Ghost Solution Suite

I'm a little late to the show and was having the same issue with Step 3, locating the copy.bat files (and those only found within the Ghost Console part)... I can load a previously used one, but from there I am lost. Many thanks for any help, I have 0 experience with Ghost and setting up a WinPE.

Edit:  All files found, with the exception of ghostoem32.

Terry

Yes the PC goes into the new WINPE, then stops, gives an error on the console and then reboots back into windows.

i have seen that error a number of times, and (for me), it isnt always the same thing.

if you can get to the machine that is actually failing the config, it may tell you what the problem is.  does that machine reboot after the failure, or does it stay in the PE?  also, it went into your new PE, right?

Thanks Terry, great guide.

However I am stuck as the point of after the clone task is completed,

I run a standalone config task that renames the PC and adds it to the domain, but this task is failing with 

An error occurred on the client but the error file could not be retrieved. on the configuration step.

any help given would be appreciated.

Quick (hopefully) question.  Using the steps in the original post, I'm able to get my image communicating with my NEAREST ghost console system, but not the console I'm looking for.  What switch/command can I use to go to another console on my network?

Our organization just bough GSS2.5.1 along with 250 licenses. I just realized most of our workstations are Dell 9020's and 9010's equipped with the i217-lm NIC which is not supported in the default win-pe image. Intel doesn't have a vista driver for the i217-lm NIC. I tried following these steps on https://communities.intel.com/thread/43218 but could not get it to work. I am able to pxe boot of the network but cannot get an ip address. Ultimately I would like to boot of the network and map to a network share where the images are stored and just dump an image from the client computer.

I followed your instructions and created a  win-pe 3.1 image. How do I add the contents from winpe_x86 folder and create a network boot package using Ghost boot wizard and 3 com boot services. I want to be able to boot of the network using 3com pxe server and tftp. Should I try PC Dos instead?

I am using GSS 2.5.1 on a windows 7 64 bit enviroment.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank You.

Hi Terry,

Thank you very much for this post. I had been having issue with trying to get the original GSS PE image to load the correct NIC drivers for a VMware VM machine (see https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/how-create-ghost-boot-iso-use-vmware-machine-and-vmxnet-3-nic), but this post helped me create a WinPE 5.1 image (based on Windows 8.1 32 bit). It took a little while but it worked flawlessly.

For reference I have attached a small set of batch scripts (based on your originals as listed above) that might act as a starting point to build a WinPE 5.1 image. You still need Windows ADK with Deployment and PE environment installed from Microsoft, but the script should then make a NEW image, once you have copied you GSS file to the sub folder. This is far from perfect as I would like to modify the script to detect an image that has already been extracted and modified that you simply want to add files to, and question user as to what kind of image they want to create (such as a console, or direct Ghost Cast server session), but its a start. Its also taken from a 64 bit based machine so paths names (the the 'Program Files (x86)' folder) might be different if you run it on 32 bit machine.

1. Extract the zip to the root to C:\
2. Open the "Deployment and Imaging Tools Environment"
3. Cd \bootcd
4. Run the "MakePE5.bat" Batch file

Hope this helps someone.

C:\winpe>dism /image:%_location%\mount /add-package /packagepath:"C:\Program
Files\Windows Kits\8.0\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Env
ironment\x86\WinPE_OCs\WinPE-HTA.cab"

Error: 87

The Image option has been duplicated on the command-line.
Remove the duplicate option and try the command again.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log

Please help me I ran the above command 2 times and i got this error 87

    This article has been a great starting point for me. I had to make some modifications for my specific use as well as to be able to use it in the Ghost Console. Using the method described in this article I ran into 2 issue with the console.

     The first was that the console was detecting that the manifest did not have the correct drivers listed for machines I am using. So what I did was first go into the Ghost Boot Wizard and copy the WinPE to a new WinPEtmp. Then I edited the WinPEtmp and added all the WinPE3 drivers I needed, even though they would not work with the original WinPE this method added the correct entries in the driver manifest so that is would detect that it has the drivers. Then I followed the remaining instructions to create the WinPE3 PreOS.
 

     The second issue I was receiveing had to do with the size of the .wim file. It would error out stating that the .wim file was the wrong one. I received the following error message.

Details for: To Virtual Partition

The File"{manifest}\\Sources\\boot.wim" (size 151MB) is too large for the size (120MB) specified for this PreOS.

So what I had to do was to go into C:\ProgramData\Symantec\Ghost\Template\common\WinPE3\Manifest.txt

Find the following section

path = "{manifest}\\sources\\boot.wim", size = 120}

and change size = 120 to size = 151

After doing that all was well.

Additionally I created a .HTA to act as a front end to prevent anyone from accessing a command prompt to compromise the Hard Drive.

Here is what I did differently with the Startnet.cmd, Startghost.cmd and the added .htas

Startnet.cmd

         wpeinit
         wpeutil disablefirewall
         Start /min cmd /c x:\scripts\setpath.cmd
         Start /min cmd /c x:\scripts\startGhost.cmd
         x:\HTA\Sleep.HTA
         x:\HTA\FrontEnd.HTA
         exit
 

I ran the set PAth and StartGhost as seperate processes so that they could run in the background.

I added an Exit to the end of StartGhost so that in the event someone was able to access that command window and canceled the process the next thing to happen would be to close the window.

StartGhost.cmd

         rem --- This will remove any traces of virtual partition from hard drive ---
         x:\ghost\gdisk32.exe /revert  >> x:\ghost\startlog.txt
 
         rem --- This will create primary OS drive configuration ---
         x:\ghost\ghost32.exe /setosdrives /blind >> x:\ghost\startlog.txt

         rem --- This will contact the Ghost server
         x:\ghost\ngctw32.exe -console

         exit

Next I ran a simple .hta to sleep for a few seconds to give startghost a chance to get going, Otherwise it would end up running ngctw32.exe on top of everything else.

sleep.hta

<Html>
<Head>
<Title>Sleep</Title>
<HTA:Application
Caption = no
WindowState=minimize
Border = none
ShowInTaskBar = Yes
SingleInstance = no
MaximizeButton = No
MinimizeButton = Yes>
 
 <script Language = VBScript>
 
  Dim idTimer
 
  Sub Window_OnLoad 
  idTimer = window.setTimeout("ExitHTA",5000, "VBScript")
 End Sub
 
 Sub ExitHTA
  self.close()
 End Sub
 
</script>

<body>
</body>

</head>
</html>

Next I created an HTA script to run and not allow interaction without Logging in. I was able to prevent Alt+F4 but not Alt+Tab but I found a different way to handle that at the end.

FontEnd.HTA

Now I formatted the body to work with my specific background image x:\Windows\System32\winpe.bmp

and I obviously changed my username and password on line 69 for security reasons.

<Html>
<Head>
<Title>Support Information</Title>
 
<HTA:Application
Caption = no
WindowState=maximize
Border = none
ShowInTaskBar = Yes
SingleInstance = no
MaximizeButton = No
MinimizeButton = Yes>
 
<script Language = VBScript>
 
 Dim boolPasswordEntered
 Dim idTimer
 
 boolPasswordEntered = False
 
 Sub Window_OnLoad 
  Document_onKeyDown()
  Show_LogIn
  Hide_Info
  GetInfo
 End Sub
 
 Sub Show_Hide_Info
  if boolPasswordEntered = True Then
   If span_MACAddress.style.visibility="visible" Then
    span_MACAddress.style.visibility="hidden"
    span_ipaddress.style.visibility="hidden"
    span_subnetmask.style.visibility="hidden"
    span_defaultgateway.style.visibility="hidden"
    span_primarydns.style.visibility="hidden"
    span_secondarydns.style.visibility="hidden"
   Else
    span_MACAddress.style.visibility="visible"
    span_ipaddress.style.visibility="visible"
    span_subnetmask.style.visibility="visible"
    span_defaultgateway.style.visibility="visible"
    span_primarydns.style.visibility="visible"
    span_secondarydns.style.visibility="visible" 
   End If
  Else
   errorMsg = msgbox("Please Log In",0,"Error")
  End If
 End Sub
 
 Sub Hide_info
   span_MACAddress.style.visibility="hidden"
   span_ipaddress.style.visibility="hidden"
   span_subnetmask.style.visibility="hidden"
   span_defaultgateway.style.visibility="hidden"
   span_primarydns.style.visibility="hidden"
   span_secondarydns.style.visibility="hidden" 
 End Sub
 
 Sub Hide_LogIn
  GetLogin.style.visibility="hidden"
 End Sub
 
 Sub Show_LogIn
  GetLogin.style.visibility="visible"
 End Sub
 
 Function CheckPassword 
  Show_LogIn
  If  (Username1.value = "USERNAME" ) and (UserPassword1.value = "PASSWORD") Then
   boolPasswordEntered = True
   Hide_LogIn
  Else
   errorMsg = msgbox("Incorrect username or bad password",0,"Error")
  End If
 End Function
 
 Function Log_Out
  If boolPasswordEntered = True Then
   Hide_Info
   boolPasswordEntered = False
   Show_LogIn
   Username1.value = ""
   UserPassword1.value = ""
  End If
 End Function
 
 Function Timeout
  window.clearTimeout(idTimer)
  idTimer = window.setTimeout("Log_Out",120000, "VBScript")
 End Function
 
 Function Document_onKeyDown()

  Dim alt
  alt = window.event.altKey
  Select Case window.event.keyCode
   Case 27,116
    window.event.keyCode = 0
    window.event.cancelBubble = true
    Document_onKeyDown = False
   Case 115
    If alt Then
     window.event.keyCode = 0
     window.event.cancelBubble = true
     Document_onKeyDown = False
    End If
   Case Else
    Document_onKeyDown = True
  End Select

 End Function

 Function RunCMD
  Dim oShell
  Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
  If boolPasswordEntered = True Then
   oShell.run "cmd.exe"
  Else
   errorMsg = msgbox("Please Log In",0,"Error")
   Show_LogIn
  End If
 End Function
 
 Function RunGhost
  Dim oShell
  Set oShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")  
  If boolPasswordEntered = True Then
   oShell.run "X:\ghost\ghost32.exe -fro"
  Else
   errorMsg = msgbox("Please Log In",0,"Error")
   Show_LogIn
  End If
 End Function
 
 Function GetInfo
  strIPInfo = GetIPInformation()
  If InStr(strIPInfo, ";") > 0 Then
   arrIPInfo = Split(strIPInfo, ";")
   If UBound(arrIPInfo) >= 3 Then
    span_ipaddress.InnerHTML = "IP Address: " & arrIPInfo(0)
    span_subnetmask.InnerHTML = "SubnetMask: " & arrIPInfo(1)
    span_defaultgateway.InnerHTML = "Deafult Gateway: " & arrIPInfo(2)
    span_primarydns.InnerHTML = "Pri DNS: " & arrIPInfo(3)
    If UBound(arrIPInfo) = 4 Then
     span_secondarydns.InnerHTML = "Sec DNS: " & arrIPInfo(4)
    End If
   End If
  End If
  GetMac
 End Function
 
 Function GetIPInformation()
  strComputer = "."
  Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
  Set colNetAdapters = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
   ("Select * from Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled=True")
  strDetails = ""
  For Each objAdapter In colNetAdapters
   If IsNull(objAdapter.IPAddress) = False And IsNull(objAdapter.DefaultIPGateway) = False Then
    If Join(objAdapter.IPAddress) <> "0.0.0.0" Then
     If strDetails = "" Then
      strDetails = Join(objAdapter.IPAddress) & ";"
      strDetails = strDetails & Join(objAdapter.IPSubnet) & ";"
      strDetails = strDetails & Join(objAdapter.DefaultIPGateway) & ";"
      strDetails = strDetails & Join(objAdapter.DNSServerSearchOrder, ";")
      
     End If
    End If
   End If
  Next
  GetIPInformation = strDetails
 End Function
 
 Sub GetMac
  strComputer = "."
  Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
  Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where IPEnabled = True")
  For Each objItem in colItems
   IF IsNull(objItem.DefaultIPGateway) = False Then
    strHtml = strHtml & objItem.MACAddress & "</Br>"
   End If
  Next
  span_MACaddress.InnerHtml = "MAC Address: " & strHtml
 End Sub
 
 Sub ExitHTA
  If boolPasswordEntered = True Then
   self.close()
  Else
   errorMsg = msgbox("Please Log In to Exit",0,"Error")
   Show_LogIn
  End If
 End Sub
 
 Function ShowPc
  If PcInfo.style.visibility="hidden" Then
   PcInfo.style.visibility="visible"
  Else
   PcInfo.style.visibility="hidden"
  End If
 End Function
 
</script>
<body onkeyup=Timeout background = "x:\windows\system32\WinPE.bmp">
 <table width= "90%" border="0" align="center">
  <span id="PcInfo">
   <tr>
    <td align="center" colspan="2">    
     <h2 style="font-size:18pt" style="color:#FFFF00">IT Maintenance. Please do not shutdown or restart</h2>
    </td>
   </tr>
    <td>
     <Font color = #FFFF00><span id="span_MACaddress"></span>
    </td>
    <td>
     
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>
     <Font color = #FFFF00><span id="span_ipaddress"></span>
    </td>
    <td>
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>
     <Font color = #FFFF00><span id="span_subnetmask"></span>
    </td>
    <td>
     
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>
     <Font color = #FFFF00><span id="span_defaultgateway"></span>
    </td>
    <td>
     
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>
     <Font color = #FFFF00><span id="span_primarydns"></span>
    </td>
    <td>
     
    </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
    <td>
     <Font color = #FFFF00><span id="span_secondarydns"></span>
    </td>
    <td>
     
    </td>
   </tr>
  </span>
 </table><br><br><br>
 
 <table width= "90%" border="0" align="center">
  <tr align="Left">
   <td>
    <span id="GetLogin">
     </Br>
     </Br>
     </Br>
     </Br>
     </Br>
     <Font color = #FFFF00>Please enter credentials and click OK</Br>
     <Font color = #FFFF00> Username:
     <input type="text" name="UserName1"> </Br>
     <Font color = #FFFF00> Password:
     <input type="password" name="UserPassword1"> </Br>
     <input type="button" value="OK" name="OK" onclick="CheckPassword"><p>
    </span>
    <input type="button" value="Exit" name="run_button"  onClick="ExitHTA">
    <input type="button" value="Command Window" name="CMD" onClick="RunCMD">
    <input type="button" value="Ghost" name="Ghost" onClick="RunGhost">
    <input type="button" value="Show/Hide PC Info" name="PcInfo" onClick="Show_Hide_Info">
    <input type="button" value="Log Out" name="LO" onClick="Log_Out">
    </td>
  </tr>
 </table>
</body>
</head>
</html>

Finally the last entry in the Startnet.cmd is Exit. That way if someone is able to close out the .hta application it should nearly immediately exit.

I am sure that this is not a full proof set up but that was not my intention. What was my intention was to make it difficult enough to make it take some time. To put it in simple terms. Keep the honest thieves out.

i have not, sorry

i did have a brand new set of computers succeed on a single clone and config task that started from a regular windows install, but i have not been able to reproduce it, even on the same machines!

Just wondering if you found a soultion yet for the "clone and config" in the same task issue?

Thanks

Doug

when i go through the process i run into this:

c:\winpe>dism /image:c:\winpe\mount /add-package /packagepath:"C:\program files\
windows aik\tools\petools\x86\winpe_FPs\WinPE-HTA.cab"

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385

Error: 50

DISM does not support servicing a Windows Vista RTM or earlier operating system.

If the operating system is supported check that SSShim.DLL is present.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log

c:\winpe>

This is on a win7x86 machine with the win7 aik and supplement installed.

Unmount and remount seemed to do the trick!

Thanks a mil.

dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:%_location%\mount /commit

keep in mind that command as it is will commit the changes to the WIM.

if you want to discard them, use

dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:%_location%\mount /discard

Terry,

I don't think the image is corrupt. I can try to unmount the image (is there a command that I need to run to unmount?). 

This was my result from the beginning and has never worked.

is the image corrupt?  it looks like it is telling you it is already mounted, but then asking you to remount it

have you tried unmounting the image and remounting it before running the command?

has this happened to you every time or did it just start after working for a while?

I am trying to run the following commands to no avail... I get the below output... PLEASE HELP

Now, back to that command prompt.  run the following commands:

1. dism /image:%_location%\mount /add-package /packagepath:"C:\program files\windows aik\tools\petools\x86\winpe_FPs\WinPE-HTA.cab"
2. dism /image:%_location%\mount /add-package /packagepath:"C:\program files\windows aik\tools\petools\x86\winpe_FPs\WinPE-Scripting.cab"
3. dism /image:%_location%\mount /add-package /packagepath:"C:\program files\windows aik\tools\petools\x86\winpe_FPs\WinPE-WMI.cab"

Hello Terry, 

Thank you so much for this wonderful article! I was racking my brain over this issue for a while... I was able to create a bootable USB and everything seemed to be going just fine but now I'm at a point where it will start the ngctw32.exe but it gets stuck in a loop where the client PC will send a status to the ghost server and it will be acknowledged by it but it doesn't go any further than that. So it's an infinite loop of "sending status" and "acknowledged by"... 

On the ghost console I can see that it is detecting the machine because it shows an icon with the clients MAC address but it won't do anything. In ghostcast server the client is not accepted. 

Any suggestions?

Terry,

I am not sure, I am using the PE from your documentation. Yes the client has the new PE set. Is there a way to disable the DOS client upgrade step?

Terry,

I am not sure, I am using the PE from your documentation. Yes the client has the new PE set. Is there a way to disable the DOS client upgrade step?

some things are just out of your control!  the good news is you can kind of figure out the process if you ever had to do it!

Terry BU thanks for this great  document it was a great help, unfortunaly we are depended upon the client initated boot to virtual partition and we had to call Symantec. They were able to supply us with a working manifest and boot.wim for PE3.0.

why is it running a DOS client upgrade?
does the machine have the newly made PE set as its PE to use during those steps?

Thanks

would you mind reposting that picture so all the steps can be seen?  i am curious to know what the line that reads "failure" also says.

i use the USB key for bringing new machines into the console.  i dont visit every one by hand to restore.  my new PE works for the restore (i have to assign that PE to the machine), but it will fail on the config part.  at that point (the failure), it reboots, syspreps, etc.  i then run a config on it, and it reboots again, runs the config, and is good to go.  i just cant run a clone AND config in the same task, but it works if it was already in the PE....

Thanks Terry,

Didn't think you would respond so soon!

1st Failed on Configuration.

2nd It is a standalone task. 

I read one of your comments earlier on being able to either clone or config on a single task. I am able to clone on a single task, but not config on a single task. The USB is not an option for me (too many machines)

Thank You

Ok we got the PE to boot but when it is attempting to connect the commandline shows the Cert key push but it has the wrong server IP and we tried changing the client from host name to IP but not change. It connects fine when the Clone PC is booted but when it tries to connect to the server for the session it has the wong IP?

2 questions:

first, what step did it error out on (that is covered by the event details)?

second, is this a standalone config task, or is it doing other things too?

i ask because using the new PE, i cannot clone and config in the same task unless i booted to the PE using the USB key

Terry BU,

Thanks for the documentation. I successfully imaged a machine via the console. However, I am getting the following error while doing a Configuration task. "An error occured on the cleint but the error could not be retreived" Any Suggestions?

Hi Terry,

This solution does not fix the "Volume Full Error". I tried changing the manifest files both on Win-PE and Winpe-512. Any other suggestions?

no problem!  i figured other people would be in the same situation as me, and could take it as a guide to help them!

I went back through from scratch and now it seems to be working fine for both the console and a USB drive.

Thanks again for the walkthrough.

while in the PE from the console, if you open your startnet.cmd file on the X: drive, is your script/commands/whatever in it?

It did receive an IP address. I am still working on it from the Console, but a USB works just fine, and that's enough to get us started. 124 laptops to image. :)

out of curiousity, do you get an IP address if you run ipconfig?  if you do, it is not running your startnet.cmd file

All it does is give the Virtual Partition timed out error. I am going to make another one, I may have left a file out, but at least my usb is working and for now that is way better than we had. I couldn't find a few files, so I'm downloading the GSS update and will remake my BOOT.WIM with the files (Hopefully) and see how the console likes that.

so it boots up and opens the new console window that pings your ghost server, but only if booting from the key?

when booting from the console (if its not working), does the console give an error (besides that it timed out if it cannot connect)?

Thanks, I got it to reboot from the console, but Ghost seems to crash after it boots into Winpe. All i get is one screen command screen. All is working from my flash drive, just not when I go to the console. I have the client selected to use the new Boot Environment. 

no, BUT!  there is a previous article from Symantec here:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/volume-full-error

that talks about getting that error and how to solve it!  seems to be an easy fix!

Hi Terry,

       Have you seen this error before. I am trying to pull an image from a machine with the new Winpe3 Boot.WIM I copied and I am getting this error. VOlume Full.My BOOT.WIM file is about 143MB.

no problem!  glad to hear you worked through it.

Looks like it's working. Thanks for the help!

its telling you that %_location% is not set to anything.  you have to set the %_location% variable to something, or remove it and put in the actual location

for example, you could put this at the top of your script:

echo off
set /p _location= What directory did you make for your PE: 
echo on

that will cause it to prompt you, and set your answer as the value for %_location%

I get the return of %_location%

when you create the location of the pe with the tools, it will auto take you to the directory you just made.  that is both good and bad.  the question is does your variable resolve?

you can test that by typing "ECHO <variable>" into the command prompt.  it will show you what it resolves to

so 

ECHO %_location%

should give you a directory name.  does that directory exist?

Sorry. I thought you answered this question earlier. I am new to this and don't really know how to check and see if it is resolving to the corect place. I am following your instructions, but I am obviously missing something. How would I check to make sure it's resplving to the correct place? My commandprompt is reading c:\winpe

tommax, my email for this thread says you posted:

I am getting this error when trying to access my .cab files. Error: 3 Unable to access the image. Make sure that the image path and the Windows directory for the image exist and you have Read permissions on the folder.

but the text box is just blank when i try to reply....

so i posted it here again

does your %_location% variable resolve to the correct place?  i cant see what command you ran to mount it, only that it says it did.

take an actual Ghost Boot Wizard made boot .gho file that you made.  Open it in Ghost Explorer.  you will see a folder named "Ghost".  all those files (ngctw32 included) are in that folder.  export them to your holding area so you have them for your PE image that you will make!

x:\ is because when the PE boots up, it will create a RAM drive and store all of its stuff there.  by default, that is the X drive

Thanks Terry. But I did not find the ghostoem32 in the regular Ghost Boot Partition.

For this command {set path=%path%;x:\Program Files;x:\ghost;x:\scripts;} I have set the path c:\bootcd\makepe\scripts. For "x" we need to provide the path like "c:\winpe\mount" or it will take the default path.

location would be where the WIM mounted, so in this case, c:\winpe is what i used in the article.

you add any drivers you need to make your PE work.  Since this is a WinPE3 image, you would use Windows 7 drivers.  go with 32bit or 64bit, depending on the architecture you chose when makeing the PE image

@ Terry I used the WinPE copy and named it as WinPE3.

I found the file copy.bat and ghvp.bat but not able to find the ghostoem32 in the regular Ghost Boot Partition.

For the %_location% should we use the c:\winpe or the holding folder c:\bootcd\makepe.

While adding the driver for the DELL Latitude E7440 for this command "dism /image:c:\winpe\mount /add-driver /driver:c:\bootcd\makepe\winpedrivers32 /recurse"

Let me know which driver need to added for the folder.

were the rest of the files there?  they should all be visible in a regular Ghost Boot Partition if you view it in Ghost Explorer

thats interesting.  my boot image is 150MB.  did you build that off of the WinPE or WinPE512 in the very beginning (when you used Ghost Boot Wizard to build the folder)?

Terry, I am not able to find the following files copy.bat, ghostoem32 and ghvp.bat in the console partition.

wht can be done for this?

I have created the Winpe3.

Whiel trying to create the Image I am getting this error message

the error is that it cannot find the image.  2 questions:

1) did you mount it

2) are you setting the variable %_location%

you use that variable a lot, and i did talk about it in my article, but if you dont set it before you make that call it will fail

Thanks Terry

I am not able to find the following files copy.bat, ghostoem32 and ghvp.bat in the console partition.

I am also getting the error message while executing this command

dism /image:%_location%\mount /add-package /packagepath:"C:\program files\windows aik\tools\petools\x86\winpe_FPs\WinPE-HTA.cab"

dism /image:%_location%\mount /add-package /packagepath:"C:\program files\windows aik\tools\petools\x86\winpe_FPs\WinPE-Scripting.cab"

dism /image:%_location%\mount /add-package /packagepath:"C:\program files\windows aik\tools\petools\x86\winpe_FPs\WinPE-WMI.cab"

good news, this may be an easy fix.  your image shows you have this as the command:

dism /mount-wim /wimfile:c:\winpe\winpe.wim /index:1 /mountdor:c:\winpe\mount

note you have "mountdOr" not "mountdir" at the end of the line

Hi Terry,

I am getting error message after  enterin this cmd

dism /mount-wim /wimfile:c:\winpe\winpe.wim /index:1 /mountdir:c:\winpe\mount

this image has been mounted to that location before you ran this command?

2013-12-16 16:25:15, Error DISM DISM.EXE: Failed to access the image folder or image's windows folder.

you can put the holding directory anywhere.  its just a backup for YOU should you ever have to remake/rebuild/update your PE

if you have ever made a console parition file, you can use that.  it will be on your ghost server, but also on any bootable media you have made to put a console partition on a machine

@ Terry BU

I am getting an error when run

dism /image:%_location%\mount /add-package /packagepath:"C:\program files\windows aik\tools\petools\x86\winpe_FPs\WinPE-HTA.cab"

2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM PID=7240 Scratch directory set to 'C:\Users\ZZ-M~1\AppData\Local\Temp\'. - CDISMManager::put_ScratchDir
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM PID=7240 Successfully loaded the ImageSession at "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\AMD64\Servicing" - CDISMManager::LoadImageSession
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Found and Initialized the DISM Logger. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_InitializeLogger
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Failed to get and initialize the PE Provider. Continuing by assuming that it is not a WinPE image. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnConnect
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Finished initializing the Provider Map. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnConnect
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Getting Provider DISMLogger - CDISMProviderStore::GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Provider has previously been initialized. Returning the existing instance. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Getting Provider DISMLogger - CDISMProviderStore::GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Provider has previously been initialized. Returning the existing instance. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Manager: PID=7240 Successfully created the local image session and provider store. - CDISMManager::CreateLocalImageSession
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Getting Provider DISMLogger - CDISMProviderStore::GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Provider has previously been initialized. Returning the existing instance. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE:
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: <----- Starting Dism.exe session ----->
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE:
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Host machine information: OS Version=6.1.7601, Running architecture=amd64, Number of processors=4
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Executing command line: dism /image:%_location%\mount /add-package /packagepath:"C:\program files\windows aik\tools\petools\x86\winpe_FPs\WinPE-HTA.cab"
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Getting the collection of providers from a local provider store type. - CDISMProviderStore::GetProviderCollection
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Provider has not previously been encountered. Attempting to initialize the provider. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Loading Provider from location C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\AMD64\Servicing\WimProvider.dll - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Connecting to the provider located at C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\AMD64\Servicing\WimProvider.dll. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_LoadProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Provider has not previously been encountered. Attempting to initialize the provider. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Loading Provider from location C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\AMD64\Servicing\FolderProvider.dll - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Connecting to the provider located at C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\AMD64\Servicing\FolderProvider.dll. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_LoadProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Provider has not previously been encountered. Attempting to initialize the provider. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Loading Provider from location C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\AMD64\Servicing\CompatProvider.dll - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_GetProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Connecting to the provider located at C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\AMD64\Servicing\CompatProvider.dll. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_LoadProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Got the collection of providers. Now enumerating them to build the command table.
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Attempting to add the commands from provider: WimManager
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Succesfully registered commands for the provider: WimManager.
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Attempting to add the commands from provider: FolderManager
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Attempting to add the commands from provider: DISM Log Provider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Attempting to add the commands from provider: Compatibility Manager
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Succesfully registered commands for the provider: Compatibility Manager.
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Error DISM DISM.EXE: Failed to access the image folder or image's windows folder.
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: Image session has been closed. Reboot required=no.
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE:
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE: <----- Ending Dism.exe session ----->
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM.EXE:
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Image Session: PID=7240 Disconnecting the provider store - CDISMImageSession::Final_OnDisconnect
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Disconnecting Provider: WimManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Disconnecting Provider: FolderManager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Found the OSServices. Waiting to finalize it until all other providers are unloaded. - CDISMProviderStore::Final_OnDisconnect
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Disconnecting Provider: Compatibility Manager - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider
2013-12-16 16:25:15, Info DISM DISM Provider Store: PID=7240 Releasing the local reference to DISMLogger. Stop logging. - CDISMProviderStore::Internal_DisconnectProvider

Thanks Terry

Question on "Open a console boot partition that you have made some time before inside"

Is this partion on Ghost Server or client machine

What I have done is..

I have created Ghost folder under holding folder "C:\bootcd\makepe\ghost\" and copy most of the required files from pre-maid image using ghost explorer.

Than also made a copy of "Ghost folder" located "C:\bootcd\makepe\ghost\" into "C:\winpe\mount'

Please correct me if I am doing it wrong

@ Terry BU

holding directory for files and folders

Is this on

Ghost server machine? or

the machine I have installed WAIK and looking to make image of it

@ Terry BU

"PE'ing machine"..

Is this Ghost server machine? or

the machine I have installed WAIK and looking to make image of it

when i mention a "holding folder" i am really just talking about a place to store all the stuff you are using.  you dont want to just put it in the WinPE image since if you ever have to recreate it or update it, you want to be able to go back to your holding folder and be able to copy all that stuff again without having to dig for it

@ Terry BU

thanks Terry

Please explain "holding folder" Does it mean creat folder with anyname under "C:\winpe\ and copy "GIMAGEX" and create "script" folder

that question was probably for me.

In step 3, (and sorry if it was a little unclear) i want you to take a working GSS console boot partition that you have made in the past.  Open that .GHO file inside Ghost Explorer.  Inside, you will see a "Ghost" directory that has the files i am talking about.  Copy those files out of the .GHO file to your WIM (or some other holding location)

@Edt

I have copied all the files under Ghost Server "C:\Program Files\Symantec\Ghost" into C:\winpe\mount\Ghost as mentioned in above for step3

I can not see the files like "Copy.bat" or rest of them says (from the console partition) in step3

I think I am looking to wron place.  where is this console partion?

@ EdT

I am confused on this step 3 which

-- Open a console boot partition that you have made some time before inside Ghost Explorer

If I open Ghost explorer on ghost solutions machine there is no "Ghost Directory"  Is this installation folder for ghost solution please?

part 2!

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/faking-drivers-gss-251-winpe-31

HTA is HTML functions, Scripting allows scripting to happen, and WMI allows WMI calls

the startnet i run does some extra stuff.  It turns off the firewall just to cut down on that being an issue.  step 3 opens a new command prompt that minimizes so you can run other utilities (ipconfig, getmac, etc) from a different window.  startghost opens a new prompt to start phoning home to the console, and finally, setpath sets my scripts folder to be in the default path (i probably could do that with a path call inside the startnet file) so i can run scripts when it is up and ready

in the end, no you dont NEED it.  It just adds the ability to have another open prompt waiting for you!

I've done a similar process, and although I can sysprep, my configuration tasks fail, even simple ones like changing the computer name. My build is more pared down than yours, although all the ghost files you include are included in mine.

Do you have a sense as to what the extra modules for PE that you include help with? I'm thinking specifically of the three modules you include, 

1. WinPE-HTA.cab
2. WinPE-Scripting.cab
3. WinPE-WMI.cab

I'm also wondering about the extra steps you take here in startnet.cmd:

1. wpeinit
2. wpeutil disablefirewall
3. start /min cmd.exe
4. cmd /c x:\scripts\startGhost.cmd
5. x:\scripts\setpath.cmd

My startnet.cmd is simply winpeinit and startGhost.cmd. My startGhost.cmd contains the same commands yours does.

Why do you invoke a second command prompt? I do understand why you want to set a path variable, considering how many other 'goodies' you have hidden in there, but I think if the purpose is -purely- to replicate the GSS client task session, I don't think I should need it, should I?