Installing/Removing Software on network
I have a few hundred computers that have a certain anti-virus installed on my network. I need to be able to REMOTELY un-install it without user interaction, and then install my new anti-virus. All...
View ArticleStartup Partnership Offer - Sound recognition software
Hello IT community!I´m a musician and I have a startup of an app that can listen to what you play or sing and automatically writes down the notes of your melody.... We have a prototype going on, but we...
View ArticleSysprepping Windows 7 machine using task Sequence with MDT 2012
Hi,I would be really grateful if someone could help me here. I have been tearing my hair out trying to get this one solved.I am trying to Sysprep a machine using MDT 2012 and a task sequence, but it...
View ArticleArcGIS 10.2.2 for desktop upgrade install
I'm tasked with getting the upgrade package deployed, but it just doesn't work as expected.According to ESRI documentation, the 10.2.2 package should upgrade any 10+ install without needing to...
View ArticleMDT End Error
I am playing around with MDT, here is an error I am getting at the end of a clean deployment on a Lenovo 33722WU Failure (5210) ValidateDeployRootWithRecovery : Cancel I did some googling but didn't...
View ArticleRemote install Chatter via Local update publisher
I am trying to remotely install Chatter (Salesforce IM) to our end users machines. Currently I have been using Local Update Publisher to roll out installs. Chatter requires Adobe Air to function.I...
View ArticleAuto deploy definition updates - SCCM 2012 R2
Hi Lads and Lasses,I have been slowly deploying System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2. What a head spin.Anyhoo, I am in the process of setting up the automatic deployment of definition updates...
View ArticleUser Passwords
Good evening, everyone.I need a bit of advice on knowing user passwords for system updates where server restarts are required and restarting the user's system is required.Here's the situation. When I...
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 Articleautomated SFTP
I was trying to explore a lowcost client that will upload a file to a third party using sftp that i can runas a schedule or let me create a script that i can run as a windows scheduledtask.I tried the...
View ArticleHow to silently install office 2013 retail with MDT?
We have been using MDT to deploy Windows to customer machines. I am trying to add the retail versions of Office 2013 to the applications store. That would be the Home and Student or Home and Business...
View ArticleUsing WDS without Sysprep
Hello everyone, Currently we have a server 2003 server with a WDS server role installed which works great but would like to get an image of everybody's machines "as is", without using sysprep. The...
View ArticleSCCM vs MDT
Hi,can someone explain me a bit about SCCM and its abilities..What is made for?and how it's different from MDT.Thanks.
View ArticleWhy is SCCM Software Center not updating "Installed Software"?
I've had odd happenings lately involving my application deployments. Available deployments don't immediately show up in the "Installation Status" tab once selected for install. However, after letting...
View ArticleZetaDocs Deployment
Good morning everybody, I have recently been assigned the task to deploy ZetaDocs software to 2 departments in our office. Does anyone know if, and, or how I can deploy this software to both...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Slow First-Login Times -- Are Mandatory Profiles A Solution?
Some background: we have a computer lab with about 80 computers. Students login to the computers through AD. Currently, DeepFreeze is used to prevent permanent changes, so after reboot, the user's...
View Article23 new Lenovos - best way to reimage
Hey SpiceheadsI'm new to working with workstation images in bulk. I have 23 Lenovos with pre-installed Windows 7 Pro. Now usually there's a bunch of junk on there from Lenovo and sponsors which needs...
View ArticleMDT 2013 - Client not picking up new Unattend.xml settings
I'm deploying a new image via MDT 2013. I created a new Task Sequence using an existing image and tested it on a VM. I ended up getting the "Unattend.xml Error - Could not parse or process for pass...
View ArticleClonezilla- Automate entire process to image selection
I am trying to automate Clonezilla on a USB. I want make this as friendly as possible to others here at work. I have the parameters that I would like run, but am having a hard time finding where to...
View Articleneed help on net deploy agent on windows
Hi all, ndschedag.exe managesoft I want to force a update of machine policy using a command line so I can create a new schedule. Anyone know some switches for ndschedag.exe? If I run "c:\Program...
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