Small useful scripts–Changing Driver Package source (PS1)
I have this customer who had to move all driver packages from from one server a another. This of cause meant all the Data Source references had to be change as well. Once al the packages were moved to the new server I ran the following two scripts to change the source. All you need [...]
Category: Configuration Manager, Drivers, OS Deployment, Powershell, Scripting | Comment
Posts tagged ‘SCCM’
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 | 3 Comments
How to create a context menu for SMS Client Center in the Configuration Manager 2007 console
If you have ever worked with Configuration Manager 2007 you properly know about the great freeware tool called SMS Client Center created by Roger Zander. The latest version of SMS Client Center can be downloaded from here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/smsclictr/files/SCCM%20Client%20Center/ You install the tool locally on your computer and it does not require the installation of the [...]
Category: Config Mgr. Tools, Configuration Manager, Configuration Manager R3, Tips and tricks, Troubleshooting | 1 Comment
Adding Files to the Boot Image in CM2012
A couple of months ago I wrote a post on how to automatically add files to the boot image, as part of the Update distribution point process, using OSDIntection.xml http://blog.coretech.dk/mip/auto-adding-files-to-config-mgr-boot-images/ In CM2012 however, this option is no longer available. Instead the development team has been kind enough, to actually include this service as part of [...]
Category: Boot Media, Config Mgr, OS Deployment | Comment
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
Finding the correct storage driver for Win XP using WMIC
I already wrote a post on how to find the correct driver, for a Intel 6 Series storage controller, which is sometimes named different in XP and 7. http://blog.coretech.dk/mip/cant-find-the-intelr-6-series-storage-driver/. In that particular case I picked up the correct driver name by installing Windows 7 on the PC, and looking trough device manager.. Today I was [...]
Category: Drivers, OS Deployment | Comment
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 | Comment
Set default keyboard settings based on Running OS
While doing refresh scenarios, its possible to have USMT set the current Keyboard settings for the existing users on the reinstalled OS. The problem however, is setting the same default keyboard settings for new users on that machine.. By default the Keyboard settings will be that of the reference image, so if the keyboard settings [...]
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