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  • 1.  Unable to create image after updating to WinPE 4.0

    Posted Jul 08, 2014 07:53 AM

    Hi everyone

     

    By following HOWTO article 85100 (which now longer can be found?) I've successfully upgraded to WinPE 4.0 on our DS 7.1. I'm now able to deploy images on newer machines and thanks for that!

    Yesterday I tried updating my Windows 7 image which was the first time since the upgrade. When creating an image I’ve been using the following tasks numerous times with no trouble: Prepare for Image capture and Create Image.

    The first task completes quickly. Afterwards it starts up in PXE and begin loading WinPE but when it’s done I’m getting this error message:

    Create Image.png

     

    Normally the ghost process starts here. Any idea what's wrong?

     

    Kind regards

    Nick



  • 2.  RE: Unable to create image after updating to WinPE 4.0

    Posted Sep 12, 2014 08:36 AM

    Anyone?



  • 3.  RE: Unable to create image after updating to WinPE 4.0

    Posted Sep 18, 2014 12:59 PM

    Did you update the application (e.g. new hotfix) since installing PE4?

    You are correct - they pulled PE4 support for 7.1 officially (I asked my friend who used to maintain it).  The problem becomes for those who put it in place, and then add another hotfix to the application - at that point, the PE4 MIGHT no longer be working for them!  I have no idea the response to that.  In the past, every HF release, the PE4 build had to be rebuilt - by "us" in support (before I left).  Dev didin't do it, support did.  PM and Management said "NO MORE" to that, and so now, if you apply a later HF, not sure if there might not be code changes that make the PE4 environment not work right.  I just don't know.

    Out of curiosity, what's holding you back from DS 7.5?  I KNOW not everyone can go there, just asking.  Some don't just cause they don't want to.  Some have 2 yrs of paperwork to do first.  I get it.  But 7.5 works with PE4 AND still gets development.  More than I can say for 7.1.

    Anyway, keep us posted...



  • 4.  RE: Unable to create image after updating to WinPE 4.0

    Posted Sep 18, 2014 01:00 PM

    oh yeah, and I was making the assumption this is a crash in PE, NOT the OS itself, right?



  • 5.  RE: Unable to create image after updating to WinPE 4.0

    Posted Sep 26, 2014 07:10 AM

    Thanks for your response.


    I investigated a bit further and found out that the problem only occurs when I try to create an image from VMware. If the source is a physical machine it works just fine! I suppose that something has to be modified in the .vmx file?



  • 6.  RE: Unable to create image after updating to WinPE 4.0

    Posted Sep 26, 2014 03:44 PM

    maybe NIC settings?



  • 7.  RE: Unable to create image after updating to WinPE 4.0

    Posted Oct 08, 2014 07:18 AM

    Perhaps, but should I have problems with this device: ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000" ?



  • 8.  RE: Unable to create image after updating to WinPE 4.0
    Best Answer

    Posted Nov 04, 2014 02:54 AM

    The task "Prepare for Image capture" where booting into WinPE Managed x86 which has been working great until the update to WinPE 4.0. The task is now booting into WinPE Managed x64 (Vista WinPE) and I'm now able to capture/create an image.