Episode 21 – Keeping the Original Partition in MDT 2012

Problem:

Out-of-box machines now-a-days are coming with a recovery partition. If you are using MDT 2012 to deploy your Windows 7 image, the Task Sequence will format the partition and you will lose that recovery partition.

Solution:

Modifying the Task Sequence to keep the recovery partition and then deploy your Windows 7 image.

creating the text file and dropping it into Scripts folder located in the deployment share:

Modify the format partition Task Sequence and create a new command line:

Go into the “Install” step of the Task Sequence and change the location of the Operating System, so it could apply to the correct partition:

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