 01. 2/WCL3. Single Partition vs Multiple Partitions for Disk 0 –Don’t put data on D: drive.

Remember, Windows Deployment is a large and complex system. Michael Niehaus and Keith Garner (both former Program Managers and Developers on the MDT project) provided. Tech. Ed 2. 01. 1 here. J3d. 6PWZyut. Y .

The content is valid for Windows 7 and above, and Windows Server 2. R2 and above. If the problem is on the client machine, can you share the relevant log files? Generally we don’t recommend adding the log files to the Technet Form post, bdd. Instead, use a public web service like Sky.

Drive. Create a public share, copy the log files there, and send a link to the folder. Typically found in c: \windows\temp\deploymentlogs (requires elevation to see this folder). See article. KB9. The Log files are hard to read! MDT and SCCM log files are in a proprietary ML format. Use the. cmtrace.

System Center Configuration Manager 2. SCCM) to view these log files formatted. Double Glazing Existing Windows Melbourne. This tool is a must have for any SCCM or MDT administrator. Errors within Windows Setup (Panther logs). Follow along with a full MDT OS Installation.

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Office 2. 01. 3 Resource Kit Applies to: Office 2. Office 3. 65 Pro. Plus. Topic Last Modified: 2. Summary:  Lets you know what's available in the Office 2. Resource Kit. Audience: IT Professionals The documentation is intended for IT professionals who plan, implement, and maintain Office installations in their organizations.

New and updated content s published regularly. The following table provides links to major sections of content in the Office Resource Kit: Office 2. Office Resource Kit articles on Tech. Net. Section. Description. What's new in Office 2. Contains a list of content that will help you explore the new features, resources, and tools that are available to you in Office 2.

Compatibility in Office 2. Contains a list of new and updated content that will help you evaluate Office 2.

Plan and deploy Office 2. Contains a list of content that includes how- to information for specific deployment tasks, such as customizing an installation, and installing Office 2. It also provides information about the new licensing options for Office 2. Manage Office 2. 01. Contains a list of content that provides information about how to change users' configurations after Office 2.

Office Anywhere in Office 2. Contains a list of content that provides information about how to work with Office 2. User readiness for Office 2. Provides information about what's available to help you prepare users in your organization to work with Office 2.

Office 3. 65. Office 2. Glossary. Contains a list of Office terms and definitions that are either new or updated for Office 2. Downloadable content for the Office 2. Resource Kit. Contains a list of content in the Office 2. Resource Kit that is available as a download.