losing my mind here.... mdt and wds runing on server 2008 x64. One distribution point for builds and one other deployment point for deploying wims. I modified the deployment wizard to add a custom pane for collecting some custom info. It is functional but I also modified wizard.css in the process for the look and feel... it looks great when testing via the MDT wizard editor (codeplex.com) but these settings are not applied when actually booting from the winPE lti wim image...(after both 'update' and 'update (files only)') I have tracked down via trial and error the fact that the wizard.css file that is in the winPE lti boot wim is used and not the one from the deployment point, although the DeployWiz_Definition_ENU.xml and the DeployWiz_Initialization.vbs file from the deployment point *are* used, *directly* from the deployment point. so, wizard.hta, which uses deployWiz_Definition_ENU.xml and wizard.css (and DeployWiz_Initialization.vbs, DeployWiz_Validation.vbs, WizUtility.vbs, ZTIUtility.vbs) are all *in* the winPE lti boot image... but from my experience the wizard.hta, deployWiz_Definition_ENU.xml, and DeployWiz_Initialization.vbs from the deployment point are being executed/used directly from the deployment point *but* the wizard.css from the winpe image is used with them. All this crazyness has lead me to a desperate need to get an answer to the following (absolutely must know if customizing): 1. what really happens when you do and 'update' and an 'update (files only)? 1a. and most importantly for me right now: where are the various script and config files taken from? (eg. there are files in the main distribution piont, any other deployment points you create, and within the MDT program files directory structure) 1b. which ones are used (or from where)? eg. I have verified wizard.hta and its definition xml file and inititialization script are in the winPE lti wim but the ones in the deployment piont are the ones actually used..?? 1c. what are the conditions, if any, that affect whether or not certian files are taken, and/or from where they are taken? eg. I have my main distribution point (single server lab deployment point) and another deployment point for deploying custom wims. All my customizations were made to the files in my deployment point for custom wims (not the lab one). When I update that deployment point (update files only and/or update)none of the files you find in \deploy\scripts in the winPE lti boot wim are updated (I list these files below), except bootstrap.ini if its changed. here is the list of files that is *in* my winPE image: Volume in drive X is Boot Volume Serial Number is D60A-0DC2 Directory of X:\Deploy\Scripts 08/13/2008 10:37 AM . 08/13/2008 10:37 AM .. 08/13/2008 10:32 AM 163 Bootstrap.ini 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 36,643 LiteTouch.wsf 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 81,591 ZTIUtility.vbs 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 62,843 ZTIGather.wsf 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 36,184 ZTIGather.xml 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 28,453 Wizard.hta 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 3,406 Credentials_ENU.xml 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 3,107 Credentials_scripts.vbs 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 17,091 WizUtility.vbs 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 2,720 Wizard.css 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 1,078 Wizard.ico 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 1,316 BackButton.jpg 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 1,039 plusicon.gif 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 1,039 minusico.gif 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 56,259 DeployWiz_Definition_ENU.xml 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 41,337 DeployWiz_Initialization.vbs 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 24,230 DeployWiz_Validation.vbs 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 3,445 Summary_Definition_ENU.xml 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 3,645 Summary_scripts.vbs 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 17,219 LTICleanup.wsf 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 9,288 BDD_Welcome_ENU.xml 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 1,194 SelectItem.jpg 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 667 Whiteness.jpg 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 2,290 LTIGetFolder.wsf 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 7,867 NICSettings_Definition_ENU.xml 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 19,217 ZTINicUtility.vbs 07/28/2008 11:45 AM 9,412 ZTINicConfig.wsf 27 File(s) 472,743 bytes 2 Dir(s) 30,224,384 bytes freeHELP! |