following the instructions here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2012/02/15/expiring-outdated-stand-alone-media.aspx my tsconfig is as follows: [CustomHook] CommandLine="cscript.exe X:\ExpiredUFDCheck.vbs" CommandLine="wscript.exe X:\Deploy\Scripts\ZTIMediaHook.wsf" The ORIGINAL vbs file is as follows, which will not function for me and just throw errors and the logic seems wrong so I corrected it, ( changes annotated). On Error Resume Next ' // --------------------------------------------------------------------- ' // Find the environment variable %configpath% for location of UFD ' // --------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 'Set objExecObject = objShell.Exec("%comspec% /c echo %configpath%") 'configPath1 = objExecObject.StdOut.ReadAll() 'configPath = Mid(configPath1, 1, Len(configPath1) -2) ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' // Find the environment variable %TEMP% for location of tool files (e.g. shutdown.exe) ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Set objExecObject = objShell.Exec("%comspec% /c echo %temp%") temp = objExecObject.StdOut.ReadAll() tempdir = Mid(temp, 1, Len(temp) -2) ' // --------------------------- ' // Find driver letter for UFD '// ---------------------------- Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set Drives = FSO.Drives For Each DiskDrive In Drives If DiskDrive.DriveType = "1" Then USBPath = DiskDrive.Path End If Next ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------- ' // Query WMI for creation date of the Policy.xml file on the UFD ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------- strComputer = "." Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") ' // ---------------------------- ' // Media Check - Policy.xml ' // ---------------------------- Set colFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From CIM_DataFile Where Name = '" & USBPath & "\\SMS\\Data\\Policy.xml'") ' // ----------------------------------------- ' // Set the date 3 months ago from today ' // ----------------------------------------- dt3MonthsAgo = DateAdd("m", -3, Now) ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' // If the Policy.xml file creation date is less than the date 3 months ago from today, it is an expired UFD. <---------Shouldnt this be MORE? ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Each objFile in colFiles dtCreationDate = WMIDateStringToDate(objFile.CreationDate) dtEndDate = DateAdd("m", 3, dtCreationDate) If dtCreationDate > dt3MonthsAgo then <--------------- I have changed "<" to ">" Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Command = TEMPDIR & "\scripts\Shutdown.exe /s /t 0" MsgBox "This USB Key expired on" & dtEndDate, vbMsgBoxSetForeground, "Expired USB Media" Set oExec = WshShell.Exec(Command) Else <------------------I have commented this out 'WScript.Quit(1) <------------------I have commented this out End If Next ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' // Converting the WMI date query response to a simple date format. (e.g. 09/21/2010) ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Function WMIDateStringToDate(dtmInstallDate) WMIDateStringToDate = CDate(Mid(dtmInstallDate, 5, 2) & "/" & Mid(dtmInstallDate, 7, 2) & "/" & Left(dtmInstallDate, 4) & " " & Mid(dtmInstallDate, 9, 2) & ":" & Mid(dtmInstallDate, 11, 2) & ":" & Mid(dtmInstallDate, 13, 2)) End Function I"m going crazy trying to get this thing to work! Any help is appreciated!

when I set the machines bios three months ahead or more now, this script runs, ( you can see the cmd window flash)........and the task sequence will kick off. Anyone got an idea what I'm doing wrong? I spent 3/4 of the day on this darn thing!

the "else" is now not commented out.......

ok, I started from scratch and followed the instructions exactly on the guide located here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2012/02/15/expiring-outdated-stand-alone-media.aspx my tsconfig.ini reads as: [CustomHook] CommandLine=cscript.exe X:\ExpiredUFDCheck.vbs the .vbs at the root of my boot image is as follows: ' // *************************************************************************** ' // ' // File: ExpiredUFDCheck.vbs ' // ' // Version: 1.0 ' // ' // Purpose: Check to see if stand-alone media is expired ' // ' // Usage: cscript ExpiredUFDCheck.vbs ' // ' // *************************************************************************** On Error Resume Next ' // --------------------------------------------------------------------- ' // Find the environment variable %configpath% for location of UFD ' // --------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") 'Set objExecObject = objShell.Exec("%comspec% /c echo %configpath%") 'configPath1 = objExecObject.StdOut.ReadAll() 'configPath = Mid(configPath1, 1, Len(configPath1) -2) ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' // Find the environment variable %TEMP% for location of tool files (e.g. shutdown.exe) ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Set objExecObject = objShell.Exec("%comspec% /c echo %temp%") temp = objExecObject.StdOut.ReadAll() tempdir = Mid(temp, 1, Len(temp) -2) ' // --------------------------- ' // Find driver letter for UFD '// ---------------------------- Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set Drives = FSO.Drives For Each DiskDrive In Drives If DiskDrive.DriveType = "1" Then USBPath = DiskDrive.Path End If Next ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------- ' // Query WMI for creation date of the Policy.xml file on the UFD ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------- strComputer = "." Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") ' // ---------------------------- ' // Media Check - Policy.xml ' // ---------------------------- Set colFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * From CIM_DataFile Where Name = '" & USBPath & "\\SMS\\Data\\Policy.xml'") ' // ----------------------------------------- ' // Set the date 3 months ago from today ' // ----------------------------------------- dt3MonthsAgo = DateAdd("m", -3, Now) ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' // If the Policy.xml file creation date is less than the date 3 months ago from today, it is an expired UFD. ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Each objFile in colFiles dtCreationDate = WMIDateStringToDate(objFile.CreationDate) dtEndDate = DateAdd("m", 3, dtCreationDate) If dtCreationDate < dt3MonthsAgo then Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Command = TEMPDIR & "\scripts\Shutdown.exe /s /t 0" MsgBox "This task sequence expired on " & dtEndDate, vbMsgBoxSetForeground, "Expired Task Sequence" Set oExec = WshShell.Exec(Command) Else WScript.Quit(1) End If Next ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ' // Converting the WMI date query response to a simple date format. (e.g. 09/21/2010) ' // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Function WMIDateStringToDate(dtmInstallDate) WMIDateStringToDate = CDate(Mid(dtmInstallDate, 5, 2) & "/" & Mid(dtmInstallDate, 7, 2) & "/" & Left(dtmInstallDate, 4) & " " & Mid(dtmInstallDate, 9, 2) & ":" & Mid(dtmInstallDate, 11, 2) & ":" & Mid(dtmInstallDate, 13, 2)) End Function I set the bios to have the following date: 7/18/13 when I boot from the standalone usb key, I get this: on pressing "ok" the machine is SUPPOSED to shut down. Instead the expiration notice disappears and I can hit "next to execute the task sequence. The workstation is not shutting down when "ok" is pressed............