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OS Deployment
Task sequences, imaging, drivers, and user state migration.
- Operating System Deployment
- Task Sequence
- Imaging
- Driver Management
- USMT
- WinPE
- Sysprep
- Hydration
- ImageX
- WAIK
- unattend.xml
- Mass Storage
- VHD
- P2V
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20134
- 11-12An update is available for the "Operating System Deployment" feature of System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager
- 09-12ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 USMT to UNC Templates
- 01-30Deployment Image Servicing Management (DISM) - Removing An Injected Update From The Image
- 01-23Hydration Kit for ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 (with Windows Server 2012 / SQL Server 2012)
201213
- 08-09The Drivers Saga continues – How to Master Drivers in ConfigMgr 2012
- 07-18Lenovo releases driver packs for ConfigMgr
- 07-01MDT 2012 Update 1: Dealing with in-use files when capturing user state
- 05-30SCCM Guru Webcast Replay Is Up
- 05-02SCCM Guru Webcast: ConfigMgr OSD Tips/Tricks – What happens when I do this… uh-oh
- 04-20Deployment Fundamentals Vol III Is Out!
- 03-27HP Driver Packages
- 03-21Working with Task Sequence Variables, a Conditional Reboot
- 02-15How To: Inject Drivers from USB During a ConfigMgr Operating System Task Sequence
- 01-24Setting screen resolution in WinPE 4.0
- 01-23MDT 2012 Driver Managemant, by Martin Schumacher
- 01-23The Hydration Kit for ConfigMgr 2012 RC2 is available for download
- 01-10PowerShell: Report / Check the Size of ConfigMgr Task Sequences
201169
- 12-20The Hydration Kit for ConfigMgr 2012 RC1 is available for download
- 10-27Announcing the Release Candidate of Configuration Manager Physical to Virtual Migration Toolkit | Microsoft Connect
- 09-10Microsoft Deployment Toolkit–Hydrating ConfigMgr Secondary Sites with MDT Lite-Touch
- 09-09Configuration Manager–Hydrating Secondary Sites with ConfigMgr
- 09-06Replace Scenario alternative for USMT Migration
- 08-24USMT 4.0 and Migrating Examples
- 08-19ConfigMgr–Building A Reference Image-Installing Hotfixes/Updates Offline
- 08-19ConfigMgr-Update Driver Source Paths SQL Query
- 08-12ConfigMgr–Automating The PreLoadPkgOnSite Tool Script
- 08-03Setting Environment Variables in a Task Sequence
- 07-28System Center Configuration Manager Shutdown Utility
- 07-25Finding and adding only the correct device driver to the Boot image
- 07-25Message Box Script for Lite Touch Task Sequences
- 07-25Software Assurance Pays Off – Remote Connection to WinPE during MDT/SCCM deployments
- 07-13MDT 2010 – Inside the Install Roles and Features action
- 06-15Advanced Format Hard Drives–Automatically Patching WinPE 3.0 With The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 (MDT)
- 06-13Back To Basics 5: Restricting Task Sequence Usage
- 06-13Category is incorrectly overwritten when you import the same driver on to a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 site server
- 06-13ConfigMgr 2007 Driver Management Revisited (Again)
- 06-13MDT 2012 and ConfigMgr 2012: Operating System Deployment Updates (Beta Overviews)
- 06-13MDT 2012 Beta 1: Cross-Platform Deployment
- 06-13Configuration Manager 2012–Beta 2 VHD’s Available
- 06-13New Stuff in MDT 2012 – native VHD support
- 06-13MDT 2012 Beta 1: UEFI Support
- 06-09MDT 2010 and Windows AIK Supplement Revisited
- 06-02Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Beta 1 Released
- 06-02TechNet Radio: A Preview of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 with Michael Niehaus
- 05-25MDT 2010: User State Migration (Lite-Touch)
- 05-25YAHK – Yet Another Hydration Kit – This one for ConfigMgr 2012 Beta 2
- 05-20Creating a fully-patched image using MDT 2010 Lite Touch
- 05-20New Hotfix: Task sequence does not run if it has lots of Install Software steps in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2
- 05-20How-To: – Finding drivers for Dell and HP
- 05-17Advanced Format Hard Drives – The “Low-Down” (Summary of Resources)
- 05-17Task sequence that installs many updates stops responding on a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 client
- 05-13Set screen resolution in WinPE 2.x/3.x
- 05-11Incorporating KB2028749 Into Your Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Reference Image Build Process
- 05-10Configuration Manager 2012–Offline Servicing for OSD
- 05-10LTIPause.vbs – Take a break in deployment
- 05-10MDT Debugger 2.1
- 05-10Generate Computernames in MDT 2010 based on prefix and a sequencenumber
- 05-05Enabling Hyper-V Role Successfully via Operating System Deployment Task Sequence
- 05-05How to create offline or standalone USB media for OS Deployment in ConfigMgr 2007
- 05-05Save time (and avoid pain) - Create a MDT test environment
- 04-28Building A Windows XP Reference Image, Typical Customizations Examples
- 04-28Modifying the LiteTouch Wizard in MDT 2010 – Sample 1
- 04-28Using ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf To Install Updates In A System Center Configuration Manager Task Sequence
- 04-26USMT 4.0, Hardlink and Bitlocker in SCCM OSD
- 04-23A System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 client cannot register to its management point after an OSD task sequence reinstalls its operating system
- 04-23Fix: Unable to delete the OSDStateStorePath folder in an OSD Task Sequence using USMT 4.0 with Hard Links in ConfigMgr 2007
- 04-23New Hotfix: Program does not run in a task sequence on a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 client if the program name contains extended ASCII characters
- 04-19Hydration - Automating builds in your datacenter
- 04-18MDT 2010 and the default partitioning
- 04-15Publishing A ConfigMgr Update List to WSUS for use with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) Lite-Touch Builds
- 04-11ConfigMgr Software Updates and OSD (Revisited)
- 03-29USMT Custom XML the Free and Easy Way
- 03-28Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 and Windows PE 3.1
- 03-28Configuration Manager Support Announcements for March 2011
- 03-28USMT 4.0 and unconditionalExclude
- 03-08MMS 2011–Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Related Sessions
- 02-22Approving Windows Updates in an MDT 2010 Standalone Environment from a ConfigMgr Software Update Point
- 02-17Windows AIK for Windows 7 SP1 Released
- 02-16PXE Cache Expire Behavior in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and SP2
- 02-09Driver Management Resources
- 02-05USMT 4 Update Released to Support Office 2010 Migrations
- 02-02Getting The ConfigMgr V.Next VHD To Work For Native VHD Boot
- 01-27How To: Inject Drivers from USB During a ConfigMgr Operating System Task Sequence
- 01-21Kick-Starting SCCM Advertisements
- 01-04Windows 7: Best of Deployment Compilation by Guest Blogger Jeremy Chapman
- 01-03Check to see if the TPM is enabled
2010104
- 12-17Adding Custom Tasks To Task Sequences
- 12-14Back to basics #4 – Things You Shouldn't Do But Are Tempted To
- 12-11Configuration Manager R3 – Prestaged Media Setup and Walkthrough
- 12-09A System Center Configuration Manager 2007 MDT Task Sequence fails with "An error occurred when loading the task sequence"
- 12-08OSD–How to Refresh Encrypted Systems and Gather User Settings and Data
- 12-06Configuration Manager and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)–USMT Task Sequence Templates
- 12-03New KB: A System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Task Sequence may fail if the computer has multiple drives or partitions and USMT 4 with hardlinking is being used
- 12-03UDI Task Sequence generates "No valid Windows directory found, data and settings will not be captured" error
- 12-01Back to basics - Understanding Unattend.xml automation in Windows 7
- 11-30Deployment Walkthrough Videos Now Fully Posted
- 11-30Microsoft Deployment Toolkit - Using the MDT Windows Update Tasks in Image Engineering
- 11-29Microsoft Deployment Toolkit - Simple Deployment Monitoring
- 11-18Configuration Manager 2007 – Configuring USMT To Use A UNC Path
- 11-17Microsoft Deployment Toolkit– LTI - FinishAction
- 11-16Troubleshooting Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Lite Touch
- 11-15A Drivers Saga – The Control Freak meets The Dynamic Developer
- 11-15Choosing the Right Deployment Tool
- 11-15Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010: the Next Generation
- 11-15Springboard Series Presents: Windows Deployment Made Easy
- 11-11Deployment Essentials with John Baker
- 11-11User State Migration Tool (USMT) Task Sequence Variables
- 11-10New Hotfix available: KB978754 - You cannot import a driver into an OSD image if the driver is signed for only the Windows 7 operating system in SCCM 2007 SP2
- 11-09MDT doesn’t recognize your WIM file? Well, ImageX didn’t either
- 11-04Microsoft Deployment Toolkit–Controlling The Task Sequence Progress Bar And Individual Step Status
- 11-03Configuration Manager and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit User State Migration Tool & SMP Bug (ConfigMgr/MDT)
- 11-03Microsoft Deployment Toolkit–Lite Touch (LTI)-ComputerBackupLocation Behavior When Using A Replace Task Sequence Template
- 10-29Copy Content to Target Computers Using $OEM$ Folders
- 10-29Error “The WebDAV server extension is either not installed or not configured properly” in Configuration Manager 2007
- 10-29Microsoft Deployment Toolkit: Add/Remove WinPE Boot.wim Files To A USB Flash Drive Tool
- 10-29OSD: How to add a script to a ConfigMgr 2007 Boot Image
- 10-29Show User Notification from Package or Task-Sequence
- 10-29You cannot use the ImageX.exe tool as a backup tool on a Windows Vista-based computer
- 10-21Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Lite Touch Providing a Wizard To Select The Deployment Share
- 10-21Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Lite Touch (LTI) - “The Task Sequence Has Been Suspended”
- 10-15ConfigMgr Driver Management: A New Development
- 10-12Automatically remove computers from a collection and reset the last PXE advertisement flag after a Deployment has finished
- 10-04Deployment Video Walkthrough’s
- 09-29Filtering The LTI Wizard By Selection Profiles
- 09-28How to use USMT 4 hardlinking in a Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence
- 09-25P2V Solution Accelerator Known Issues Beta 2
- 09-25P2V Solution Accelerator Prerequisites Beta 2
- 09-24P2V Migration Beta 2 Is Now on Microsoft Connect: ConfigMgr Support Now Documented
- 09-21Configuration Manager - Installing Windows Deployment Services to support the PXE Service Point
- 09-20Booting Hyper-V R2 From USB
- 09-10How to set up a Task Sequence to deploy Windows 7 images captured via an SCCM 2007 Capture CD
- 09-10Installing the P2V Solution Accelerator
- 09-10P2V Migration for Software Assurance Explained
- 09-10P2V Solution Accelerator Known Issues
- 09-10P2V Solution Accelerator Prerequisites
- 09-09Announcing the new P2V Migration Tool for Software Assurance
- 09-07Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Wizard Panes for Installing OS Roles and Features
- 09-03How to add a Known/Unknown Computer to a specified collection during OS Deployment in ConfigMgr 2007
- 09-03MDT 2010/ConfigMgr–UDI- List of Known Issues
- 08-31Optimizing Windows 7 Images For Use In VDI
- 08-29System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) – Automatically Populating The PATCH Property
- 08-29Customizing the MDT Task Sequence Editor
- 08-26System Center Configuration Manager Online Training (RampUp)
- 08-24Improving Your Image: Sector-Based, File-Based, and Sysprep - What Makes the Most Sense? Part 3: Deploy-time Build Automation and Recommendations
- 08-23OSD image creation via web page
- 08-17Integrating Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 With System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2/R2 - Part 1 “Setup”
- 08-17Integrating Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 With System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2/R2 - Part 2 “Boot Images”
- 08-17Integrating Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 With System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2/R2 - Part 3 “Task Sequences”
- 08-13Improving Your Image: Sector-Based, File-Based, and Sysprep - What Makes the Most Sense? Part 2: The Pros and Cons.
- 08-12Understanding USMT 4.0 Behavior with UEL and UE
- 08-03Using Command Shell Scripts with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
- 08-02MDT 2010 Update 1: New Posts By Michael Niehaus On Changes In Update 1, and more
- 07-23ConfigMgr – Installing Software Based Drivers
- 07-23Desktop Image Management: Build a Better Desktop Image
- 07-22Improving Your Image: Sector-Based, File-Based, and Sysprep - What Makes the Most Sense? Part 1: Terms and Windows Tools Primer
- 07-22MDT 2010 Update 1: Added Support for ConfigMgr R3 Prestaged Media
- 07-22MDT 2010 Update 1: Fixed Slow Driver Injection in Lite Touch
- 07-21MDT 2010 Update 1: New Posts By Michael Niehaus On Changes In Update 1
- 07-20Customizing Default Users Profile Using CopyProfile In Unattend.xml
- 07-15MDT/ConfigMgr – UDI – Having Multiple Configurations For the UDI Wizard (UDIWizard_Config.xml)
- 07-14MDT/ConfigMgr – UDI – Web Service 404.3 Error
- 07-14USMT 4 and ConfigMgr
- 07-09Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 – LTI – Making Applications Mandatory
- 07-09Windows Update Downloader
- 07-08Building a Bootable Windows 7 VHD from “install.wim”
- 07-07MDT 2010 Update 1 Released
- 07-05MDT 2010/ConfigMgr – UDI – Configuring Application Mappings and Dependencies
- 07-01MDT 2010/ConfigMgr – UDI – Adding Applications To The Wizard
- 06-29Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 – Update 1 – UDI (User Driven Installation) First Look
- 06-16Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1 (Beta) – New Features Overview
- 06-05Logging Configuration Manager Task Sequence Variables
- 05-12Setting up the Deployment Web Service
- 05-07Kicking It Old School – Deploying WinXP using USMT3 with ConfigMgr without using the SMP
- 05-07Migrating User Files from Windows 2000 to Windows 7 Using the W2KMigUser Script
- 05-07When Auto Apply Drivers Fails to Resolve Content
- 04-29Driver Management - Good Info To Read
- 04-28Making Sure A ConfigMgr Task Sequence Has All The Packages It Needs To Continue Part 2
- 04-22Microsoft Management Summit 2010
- 04-14Hiding (and showing) the task sequence progress dialog box
- 04-14Making Sure ConfigMgr Task Sequence Has All The Packages It Needs To Continue
- 04-13Configuring Shared Folder Permissions
- 04-09Configuration Manager 2007 R2/SP2 Driver Management
- 04-09MDT 2010 – Testing customsettings.ini rules
- 03-25Healthcare Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010
- 03-24Custom Boot Wizard – Maximizing the window
- 03-18Another Take On Driver Management
- 03-18ConfigMgr/MDT 2010 “Install Software” Task Sequence Step
- 03-16Deploying Windows 7 from A to Z
- 02-04MDT and Single-Instance Storage
- 01-18ConfigMgr Bug – Stuck At “Preparing computer for first use…”
200937
- 12-16ConfigMgr and/or MDT – Useful WMI Queries and WMI Tools
- 12-04Microsoft Deployment Toolkit – Tattoo Information
- 12-01ConfigMgr USMT Migration Bug
- 11-20Understanding USMT with MDT 2010
- 11-03Deploying Applications Based Upon Add/Remove Programs History – Using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit with SMS/SCCM
- 10-22Advanced reporting against Add/Remove Programs (ARP), filtering and appending data – Part 2
- 10-15Custom Front End – Name and OU prompt - ConfigMgr/MDT 2010/Pre-execution hook
- 09-30ConfigMgr MDT 2010 Bug – changing case on Run Command Line
- 09-24Advanced reporting against Add/Remove Programs (ARP), filtering and appending data
- 09-24WMIC Alias/WMI Class Mapping
- 08-21Windows XP – Sysprep – Default profile settings
- 08-12ConfigMgr – Dealing with Windows XP Mass Storage Drivers
- 08-11ConfigMgr Task Sequence for XP Mass Storage Drivers
- 08-10ConfigMgr SP2 Bug – Deploying Win7 – USMT errors
- 08-10SMS 2003 OSD from RIS/WDS
- 08-06Funny USMT error
- 07-10OSD/MDT SCCM Custom Boot Wizard
- 06-22Manipulating the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit database using PowerShell – Michael Niehaus
- 06-11Microsoft Deployment, ConfigMgr, Boot Media, Unknown Computers, Web Services
- 06-11Microsoft Deployment Technical FAQ
- 06-01WinPE – Mass Storage Drivers – Using winpeoem.sif method
- 05-29Combining multiple images into a single .wim file – Part 1 – Capturing the Image(s)
- 05-29Combining multiple images into a single .wim file – Part 2 – Task Sequence
- 05-28MDT 2008 and SMS 2003 – Automatically integrating Mass Storage Drivers support into your Windows PE source for SMS 2003 OSD
- 05-28Unraveling the mystery of txtsetup.sif modifications
- 05-28SCCM 2007 SP1 and Windows XP/Server 2003 Mass Storage Drivers
- 04-22Dealing with Laptop Standby Power Mode – Part 2
- 04-22Script to Name PC’s using the Serial Number stored in WMI
- 04-21Debugging SMS 2003 OSD Processes
- 02-24USMT 3 : Migrating Printers and Network drives
- 01-30Dynamic Applications – 1618 error codes
- 01-24Managing Drivers with MDT 2008 and SMS 2003
- 01-24Script to move OSD Logs (MININT Folder)
- 01-24USMT GUI Programs
- 01-23Dynamic Application Deployment – Based upon Add/Remove Programs History
- 01-23MDT 2008 Bug - Dynamic Application Deployment
- 01-22Mass Storage Controllers