Clean up your wims
Generally I always use the append method of capturing my images (MDT’s ZTIBackup.wsf will do that for you, as explained here). This allows me to store multiple versions of my production image in the same image file. The biggest benefit of storing multiple images in the same wim file is of cause utilization of the [...]
Category: OS Deployment, Tips and Tricks, WAIK | Comment
Get original Driver for Lenovo biometric fingerprint scanner
I have had all kinds of trouble installing the Biometric fingerprint scanner that comes with most all new Lenovo laptops. Using the Lenovo software works, but I also installs al kinds of stuff that I don’t want, or need for that matter. Instead I choose to go with the original drive for the Hardware , [...]
Category: Drivers, OS Deployment, Tips and Tricks | Comment
Check If needed OSD packages are present on a DP
I have a few customers who have many sits, end even more Distribution Points. They also have several different task sequences for deploying everything from XP to Server08R2. Every now and then, they will create new DP’s that needs to be updated with packages, and because of space and bandwidth issues, they do not [...]
Category: Config Mgr, Configuration Manager, OS Deployment, Tips and Tricks | 4 Comments
Start Task Sequence from CD on ConfigMgr Enabled PC!
Running task sequences of the boot media, will give you more trouble shooting info and logs to work with. So here is a guide on how to run off the boot media while in full OS mode.
Category: Boot Media, Configuration Manager, OS Deployment, Tips and Tricks | 1 Comment
Reuse old PC name during Standalone OSD
In the situation where you want to reinstall a PC using a Standalone media, you will have to incorporate some way of naming the PC, or it will pick up a random name like MININT-XXXXX. In a reinstallation scenario however, the PC will already have a Name assigned, and this name can quiet easily be [...]
Category: OS Deployment, Tips and Tricks | 6 Comments
Enable LENOVO TPM Security Chip (and other stuff) from a TS
I have some customers who run strictly Lenovo Computers (laptops and Desktops). On a lot of these computers the security Chip has been disabled or is in Inactive mode, thus not allowing the use of Bitlocker. I just finished messing around with activating the TPM Chip in the BIOS From a Task sequence on [...]
Category: OS Deployment, Tips and Tricks | 3 Comments
Personal note no 6: Create Local User and add to Local group
Personal note no 6: Easy way to add create a local account and add it to administrators as a part of a Task Sequence
Category: OS Deployment, Personal Notes, Tips and Tricks | 2 Comments
Personal note no.5 : Make driver available for none admin user!
Staging driver in the driverstore, makeing it available for none admin user!
Category: OS Deployment, Personal Notes, Tips and Tricks | 2 Comments
Power management trough the TS (No more automatic Sleep!)
I have a number of customers who wants to set the power settings trough the TS, as opposed to using GPO’s. I guess that makes sense if you want to allow you users to change the settings them self… By default windows 7 will set the following power options: Sleep/standby in 15 min on [...]
Category: OS Deployment, Tips and Tricks | 2 Comments
Personal note no 4: Pause a task sequence
Pause a task sequence for a specified number of seconds before continuing with the next step!
Category: OS Deployment, Tips and Tricks | 4 Comments
