SCCM 2012 application detection of Office version
Hi,For some applications I want to create several Deployment Types to be able to install the correct version.Example: An add-in for Office comes in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, where the Office version...
View ArticleManaging Office.com Retail Licenses
Within our organisation we have purchased a large number of office.com products on an ad-hoc basis.If I need to reinstall one of these on a PC (after a format for example), I then log in to office.com...
View ArticleImaging Windows 7 Laptop to Identical Laptop
Hi, In the Past I used Ghost to image Workstations. We have also got a cloning device. (Hdd>Hdd). We have just bought a set of laptops which did have Win 8 Installed. I then rolled one of the...
View ArticleHow do you handle software updates
I just wanted to get thoughts on how everyone handles software updates.Currently, no users have administrator access to load software, which I think is a good thing. How do you currently handle all the...
View ArticleHow to find out about new versions of Java and Flash
This is one of those things that even Google-fu hasn't been able to answer. Is there a mailing list, tweet, smoke signal, or some other notification method that I can subscribe to so that I find out...
View ArticleFog Imaging to a virtual machine
Hello Spiceheads!I am attempting to image a VM using FOG(Free Open Ghost) imaging solution. After I select to use the NIC to boot off of, and FOG goes through its initial steps, I see this error on...
View ArticleSCCM Collection Question.
Good Day All.I had a question regarding collections in SCCM. If I create a collection and target a software to that collection, will it re-install the software on computers that are included in that...
View Articlescripts
i am new to using scripts. i want to run the scripts in domain level for installing and unistalling the softwares and patches. can any help me on this.I am poor in scripting.
View ArticleSoftware Updates WITH Report Generation
All,I know people have already asked (more than several times) what application you're using for software updates. My question, however, has a twist. I'm looking for a program that will update 3rd...
View ArticleFOG - turn off PXE boot
Hi all, This may seem pretty basic but I'm wondering if there's a way to temporarily disable the PXE boot on a FOG system. I tried experimenting with a few FOG settings that seemed like they would...
View ArticleDeploying KeePass
I am having issues deploying KeePassWe use the free version of PDQ Deploy for the few deployments we have, mostly Java and Adobe. I know KeePass is available in the paid version of PDQ Deploy, but I...
View ArticleKMS Installation Question..
Hello,We've recently decided to deploy 50 OEM machines, via KMS VL Keys, and with the help of Spiceworks users, I was able to successfully setup a Volume License agreement, and such. Now the time has...
View ArticleWDS/MDT 2013: Some images should join a domain, but others not.How to implement?
I do volunteer work with a community center. The Center has a small computer lab withone Windows Server 2012 R2 machine24 workstations.Sometimes the workstations are open for public use. In this case,...
View ArticleWDS: Server 08 Standard. Capturing is not an option / Deployment Toolkit issue
I setup a 08 server, not R2, not sure if that matters. Setup AD, DNS, DHCP. I can install windows from a stock image I loaded to any pc that wants to PXE boot. I cant seem to capture an image. I goto...
View ArticleImaging Software
Hello Everyone! So I'm basically looking for my best option for imaging software. Right now we are using Ghost suite 2.5 and I actually know little about it or any other imaging software. The previous...
View ArticleWizard Error a connection to the deployemtn share
(\\server name\Deploymentshare$) could not be made.Ca not reach DeployRoot. Possible cause: NETWORK routing error or Network Configuration error.Retry: Try again to connect to the deployment...
View ArticleSCCM agent not installed on re-imaged machines
Some curious behavior I just noticed, our machines that have had the client pushed to them automatically upon discovery- do not install that client again once re-imaged. Manual push still works. Is...
View ArticleReinstallation of Configuration Manager
Hi there,We have a Configuration Manager 2012 R2 in our environment. This one is pretty much not working anymore. It doesn't publish updates properly and never installs software from the softwarecenter...
View Articleupdating programs on the network and outside
I was wondering how you guys handle updates for Firefox ESR (I use the ESR channel), chrome, Java, adobe, Foxit, etc I am considering getting ninite pro, but I was wondering what other users are doing
View ArticleSilent installation.
Hi,1.AdbeRdr11010_en_US.exe how to cancel it's auto update and accept the eula license?2.How to cancel Using MDT 2012 windows AutoUpdate?Thanks..
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