Windows 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 ArticleWDS issue with unattending DiskConfiguration
We currently got a shipment over over 80 Dell Optiplex machines and am looking to get our WDS up and working. So I have started to get into the unattended setup and have researched it a bit. However, I...
View ArticleInstalling Project via the .msi File?
Is it possible to install MS Project 2010 by using the PrjStdWW.msi file within the prjstd.ww folder?Normally it is installed using the setup.exe, but what if you wanted to install this via Group...
View ArticleDoes anyone else have difficulties imaging new computers?
We have been buying new laptops and they don't come with license stickers. When I make an image from one computer and put it on another one, the new one fails activation. When I call Microsoft and put...
View ArticleUpdating a Base Image?
I am currently a student casual, and I want to help provide a newer solution for the senior techs. Currently are campus has a team specific to building images known as the Imaging Team.They (Imaging...
View ArticleSCCM Novice New laptops
We currently have a master image that we use for all our computer imaging using SCCM.20012I have a new set of laptops dells where which drivers do i need to download to add to sccmwhere within sccm do...
View ArticleGroup Policy Software Removal Issue
I have a package that was converted into an msi file with a 3rd party utilityso we can distribute via Group Policy. We have used theutility dozens of times and never had an issue. Manually installing...
View ArticleI'm looking for a prepacked silent install for Java that I will push out.
I'm in a pickle, and need to come up with a quick way to deploy a Java remotely through a log on script that I'll setup. Can anyone help me out? I was looking at PDQ deploy, but it's a big price tag...
View ArticleFor those using Ninite
How many different programs are you updating with it?My thought was to just run the audit against my domain and get a list of the programs it finds then just set it up to hit them all. My question is...
View ArticleRemotely Re-Image a PC - no local network
I have read through the some of the other "Remote Re-Image" threads and most seem to involve a local network of some kind to boot to a PXE server that is in the local office. My scenario is slightly...
View ArticleDeployment Image from Recovery Media
I am currently working on a new setup for a client, unfortunately, the Lenovo laptops that we received all came with Windows 7 Pro, of which all need to be upgraded to Windows 8.1 Pro. I have the...
View ArticleWindows Deployment with Windows 8.1
I have a windows deployment server that I am using to try and create a Windows 8.1 wim file.I have set up a task sequence to install and configure windows. I mount theLitetouchPE.iso in a HyperV VM,...
View ArticleCisco Jabber AutoUpdate
We see that installations of Jabber V10 is prompting users to update the application.Anyone know how to turn off autoupdate in Cisco Jabber ??
View ArticleJava Deployment across a Network
Hi,I'm having trouble.I have tried various pieces of software, admin arsenal pdq deploylocal update publisherAnd am having trouble ensuring Java updates on all machines. I see two problems. the first...
View ArticleMicrosoft Deployment Tool Kit (Offline)
Can some one point in the right direction of making a full offline version?So put all my Deployment onto a single USB and boot and install without contacting server for remote sites?*Change Title :P...
View ArticleSCCM 2012 - Package Icons
Does anyone know how to add an icon to an SCCM Package? Adding icons to Applications is easy, but I don't see anywhere to do so for Packages.I try to use as many Applications as possible, but a few...
View Articlewhen imaging a computer, i get Bootmgr missing using imagex
So when i try to imagine a computer using imageX. i try to boot from my usb which contains the imagex software.. when i select to boot from the USB. i get Bootmgr is missing... Does anyone know the fix...
View Article7Zip 9.35 MST file associations are not working
So recently, Igor has finally released a new Beta of his amazing 7-zip application. I have 9.22 deployed in my network with the mst attached, and it associates all 7-zip filetypes with 7-zip. It works...
View ArticleUpdating software
Hi,to accelerate the installation process, I already made an image to be used. And it works very fast, in 10 minutes it's installed. After that I just needs to run 2 batch files and then the pc itself...
View ArticleHow can I install software through logon script with no local admin rights?
I have logon script install some proprietary software that works fine for a test users that has local workstation admin rights. However, the same exact script will not run for users with no local...
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