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Error using ZTIConfigure.wsf script

Answered Error using ZTIConfigure.wsf script

  • Thursday, December 01, 2011 10:13 PM
     
     
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    I hope someone can help me understand an error message I am receive when running a zero-touch deployment from Configuration Manager 2007.  Sometimes when running the Task Sequence to install Windows 7 a status message is returned for the "Configuration" task (the one that follows the "Applying Network Settings") (see below).  I can not find much information on what it means when ZTIConfigure.wsf returns "Unterminated opaque block - matching end tag not found".  This error occurs infrequently, but when it does the OS deployment does not complete.  Any information will be appreciated.

    Command line for extension .exe is "%1" %* Set command line: Run command line Working dir 'not set' Executing commandline: Run command line Process completed with exit code 1 Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.8 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. ????4???????????4??????????????????????????????????Command line returned 1 C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage\scripts\zticonfigure.wsf(634, 14) Windows Script Host: Unterminated opaque block - matching end tag not found : script ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????4???›??? 

     

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  • Friday, December 02, 2011 12:06 AM
     
     
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    The configure action injects some of the properties gathered into the unattend.xml. Review the ZTIGather.log for strange/extended characters, and the unattend.xml file in your settings package for missing tags,

    / Johan

    Regards / Johan Arwidmark Twitter: @jarwidmark Blog: http://www.deploymentresearch.com FB: www.facebook.com/deploymentresearch
     
  • Friday, December 02, 2011 7:55 PM
     
     
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    Thank you for the information Johan.  I will have to take a close look at the logs. 

    FYI, the task sequence I use gathers only local data and does not use an unattend or sysprep answer file.  The ZTIconfigure.log file shows that there is some data being written to C:\WINDOWS\panther\unattend\unattend.xml but that file is gone after the deployment finishes.

     
  • Saturday, December 03, 2011 3:21 PM
     
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    The SCCM 2007 Zero Touch sequence does use an unattend.xml, the one in the settings package, and the mini-setup always use an unattend.xml, otherwise it would stop and prompt you for OOBE information.

    Just add a pause in the task sequence directly after the Configure action, and you can review the unattend.xml file.

    A pause could be a simple vbscript, I use the below for pausing in WinPE (the Configure actions runs in WinPE).

    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    filespec = "X:\go.txt"

    'Check every 1 second to see if the file exists
    While Not fso.FileExists(filespec)
     Wscript.Sleep 1000
    Wend

    'When it does exist, delete it and go on
    fso.DeleteFile(filespec)

    / Johan

    Regards / Johan Arwidmark Twitter: @jarwidmark Blog: http://www.deploymentresearch.com FB: www.facebook.com/deploymentresearch
    • Marked As Answer by mpbaird Tuesday, December 06, 2011 2:27 AM
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  • Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:50 AM
     
     
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    This is good information Johan.  I have used it, and have found that the problem is that the ZTIConfigure.wsf script is sometimes corrupted when the Task Sequence is run.  I paused the tasks and looked at the script; it ends half way through line 635.  This would explain why the Command line returned "1 C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage\scripts\zticonfigure.wsf(634, 14)".

    I am not certain why sometimes only a part of the file gets copied into the script folder.  I think I will make a new group in the sequence that "Uses Toolkit Package" if there is an error running the Configure task.  I believe this is the that task copies the scripts into the correct subfolder.

     I would be interested in hearing what you have to say about this condition.

     
  • Tuesday, December 06, 2011 2:27 AM
     
     
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    Boy do I feel stupid.  After posting the last message I decided it would be a good idea to check every distibution point in my site to be certain the ZTIConfigure.wsf file was the same.  I found one DP that had the bad script file.  This explains why the failure only occured some of the time.

     

    Thank you Johan for your help, it was very valuable.

     
  • Sunday, September 09, 2012 6:56 PM
     
     
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    Hi,

    Thank You for this thread... I resolved my issue by putting respective scripts in %SystemDrive%\Support folder. At the end of the build, I deleted these files and cleaned sim file. Thank you for giving hint about vbscript issue. I spent almost three days to resolve this issue.