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Note: It’s always advised to check the logs to get a better idea of what’s happening. In your case you should review the smsts.log file.
Hi – Awesome Blog and guide.
Ive encountered this same issue for our new HP probook 640 G3
I get the same BSOD screen above, during the Bootup (in safe mode) the last driver it gets stuck on is the amdkmpfd.sys – AMD PCI Root Bus Lower Filter.
I have updated, chipset and graphics. Im having trouble finding the correct NVME driver for it (if thats even what im needing)
hey, thanks Tim. I have some steps I was going to recommend but then stumbled across this HP KB document. This seems spot on, let me know if this resolves your issue. You’ll also want to confirm the hotfix I described above installs successfully. If you are getting the 0x0000007E (not 7B) then you’ll also need to install KB2990941.
To workaround this issue, perform the following steps.
F10 BIOS Settings
Set Fast Boot disabled
Set Secure Boot disabled
Set Legacy Support enabled
Download the softpaqs (aka. updated drivers)
USB 3.0 Driver
Network Driver
Thanks mate, I know its definitely the hot fix that is required to run. (have tested it manually and win7 proceeds to install)
however when im running the package via the TS it will stall, then fail with the error code x00000003
what steps did you take to create the package?
Ive done a “standard program” with the command line
wusa.exe filename.msu \quiet \norestartReplyCancel
I would first review the smsts log file as that will give you more details on why it failed to run. Looking at your command (maybe it was a typo in your message), you need forward slashes with the command line switches (/quiet /norestart).
I had created a package with the hotfix files but did not create a program…instead I used the ‘Run Command Line’ step in the task sequence. I referenced the package that I created and installed using DISM.
DISM /Image=C:\ /Add-Package /PackagePath:”.\KB2990941.msu”ReplyCancel
So, this may be en elementary question, but I’m getting a task sequence error when it gets to the point of the TS where I’ve added this step. I’m trying to image a Precision 5510 w/ a NVMe SSD.
The error on the smsts.log isthis:
Failed to run the last action; Error in the task sequence. Execution of task sequence failed. The system cannot find the file spedified. (Error: 00000002; Source: Windows)
I’m guessing it’s because I didn’t package the .msu file correctly in step 2 above. Could you assist with how you did that? I removed the quotation marks from the DISM cmd as noted in the comments above as well.ReplyCancel
Hey, sure lets see if we can figure this out. There are several things that could be causing your issue…basically the task sequence step isn’t finding the hotfix where it should be. Here are a few things to try.
1) Is the hotfix at the root of your package source directory?
2) Did you distribute the package content to your DPs?
3) Is your task sequence deployment set to access content directly from a distribution point? If so, you’ll want to make sure the hotfix package content was also copied to the package share on the DP. A lot of people miss this one.
4) If everything above looks good, double check the task sequence step to make sure you’re referencing the correct package and there are no typos in the command. Shoot me a screenshot and I can review with you. todd@thecramers.usReplyCancel
