CustomSettings.ini and Applications001, Applications002..

In my customsettings.ini I have configured some applications to be automatically selected (I dont want them to be mandatory) when choosing applications to install.
applications001={GUID}
applications002={GUID}
This works fine, applications are preselected and I can unselect them if I want in MDT Wizard page applications section. But the problem is that when I unlesect them they are still installed during application install phase. Why?

To change settings from a cs.ini file from *within* the Wizard, check Johan's post:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/97d1bcc7-5292-4619-8892-723cb540e8dd/what-to-expect-with-mdt-2013-multicast-from-wds-2008-r2?forum=mdt
Keith Garner - keithga.wordpress.com

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Building OSDComputer in CustomSettings.ini

Hello all,
I realize this is more of an MDT question. Trying to use CustomSettings.ini to name a machine based on default gateway and serial number properties, which is working great. However, sometimes I get a machine that isn't defined in CustomSettings.ini
and the OSDComputerName ends up being MININT.
Here is a much lighter sample of my CustomSettings.ini:
[Settings]
Priority=Init, DefaultGateway, Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty, ComputerLocationName, ComputerSerialNumber
[Init]
ComputerSerialNumber=#Left("%SerialNumber%",7)#
[DefaultGateway]
192.168.0.1=Site1
192.168.0.2=Site2
192.168.0.3=Site3
192.168.0.4=Site4
192.168.0.5=Site5
[Site1]
ComputerLocationName=NA
[Site2]
ComputerLocationName=AMEA
[Site3]
ComputerLocationName=ESP
[Site4]
ComputerLocationName=CAN
[Site5]
ComputerLocationName=GER
[Default]
OSInstall=Y
OSDComputerName=%ComputerLocationName%%ComputerSerialNumber%
SkipCapture=YES
SkipAdminPassword=NO
SkipProductKey=YES
What I'm hoping to achieve is a "catch-all". If the machine is not in a default gateway captured in the CustomSettings.ini, I'd like OSDComputerName to equal COR%ComputerSerialNumber%
Is this possible to do within CustomSettings.ini? Much appreciated for any input.
Thanks!

Just create a CatchAll section, that will have a lower priority, like this:
(Bold is what I've changed in your CustomSettings.ini file).
[Settings]
Priority=Init, DefaultGateway, CatchAll, Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty, ComputerLocationName, ComputerSerialNumber
[Init]
ComputerSerialNumber=#Left("%SerialNumber%",7)#
[DefaultGateway]
10.50.50.250=Site1
192.168.0.2=Site2
192.168.0.3=Site3
192.168.0.4=Site4
192.168.0.5=Site5
[Site1]
ComputerLocationName=NA
[Site2]
ComputerLocationName=AMEA
[Site3]
ComputerLocationName=ESP
[Site4]
ComputerLocationName=CAN
[Site5]
ComputerLocationName=GER
[CatchAll]
ComputerLocationName=COR
[Default]
OSInstall=Y
OSDComputerName=%ComputerLocationName%%ComputerSerialNumber%
SkipCapture=YES
SkipAdminPassword=NO
SkipProductKey=YES
Ronni Pedersen | Microsoft MVP - ConfigMgr | Blogs:
www.ronnipedersen.com/ and www.SCUG.dk/ | Twitter
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How can I specify different settings in CustomSettings.ini based on the OS that is being deployed?

I originally thought this could be achieved using "OSVersion" or "OSCurrentVersion" but (unless I'm mistaken) those variables are in fact tied to the OS from witch you actually launch the MDT Wizard right? i.e. say I run MDT from within
Windows PE to deploy Windows 8. The "OSVersion" and "OSCurrentVersion" will contain values for the Windows PE instance that is currently running MDT and not the Windows 8 OS I am actually deploying right? Assuming that is the case then
is there some variable in MDT that stores version information about the OS you are currently deploying? If so can I use that in CustomSettings.ini to specify different settings for specific OSes I deploy?

Rens,
First thanks for responding. Next please don't take my response the wrong way but this is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. Maybe I'm just "doing it wrong" but I have used the TaskSequenceID trick in the past and thats actually where my problem lies.
Too many people are recommending this course of action without including the caveats. Your response implies that using TaskSequenceID is as simple as just adding "TaskSequenceID" to priority and then creating entries based on the TSIDs themselves.
In reality getting this to work is far more challenging. One needs to only check the following threads (and several others) for the issues other people are having when they try to use TaskSequenceID in CustomSettings.ini:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/e17a1952-d1f7-41ef-8231-0d6fcc41882e/mdt-2012-settings-per-task-sequence?forum=mdt#f0810428-e6fd-468e-8c76-ca18b210c191
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/320aafee-07d2-4b96-9138-a902fec7edf5/mdt-2012-custom-rules-by-tasksequenceid-not-working-now
In fact, following the steps outlined here was the *only* way I was able to get TaskSequenceID to work for me:
http://www.the-d-spot.org/wordpress/2012/07/20/how-to-use-different-settings-per-task-sequence-with-mdt-2012/
Even then its causing some erratic issues in some areas like button lag in the Wizard because ZTIGather has to run twice and pre-checked Applications in the wizard still installing even if they are unchecked. Since my needs are more OS-specific (as opposed
to Task Sequence specific) I was hoping for a better solution. I suppose I can check BDD.log but I was hoping someone here had already encounter this same issue and hit upon a solution they could share.
Anyone?

Applications not being processed in CustomSettings.ini or missing from ZTIApplications

Using MDT 2012 Update 1 and started having a weird issue where MandatoryApplications properties are being skipped over during the deployment process.
CustomSettings.ini is configured to process [Default] first, followed by model specific subsections for fixing up minor things that are specific to that model. There are MandatoryApplications settings under each subsection, and it ends up looking similar
to this...
[Settings]
Priority=Default, Model
[Default]
MandatoryApplications001={f3389f14-6071-414b-b989-08e35cf82f27}
[HP EliteBook 840 G1]
MandatoryApplications002={d13e2dc4-3b27-4173-b143-30b5f57d7e53}
Applications defined under [Default] install just fine, but nothing under the model subsections installs. No errors, also.
BDD.log shows...
------ Processing the [DEFAULT] section ------ ZTIGather 4/17/2014 9:48:41 AM 0 (0x0000)
Property MANDATORYAPPLICATIONS001 is now = {f3389f14-6071-414b-b989-08e35cf82f27} ZTIGather 4/17/2014 9:48:42 AM 0 (0x0000)
Added value from [DEFAULT]: MANDATORYAPPLICATIONS = {f3389f14-6071-414b-b989-08e35cf82f27} ZTIGather 4/17/2014 9:48:42 AM 0 (0x0000)
------ Processing the [HP EliteBook 840 G1] section ------ ZTIGather 4/17/2014 9:48:42 AM 0 (0x0000)
------ Done processing \\Server\ProductionShare$\Control\CustomSettings.ini ------ ZTIGather 4/17/2014 9:48:43 AM 0 (0x0000)
ZTIApplications.log shows...
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 6.1.2373.0 ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:35 AM 0 (0x0000)
The task sequencer log is located at C:\Users\ADMINI~1\AppData\Local\Temp\SMSTSLog\SMSTS.LOG. For task sequence failures, please consult this log. ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:35 AM 0 (0x0000)
Write all logging text to \\Server\productionshare$\logs ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:35 AM 0 (0x0000)
Validating connection to \\Server\productionshare$\logs ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:35 AM 0 (0x0000)
Already connected to server Server as that is where this script is running from. ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:35 AM 0 (0x0000)
Language/Locale Identified (in order of precedence): 1033,0409,0x0409,9,0009,0x0009 ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:35 AM 0 (0x0000)
Processing Application Type: MandatoryApplications ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:35 AM 0 (0x0000)
Ready to install applications: ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
################ ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Entry: {f3389f14-6071-414b-b989-08e35cf82f27} ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Name: SysConfigs ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
################ ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Using a local or mapped drive, no connection is required. ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Change directory: Z:\Applications\SysConfigs ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Run Command: \\Server\ProductionShare$\Tools\X64\bddrun.exe sysconfigs.bat ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
ZTI installing application ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Event 41031 sent: ZTI installing application ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
About to run command: \\Server\ProductionShare$\Tools\X64\bddrun.exe sysconfigs.bat ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Command has been started (process ID 3624) ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Return code from command = 0 ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Application SysConfigs installed successfully ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Event 41033 sent: Application SysConfigs installed successfully ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Property InstalledApplications001 is now = {f3389f14-6071-414b-b989-08e35cf82f27} ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:36 AM 0 (0x0000)
Processing Application Type: Applications ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:37 AM 0 (0x0000)
Application List is empty, exiting ZTIApplications.wsf ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:37 AM 0 (0x0000)
ZTIApplications processing completed successfully. ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:37 AM 0 (0x0000)
Event 41001 sent: ZTIApplications processing completed successfully. ZTIApplications 4/17/2014 10:06:37 AM 0 (0x0000)
So it ends up looking like the Applications List is not being properly populated, or something is just not processing CustomSettings.ini correctly. I've double-checked that the applications are hidden and enabled on the share, and have deleted/recreated
the applications on the share.
Anyone have any ideas?

For each section in your CS.ini, start your applications list with 001, like this :
[Settings]
Priority=Default, Model
[Default]
MandatoryApplications001={f3389f14-6071-414b-b989-08e35cf82f27}
[HP EliteBook 840 G1]
MandatoryApplications001={d13e2dc4-3b27-4173-b143-30b5f57d7e53}

Time Zone Variables in CustomSettings.ini

Hello,
I am trying to automate a Windows Deploy and am having trouble getting the correct time zone set when I have select Time Zone and Computer Name set to OFF in my custom settings.ini.
Currently, I have a section in the customsettings.ini that is something along the lines of:
[GetOffice]
Subsection=#LEFT("%OSDComputerName%",3)#
as we are using the mdt database to pre-stage the computer name based upon the mac address, and the 1st 3 characters designate the office location. Then I have another section afterwards for each possible name:
[XXX]
TimeZone=Eastern Standard Time
TimeZoneName=Eastern Standard Time
As an example. However, I notice that when I have SkipComputerName=YES and SkipTimeZone=YES it defaults to the basic time zone. Is this behavior that anyone else has noticed? If so, how did you overcome it?
Edit 1:
Upon further investigation, I notice that the time zone is set properly but the time is not adjusted correctly. Is there perhaps a way to adjust this?

The below link will help you include correct values
http://www.myitforum.com/forums/TimeZone-property-in-CustomSettingsini-m184737.aspx
Regards, Shweta Karalkar

Modify LiteTouch CustomSettings.ini/vbs/wsf to skip repartitioning task

I have been given a bootable USB stick that contains a LiteTouch deployment that we are using for our Win7 migrations. I have also been investigating USMT hardlink backups/restores and my problem is that the LiteTouch deployment has a task in there that
repartitions and wipes the drive.
While I am unable to modify the tasks via LiteTouch / MDT, I am able to modify the contents of the USB stick, so I thought perhaps there is something I can put in the CustomSettings.ini to prevent this step from happening. I added:
DeploymentType=REFRESH
OSDStateStorePath=c:\backup
OSDMigrateAdditionalRestoreOptions=/nocompress /hardlink
thinking that the DeploymentType being refresh would instruct the deployment to not do a repartition/wipe, but that didn't work.
The USB has an autorun.inf which calls upon BDD_autorun.wsf, which in turn executes the LiteTouch.vbs script. I tried modifying that to pass in the DeploymentType flag:
If oShell.Popup( WelcomeMessage1 & vbNewLine & WelcomeMessage2, 15, WelcomeHeader1, 1 or 64) = 1 then
oShell.Run "cscript.exe //nologo """ & WScript.ScriptFullName & "\..\LiteTouch.vbs /DeploymentType:REFRESH""",,FALSE
End if
but that too failed.
Does anyone know how or what can modify to prevent the repartitioning step to occur by just modifying the CustomSettings.ini, or any vb/wsf file?
thanks,

MDT Litetouch.wsf launched ( as see in bdd.log ) the Stand Alone Task Sequencer
About to run command: "C:\MININT\Tools\X86\TsmBootstrap.exe" /env:SAStart LiteTouch 12/11/2013 2:33:57 PM 0 (0x0000)
Property LTIDirty is now = TRUE LiteTouch 12/11/2013 2:33:57 PM 0 (0x0000)
Command completed, return code = -2147467259 LiteTouch 12/11/2013 2:34:01 PM 0 (0x0000)
Litetouch deployment failed, Return Code = -2147467259 0x80004005 LiteTouch 12/11/2013 2:34:01 PM 0 (0x0000)
However, as you can see, the Task Seqence Manager returned an error.
Going into the smsts.log file, we can see that one of the steps returned an error:
!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------! TSManager 12/11/2013 2:34:00 PM 5640 (0x1608)
Expand a string: WinPEandFullOS TSManager 12/11/2013 2:34:00 PM 5640 (0x1608)
Executing command line: cmd /c copy "%SCRIPTROOT%\custom\CustomSettings2.bak" "x:\windows\system32\CustomSettings2.ini" TSManager 12/11/2013 2:34:00 PM 5640 (0x1608)
Process completed with exit code 1 TSManager 12/11/2013 2:34:00 PM 5640 (0x1608)
!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------! TSManager 12/11/2013 2:34:00 PM 5640 (0x1608)
Failed to run the action: Copy Custom Settings.
Incorrect function. (Error: 00000001; Source: Windows) TSManager 12/11/2013 2:34:00 PM 5640 (0x1608)
The step was *NOT* marked as "continue on error" in the MDT Task Sequence, so... the task sequence died.
Either: remove the step, Mark it as "continue on error", or some other error in your command needs to be fixed.
Keith Garner - keithga.wordpress.com

MDT+SCCM 2012 Task Sequence Customsettings.ini

Hi ,
PLease find attached customsettings.ini,
i am using MDT SCCM 2012 integrated Task Sequence,
Requirment :-
1. Detect locations based on Gateway
2.Once detected check if its Laptop or Desktop, if laptop Encrypt and also check if Desktop or Laptop to place them in right OU,
please check if the cs.ini has the right settings and suggest how to name machine with automatic sequencential numbers like lon-8001 then next machine lon-8002
can the automatic sequencctial naming be added to cs.ini, please suggest.
Thanks
please suggest

Looks like you are on the right track, for advanced naming, you can check out Mikes post on the subject:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/archive/2009/12/06/ris-style-naming-with-mdt-2010-use-a-web-service.aspx
Sorry, it's not an easy fix.
Keith Garner - Principal Consultant [owner] -
http://DeploymentLive.com

MDT 2013, OSDComputerName in customsettings.ini issue.

Hi all just wanted to post this since I was running into this issue at my workplace. Upgraded to MDT 2013 recently, thought some more bugs would be worked out by now. One in particular I found was with my customsettings.ini. Now since I
upgraded you can obviously tell I was utilizing MDT in 2010 and 2012 versions before this. SO I simply updated my deployment share, I did not create a new one. Our current customsettings.ini was layed out as so below:
[Settings]
Priority=TaskSequenceID, Default
[Default]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceID% on %OSDComputername%
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipApplications=NO
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES
SkipCapture=NO
SkipComputerBackup=YES
SkipDeploymentType=YES
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
SkipUserData=YES
SkipWizard=NO
DeploymentType=NEWCOMPUTER
DoNotCreateExtraPartition=YES
KeyboardLocale=en-US
OSInstall=YES
UILanguage=en-US
UserID=(redacted)
UserLocale=en-US
UserDomain=(redacted)
UserPassword=(redacted)
TimeZone=035
TimeZoneName=Eastern Standard Time
EventService=(redacted)
[WW-STAFF-WINXP]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceName% on %OSDComputername%
SkipComputerName=YES
OSDComputerName=(redacted)
SkipDomainMembership=YES
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT
[TEST-WW-WIN7X86]
_SMSTSORGNAME=WW Win7 Test Image on %OSDComputername%
SkipComputerName=YES
OSDComputerName=(redacted)
SkipDomainMembership=YES
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT
[WW-STAFF-WINXP-2]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceName% on %OSDComputername%
SkipComputerName=YES
OSDComputerName=(redacted)
SkipDomainMembership=YES
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT
[WW-CLASIMG-WINXP]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceName% on %OSDComputername%
SkipComputerName=YES
OSDComputerName=(redacted)
SkipDomainMembership=NO
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT
[WW-STAFF-WIN7X86]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceName% on %OSDComputername%
SkipComputerName=YES
OSDComputerName=(redacted)
SkipDomainMembership=YES
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT
[WW-STAFF-WIN7X64]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceName% on %OSDComputername%
SkipComputerName=YES
OSDComputerName=(redacted)
SkipDomainMembership=YES
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT
Now this seems pretty straight forward. Based on task sequence you choose you get alternate settings. Well since the move to mdt 2013 the alternate setting, in particular the skip computer name, skip domain membership and osdcomputer name fields
were not working. It would prompt for computer name and domain membership every time. So after a bit of troubleshooting, and NO HELP whatsoever from the researching online, I discovered it no longer will detect unless those particular exceptions
are under the default profile instead of separate task sequence id's. Hopefully this will be an easy update fix in the future, but who knows. Luckily I can still run my setups without issue with it in the default portion. Fixed customsettings.ini
below:
[Settings]
Priority=TaskSequenceID, Default
[Default]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceID% on %OSDComputername%
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipApplications=NO
SkipComputerName=YES
OSDComputerName=(redacted)
SkipDomainMembership=YES
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES
SkipCapture=NO
SkipComputerBackup=YES
SkipDeploymentType=YES
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
SkipUserData=YES
SkipWizard=NO
DeploymentType=NEWCOMPUTER
DoNotCreateExtraPartition=YES
KeyboardLocale=en-US
OSInstall=YES
UILanguage=en-US
UserID=(redacted)
UserLocale=en-US
UserDomain=(redacted)
UserPassword=(redacted)
TimeZone=035
TimeZoneName=Eastern Standard Time
EventService=(redacted)
[WW-STAFF-WINXP]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceName% on %OSDComputername%
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT
[TEST-WW-WIN7X86]
_SMSTSORGNAME=WW Win7 Test Image on %OSDComputername%
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT
[WW-STAFF-WINXP-2]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceName% on %OSDComputername%
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT
[WW-CLASIMG-WINXP]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceName% on %OSDComputername%
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT
[WW-STAFF-WIN7X86]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceName% on %OSDComputername%
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT
[WW-STAFF-WIN7X64]
_SMSTSORGNAME=%TaskSequenceName% on %OSDComputername%
SkipTimeZone=NO
SkipFinalSummary=NO
FinishAction=REBOOT

Check your task sequence, go the the "Gather" steps, there are three of them in the default standard client task sequence, and verify that instead of "Gather locally", "Use this file to process the rules" is checked, and provide the following text: CustomSettings.ini,
do this on all the three steps, try again and let us know!
Also not sure what happens, but I would definitely paste the TaskSequenceID specified rules above the Default section. I know that priority provides in which orders the rules needed to be processed, but still I would post them above Default.
Cheers!
If this post is helpful please click "Mark for answer", thanks! Kind regards

Localise Windows 8.1 with customsettings.ini

I have these settings in my customsettings.ini
UserLocale=en-AU
SystemLocale=en-AU
KeyboardLocale=0c09:00000409
UILanguage=en-AU
GeoID=12
and I have the gather step specifying that file and it still doesnt apply. Im still getting english(US). What am I missing please?
David Z

Please check if this is relevant to your environment:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/cameronk/archive/2012/08/22/why-aren-t-my-settings-on-the-language-page-setting-correctly-a-must-read-for-language-usage-with-mdt-2012-update-1-udi.aspx

MDT CustomSettings.ini

I tried putting domain join information in the Default section of CustomSettings.ini but that breaks my capture task sequence. However, if I put it in the TaskSequence like [006] it doesn't fill in the OU. Also, the userid/password doesn't match what I used.
Is that information ignored and only pulled from Bootstrap.ini? I also pass in ADGroup in the task sequence but if the OU portion isn't working i'm assuming that won't work either.
Has anyone else seen this problem? It is fine if the domain join portion is copied to each TS so that capture's still work but I would like it to pass the OU and ADGroup automatically.

As a side note I found it much easier in the end to break out the capture to its own deployment share. It cut a lot of unnecessary logic and scripting out of the deployment share settings and allowed me to update the capture with whatever without interfering
with the deployment side.
It is really not necessary to use a 2nd deploymentshare only for capturing. That's just bad management by the person who is responisble for the share. It's perfectly possible to do this within one share, only if you put some effort in to it!
If this post is helpful please click "Mark for answer", thanks! Kind regards
This response does not help. I myself am leaning towards the second share because the way we need to use DomainJoin as a Location Database setting breaks the capture task completely. It does not matter where you put DoCapture, Join workgroup, or try to
null the joindomain variable. Even greyed out, if that entry is there MDT does not care.
See my thread at Capture Task Broken
Nathaniel Scriven

Getting MDT wizard prompts despite customsettings.ini

I have customsettings.ini set to have most fields filled out except computer name and admin password.
When I launch a deployment the fields are all pre-populated with data (time zone, language etc.), however, I still have to click next through each option.
What's missing in this customsettings.ini file?
[Default]
SkipBDDWelcome=YES
SkipUserData=YES
SkipComputerBackup=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipPackageDisplay=YES
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
SkipTimeZone=YES
SkipRoles=YES
SkipApplications=YES
SkipCapture=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES
SkipSummary=YES
ApplyGPOPack=YES
OSInstall=Y
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
KeyboardLocale=En-US
UserLocale=En-US
UILanguage=En-US
SkipTimeZone=YES
TimeZoneName=Pacific Standard Time
SkipAdminPassword=NO
SkipComputerName=NO
OSDComputerName=%SERIALNUMBER%
BitsPerPel=32
VRefresh=60
XResolution=1
YResolution=1

It might be useful to take a look at the ToolKit Reference.docx and verify you have the properties set for each screen you want skipped. That being said a couple of things that jump out to me:
SkipUserData=YES
UserDataLocation=NONE
SkipComputerBackup=YES
ComputerBackupLocation=NONE
What pages are displaying that you wouldn't expect to? SkipLocaleSelection does have all the proper settings.
Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

CustomSettings.ini Issue

All,
Here is a customsettings.ini file I have been working on. We would like the two laptops to be encrypted using bitlocker and then to store the code in AD, however I keep getting the bitlocker wizard window appear for all 4 machines when going through
the initial wizard and it is set to the default of not encrypting. Can anyone advise as to where I am going wrong with this.
[Settings]
Priority=TaskSequenceID, Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty
[001]
DriverGroup001=Lenovo_M73
DriverSelectionProfile=nothing
BDEInstallSuppress=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES
[002]
MandatoryApplications001={77d768d5-2fcf-46f7-9c45-bc2b5527753f}
DriverGroup001=Dell_E6440
DriverSelectionProfile=nothing
BDEInstallSuppress=NO
BDEDriveLetter=S:
BDEDriveSize=300
BDEInstall=TPM
BDERecoveryKey=AD
[003]
DriverGroup001=Optiplex_7010
DriverSelectionProfile=nothing
BDEInstallSuppress=YES
SkipBitLocker=YES
[004]
DriverGroup001=Lenovo_T440
DriverSelectionProfile=nothing
BDEInstallSuppress=NO
BDEDriveLetter=S:
BDEDriveSize=300
BDEInstall=TPM
BDERecoveryKey=AD
[Default]
OSInstall=Y
SkipCapture=NO
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipApplications=YES
SkipComputerBackup=NO
SkipLocaleSelection=YES
UILanguage=en-US
InputLocale=en-GB
SystemLocale=en-GB
UserLocale=en-GB
KeyboardLocale=en-gb;0809:00000809
SkipTimeZone=YES
Timezone=085
Timezonename=GMT Standard Time
SkipUserData=YES
_SMSTSORGNAME=xxxxxxxx
Administrators001=xxx.xxxxx\Domain Admins
SkipDomainMembership=NO
MachineObjectOU=OU=BitlockerTestMachines,OU=computers.hdc,DC=xxxx,DC=xxxxx
JoinDomain=xxxxx.local
DomainAdmin=xxxxxxx
DomainAdminPassword=xxxxxx
DomainAdminDomain=xxx.xxxxx
MandatoryApplications001={fdd87302-919c-466a-ab6b-75f1bbd63a9d}
MandatoryApplications002={84a4267e-3fd5-4596-a2b2-f9d7540e1fce}
MandatoryApplications003={d807ab54-ab4d-4125-8d43-c6256398e6c4}
WSUSServer=http://WSUS3:8530
Many Thanks

I don't typically recommend putting specific settings keyed off of TaskSequenceID for the reasons you are coming across now. Instead I recommend working around the issue.
See Johan's Guide:
http://www.deployvista.com/tabid/36/EntryID/139/language/en-US/Default.aspx
For your specific question, there are two options:
1. Add a step into the task sequence to import settings from a specific ini file per Task Sequence:
cscript.exe %scriptRoot%\ztigather.wsf /LocalOnly /inifile:%scriptRoot%\..\control\%TaskSequenceID%\MyCS.ini
2. Additionally, when I want to *force* custom settings for form factor type I've used the following:
[Settings]
Priority=UUID, Role, Default
[Default]
SubSection=ISVM-%ISVM%-%ISLaptop%
[ISVM-True-False]
; Bitlocker is not supported on Virtual Machines
SkipBitlocker=YES
OSDBitLockerMode=NONE
BdeInstallSuppress=YES
[ISVM-False-False]
; Desktops are not required to have bitlocker
OSDBitLockerMode=NONE
BdeInstallSuppress=NO
[ISVM-False-True]
; Laptops are required to have bitlocker TPM + Pin
OSDBitLockerMode=TPM
BdeInstallSuppress=NO
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Accidentally deleted firefox "profiles.ini" and now says firefox is already running when I try to open it.

Accidentally deleted firefox "profiles.ini" and now says firefox is already running when I try to open it. "a copy of firefox is already open. only one copy of firefox can be open at one time. Now I'm aware this happens often and people have posted solutions to this, but this situation is slightly different. The "profiles" that possibly had parental lock on it were deleted and I don't know how to get it back. Re-downloading firefox obviously does nothing. Opening the task manager and to try and close all mozilla/firefox files and apps doesn't work either. Tried using Onyx to turn invisible files visible but that didn't work either. I think it's cause I deleted the profiles. Suggestions?

Any chance of restoring that profiles.ini file via the Time Machine?
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/profiles.ini_file
If not then you need to use the Profile Manager to re-register that no longer recognized profile.<br />
You do that by creating a new profile and use Choose Location to point the your lost profile.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_in_use
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Recovering_a_missing_profile

Ditafm-output.ini and PDF output for different situations

I'm using a DITA 1.2 structured app and templates that I've set up. I'm generally happy with the output that I'm getting now, but I've also come to realize that I have two different situations for PDF output--in situation one, I need to set up for printed books, i.e., facing pages, keeping chapters starting on right-hand pages and so on. Situation two is for electronically-distributed PDFs that are NOT books--files that customers might print themselves, probably not double-sided, so I don't need facing pages with the associated blank pages in the file, and so on.
I'm using flags in the ditafm-output.ini file to control the pagination for the printed book in my output. Both situations currently use the same output templates, though I may create a single-sided template for situation two. That's easy enough.
My question, then, is this: It seems to me that I'll need two different ditafm-output.ini files for the two situations. Is there an easy way to switch between them? Output seems separate from the structured application, and I don't need or want two separate apps.
The best I can think of at the moment is to create a second ditafm-output.ini file with the settings I want for situation two, name it ditafm-output_foo.ini and change it to the "real" name when I need it. This, of course, introduces a potential overwrite disaster. Naturally, I'll keep backups.
Unless there's a better way??

That's the only way I can think of using "default" Frame to support multiple output types. To make it less error-prone you might set up batch files that do the copying .. just run the right batch file before you build each type of book.
OR .. you could use DITA-FMx which lets you define an INI file for each book-build (and provides many more features).
http://leximation.com/dita-fmx/
Cheers,
Scott Prentice
Leximation, Inc.
www.leximation.com

SAP GUI 7.20 - sapmsg.ini and saproute.ini location

I have installed SAP GUI 7.20 and I moved the saplogon.ini to a folder different from C:\WINDWOS, but message server and SAProuter are still pointing to C:\WINDOWS\SAPMSG.INI and C:\WINDWOS\SAPROUTE.INI.
I don't like these files on WINDOWS, How can I move them to another location and SAP GUI still can read them?
Many Thanks in advance,
Fernando.

Hello Fernando,
please see note 38119.
Regards,
Martin

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