Failed to open the Task Sequencing Environment. Code 0x80220005

Hello All,

A problem has cropped up during my (previously working) OSDs.
The background: My Task Sequence has a couple of scripts (computer naming and OS and application installation options) and then, depending on the TSVariable supplied launches the OSD proper. I have three unattended answer files (Vista_x86.xml, Windows7_x86.xml and XP_x86.SIF) contained with a package. For each TS group I have Apply Operating system and then Apply Windows Settings. On the Apply Windows Settings I select the package and then enter the relevant answer file.

The problem : As I say, this has been working perfectly but now for Vista and Windows 7 i get the following TS failure:


 2\SMI\Store\Machine Closing image file C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Packages\CNP0003A\sources\install.wim Setting hive location to "C:\_SMSTaskSequence\OSD\Vista\Windows\System32\SMI\Store\Machine" Loading existing answer file "C:\_SMSTaskSequence\unattend.xml"Getting namespace "Microsoft-Windows-Setup" for architecture "x86" Added list item with key value '/IMAGE/INDEX' Getting namespace "Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" for architecture "x86" Getting namespace "Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" for architecture "x86" Getting namespace "Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" for architecture "x86" Writing configuration information to C:\_SMSTaskSequence\unattend.xml Successfully saved configuration information to C:\_SMSTaskSequence\unattend.xml Preparation completed sucessfully. Entering ReleaseSource() for C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Packages\CNP0003A reference count 1 for the source C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Packages\CNP0003A before releasing Released the resolved source C:\_SMSTaskSequence\Packages\CNP0003A

interface.cpp,1126) m_pSMIInterface->setValue( SetupPassValue[eSetupPass], pszComponentName, pszPath, pszValue ), HRESULT=80220005 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\osdcore\xmlanswerfile.cpp,768) this->SetValue( Specialize, XML::Shell::ComponentName, XML::Shell::ComputerName::Element, pszComputerName ), HRESULT=80220005 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\osdcore\xmlanswerfile.cpp,884) m_pImpl->SetComputerNameW(pszComputerName), HRESULT=80220005 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\framework\osdcore\xmlanswerfile.cpp,1780) pAnswerFile->SetComputerNameW(sValue), HRESULT=80220005 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\client\osdeployment\osdwinsettings\osdwinsettings.cpp,376) ConfigureWinSettings(), HRESULT=80220005 (e:\nts_sms_fre\sms\client\osdeployment\osdwinsettings\osdwinsettings.cpp,637) Exiting with return code 0x80220005 Failed toopen the Task Sequencing Environment. Code 0x80220005. Please ensure you are running this executable inside a properly configured OS Deployment task sequence. Unknown error (Error: 80220005; Source: Unknown)

My Answer files for Vista and 7 are extremely simple, being fundamentally the same - change to UK locale:

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
- <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
- <settings pass="specialize">
- <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <InputLocale>0809:00000809</InputLocale>
  <SystemLocale>en-GB</SystemLocale>
  <UILanguage>en-GB</UILanguage>
  <UILanguageFallback>en-GB</UILanguageFallback>
  <UserLocale>en-GB</UserLocale>
  </component>
  </settings>
  <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
  </unattend>

If I remove the answer file I have no problem in deploying... It WAS ok... Any ideas?

Thanks

Nickcx

SCCM2007 R2 SP2