ADK 10: Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer
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Hi all,
I got a few questions for those who have got this working. I am trying to create the custom config.xml file that will allow me to migrate only certain apps. However when I try to do this I do not see the names of any of the apps I have installed inside the file. Whats the trick to this?
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Hi all,
I got a few questions for those who have got this working. I am trying to create the custom config.xml file that will allow me to migrate only certain apps. However when I try to do this I do not see the names of any of the apps I have installed inside the file. Whats the trick to this?
Are you using something like the steps mentioned here:?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/beanexpert/a...tate-tool.aspx
I did once try this (not looked into it much recently) but the problem seemed to be that the standard 'migapp.xml' file only has a limited selection, including some really old versions of applications. For instance in the blog post they talk about Adobe Reader 9 being detected, but I reckon most people are up to at least Adobe Reader 11 by now.
I think the method would be somehow to get a better migapp.xml, but I've no idea how you'd do this.
That's assuming I'm thinking of the same problem as you though!
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Are you using something like the steps mentioned here:?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/beanexpert/a...tate-tool.aspx
I did once try this (not looked into it much recently) but the problem seemed to be that the standard 'migapp.xml' file only has a limited selection, including some really old versions of applications. For instance in the blog post they talk about Adobe Reader 9 being detected, but I reckon most people are up to at least Adobe Reader 11 by now.
I think the method would be somehow to get a better migapp.xml, but I've no idea how you'd do this.
That's assuming I'm thinking of the same problem as you though!
Yes that is exactly that. I have gone in and double and triple checked my files and I don't see anything like what I am supposed to have. This makes it really hard to not migrate everything if I only want certain apps. The other big issue I have with this is that any provisioning packages I made with scanstate are not usable unless its imported into the WICD tool. I remember all this talk about using the packages right when Windows was installed, you are supposed to hit the Windows key 5 times or double click the package its supposed to do whatever provisioning is there. However it always fails and says its corrupted. Now if I create a package that is only using the WICD tool with no 3rd party apps but only settings it lets me install these just fine.
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Yes that is exactly that. I have gone in and double and triple checked my files and I don't see anything like what I am supposed to have. This makes it really hard to not migrate everything if I only want certain apps.
I'm afraid I don't know the answer then - it must be possible to edit the migapp.xml but I don't know how you find out what to put into it.
The other big issue I have with this is that any provisioning packages I made with scanstate are not usable unless its imported into the WICD tool. I remember all this talk about using the packages right when Windows was installed, you are supposed to hit the Windows key 5 times or double click the package its supposed to do whatever provisioning is there. However it always fails and says its corrupted. Now if I create a package that is only using the WICD tool with no 3rd party apps but only settings it lets me install these just fine.
My guess is that there are some provisioning packages (like changing a setting, and probably installing a Universal App) which can be installed at runtime, but I think the 'Desktop' apps can only be installed at install-time. I don't know any of this for sure though.
I did read somewhere that to apply within Windows, the ppkg file has to be in the root directory of the USB or whatever you're using to install it. I don't know if that makes a difference?
I think you can also use DISM to apply a provisioning package to an offline image.
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The online website Answer file generator has lot of bugs for latest 1511 release.. Wish there was a simpler template we could just generate without heavy MS tools.
PS: I need to deploy some Native Boot VHDs with Unattend answer file.. where should I keep/ insert the file in/ outside of VHD?
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The online website Answer file generator has lot of bugs for latest 1511 release.. Wish there was a simpler template we could just generate without heavy MS tools.
I get the impression the next version of the ADK, to go with the 1607 release, may have some improvements - maybe the ICD will get better?
I think the ICD is the tool they're most likely to improve.
PS: I need to deploy some Native Boot VHDs with Unattend answer file.. where should I keep/ insert the file in/ outside of VHD?
I don't know to be honest; it might be worth asking over on the Hyper-V Native Boot tutorial.
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New version 1607 ADK is now available for download, at the link which previously pointed to 1511.
From here:
and, the 1511 version is still available:
Not tried it yet though.