Push Out Shadow Protect Desktop Images
I have some individual desktop images that were made with Shadow Protect Desktop and need to restore them to the PC in question from time to time. These are different images so not a golden image to...
View ArticleSoftware Deployment across Europe
HI, We have a need to regularly roll out software and patches to our Windows 7 laptops, something that is covered regularly on the Spiceworks community. However, we have a slight issue in that our...
View ArticleHow to image Panasonic FZG1 Toughpad?
We are deploying Panasonic FZG1 Toughpad's to our police cars. I am tasked with setting them all up/getting them installed. Normally we use Fog, or Ghost to image machines, neither of these work. We...
View ArticleCan SCCM 2012 SP1 set up WLAN profile via task sequence?
Anybody know of a way to set up / add a WLAN profile to a task sequence in SCCM 2012? Searching around and can't find anything, so any help is appreciated.
View ArticleWriting & deploying a GPO to install software with an activation key
Exactly what it says: I have a piece of software that needs to be deployed company-wide, but during installation it requires an activation key be put in. Can this be done via GPO?
View ArticleBest & simplest tool for MSI creation from exe... novice at app packaging
I'm a fairly experienced domain admin and use GPO's as much as i possibly can. In particular i HATE having to manually install certain apps for people as i feel i loose control over their update's and...
View ArticleAfter deploying fog image, linux just cycles restarts
Hey everyone, Running Linux 12.04 on Fog Server with Fog 0.32 I have an 8gb ssd and i installed linux 12.04 on it and uploaded the image to fog using single disk multiple partitions. When I deploy it...
View ArticleDeploying Java 7 PDQ deploy problem
Has anybody run into this issue it's very frustrating. Once Java 7 came up maybe about update 10? Everytime I try to push out java from pdq deploy to windows 7 machines a message will pop up on the...
View ArticleIssues with WDS at the server level.
It all started when the service stopped auto naming new clients. I found I could do accept and name, throw a gibberish name at it and click through the options. it would still error out, but the...
View ArticleIs Malwarebytes becoming less effective?
Recently I've noticed that Malwarebytes will clean out a few PUP infections but when I rescan a computer with AdwCleaner, it will find a ton of obvious PUP infections that Malwarebytes didn't get....
View ArticleIs it possible to remote image workstations, and what would it take?
Hi! We are a small company with 10 locations, 9 are remote to the IT dept. We were blessed by the owners with 100+ new Dell optiplex 3010's at the beginning of this year. I have used those to migrated...
View ArticleExtracting Windows updates from a WSUS server?
We have in the company I work with a WSUS server which deploys updates to the workstations in our domain perfectly and no problems at all. What I want to do is to extract those updates so to use on...
View ArticleImaging workstation recommendations
I just started working for a non-profit. They have Ghost Enterprise Solution Suite 2.5. I'm following in the footsteps of a guy who quit, left no documentation! Crazy! Is there a freeware imaging...
View ArticleMDT 2010 RAMDisk Error
Hello All, I have been banging my head on this one.... I am using MDT 2012 and I am trying to capture and image of a HP ZBook 17 with Win7 Pro. Everytime I have captured or shoudl I say attempted to...
View ArticleRead the Fine Print ... Especially if You're Canadian
Any piece of software purchased, whether electronically delivered or on physical media, usually has a very long, very dry, very verbose several pages of legalese in fine print. The majority of users...
View ArticleLooking for 3rd party patch management solution
Hi everyone! The company I work for currently uses Desktop Authority for patch management for both Windows and 3rd party apps. It works great but Dell apparently is going to discontinue the patch...
View ArticleMultiple issues with WDS and access.
the more I test, the more I find wrong. First, I want to say that I have rebuilt the role, twice now. the last time i pulled all my boot and install images, re-formatted the storage drive,...
View ArticleWidevine Deployment
Anybody out there have experience with Widevine and installing it silent/remotely. Usually I use PDQ deploy, but I can't seem to figure out how to make it work with this installer. I need the plugins...
View ArticleSCCM 2012 R2 Not Pushing Out Clients
Whats up Spiceheads I have a 2012 R2 box that just got SCCM installed on it. We have setup the basics so far and are trying to push out the client to all nodes on our network. SCCM has discovered the...
View ArticleDownloading updates via FTP
Is there a way in which I can download third party updates on a schedule via FTP? Our centralised AV allows for packaged deployment of third party software but it means I have to go off and download...
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