How to image a drive then send via GP to workstations
I need to clone about 47 machines with new HDD. Any recommendations on the best way to accomplish this? I have been installing the OS then downloading all the updates and all the required software for...
View ArticleBuilding an ISO image
I tend to re-image a lot of computers, we have a USB that has windows 7 pro x64 and x32 on it. When I re-image a computer there are 180+ updates that need to be completed. Is there anyway to do the...
View ArticleTo Image or Not to Image - Tight Deadline
I just started working with a company that will be sending out 20 laptops by the end of next week. They use an OEM 7 license, three different laptop models, two different user configurations.I would...
View ArticleSilverlight Update WSUS & SCCM KB3011970
I have multiple computers across my network giving a "Microsoft Silverlight is out of date" message when they visit a page in IE that uses Silverlight.I went into SCCM and didn't see any Silverlight...
View ArticleDeploying Different Versions of Software Based on OS Version
Attempting to push out the latest version of Adobe Reader using Group Policy. After obtaining two .exe installers from their distribution page, one for Windows 7 and another for Windows 8, I face a...
View ArticleMDT 2012: deploy os - task sequence - deploy os Apply Local GPO Package
Hi,I created task sequence for deploying osin this task sequence I didn't deleted the - "Apply Local GPO Package"i deploy it on few computer and it make me problem with accessing programsI tried set...
View ArticleNew to SCCM, some questions about the implementation of the software updates.
I have afew questions about the deployment of SCCM 2012 R2. Recently we have acquired the licenses to use the System Center 2012 R2 Suite. With this also comes SCCM.At this moment we don’t have a real...
View ArticleSysprep error during specialize pass
hi,is anyone can tell me what i can do to fix this error :[setup.exe] [Action Queue] : error determining component orderthanx2015-01-20 07:48:26, Info [0x064047] IBSLIB MarkUnattendSettingAsProcessed:...
View ArticleMDT Database
Wonder if someone could help me. MDT is driving me crazy for a while now I been looking at replacing our ghost system with MDT when I have the time.So far I have got it setup and pushing both a...
View ArticleDeploy Win 8.1 Ent master image to multiple PCs/sites
Hello,I just started a Director if IT position and Ive just finished installing and stabilizing our new server hardware and software, moving from Server 2003 to 2012 and updating email and a bunch of...
View ArticleTrouble launching LiteTouch.wsf to sysprep and capture
Hi all,Here's the scenario:- Server 2012 R2 WDS & MDT server with ADK 8.1 and MDT 2013 installed.- Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga Windows 8.1 in audit mode.- I set up my mdt with a vanilla windows 8.1...
View ArticleNew Imaging Process Help
Hi Everyone, I hope all is well.I've been working for the past few weeks researching best practices on imaging. After reading article after article and some tutorials, I've honestly become overwhelmed...
View ArticleSolarwinds Patch Manager - Deploy updates to single computer
Is there a way that I can deploy updates to a single machine? Or can I only deploy to groups?I'm just getting it set up on our network.
View ArticleSeeking help with WDS/WAIK/SIM Deployments
Before I begin, this set of questions applies to Windows Deployment Services and its associated tools as they exist on Windows Server 2008 R2. If things are different on Server 2012/2012R2, bear in...
View ArticleVBS Script Via SCCM
Hi all,Recently started using SCCM 2012 and finding difficulty executing vbs scripts. Anyone have some advice?I found attached script from one of the URl which remove the all old java version except...
View Articleinstall software to clients over WAN
i was wondering if there is a effective way to push software updates to clients over wan.or push new software to a server and that all the clients install the new software:[our servers] ------>[new...
View ArticleGNS3 v1.2 - This is not a valid IOS image
I am using my own registered Cisco IOS from my old 5510 and 5520 but when I add them to IOS in preferences it says "Sorry, this is not a valid IOS image" Any ideas? Do I need to start with an...
View ArticleWDS Capture Image - winload.exe corrupt or missing
Seemingly out of the blue our WDS server has developed a very annoying issue with a capture image that up until today was working perfectly previously. What we are now experiencing when we network boot...
View ArticleSysprep Pass Where Script Can Run to Make Registry Change?
When the OOBE runs on a deployed machine, it checks the path(s) listed at the following registry key for drivers:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\devicepathWhat I would like...
View ArticleMicrosoft MDT ZTI ERROR
I am getting a ZTI ERROR - Non- zero return code by ZTIBackup, RC=2 when I try to capture an image from a VMware Workstation VM of Windows 7 x64. This image is not on the domain, has a local...
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