Nice to Know – How to speed up PXE boot in WDS and SCCM
“I feel the need, the need for more speed” does make sense to me. By changing the the TFTP package size between the client and the PXE server you could achieve that. So, if you really like speed and...
View ArticleBack to Basic: .NET Framework 4.5.1 deployment in MDT using a VB Script wrapper
Yesterday an OS Deployment friend (you know who you are…) asked around for a way to install .NET Framework 4.5.1 as a part of the reference image creation and I told him I would post it today, so here...
View ArticleBack to Basic: .NET Framework 4.5.2 deployment in MDT using a VB Script wrapper
I got a tweet, it said “Why doing 4.5.1 when 4.5.2 is out”. So, this is just an update of the 4.5.1 post you can see here....
View ArticleNice to Know–Presenting applications in the MDT Wizard based on location
A friend (You know how you are…) asked me today “I need to have different application bundles in the MDT Wizard based on location, any ideas?” and since I cant refuse to help a friend, here is a...
View ArticleMy sessions at TechEd Europe 2014
TechEd Europa 2014 TechEd Europe is Microsoft’s premier technology conference for IT Professionals and Enterprise Developers, providing the technical education, product evaluation, and community...
View ArticleNice to have–VB Script Wrapper for all VC++ installers to be used in MDT
During todays session at The Ultimate Event I did a demo of a VBscript Wrapper that install all VC++ runtimes. Mr “Someone” asked if it was published and I said yes, I was wrong so here it is. The...
View ArticlePowerShell is King – Testing OS Deployment Web Services using PowerShell
Recently I was setting up Maik Kosters OS Deployment Web Services for a customer and I need to test them, sure, you can do that interactively directly by running them, but I wanted the “PowerShell” way...
View ArticleOSD – Static IP Address does not work in Lite Touch using Offline Media
During a project Johan and was working a while ago, we used Offline Media and we had a problem to set a static IP Address during OSD. After digging Johan found the issue and here is the solution....
View ArticleOSD – Using PowerShell Commands in UserExit VB script to extend the ZTIGather...
During todays session I realized that I have done a lot of OSD stuff, but never published it (shame on me), so time to work. First up is how to run PowerShell CommandLets inside a UserExit script. A...
View ArticleNice to Know – Yes, it is possible to copy items between to Task Sequences as...
This is NOT a new feature, I cant even remember how long this has been working, but this morning I saw a Tweet when someone was happy about the possibility to copy items between deployment shares in...
View ArticleNice to Know – Reset WSUS to “Factory Default” settings after OSD in MDT
Same days a go I write a post on how to reset WSUS after OSD in MDT, but of course a very good friend was complaining slightly, it was something “Yeah, great but I would like to reset WSUS back to it...
View ArticleNice to Know – Reset the WSUS update Count during OSD, allows automatic...
No, this is NOT something new, its just that it needs to be spread more… In MDT 2010, there were some improvements to the ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf script, the reason as to cut down time, they did and at...
View ArticleNice to Know – Windows 10 OS Deployment links
Here are the basic media you need to start Windows 10 OSD. Windows ADK RC for Windows 10 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/dn913721(v=vs8.5).aspx (Note: it will be located at the last...
View ArticleBack to Basic – CustomSettings.ini – Converting Model and ModelAlias into Roles
So, someone asked me(you know who you are) if it is possible to convert something like a computer model into a role, and yes that is possible and some times a pretty smart thing to do. It becomes...
View ArticleBack to Basic – CustomSettings.ini – Converting Desktop and Laptop computer...
So, someone asked me(you know who you are) if it is possible to convert something like a computer types into a role, and yes that is possible and some times a pretty smart thing to do. If you have...
View ArticleNice to Know – Reset WSUS to “Factory Default” settings after OSD in MDT
Same days a go I write a post on how to reset WSUS after OSD in MDT, but of course a very good friend was complaining slightly, it was something “Yeah, great but I would like to reset WSUS back to it...
View ArticleNice to Know – Reset the WSUS update Count during OSD, allows automatic...
No, this is NOT something new, its just that it needs to be spread more… In MDT 2010, there were some improvements to the ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf script, the reason as to cut down time, they did and at...
View ArticleNice to Know – Windows 10 OS Deployment links
Here are the basic media you need to start Windows 10 OSD. Windows ADK RC for Windows 10 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/dn913721(v=vs8.5).aspx (Note: it will be located at the last...
View ArticleBack to Basic – CustomSettings.ini – Converting Model and ModelAlias into Roles
So, someone asked me(you know who you are) if it is possible to convert something like a computer model into a role, and yes that is possible and some times a pretty smart thing to do. It becomes...
View ArticleBack to Basic – CustomSettings.ini – Converting Desktop and Laptop computer...
So, someone asked me(you know who you are) if it is possible to convert something like a computer types into a role, and yes that is possible and some times a pretty smart thing to do. If you have...
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