I was having trouble getting ADSI working in 64bit WinPE as part of the pre-execution hook boot. That problem is now resolved.
I preferred to have the desktop staff use WinPE 32bit for the Pre-execution environment because up until this model, all computers could boot WinPE 32 bit, while not all computers are 64bit capable. This was good because the desktop support didn't have to think about whether to boot to 32bit or 64bit. I am not using UEFI at all. Only deploying Windows 7 - mostly 64bit, but sometimes Windows 7 x86 and even less frequently Windows XP 32bit. All are started from booting into the WinPE x86 (and now x64) pre-execution hook environment where they run a pre-deployment wizard to stage the machine in MDT DB and SCCM and AD. Now that I have the x64 ADSI stuff working in WinPE, I am suggesting that they use the x64 boot disk and only fall back to the x86 boot disk if they have hardware incapable of running x64. Regarding firmware, the T5810 came with A07 (latest) and I also tried downgrading to A06, which also had the problem of not being able to uncheck Memory Mapped I./O above 4gb. Anyway, now that I have ADSI working in WinPE 64bit, problem averted. Thanks. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith Garner (hotmail) Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 10:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [MDT-OSD] Dell Precision T5810 WinPE x86 freeze Why can't you boot using a x64 WinPE OSD image? https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824898.aspx While in UEFI mode, the Windows version must match the PC architecture. A 64-bit UEFI PC can only boot 64-bit versions of Windows. A 32-bit PC can only boot 32-bit versions of Windows. In some cases, while in legacy BIOS mode, you may be able to run 32-bit Windows on a 64-bit PC, assuming the manufacturer supports 32-bit legacy BIOS mode on the PC. From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Miller, Todd Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 6:29 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [MDT-OSD] Dell Precision T5810 WinPE x86 freeze I am unable to get some new Dell T5810 computers to boot from WinPE x86 USB disks. I read online someplace that WinPE x86 will not boot if the Memory Map IO over 4GB box is checked in the BIOS (and that it is supposed to be unchecked by default) Mine is checked. If I uncheck the box and save the change, it is checked again when I look on the next reboot. I really need to boot from a x86 WinPE boot since that is where all my OSD development is set up, but I can't figure this one out. I tried posting to the Dell community, but I am unable to get logged in correctly there to post. Anyone here have any experience getting Dell Precision towers - specifically the 5810 to boot from X86? I know I had this working before but this new batch of T5810s, I cannot get to work. ________________________________ Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you. ________________________________ ________________________________ Notice: This UI Health Care e-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it. Thank you. ________________________________
