Windows 7 64bit Build and Capture Task Sequence keeps failing. Need to Offline Patch

Question

Hi All,
I have been having problems running my SCCM 2007 R3 Build and Capture Task Sequence for Windows 7 64bit since MS released the October 2014 patches. (Having problems described in KB2894518, but can't get workaround to work)
So my next step is to try to apply the patches directly to the install.wim file using dism and "Offline Servicing". I'm hoping this will allow my TS to finish, and also adds the benifit of making my TS much faster to run every month. So I followed
the steps in
this post, and injected 165 updates into the install.wim file (extracted from Win7 ISO). Now, I've copied the updated WIM into my Operating System install package and updated the distribution point. But the Install Software Updates step still installs 160
updates (same as before the Offline patch injection). The only thing that seems faster is that the download of the updates is instantaneous. So it seems like the Offline patch injection just copied the patch installer files to the WIM, but did not actually
install them.
I remember reading a post by Niall C. Brady or Jason Sandys about exactly how they inject patches into a WIM, but have been unable to re-locate the post. Does anybody out there have a tried and true method for offline injection of patches into install.wim
for use with SCCM Build and Capture task sequence? thanks!

Answer 1

My recommendation would be to use MDT to build your images instead:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn744290.aspx
This will make your life much easier with the patching of the image :)
You can use Nickolaj's great MDT Factory tool to set up an MDT Build machine from scratch:
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/MDT-Factory-Tool-100-8e68123b
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