SCCM Capture Media not able to Capture Reffrence Computer image.

When trying to capture a new image of DELL Optiplex 790 windows 7 Proff SP1.  After I fill in the relevant information to save to a network share on a SCCM Server itself and then select finish, the windows disappears and does nothing.
i looked for Sysprep Folder in %System Drive %\windows32\Sysprep but it was present and able to run properly.
Checked Computer Network Access Account on SCCM Server and for Local Computer also then after
  i have looked at the logs and this is what it states:

AllocateCDRoms is set; will not start TSManager

This seems to halt the capture process and nothing else happens.
i have also plugged in an external drive to capture the image to this, and the same error comes up.

Cause :

AllocateCD Rome is Restricted by Group Policy when it was in Domain or by default set by some OEM vendors.

SCCM Capture media uses SYSTEM and Domain Account for Capturing the Windows Image but GPO is only allow CD ROM access to Logged on Users in result Capture wizard Finished without any capture process.

Resolution :

"allocatecdroms" is the REG Key value which is responsible for the CD ROM access.

By default the Value is "0" if this value is "1" that means CD ROM access has been restricted for Local logged on users only.

To resolve this issue set REG Key value to Default "0" and save it.

close Regedit and Restart Computer.

Start Capture wizard again and check...

For More information Please browse Microsoft Technet Article for the same...

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc957388.aspx

Cheers!!!!!

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Determine when the operating system was installed on a computer

Determine when the operating system was installed on a computer

Introduction

The Win32_OperatingSystem WMI class can be used to gather useful information about the Operating System. It supports many properties, out of which the InstallDate property is used to determine the Operating System installation date in a computer.

Script to determine the Operating System installation date

To run the script, copy the following lines to a Notepad document, and save as a file with .VBS extension (use double-quotes) and double-click the file. The installation date and time would be displayed.

' © 2006 Ramesh Srinivasan.
'Returns the Operating System installation date.
strComputer = "."
Set dtmInstallDate = CreateObject( _
  "WbemScripting.SWbemDateTime")
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
  & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
  & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colOperatingSystems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
  ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem")
For Each objOperatingSystem in colOperatingSystems
  MsgBox "Install Date: " & getmydat (objOperatingSystem.InstallDate)
Next
Function getmydat(wmitime)
  dtmInstallDate.Value = wmitime
  getmydat = dtmInstallDate.GetVarDate
End function

Two more methods - For Windows XP Professional systems

Systeminfo.exe console-utility

Systeminfo command-line tool displays detailed configuration information about a computer and its operating system, including operating system configuration, security information, product ID, and hardware properties, such as RAM, disk space, and network cards. More information available at Microsoft Windows XP - Systeminfo

WMIC - command-line tool

Click Start, Run and type:
CMD /K WMIC OS GET InstallDate
You'll see the Operating System installation date (in WMI format). The first eight characters in that output gives you the installation date.