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PGP Bypass for USMT task sequence

Created: 27 Feb 2013 | Updated: 07 Mar 2013 | 3 comments
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So here is my dilema.  We are in the middle of migrating from XP Pro SP3 32bit to Windows 7E x64 and our laptops which are all encrypted with either  9.9.1.287, 10.0.0.2732, 10.1.2.50, 10.2.0.1950, or 10.2.1.4940.  We have the local administrator account as a SSO (but it has not Enrolled yet) and I can run the following command locally and the bypass works just fine:  "C:\program files (x86)\PGP Corporation\PGP Desktop\pgpwde.exe" --add-bypass --disk 0 --admin-passphrase %password% --aa   The problem I have is when I try to run this as part of a task sequence via SCCM 2007, I am getting getting an error of "Executing command line: Run command line Operation [Unknown] failed: Error code-12450: administrative preferences file not found"  I've tried all sorts of different ways to do this including putting a .bat file on the root of the drive having SCCM execute that as local administrator, but no change.  Has anyone been able to successfully bypass the logon screen successfully  with this product?  Very frustrating as you would think it would be a simple thing to do...any suggestions?

Thanks,

JL

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I can't personally offer any assistance on your server side questions, but want to make sure you realize that you need to decrypt your disks before upgrading to Windows 7; that Windows 7 is not supported until PGP 9.12 (nine.twelve), and that you have to use the 64 bit PGP installer for use on 64 bit Win 7.

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Thanks Tom.  These are actually side by side refreshes so the machines I am referencing are the source systems that are only running the State Capture task sequence which includes a restart prior to beginning the USMT.  This is only to get the bypass working on the source so the restart will complete and allow the state capture to begin. 

JL

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Just to let anyone who is thinking about this know, I was able to solve the issue.  Adding an admin passphrase to the policy for the specific groups that we are working on has given us the added functionality we were looking for.

 

Jere

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