Comments on: Pause Task Sequence in MDT 2010 http://www.toddlamothe.com/microsoft-deployment-toolkit/pause-task-sequence-mdt-2010.htm Deployment & Network Administration Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:03:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Sham http://www.toddlamothe.com/microsoft-deployment-toolkit/pause-task-sequence-mdt-2010.htm/comment-page-1#comment-422 Sham Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:00:45 +0000 http://www.toddlamothe.com/microsoft-deployment-toolkit/pause-task-sequence-mdt-2010.htm#comment-422 Another method is to use a simple one line AutoIT scripted exe. Create a new script with one simple message box. Like this MsgBox (0, "Pause", "Please make manual changes and press OK when you are done") Now save it and compile it to an exe. name it as say "Pause.exe" Now go to your deployment share find the script folder copy the Pause.exe there. When you need to pause your task sequence, insert a run command-line task sequence step and give the following in the command line info. "%scriptroot%\Pause.exe" When it will run, a message box will appear, you just need to drag it to the far right end to almost hide it. Then go ahead and do the manual changes you want to do. When you are done drag back the message box and click "OK". Your task sequence will continue. Remember to give success code as " 1 " for this Pause task step. As a good practice remember to add a restart computer step after each pause so that, if your changes require restart, you give the restart control to the MDT. Another method is to use a simple one line AutoIT scripted exe. Create a new script with one simple message box. Like this
MsgBox (0, “Pause”, “Please make manual changes and press OK when you are done”)

Now save it and compile it to an exe. name it as say “Pause.exe”

Now go to your deployment share find the script folder copy the Pause.exe there.

When you need to pause your task sequence, insert a run command-line task sequence step and give the following in the command line info.

“%scriptroot%\Pause.exe”

When it will run, a message box will appear, you just need to drag it to the far right end to almost hide it. Then go ahead and do the manual changes you want to do. When you are done drag back the message box and click “OK”. Your task sequence will continue. Remember to give success code as ” 1 ” for this Pause task step.

As a good practice remember to add a restart computer step after each pause so that, if your changes require restart, you give the restart control to the MDT.

]]> By: Todd http://www.toddlamothe.com/microsoft-deployment-toolkit/pause-task-sequence-mdt-2010.htm/comment-page-1#comment-416 Todd Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:48:26 +0000 http://www.toddlamothe.com/microsoft-deployment-toolkit/pause-task-sequence-mdt-2010.htm#comment-416 If you are starting your career, I would start off with the MCTIP: System Administration and MCITP: Enterprise Support Tech certifications and work your way up from there. If you are starting your career, I would start off with the MCTIP: System Administration and MCITP: Enterprise Support Tech certifications and work your way up from there.

]]> By: Ibrahim http://www.toddlamothe.com/microsoft-deployment-toolkit/pause-task-sequence-mdt-2010.htm/comment-page-1#comment-415 Ibrahim Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:35:46 +0000 http://www.toddlamothe.com/microsoft-deployment-toolkit/pause-task-sequence-mdt-2010.htm#comment-415 HI Todd I want ask you I had got training of MDT by MICROSOFT trainer it is provided by our company. I just want to ask should I start my career in MDT is it useful for me. I am fresher and willing to becoming certified. I have 3 Microsoft certificates 70-270,70-290,70-291.I am INDIAN and willing work abroad is beneficial pleas give me advise... THANKS. HI Todd I want ask you I had got training of MDT by MICROSOFT trainer it is provided by our company.
I just want to ask should I start my career in MDT is it useful for me. I am fresher and willing to becoming certified. I have 3 Microsoft certificates 70-270,70-290,70-291.I am INDIAN and willing work abroad is beneficial pleas give me advise…
THANKS.

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