Notes on ServiceNow, technology, and building things.https://chrisnackers.com/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2026/10/15/finally-again/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2026/10/15/finally-again/I relaunched my hacked, long-dark WordPress blog in a single day with Claude, GitHub, and Cloudflare. What worked, what broke, and what it cost (spoiler: about $0).Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2016/03/15/configmgr-now-available-1602/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2016/03/15/configmgr-now-available-1602/This update includes the following improvements: Client Online Status: You can now view the online status of devices in Assets and Compliance. New icons indi...Tue, 15 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2016/02/22/hotfix-configmgr-1511-and-mac-management/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2016/02/22/hotfix-configmgr-1511-and-mac-management/The bug I previously blogged about has been addressed in a hotfix. It's also confirmed to be fixed in the upcoming 1602 release when that goes live. This onl...Mon, 22 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2016/01/28/gotcha-configmgr-1511-and-mac-management/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2016/01/28/gotcha-configmgr-1511-and-mac-management/Little bit of a bug with System Center Configuration Manager current branch (1511) when you are using Microsoft Intune in a hybrid configuration and also are...Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2016/01/25/2016-mvp-award/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2016/01/25/2016-mvp-award/2016 Is off to a great start, received my Microsoft MVP award for the 6th time. Absolute pleasure/honor to among such a great group of talented people. Congr...Mon, 25 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2016/01/16/configmgr-1511-clients-for-additional-oss/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2016/01/16/configmgr-1511-clients-for-additional-oss/It’s a little difficult to find the download link for the additional clients for ConfigMgr. There are new versions that you will need for 1511 versus ConfigM...Sat, 16 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/10/28/tech-talks-microsoft-intune-conditional-access/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/10/28/tech-talks-microsoft-intune-conditional-access/The next video in my Tech Talks series is now live. This time we are covering Conditional Access with Microsoft Intune.Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/10/15/hotfix-sql-server-management-studio-and-server-manager-crashing/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/10/15/hotfix-sql-server-management-studio-and-server-manager-crashing/Had an interesting issue with a client on a fresh install today. SQL Server Management Studio would crash as soon as you tried to open a new query window or ...Thu, 15 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/09/29/tech-talks-azure-rights-management/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/09/29/tech-talks-azure-rights-management/Today I'm happy to present a video in a new series I'm doing where we'll be taking topics and presenting them in a video format. The goal is to provide an ov...Tue, 29 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/09/14/microsoft-intune-day-zero-support-for-ios-9-with-intune/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/09/14/microsoft-intune-day-zero-support-for-ios-9-with-intune/Excellent post detailing the new iOS 9 features that will be available in Intune shortly. Highly recommended reading. Earlier today Apple released the final ...Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/09/14/microsoft-intune-multiple-terms-and-conditions/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/09/14/microsoft-intune-multiple-terms-and-conditions/Fellow MVP Peter van der Woude has a really well put together post documenting the new feature in Intune that allows multiple custom Terms and Conditions. Re...Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/09/01/microsoft-intune-intune-and-ems-subscriptions-now-available-in-the-office-365-portal/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/09/01/microsoft-intune-intune-and-ems-subscriptions-now-available-in-the-office-365-portal/Nice update to the o365 portal to make management easier. Read the full post here. We have received feedback from you asking for fewer portals to manage your...Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/09/01/lunch-break-ep-1-todd-bishop-editor-co-founder-geekwire/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/09/01/lunch-break-ep-1-todd-bishop-editor-co-founder-geekwire/Fun video series by Brad Anderson. I enjoyed watching it and am looking forward to more! Read the original post here. Today marks the launch of Season 1 of m...Tue, 01 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/08/24/intune-new-features/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/08/24/intune-new-features/Latest batch of Intune features was announced, read the original post here. New Microsoft Intune features and enhancements will be released over the next wee...Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/08/19/intune-managed-browser-write-up/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/08/19/intune-managed-browser-write-up/Very well done write-up on the Intune Managed Browser done by Peter van der Woude. Read his excellent post here. Before I’ll start with the second part of th...Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/08/19/table-of-contents-windows-10-ems-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/08/19/table-of-contents-windows-10-ems-configmgr/Great post over on the TechNet Blogs. Some posts are already published, others are coming, either way, it's a great resource and I recommend you check it out!Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/07/21/intune-multi-identity-and-mobile-app-management-mam/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/07/21/intune-multi-identity-and-mobile-app-management-mam/Great explanation of the new features around Multi-Identity in Mobile App Management (MAM) layer. Read the full article here. The currently supported apps ar...Tue, 21 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/07/17/windows-10-provisioning-packages-walkthrough-on-technet/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/07/17/windows-10-provisioning-packages-walkthrough-on-technet/Very cool read! I think these provisioning packages will greatly assist with how we traditionally build images and handle customizations. Read the full post ...Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/07/02/microsoft-intune-improved-app-catalog-experience/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/07/02/microsoft-intune-improved-app-catalog-experience/Great post over on the Intune Blog. The company portal app has been updated with some very nice changed that I think are welcomed. Read the entire post here.Thu, 02 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/06/30/microsoft-intune-new-features-junejuly/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/06/30/microsoft-intune-new-features-junejuly/Read the original post here on the Intune Team Blog. We are planning to release the next set of Microsoft Intune features between June 22 and July 2. As part...Tue, 30 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/06/26/configmgr-windows-7-32-bit-and-software-updates/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/06/26/configmgr-windows-7-32-bit-and-software-updates/Pretty nasty bug out there right now with 32-bit Windows 7 and Software Updates. If you are struggling with getting your clients to download/install updates....Fri, 26 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/14/configmgr-configmgr-2012-r2-sp1-and-configmgr-2012-sp2-now-available/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/14/configmgr-configmgr-2012-r2-sp1-and-configmgr-2012-sp2-now-available/SP1/SP2 for ConfigMgr 2012 has been released. Read more from the ConfigMgr Team Blog here. Following the announcements made at the Microsoft Ignite conferenc...Thu, 14 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/11/configmgrintune-ignite-2015-sessions/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/11/configmgrintune-ignite-2015-sessions/Here are the sessions of note for Ignite 2015 around Configuration Manager and Microsoft Intune. Links to Channel9 to watch the recording are below. Managing...Mon, 11 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/07/microsoft-ignite-one-geeks-take-on-the-conference/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/07/microsoft-ignite-one-geeks-take-on-the-conference/There is no denying the fact the conference was popular. 23,000 people don’t show up if it doesn’t at least look good on paper. Microsoft condensed their eve...Thu, 07 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/06/configmgr-cumulative-update-5-released/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/06/configmgr-cumulative-update-5-released/CU5 has been released for ConfigMgr 2012. There are quite a few fixes in this latest update. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3054451Wed, 06 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/05/configmgr-support-for-windows-10/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/05/configmgr-support-for-windows-10/Read the original post here. Today we are making available the System Center Configuration Manager and System Center Endpoint Protection Technical Preview . ...Tue, 05 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/05/ignite-keynote-summarylinks/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/05/ignite-keynote-summarylinks/Here is a great overview of the keynote from Ignite over on Windows IT Pro : http://windowsitpro.com/industry/microsoft-ignite-keynote-announcement-summary H...Tue, 05 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/05/microsoft-intune-support-for-windows-10/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/05/05/microsoft-intune-support-for-windows-10/At the Microsoft Ignite, it was announced that Microsoft Intune now supports the management of Windows 10. All existing Intune features for managing Windows ...Tue, 05 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/04/27/free-office-365-kindle-book-on-amazon/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/04/27/free-office-365-kindle-book-on-amazon/Not sure why or how long it will last, but there is a free Office 365 right now on Amazon. Get the book here. Office 365: Migrating and Managing Your Busines...Mon, 27 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/04/20/microsoft-intune-new-intune-features-coming-next-week/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/04/20/microsoft-intune-new-intune-features-coming-next-week/Some new Intune features coming next week. Here is the list: New Intune standalone (cloud only) features that will be made available as part of this update i...Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/04/06/reducing-windows-deployment-time-using-power-management/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/04/06/reducing-windows-deployment-time-using-power-management/Great post over on The Deployment Guys blog. Read the full post here. The following post was contributed by Benjamin Rampe a Senior PFE working for Microsoft...Mon, 06 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/24/configmgr-excluding-known-multi-reboot-updates-during-a-zti-deployment/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/24/configmgr-excluding-known-multi-reboot-updates-during-a-zti-deployment/Here is a fantastic post by Cliff Jones (Microsoft Consulting Services) with a great solution to address the ever cumbersome multiple issue while executing a...Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/24/free-ebooks-from-microsoft-press/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/24/free-ebooks-from-microsoft-press/If you haven't seen this before, well here you go :) Really great list of free ebooks in various format (PDF, EPUB and Kindle) that covers a wide range of to...Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/24/microsoft-intune-certificates-for-microsoft-intune/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/24/microsoft-intune-certificates-for-microsoft-intune/Excellent post by fellow MVP Jason Sandys . When certs are needed or not needed can be quite confusing and Jason has done a nice job of explaining the topic....Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/13/azure-rms-office-for-mac-2016-preview/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/13/azure-rms-office-for-mac-2016-preview/Microsoft announced recently that the Office for Mac 2016 Preview now has RMS (IRM) support. Office 2016 for Mac is powered by the cloud so you can access an...Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/13/microsoft-intune-conditional-access-now-available-for-hybrid/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/13/microsoft-intune-conditional-access-now-available-for-hybrid/In December, Microsoft Intune got a new feature that allowed for conditional access to email. Until now this feature was only available in the cloud solution...Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/12/configmgr-trouble-importing-windows-88-1-drivers-on-server-2008-r2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/12/configmgr-trouble-importing-windows-88-1-drivers-on-server-2008-r2/Recently had an issue while configuring some drivers for a client. I was unable to import any Windows 8/8.1 drivers into the site. Upon importing drivers thr...Thu, 12 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/09/microsoft-enterprise-mobility-suite-webinar-series/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/09/microsoft-enterprise-mobility-suite-webinar-series/Here is a very big and extensive list of the upcoming webinar's focused around the Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS): Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite Webin...Mon, 09 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/04/microsoft-intune-march-2015-updates/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/03/04/microsoft-intune-march-2015-updates/As part of our monthly release cadence, we will be making available the next service update for Microsoft Intune between March 4, 2015 and March 7, 2015. New...Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/02/26/intune-february-updates/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/02/26/intune-february-updates/Management of the Office Mobile app (access, view, and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents) for Android phones Management of the OneNote app for iOS d...Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/01/09/configmgr-2012-quick-model-count-in-sql/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/01/09/configmgr-2012-quick-model-count-in-sql/Here is just a quick SQL query you can use to show how many of each model you have in your environment. I've got a Manufacturer filter on it, but you could r...Fri, 09 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/01/01/2015-microsoft-mvp-award/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2015/01/01/2015-microsoft-mvp-award/2015 Is off to a great start, received my Microsoft MVP award for the 5th time. Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2015 Microsoft® MVP A...Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/12/09/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-new-site-install-with-sql-2014-not-supported/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/12/09/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-new-site-install-with-sql-2014-not-supported/Recently was standing up a new site and decided to use SQL 2014. According to the support page , SQL 2014 is supported. It is supported to upgrade from SQL 2...Tue, 09 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/11/21/microsoft-intune-new-features-in-november/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/11/21/microsoft-intune-new-features-in-november/An update was released to stand alone Intune a few days ago. Here are the features there were updated/added to the November release. By now most accounts sho...Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/11/08/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-software-update-point-monitoring-failing/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/11/08/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-software-update-point-monitoring-failing/Recently had an issue with my lab where my HTTPS Software Update Point was throwing some errors. The SMS_WSUS_Control_Manager was show that it was failing to...Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/07/23/configmgr-2012-cu5-for-sp1-now-available/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/07/23/configmgr-2012-cu5-for-sp1-now-available/KB is available here Issues that are fixed Task sequences The Continue on error check box is not selected under Task Sequences when an Install Software step ...Wed, 23 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/07/23/configmgr-2012-sql-maintenance-plans-and-index-optimization-recommendations/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/07/23/configmgr-2012-sql-maintenance-plans-and-index-optimization-recommendations/Recently caught some emails going around about recommended backup and maintenance plans as it relates to ConfigMgr. Also plenty of discussions around whether...Wed, 23 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/04/09/configmgr-2012-r2-and-windows-8-1-adk-update/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/04/09/configmgr-2012-r2-and-windows-8-1-adk-update/2 Great articles by Aaron Czechowski that explain what's changed in the new ADK update and how it relates to MDT and ConfigMgr. http://blogs.technet.com/b/ms...Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/03/13/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-r2-upgrade-notes-from-the-field/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/03/13/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-r2-upgrade-notes-from-the-field/Here are just a couple of issues I've encountered doing R2 upgrades. I wanted to post the solutions for anyone that might also run into these issues. This po...Thu, 13 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/03/06/winpe-5-0-scratch-space-in-mdt-2013-and-configmgr-2012-r2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/03/06/winpe-5-0-scratch-space-in-mdt-2013-and-configmgr-2012-r2/Great post by Johan Arwidmark that explains WinPE scratch space in WinPE 5.0. Read his post here.Thu, 06 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/03/05/configmgr-windows-8-1-wireless-prompt-during-osd/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/03/05/configmgr-windows-8-1-wireless-prompt-during-osd/If you are working with Windows 8.1 and ConfigMgr/MDT, you may run into the Windows Wireless screen prompting you to connect to a wireless network in the mid...Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/03/05/sql-server-cannot-connect-to-wmi-provider/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/03/05/sql-server-cannot-connect-to-wmi-provider/Recently encountered a SQL issue when trying to open the SQL Server Configuration Manager on my ConfigMgr Database server. This KB was the resolution for me:...Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/02/21/it-pro-expert-interview-with-lee-berg/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/02/21/it-pro-expert-interview-with-lee-berg/Lee Berg is a good friend of mine and has been developing quite an impressive YouTube channel lately. I did an interview with him this week and you can find ...Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/02/05/windows-8-1-disable-internet-search-results/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2014/02/05/windows-8-1-disable-internet-search-results/Windows 8.1 is an interesting thing. It's kind of a love/hate relationship most days :) One thing that was really bugging me was the internet search results ...Wed, 05 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/12/12/configmgr-2012-collection-query-with-special-characters/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/12/12/configmgr-2012-collection-query-with-special-characters/Recently had an issue at a client site where we wanted to query for all user accounts with "_a" at the end of the account. Attempting to query for this didn'...Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/12/04/configmgr-2012-unable-to-import-drivers-after-moving-sql-files/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/12/04/configmgr-2012-unable-to-import-drivers-after-moving-sql-files/Recently had an issue at a client site where we suddenly couldn't import drivers, manually or via a PowerShell script. Problem When importing manually, we we...Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/12/04/the-osd-support-matrix-for-mdt-and-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/12/04/the-osd-support-matrix-for-mdt-and-configmgr/Absolutely fantastic post by Johan Arwidmark ! Read his post here.Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/11/13/free-e-book-microsoft-system-center-troubleshooting-configuration-manager/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/11/13/free-e-book-microsoft-system-center-troubleshooting-configuration-manager/Free e-book from Microsoft Press, download at the link below and description below as well. Download the book here and read the press release. Introduction A...Wed, 13 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/11/12/an-update-is-available-for-the-operating-system-deployment-feature-of-system-center-2012-r2-configuration-manager/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/11/12/an-update-is-available-for-the-operating-system-deployment-feature-of-system-center-2012-r2-configuration-manager/Download the hotfix here. This update resolves the following issues in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. Issue 1 After you enable the PX...Tue, 12 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/27/role-based-administration-tipstricks-replay-is-up/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/27/role-based-administration-tipstricks-replay-is-up/In case you missed it, I did a webinar for Secunia on Oct 17th, 2013 where I provided an overview of RBA and some tips/tricks. The information for the replay...Sun, 27 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/27/upgrading-to-configmgr-r2-and-mdt-2013/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/27/upgrading-to-configmgr-r2-and-mdt-2013/Johan Arwidmark apparently has more time on his hands than I do :) He beat me to writing a blog post for upgrading to R2 and MDT 2013. Go over to his post he...Sun, 27 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/18/release-day/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/18/release-day/Today is a pretty big release day. System Center 2012 Configuration Manager R2 is released today as well as the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2013 . You can d...Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/11/a-post-cu3-update-is-available-for-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-sp1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/11/a-post-cu3-update-is-available-for-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-sp1/Download the hotfix here. Issues that are fixed Note These issues do not affect Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. Issue 1 The SQL Update...Fri, 11 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/10/task-sequence-fails-in-configuration-manager-if-software-updates-require-multiple-reboots/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/10/task-sequence-fails-in-configuration-manager-if-software-updates-require-multiple-reboots/New KB article for ConfigMgr 2012 Symptoms If a Configuration Manager Task Sequence that leverages the Install Software Updates step installs a software upda...Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/08/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-how-to-identify-how-many-incremental-collections-you-have-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/08/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-how-to-identify-how-many-incremental-collections-you-have-2/A little known fact with ConfigMgr is that there is a "soft" limit to the number of incremental collections you can have. It's actually referenced here in Te...Tue, 08 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/03/how-to-customize-windows-pe-boot-images-to-use-in-configuration-manager/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/03/how-to-customize-windows-pe-boot-images-to-use-in-configuration-manager/New TechNet article went live this week regarding boot images in ConfigMgr 2012. It details the various boot images supported for each version of ConfigMgr. ...Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/03/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-https-sites-pxe-failing-with-bootbcd-error/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/03/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-https-sites-pxe-failing-with-bootbcd-error/Recently had an issue at a client where I enabled PXE on a site configured for HTTPS. PXE was failing with a blue screen showing a\boot\bcd error. A review o...Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/01/configmgr-2012-hcidkidt-manage-affinity-requests-wizard/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/10/01/configmgr-2012-hcidkidt-manage-affinity-requests-wizard/User Device Affinity (UDA) is a way of associating users with one or more devices in ConfigMgr 2012. This can be defined by you as the administrator, by allo...Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/09/18/wally-mead-comes-to-the-midwest/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/09/18/wally-mead-comes-to-the-midwest/Through a joint effort between the Madison Systems Management User Group (MSMUG) and the Minnesota System Center User Group (MNSCUG), we are happy to announc...Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/09/12/configmgr-2012-sp1-usmt-to-unc-templates/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/09/12/configmgr-2012-sp1-usmt-to-unc-templates/I've had several people contact me asking if I had new templates for ConfigMgr 2012 for my popular USMT to UNC posts I've done in the past. I've cleaned up t...Thu, 12 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/07/25/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-unable-to-synchronize-software-updates/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/07/25/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-unable-to-synchronize-software-updates/Recently had an issue at a client site where the Software Update Point was failing to fully sync even though the updates appeared to be in the console. This ...Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/07/03/known-issue-secondary-site-installation-failure-with-cumulative-update-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/07/03/known-issue-secondary-site-installation-failure-with-cumulative-update-2/Definitely an issue to be aware of if you are planning on going to CU2 and will need to add any secondary sites. Read the full post here.Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/06/21/opening-the-configuration-manager-control-panel-icon-windows-8-frustrations-solved/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/06/21/opening-the-configuration-manager-control-panel-icon-windows-8-frustrations-solved/I'm a huge shortcut guy, I know quite a few of them… Windows 8 is an interesting OS. The new search menu is less than intuitive and although you can open the...Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/06/21/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-sp1-cu2-released/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/06/21/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-sp1-cu2-released/Read the full KB and get CU2 here. Probably one of the biggest fixes in CU2 is the support of WinPE 3.1 images for OSD. So if you were holding off on SP1 bec...Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/06/10/disable-reading-mode-and-protected-view-in-word-2013/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/06/10/disable-reading-mode-and-protected-view-in-word-2013/I know it's there for a reason, but I can't stand the Reading View and the Protected mode in Word 2013. I don't like the layout of Reading View, and I feel I...Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/06/07/running-mac-os-x-on-windows-vmware-workstation/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/06/07/running-mac-os-x-on-windows-vmware-workstation/DISCLAIMER: This post doesn't express any warranties. It is provided as-is and you are proceeding at your own risk taking into consideration all license and ...Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/06/07/sql-server-backup-recommendations-for-configuration-manager/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/06/07/sql-server-backup-recommendations-for-configuration-manager/Great post by fellow MVP Steve Thompson . Read his full post here. In Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 and later, note that you have the ability to recover a s...Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/05/07/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-sp1-upgrade-guide/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/05/07/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-sp1-upgrade-guide/Fellow MVP Jason Sandys has put together a really fantastic blog post on tips/tricks for upgrading to SP1. I highly recommend you read his post. Read his ful...Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/05/07/training-mastering-windows-7-and-8-deployment-using-mdt2012-and-configmgr-2012-sp1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/05/07/training-mastering-windows-7-and-8-deployment-using-mdt2012-and-configmgr-2012-sp1/Warning: Shameless plug :) If you are looking for some top notch training, we still have seats available in one of my classes coming up in Minneapolis in Jul...Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/a-docking-solution-for-a-non-dockable-laptop/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/a-docking-solution-for-a-non-dockable-laptop/This post is a little bit different from my usual blogging topics, but I've been pretty impressed with the solution so figured I'd blog about it for my fello...Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/how-to-add-a-delete-deployment-action-to-right-click-actions-in-configmgr-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/how-to-add-a-delete-deployment-action-to-right-click-actions-in-configmgr-2012/Another item Greg Ramsey demo'd at MMS. Read his full post here. Many times I find myself looking at Monitoring->Deployments in the ConfigMgr 2012 admin cons...Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/how-to-initiate-the-validate-action-on-all-dps-for-a-package-in-configmgr-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/how-to-initiate-the-validate-action-on-all-dps-for-a-package-in-configmgr-2012/Great post by fellow MVP Greg Ramsey . That guy comes up with some awesome stuff :) Read his full post here. ConfigMgr 2012 has a feature that allows you to ...Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/how-to-promote-an-application-simulation-to-a-required-deployment-in-configmgr-2012-sp1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/how-to-promote-an-application-simulation-to-a-required-deployment-in-configmgr-2012-sp1/Fellow MVP Greg Ramsey demo'd this tool at MMS and it made a lot of people in the room smile! Read his full post here. A simulated deployment is a great way ...Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/take-control-of-your-configmgr-collections/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/take-control-of-your-configmgr-collections/Another awesome post by fellow MVP Kaido Jarvemets ! He's got a PowerShell script that will output a formatted list of all your collection update intervals, ...Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/windows-8-activation-unable-to-change-the-product-key/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/19/windows-8-activation-unable-to-change-the-product-key/Recently had an issue with my own laptop where Windows 8 wouldn't activate. I was pretty sure the product key was wrong, but there isn't any way in the GUI t...Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/18/windows-8-deduplication-awesome/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/18/windows-8-deduplication-awesome/Goes without saying that this is most likely unsupported, so proceed at your own risk :) I do really love my Asus Zenbook, it's the fastest lightest laptop I...Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/17/coretech-distribution-point-utilization-monitor/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/17/coretech-distribution-point-utilization-monitor/Fellow MVP Kent Agerlund has posted a new tool. Read his full post over here. Ever wanted to see how much content is being downloaded by each ConfigMgr. clie...Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/05/mms-session-migrating-from-configuration-manager-2007-to-configuration-manager-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/04/05/mms-session-migrating-from-configuration-manager-2007-to-configuration-manager-2012/If you are at MMS next week, be sure to check out my session with fellow MVP Kent Agerlund . Our session is on Tuesday. If you are in the process of migratio...Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/02/18/configuration-manager-2012-upgrading-your-clients-to-sp1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/02/18/configuration-manager-2012-upgrading-your-clients-to-sp1/Below are some links to a couple of methods for upgrading your ConfigMgr RTM clients to SP1. Great post by Nickolaj Andersen (fellow MVP) on how to upgrade y...Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/02/18/configuration-manager-2012-console-crashes/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/02/18/configuration-manager-2012-console-crashes/The ConfigMgr 2012 console is much more stable than the MMC version we had in 2007. The product team worked very hard to make sure we had a reliable console....Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/02/13/windows-8-shortcut-keys-saving-you-from-losing-your-hair/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/02/13/windows-8-shortcut-keys-saving-you-from-losing-your-hair/I'm a huge shortcut key guy, use them all the time. Also when you are RDP'd into a VMware VM, good luck using your mouse, so I was pulling my hair out trying...Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/02/06/new-distribution-points-in-configuration-manager-sp1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/02/06/new-distribution-points-in-configuration-manager-sp1/Great new post over on the System Center Configuration Manager Team Blog talking about some of the new Distribution Point options we have available in SP1. L...Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/02/06/windows-8-show-desktop-at-logon/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/02/06/windows-8-show-desktop-at-logon/I recently had a need at a client site to always show the desktop upon logging into a Windows 8 machine. A very simple solution that worked for me is to simp...Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/01/31/configuration-manager-2012-sp1-whats-new-in-osd/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/01/31/configuration-manager-2012-sp1-whats-new-in-osd/Just a summary of changes listed on TechNet. The following items are new or have changed for operating system deployment in SP1: Changes to Configuration Man...Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/01/30/deployment-image-servicing-management-dism-removing-an-injected-update-from-the-image/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/01/30/deployment-image-servicing-management-dism-removing-an-injected-update-from-the-image/The following commands are used to identify and remove an update that has been injected into the image. The DISM commands need to be executed from the Deploy...Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/01/26/you-may-need-to-re-download-configuration-manager-2012-and-endpoint-protection-2012-sp1-binaries/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/01/26/you-may-need-to-re-download-configuration-manager-2012-and-endpoint-protection-2012-sp1-binaries/Read the original post here. The binaries for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and System Center Endpoint Protection 2012 have been updated to correc...Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/01/23/hydration-kit-for-configmgr-2012-sp1-with-windows-server-2012-sql-server-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/01/23/hydration-kit-for-configmgr-2012-sp1-with-windows-server-2012-sql-server-2012/Johan Arwidmark released his latest version of the hydration scripts for ConfigMgr 2012 SP1. View the instructions and download here.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/01/01/2013-microsoft-mvp-award/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2013/01/01/2013-microsoft-mvp-award/2013 Is off to a great start again, received my Microsoft MVP award. Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2012 Microsoft® MVP Award! This ...Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/12/13/software-updates-are-displayed-as-invalid-in-the-administrator-console-in-system-center-configuration-manager-2007/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/12/13/software-updates-are-displayed-as-invalid-in-the-administrator-console-in-system-center-configuration-manager-2007/Newer KB article that is good to know about. Read all the information here. After a Software Update Point (SUP) synchronization with Windows Software Update ...Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/12/05/finish-actions-for-configuration-manager-osd/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/12/05/finish-actions-for-configuration-manager-osd/Awesome post by Michael Murgolo over on the The Deployment Guys Blog. Read the full post here. MDT 2010 introduced a new feature called Finish Actions . This...Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/11/27/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-cu2-available/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/11/27/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-cu2-available/Download here. Issues that are fixed Operating System Deployment When dynamic media is used to deploy an operating system to a computer that was imported int...Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/11/09/configuration-manager-2012-port-information/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/11/09/configuration-manager-2012-port-information/I had previously posted a excel sheet that listed all the ports for ConfigMgr 2007, you could easily type in your server names and the sheet would auto updat...Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/24/downloading-the-latest-system-center-endpoint-protection-scep-definitions-using-powershell/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/24/downloading-the-latest-system-center-endpoint-protection-scep-definitions-using-powershell/I previously posted on how to download the Endpoint Protection definitions for installing the EP client during OSD . Greg Ramsey has posted a powershell vers...Wed, 24 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/19/configuration-manager-2012-migrated-software-updates-bug/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/19/configuration-manager-2012-migrated-software-updates-bug/Issue that seems to be a bug in ConfigMgr 2012 when migrating Update Lists, Deployment Packages and 2007 advertisements to 2012 deployments. When you activat...Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/18/configuration-manager-2012-installing-endpoint-protection-during-a-task-sequence/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/18/configuration-manager-2012-installing-endpoint-protection-during-a-task-sequence/This post is based off a post by Jason Githens over on Technet. You can find his original post here to read. I have gone through his post and created the ins...Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/17/configuration-manager-2012-role-based-administration-software-update-manager-unable-to-move-updates/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/17/configuration-manager-2012-role-based-administration-software-update-manager-unable-to-move-updates/If you grant a user/group the Software Update Manager Security Role in ConfigMgr 2012, you will find that they will be unable to move updates. So using somet...Wed, 17 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/12/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2012-update-1-6-1-2373-do-i-need-to-recreate-the-toolkit-package-in-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/12/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2012-update-1-6-1-2373-do-i-need-to-recreate-the-toolkit-package-in-configmgr/MDT 2012 Update 1 was updated to a new version to fix an issue when used in combination with ConfigMgr 2012 CU1. MDT 2012 Update 1 version 6.1.2373.0 was mad...Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/12/automatically-populate-the-patch-property-for-the-configmgr-client-installation-updated-for-configmgr-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/12/automatically-populate-the-patch-property-for-the-configmgr-client-installation-updated-for-configmgr-2012/Michael Murgolo has updated his previous patch to work with ConfigMgr 2012. I had worked with Michael to test a few things and created a How-To which he has ...Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/03/configmgr-2012-hcidkidt-limited-collections/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/10/03/configmgr-2012-hcidkidt-limited-collections/Another post in my series on "Holy Crap I didn't Know It Did That" for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. This one centers around collections and thei...Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/24/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2012-update-1-updated-with-configmgr-cu1-fix/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/24/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2012-update-1-updated-with-configmgr-cu1-fix/MDT 2012 Update 1 version 6.1.2373.0 (Version 6.1.1 on this page) was made available for download on September 19, 2012 and adds support for System Center Co...Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/24/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-sp1-beta-and-windows-intune-update/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/24/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-sp1-beta-and-windows-intune-update/Great post over on TechNet by the Server & Cloud Platform Team: With Windows 8, Windows RT devices, and Windows Phone 8 coming soon, we are excited to give y...Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/24/configmgr-2012-mdt-2012-and-orchestrator-move-computer-to-ou/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/24/configmgr-2012-mdt-2012-and-orchestrator-move-computer-to-ou/Really great post by Peter Van Der Woude, this had been on a list of mine to get this working and blog it, but guess I don't need to anymore! Read his post h...Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/10/configmgr-2012-excluding-updates/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/10/configmgr-2012-excluding-updates/A really common example that we find is that people want to exclude updates from being deployed, for example Internet Explorer 9 if the company is not quite ...Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/10/configmgr-2012-whats-new-in-sp1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/10/configmgr-2012-whats-new-in-sp1/The ConfigMgr TechNet library has been updated (9-1-2012) with a new link about SP1 that is a very comprehensive coverage of the new features available. I wo...Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/10/configmgr-2012-custom-security-roles-and-rbac-syncpermissions-error/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/10/configmgr-2012-custom-security-roles-and-rbac-syncpermissions-error/I recently had a client where we had created a number of custom security roles and we had them defined over 24 different groups. After working with the Confi...Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/04/automatically-configuring-the-configmgr-console-for-mdt-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/04/automatically-configuring-the-configmgr-console-for-mdt-2012/Michael Niehaus created a new post about how to automatically configure the ConfigMgr console for Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 integration. Read his pos...Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/04/av-exclusions-for-configmgr-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/04/av-exclusions-for-configmgr-2012/Peter Daalmans has compiled a really great post for AV exclusions for Endpoint Protection/ConfigMgr 2012. Read the full post here.Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/04/revisiting-lti-deployment-wizard-application-selection-profiles/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/04/revisiting-lti-deployment-wizard-application-selection-profiles/Michael Niehaus has an updated post regarding modifying the LTI wizard to show a different list of applications based on which Task Sequence is selected. Rea...Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/04/speed-up-mdt-task-sequences-in-configuration-manager/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/09/04/speed-up-mdt-task-sequences-in-configuration-manager/Great tip from Michael Niehaus on speeding up your MDT/ConfigMgr Task Sequences. Read the post here.Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/29/if-you-use-oem-and-mdt-2012-some-things-you-need-to-know/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/29/if-you-use-oem-and-mdt-2012-some-things-you-need-to-know/Michael Niehaus has a post up about some changes in MDT 2012 that effect the behavior of the $OEM$ method. I've had a few posts on $OEM$ in the past, and you...Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/23/top-reasons-to-use-configmgr-2012-for-software-updates-instead-of-wsus/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/23/top-reasons-to-use-configmgr-2012-for-software-updates-instead-of-wsus/Fellow MVP Jorgen Nilsson created a good post on the top reasons you should use System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) to do your patching inst...Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/20/configmgr-2012-hcidkidt-group-by/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/20/configmgr-2012-hcidkidt-group-by/This is going to be my first post in a series I'm going to call the "Holy Crap I didn't Know It Did That" series, HCIDKIDT for short. There are so many thing...Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/20/going-production-deploy-windows-8-using-mdt-2012-update-1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/20/going-production-deploy-windows-8-using-mdt-2012-update-1/Johan Arwidmark walks you through deploying Windows 8 using MDT 2012 Update 1. Read his post here. Windows 8 RTM is now available and so is the deployment so...Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/20/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-cumulative-update-1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/20/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-cumulative-update-1/CU1 is available here. A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problems that are described in th...Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/20/windows-8-a-simple-start-screen-button/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/20/windows-8-a-simple-start-screen-button/Great post by Greg Ramsey if you are working with Windows 8. Read the full post here. I’ve been spending some time testing Windows 8 and Server 2012 lately, ...Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/20/configmgr-2012-hcidkidt-additional-column-views/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/20/configmgr-2012-hcidkidt-additional-column-views/This is going to be a series of posts I’m going to call the "Holy Crap I didn’t Know It Did That" series, HCIDKIDT for short. There are so many things and hi...Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/back-to-basics-customsettings-ini-explained/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/back-to-basics-customsettings-ini-explained/Mikael Nystrom has another good post on "back to basics". This time on CustomSettings.ini which is a file that commonly gets people confused because of it's ...Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/back-to-basics-domainoulist-xml-or-not/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/back-to-basics-domainoulist-xml-or-not/Mikael Nystrom has a good "back to basics" post up. Read his post here.Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/configmgr-folder-structure/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/configmgr-folder-structure/Nice post by Jason Sandys on folder structure and organization. Read his full post here.Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/configmgr-startup-script-update-v1-54/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/configmgr-startup-script-update-v1-54/Jason Sandys has released an updated version of his client startup script. Download the script here. Lots of new features since 1.03 including: Bug fixes Mor...Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/configmgr-2012-application-deployment-by-example-user-exe-deployment/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/configmgr-2012-application-deployment-by-example-user-exe-deployment/Jason Sandys has a nice walkthrough on using the new Application Model in ConfigMgr 2012 for deployment of an EXE to a user, along with using some great exam...Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/secondary-sites-and-boundary-groups/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/secondary-sites-and-boundary-groups/Really great read by Jason Sandys on Secondary Sites and Boundary Groups. Read the full post here.Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/the-drivers-saga-continues-how-to-master-drivers-in-configmgr-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/08/09/the-drivers-saga-continues-how-to-master-drivers-in-configmgr-2012/Johan Arwidmark has a nice new post on driver management. Always a fun topic to discuss. Read the full post here. A new chapter in the driver's saga has been...Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/07/18/lenovo-releases-driver-packs-for-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/07/18/lenovo-releases-driver-packs-for-configmgr/Looks like Lenovo has finally surrendered to peer pressure :) Driver "packs" can now be found on their website, under the Enterprise Management category. Rea...Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/07/14/system-center-search-providers-that-will-change-your-life/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/07/14/system-center-search-providers-that-will-change-your-life/Fellow MVP Kim Oppalfens has put up a VERY nice post. He's created some search providers you can for help with searching for System Center products. Read his...Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/07/01/mdt-2012-update-1-dealing-with-in-use-files-when-capturing-user-state/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/07/01/mdt-2012-update-1-dealing-with-in-use-files-when-capturing-user-state/In response to a thread on the MDT/OSD email list on myITforum , Michael Niehaus has a new blog post explaining some new features around USMT coming in MDT 2...Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/06/25/michael-niehaus-midwest-tour/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/06/25/michael-niehaus-midwest-tour/After a lot of coordination, we were able to get Michael Niehaus for a midwest tour of User Groups. I would strongly encourage you try to stop by one of the ...Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/06/21/configuration-manager-2012-role-based-administration-notes-from-the-field/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/06/21/configuration-manager-2012-role-based-administration-notes-from-the-field/The new role based administration feature in ConfigMgr 2012 is no doubt one of the best features and a major reason to upgrade , sorry, migrate to 2012. Ther...Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/06/21/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-dynamic-applications-using-a-wildcard-for-mappings/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/06/21/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-dynamic-applications-using-a-wildcard-for-mappings/One of the questions in my recent SCCM Guru webcast asked if it was possible to use a wildcard in the ARPName table for the mappings. I was pretty sure I had...Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/06/21/sccm-guru-webcast-qa-answers/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/06/21/sccm-guru-webcast-qa-answers/Sorry for the delay on this everyone. Here is the Q&A from my recent webcast . Answers are from the following people: Chris Nackers = CN Ron Crumbaker = RC =...Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/30/deploying-a-great-application-catalog-experience-for-system-center-2012-configuration-manager/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/30/deploying-a-great-application-catalog-experience-for-system-center-2012-configuration-manager/Great article over on the System Center Configuration Manager Team Blog . Read the full post here. The new Configuration Manager Application Catalog represen...Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/30/sccm-guru-webcast-replay-is-up/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/30/sccm-guru-webcast-replay-is-up/Thanks to everyone who attended my webcast today. I hope you found the content valuable. The replay is available here. The PowerPoint deck is available here....Wed, 30 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/16/configuration-manager-2012-searching-the-technet-documentation/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/16/configuration-manager-2012-searching-the-technet-documentation/It can certainly be challenging at times to find what you need in the massive reference known as TechNet. The search box that is provided searches all of Tec...Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/15/sccm-guru-webcast-new-date-may-30th-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/15/sccm-guru-webcast-new-date-may-30th-2012/Episode 13: Chris Nackers ConfigMgr OSD Tips/Tricks – What happens when I do this… uh-oh Wednesday, May 30th, 2012 ~ 11:00 – 12:30 pm PST What drivers do you...Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/07/configmgr-2012-unable-to-remove-pxe-from-distribution-point-bug/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/07/configmgr-2012-unable-to-remove-pxe-from-distribution-point-bug/Ran into a really weird issue on RTM code of ConfigMgr. I was having trouble getting PXE to respond to requests so I decided I would just remove the role, un...Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/07/convert-system-center-2012-from-evaluation-to-full-product-version/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/07/convert-system-center-2012-from-evaluation-to-full-product-version/Ronni Pedersen has a nice walkthrough on converting your CM2012 installation from Eval to Full. This guide will help you though the process of converting a S...Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/03/mdt-2012-customizing-the-wizards-error/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/03/mdt-2012-customizing-the-wizards-error/Seeing this error? (Unhandled exception) Stop and read Michael Niehaus 's blog post here .Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/02/sccm-guru-webcast-configmgr-osd-tipstricks-what-happens-when-i-do-this-uh-oh/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/05/02/sccm-guru-webcast-configmgr-osd-tipstricks-what-happens-when-i-do-this-uh-oh/May 16th is coming up quick! I will be doing a Guru webcast for BDNA. As you would expect I'll cover something OSD related. Episode 13: Chris Nackers ConfigM...Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/26/configmgr-2012-database-requirements/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/26/configmgr-2012-database-requirements/Posting this for all my RSS subscribers that might not have picked up the change. I updated my previous post to reflect to the new DB requirements for Config...Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/24/mms-2012-cd-b351-configuration-manager-2007-r3-simplify-your-deployments-demo-content/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/24/mms-2012-cd-b351-configuration-manager-2007-r3-simplify-your-deployments-demo-content/Kent Agerlund and I spoke last week at MMS 2012. We had great feedback from the people that attended and we were the #1 session for Monday. Thank you to ever...Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/23/downloading-mms-2012-sessions-for-viewing/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/23/downloading-mms-2012-sessions-for-viewing/Whether you attended MMS or not, you can view all the sessions for free here . Stefan Roth has created a great PowerShell script that will go out and downloa...Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/20/deployment-fundamentals-vol-iii-is-out/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/20/deployment-fundamentals-vol-iii-is-out/Deployment Fundamentals - Volume 3 is crammed with a lot of useful information on how to deploy Windows 7 with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3. W...Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/17/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2012-release/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/17/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2012-release/Looks like MDT 2012 has RTM'd. Download is available here as of today. Deploy Windows 7, Office 2010 and 365, and Windows Server 2008 R2 with the newly relea...Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/13/configuration-manager-2007-post-sp2-hotfixes/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/13/configuration-manager-2007-post-sp2-hotfixes/Roger Zander has put a new post that covers Post SP2 ConfigMgr hotfixes and the correct install order. He has also posted a nice tool that will check the loc...Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/13/list-of-public-kbs-for-configuration-manager-2007-sp2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/13/list-of-public-kbs-for-configuration-manager-2007-sp2/Was reading through some posts earlier this week and came across a link to this nice KB list. This is a list of post SP2 hotfixes, with descriptions, and det...Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/13/mms-2012-turns-out-i-will-be-speaking/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/04/13/mms-2012-turns-out-i-will-be-speaking/I'm going to helping out Kent Agerlund with his presentation. Below is the session summary. CD-B351 Configuration Manager 2007 R3: Review and Simplify Your D...Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/28/business-hours-vs-maintenance-windows-with-system-center-2012-configuration-manager/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/28/business-hours-vs-maintenance-windows-with-system-center-2012-configuration-manager/Awesome blog post by Dave Randall! Read the full post here. I wanted to answer a question that’s come up a lot with customers over the last several months: H...Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/27/hp-driver-packages/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/27/hp-driver-packages/Johan Arwidmark blogged about an awesome item that shows up in HP SoftPaq Download Manager now. In either SDM or on the HP driver site, you can now find driv...Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/27/migration-to-system-center-2012-configuration-manager/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/27/migration-to-system-center-2012-configuration-manager/Eric Orman, a Program Manager for System Center Configuration Manager put up a nice post covering some common questions for the migration of Distribution Poi...Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/25/list-of-computers-from-an-active-directory-user-security-group/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/25/list-of-computers-from-an-active-directory-user-security-group/Garth Jones (fellow ConfigMgr MVP) blogged a really great query for get a list o PC's by using a user security group. Read his original blog post here. 1: se...Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/25/how-to-avoid-death-by-powerpoint-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/25/how-to-avoid-death-by-powerpoint-2/If you do any work with PowerPoint, which it's hard not to these days, this is a must see video. Great, humorous video. I like the presentation so much that ...Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/23/wheres-my-appdeploy-com/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/23/wheres-my-appdeploy-com/If you haven't been to the site recently, it's recently been changed to www.itninja.com I've been sending people to this site for years for tips on how to pa...Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/21/working-with-task-sequence-variables-a-conditional-reboot/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/21/working-with-task-sequence-variables-a-conditional-reboot/I recently had someone contact me that was looking for a way to add a conditional restart to a Task Sequence, but only if an application was successfully ins...Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/17/managing-software-updates-in-configmgr-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/17/managing-software-updates-in-configmgr-2012/Jason Githens has a really great post on how to best manage Software Updates in Configuration Manager 2012. Read the full post here. Summary Points Create up...Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/17/when-should-you-have-multiple-primary-sites-in-configmgr-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/17/when-should-you-have-multiple-primary-sites-in-configmgr-2012/D.C. Tardy has a great post that covers some of the big changes for ConfigMgr 2012 around hierarchies. Some of the reasons we created multiple primaries in C...Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/17/the-biggest-changes-in-hierarchy-design-in-configmgr-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/17/the-biggest-changes-in-hierarchy-design-in-configmgr-2012/D.C. Tardy has another really great post on ConfigMgr Hierachy. Read the full post here. Here is a snippet: You are planning to install a Configuration Manag...Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/14/sccm-guru-webcast-series-now-available-on-itunes/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/14/sccm-guru-webcast-series-now-available-on-itunes/http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sccm-guru-webcast-series/id491938468 BDNA has made available the replays of the Guru webcasts on iTunes, so you can watch ...Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/14/windows-server-8-betasummary-from-john-savills-presentations-for-windows-it-pro/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/14/windows-server-8-betasummary-from-john-savills-presentations-for-windows-it-pro/Cameron Fuller has put together a really great summary from the Windows 8 presentation earlier this week. Read his full blog post here.Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/04/os-deployment-preconsspring-and-summer-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/03/04/os-deployment-preconsspring-and-summer-2012/Mikael Nystrom is holding a few pre-conference sessions this year. The following details are from his original blog post . ==================================...Sun, 04 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/22/back-to-basics-permissions-needed-in-ad-to-mess-with-computers-during-os-deployment/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/22/back-to-basics-permissions-needed-in-ad-to-mess-with-computers-during-os-deployment/Mikael Nystrom created a nice post on what permissions are needed in Active Directory for OSD. Read his post here.Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/22/dynamically-installing-applications-using-configuration-manager-with-mdt/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/22/dynamically-installing-applications-using-configuration-manager-with-mdt/I've written a few blogs in the past on using a little known feature in MDT where you can deploy applications based on the previous inventory. This a fairly ...Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/22/using-mbam-to-start-bitlocker-encryption-in-a-task-sequence/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/22/using-mbam-to-start-bitlocker-encryption-in-a-task-sequence/The Deployment Guys have a nice new post on using the Microsoft Bitlocker Administration and Monitoring tool. Read the full post here. Microsoft BitLocker Ad...Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/20/win32-product-is-evil/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/20/win32-product-is-evil/Greg Ramsey has been a roll lately with blog posts. He's published another really great read over on his blog. "I’m a bit of a fan of Windows Management Inst...Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/15/how-to-inject-drivers-from-usb-during-a-configmgr-operating-system-task-sequence-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/15/how-to-inject-drivers-from-usb-during-a-configmgr-operating-system-task-sequence-2/Fellow MVP Greg Ramsey has put up a really great post on injecting drivers from USB during a Task Sequence. Read the full post here. ConfigMgr OSD does a gre...Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/08/deployment-fundamentals-for-it-pros/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/08/deployment-fundamentals-for-it-pros/Three chapters from "Deployment Fundamentals for IT Pros", written by Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) Johan Arwidmark and Mikael Nystrom is curr...Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/02/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-database-requirements/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/02/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-database-requirements/The below requirements are the listed requirements as of 4/26/2012 for ConfigMgr 2012. Make sure to review the supported configurations on the TechNet site ....Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/01/understanding-the-new-content-library-store-in-5-minutes/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/02/01/understanding-the-new-content-library-store-in-5-minutes/Fellow MVP Kent Agerlund has a great post on the new content library in Configuration Manager 2012. This topic came up on a email distribution list today. Ch...Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/30/rss-feed-link-added/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/30/rss-feed-link-added/I've received a few emails from people having trouble finding the RSS feed for the site. I added a link to the menu bar for it. Since the site is driven by W...Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/26/configmgr-2012-notes-from-the-system-center-universe-and-ctsmug-events/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/26/configmgr-2012-notes-from-the-system-center-universe-and-ctsmug-events/Eric Morrison posted a really nice blog post today. He was able to attend both the System Center Universe event and both days of CTSMUG hosting Wally Mead. H...Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/24/getting-approval-for-mms-2012cost-justification/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/24/getting-approval-for-mms-2012cost-justification/Every year people struggle to attend MMS. Chris Stauffer has put together a couple really nice documents that help to explain why you should attend MMS and s...Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/24/setting-screen-resolution-in-winpe-4-0/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/24/setting-screen-resolution-in-winpe-4-0/Trying to set the screen resolution in WinPE 4.0 but having issues? Be sure to check out Johan Arwidmark 's new blog post! Setting screen resolution in WinPE...Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/24/system-center-2012-licensing-faq/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/24/system-center-2012-licensing-faq/Microsoft has recently announced various changes to the licensing model for System Center. If it wasn’t confusing before, well it still probably is Click on ...Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/24/system-center-2012-licensing/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/24/system-center-2012-licensing/Microsoft has recently announced various changes to the licensing model for System Center. If it wasn't confusing before, well it still probably is :) Click ...Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/24/use-powershell-commands-to-assist-with-patching-during-sccm-image-build/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/24/use-powershell-commands-to-assist-with-patching-during-sccm-image-build/Fellow myITforum member Mark Kent has created a really nice post on using powershell to overcome some issues with software updates installing during a Build ...Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/23/fantastic-deployment-videos/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/23/fantastic-deployment-videos/Johan Arwidmark has uploaded some great videos to his blog. Summaries are below, go to the following link to view the videos! 5 Deployment and Systems Manage...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/23/finding-all-references-to-mdt-variables-in-a-deployment-share-variabledocumentor-v1-0/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/23/finding-all-references-to-mdt-variables-in-a-deployment-share-variabledocumentor-v1-0/Finding All References to MDT Variables in a Deployment Share: VariableDocumentor v1.0 Aly Shivji MDT is very flexible in the ability to define and use varia...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/23/mdt-2012-driver-managemant-by-martin-schumacher/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/23/mdt-2012-driver-managemant-by-martin-schumacher/Johan Arwidmark posted a link on MDT 2012 Driver Management. There is lot of information regarding driver management in MDT, but there is this one gray area ...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/23/nice-to-know-a-simple-branding-kit-for-your-windows-7-deployment/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/23/nice-to-know-a-simple-branding-kit-for-your-windows-7-deployment/Nice to know: A simple branding kit for your Windows 7 deployment Mikael Nystrom Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:40:16 GMT Even if this is anything else but important, b...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/23/the-hydration-kit-for-configmgr-2012-rc2-is-available-for-download/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/23/the-hydration-kit-for-configmgr-2012-rc2-is-available-for-download/Hydration means a fully automated build of a complete Lab environment for Hyper-V or VMware. Here is a download for deploying a complete ConfigMgr 2012 RC2 i...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/11/configuration-manager-port-information-and-spreadsheet/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/11/configuration-manager-port-information-and-spreadsheet/One of the "fun" tasks when working with clients is when we need to open the various ports on a client's network for Configuration Manager to work properly. ...Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/10/powershell-report-check-the-size-of-configmgr-task-sequences/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/10/powershell-report-check-the-size-of-configmgr-task-sequences/Trevor Sullivan has created a nice post on checking the size of your Task Sequence's. This is useful, since there is a 4mb limit to your TS. If you have too ...Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/01/2012-microsoft-mvp-award/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2012/01/01/2012-microsoft-mvp-award/2012 Is off to a great start. Received my MVP renewal this morning. Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2012 Microsoft® MVP Award! This a...Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/12/21/editing-cm12-reports-in-the-configmgr-console-with-sql-server-2008-r2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/12/21/editing-cm12-reports-in-the-configmgr-console-with-sql-server-2008-r2/Fellow MVP Steve Thompson has created a nice post for reporting in ConfigMgr 2012. Read the full post here. Presently, if you have installed ConfigMgr 2012 w...Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/12/20/the-hydration-kit-for-configmgr-2012-rc1-is-available-for-download/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/12/20/the-hydration-kit-for-configmgr-2012-rc1-is-available-for-download/Johan has posted a new hydration kit for 2012 ConfigMgr RC1. Deployment Research > Blog - The Hydration Kit for ConfigMgr 2012 RC1 is available for download ...Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/12/02/mdt-2012-new-features-gpo-packs-the-deployment-guys/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/12/02/mdt-2012-new-features-gpo-packs-the-deployment-guys/MDT 2012: New Features– GPO Packs - The Deployment Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs There are many new features of MDT 2012 but one that I particularly like ...Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/12/02/mdt-2012-new-features-hide-shell-the-deployment-guys/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/12/02/mdt-2012-new-features-hide-shell-the-deployment-guys/MDT 2012: New Features – Hide Shell - The Deployment Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs Here is a common scenario. You are deploying an operating system using ...Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/11/16/mdt-2012-beta-2-user-driven-installation-udi-version-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/11/16/mdt-2012-beta-2-user-driven-installation-udi-version-2/MDT 2012 Beta 2–User-Driven Installation (UDI) Version 2 - Chris's Blog - Just weedin around Microsoft - Site Home - TechNet Blogs Great introduction to UDI ...Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/11/11/mdt-2012-beta-2-released/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/11/11/mdt-2012-beta-2-released/MDT 2012 Beta 2 Released - The Deployment Guys - Site Home - TechNet Blogs The latest version of MDT is now available on Connect ( Join the MDT 2012 Beta 2 C...Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/11/11/sccm-guru-webcast-coming-up-soon-michael-niehaus/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/11/11/sccm-guru-webcast-coming-up-soon-michael-niehaus/SCCM Guru webcast coming up soon - Michael Niehaus' Windows and Office deployment ramblings - Site Home - TechNet Blogs As part of the BDNA “SCCM Guru” webca...Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/10/27/announcing-the-release-candidate-of-configuration-manager-physical-to-virtual-migration-toolkit-microsoft-connect/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/10/27/announcing-the-release-candidate-of-configuration-manager-physical-to-virtual-migration-toolkit-microsoft-connect/Announcing the Release Candidate of Configuration Manager Physical to Virtual Migration Toolkit | Microsoft Connect The Configuration Manager team is pleased...Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/10/27/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-and-system-center-2012-endpoint-protection-rcs-released/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/10/27/system-center-2012-configuration-manager-and-system-center-2012-endpoint-protection-rcs-released/Download Details - Microsoft Download Center - System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection RCs ConfigMgr RC has been ...Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/10/14/troubleshooting-the-pxe-service-point-and-wds-in-configuration-manager-2007-updated/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/10/14/troubleshooting-the-pxe-service-point-and-wds-in-configuration-manager-2007-updated/Fantastic post over on The Configuration Manager OSD Support Team Blog. Troubleshooting the PXE Service Point and WDS in Configuration Manager 2007 - Configu...Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/21/configuration-manager-recovering-stock-reports-and-bulk-deleting-reports/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/21/configuration-manager-recovering-stock-reports-and-bulk-deleting-reports/Recently was working at client, we caused ourselves a slight reporting issue. We had exported all the reports from a previous site, including custom reports....Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/19/for-a-good-cause-step-out-walk-to-stop-diabetes/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/19/for-a-good-cause-step-out-walk-to-stop-diabetes/One of the few non-technical posts I'll make. I'm walking in the Step Out event to help support a member of my family who has diabetes. Together we can Stop ...Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/16/automatically-populate-the-sccm-client-patch-property-during-osd/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/16/automatically-populate-the-sccm-client-patch-property-during-osd/One of my previous posts has been incredibly popular. I worked with Michael Murgolo on testing a great ConfigMgr hotfix that would automatically apply hotfix...Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/14/windows-8-preview-howto-creating-a-winpe-boot-image-with-net-framework-and-powershell/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/14/windows-8-preview-howto-creating-a-winpe-boot-image-with-net-framework-and-powershell/Windows 8 preview hasn't even been out 24 hours yet and Johan Arwidmark is already putting up blog posts! Read his full post here.Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/12/deployment-mindmaps/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/12/deployment-mindmaps/Read the original post here. ************************************************************** This post was contributed by Lutz Seidemann , a Architect with Mi...Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/10/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-hydrating-configmgr-secondary-sites-with-mdt-lite-touch/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/10/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-hydrating-configmgr-secondary-sites-with-mdt-lite-touch/The following solution(s) are provided as-is without any warranty, confers no rights and is not supported by the Author(s). Use at your own risk. Installing ...Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/10/mobile-device-management-in-configmgr-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/10/mobile-device-management-in-configmgr-2012/Jason Sandys has a new post covering mobile device management in ConfigMgr 2012. Read the full post here. Mobile Device Management is a very popular topic in...Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/09/configuration-manager-hydrating-secondary-sites-with-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/09/configuration-manager-hydrating-secondary-sites-with-configmgr/The following solution(s) are provided as-is without any warranty, confers no rights and is not supported by the Author(s). Use at your own risk. Installing ...Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/08/deploying-windows-7-with-configuration-manager-2012/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/08/deploying-windows-7-with-configuration-manager-2012/TechEd Australia video featuring Michael Niehaus . System Center Configuration Manager 2012 is a significant upgrade. Learn how this new version affects the ...Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/06/getting-more-into-dvd-media-based-deployment/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/06/getting-more-into-dvd-media-based-deployment/Great post over on The Deployment Guys . Read the full post here. One of the great features of MDT 2010/2012 is the ability to create a media based deploymen...Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/06/replace-scenario-alternative-for-usmt-migration/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/09/06/replace-scenario-alternative-for-usmt-migration/Fantastic post over on The Deployment Guys blog about using USMT in a Replace scenario. Read the full post here. While USMT 4.0 in a Refresh Scenario provide...Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/30/querying-mdt-configmgr-logs-in-mdt-scripts/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/30/querying-mdt-configmgr-logs-in-mdt-scripts/Michael Murgolo has a nice post over on The Deployment Guys Blog. Read the full post here. The Lite Touch Deployment Process end in a Summary Wizard pane tha...Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/24/usmt-4-0-and-migrating-examples/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/24/usmt-4-0-and-migrating-examples/Deployment Master Michael Niehaus has a few new posts from his adventures at TechEd New Zealand. He even used Angry Birds for an example, very cool! Migratin...Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/19/configmgr-building-a-reference-image-installing-hotfixes-updates-offline/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/19/configmgr-building-a-reference-image-installing-hotfixes-updates-offline/If you build your reference image using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Lite-Touch, it’s fairly easy to incorporate OS level hotfixes and updates offline, some ...Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/19/configmgr-update-driver-source-paths-sql-query/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/19/configmgr-update-driver-source-paths-sql-query/CAUTION: Editing the Database directly is unsupported. Proceed at your own risk. In addition to my previous post , in which I used a script to update the dri...Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/18/deploying-office-2010-with-configuration-manager-2012-beta-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/18/deploying-office-2010-with-configuration-manager-2012-beta-2/Michael Niehaus has a great post over on his blog covering Office 2010 with ConfigMgr 2012 Beta 2. Read the full post here. The new application model in Conf...Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/18/known-issue-and-workaround-duplicate-records-when-you-use-unknown-computer-support-with-active-directory-delta-discovery/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/18/known-issue-and-workaround-duplicate-records-when-you-use-unknown-computer-support-with-active-directory-delta-discovery/Really great post over on the System Center Configuration Manager Team Blog . Read the full post here. This post describes how and when you might see duplica...Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/17/e-books-for-microsoft-office-2010/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/17/e-books-for-microsoft-office-2010/Read the original post here. Use these free, downloadable e-book versions of Microsoft Office help articles as a training book that won’t close while your fi...Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/12/configmgr-automating-the-preloadpkgonsite-tool-script/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/12/configmgr-automating-the-preloadpkgonsite-tool-script/Credit to Greg Ramsey for writing the script. In addition to this post, be sure to read John Marcum ’s blog post: Packages Will Not Uncompress After Using Pr...Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/12/configmgr-update-driver-source-paths-script/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/12/configmgr-update-driver-source-paths-script/I was recently at a client and we were condensing down their hierarchy and retiring a few servers. After we had replicated all the packages between the sites...Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/03/useful-configmgr-resources-updated/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/03/useful-configmgr-resources-updated/Great post with a nice list of ConfigMgr resources. Thanks to Rob York and Saud Al-Mishari. Read the original post here. ====================================...Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/03/setting-environment-variables-in-a-task-sequence/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/03/setting-environment-variables-in-a-task-sequence/Michael Murgolo has a nice post over on The Deployment Guys blog. Read the full and download the example script here. Some tools require setting an environme...Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/02/updated-version-of-the-configuration-manager-shutdown-utility/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/08/02/updated-version-of-the-configuration-manager-shutdown-utility/CoreTech has updated their nifty shutdown utility. Read the original post here. Based on feedback we have updated our Shutdown utility described in this post...Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/28/system-center-configuration-manager-shutdown-utility/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/28/system-center-configuration-manager-shutdown-utility/Kent Agerlund posted a new blog post where Coretech developed a really nice shutdown utility for use with ConfigMgr. Read the full post and download the tool...Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/finding-and-adding-only-the-correct-device-driver-to-the-boot-image/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/finding-and-adding-only-the-correct-device-driver-to-the-boot-image/Michael Petersen has a nice new post up on the CoreTech Blog that is something I talk repeatedly about with clients. Only injecting the drivers you NEED, ins...Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/http-500-error-with-large-reports-in-sccm-2007/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/http-500-error-with-large-reports-in-sccm-2007/Phil Schwan has a new post up talking about how to raise the ASP buffer limit to show “large” reports. As an FYI, another solution to this issue is to use SQ...Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/john-marcum-made-a-funny/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/john-marcum-made-a-funny/I’m not even sure how the conversation started on the MSSMS list on myITforum, but Mr. Marcum decided he was going to be funny today. John Marcum is another ...Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/language-packs-not-showing-up-in-your-task-sequence/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/language-packs-not-showing-up-in-your-task-sequence/Ben Hunter has a new post over on The Deployment Guys Blog. Read the original post here. If you are using MDT Update 1 to deploy Windows 7 SP1 language packs...Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/message-box-script-for-lite-touch-task-sequences/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/message-box-script-for-lite-touch-task-sequences/Michael Murgolo has a new post over on The Deployment Guys Blog. Read the full post here. I recently had the need to pop up a message box duing an LTI task s...Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/software-assurance-pays-off-remote-connection-to-winpe-during-mdt-sccm-deployments/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/25/software-assurance-pays-off-remote-connection-to-winpe-during-mdt-sccm-deployments/Johan Arwidmark has a new post up talking about integrating Dart 7 (beta) into your WinPE images to allow remote connectivity. Read the full post here. In th...Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/15/scripting-dell-touchpad-configurations/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/15/scripting-dell-touchpad-configurations/Nick Moseley put a post about dealing with Dell TouchPad configurations. Read his post here. We recently received the new Dell E6320 and E6420 laptops. After...Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/14/trace64-finally-here-to-stay-but-it-is-hidden/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/14/trace64-finally-here-to-stay-but-it-is-hidden/Johan Arwidmark put up a nice how-to for getting ahold of Trace64, the 64-bit version of Trace32, our favorite log file viewer. We can’t all be like Wally an...Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/13/mdt-2010-inside-the-install-roles-and-features-action/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/13/mdt-2010-inside-the-install-roles-and-features-action/Johan Arwidmark has a new post discussing the Role and Features action inside MDT. Read the full post here. One of the most powerful features in MDT is the o...Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/01/deployment-blogs-and-twitter/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/07/01/deployment-blogs-and-twitter/Ben Hunter over on The Deployment Guys has put together a nice blog post with a list of various community Deployment experts and MVP’s. He’s got a nice list ...Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/22/system-center-updates-publisher-2011-screencasts/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/22/system-center-updates-publisher-2011-screencasts/Jason Lewis has put up a series of screencasts covering the new System Center Updates Publisher 2011 product. Intro to SCUP 2011 Installing SCUP 2011 How to ...Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/15/advanced-format-hard-drives-automatically-patching-winpe-3-0-with-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-mdt/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/15/advanced-format-hard-drives-automatically-patching-winpe-3-0-with-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-mdt/In order to support the new 4k advanced format drives, we need to apply a hotfix to WinPE 3.0. First, download the hotfix (KB982018) here. Once you have down...Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/15/advanced-format-hard-drives-information-about-microsoft-support-policy-for-large-sector-drives-in-windows/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/15/advanced-format-hard-drives-information-about-microsoft-support-policy-for-large-sector-drives-in-windows/Read the original post here. … Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Any large sector disks, such as Advanced Format disks, are not supported by Microsoft for i...Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/14/disable-windows-7-action-center/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/14/disable-windows-7-action-center/If for some reason you don’t want to use Group Policy to disable the Windows 7 Action Center, then there is a registry key you can set to disable it. HKLM\SO...Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/14/visio-2010-add-in-for-system-center/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/14/visio-2010-add-in-for-system-center/Download here. Brief Description The Visio 2010 add-in for System Center provides a comprehensive list of alerts from System Center Operations Manager 2007 a...Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/back-to-basics-5-restricting-task-sequence-usage/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/back-to-basics-5-restricting-task-sequence-usage/Great post over on The Deployment Guys by Daniel Oxley. Read the full post here. This post was contributed by Daniel Oxley, a Senior Consultant with Microsof...Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/category-is-incorrectly-overwritten-when-you-import-the-same-driver-on-to-a-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-site-server/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/category-is-incorrectly-overwritten-when-you-import-the-same-driver-on-to-a-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-site-server/Read the original post here. Scenario 1 You have a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) site server. You install hotfix 22...Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/configmgr-2007-driver-management-revisited-again/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/configmgr-2007-driver-management-revisited-again/Michael Niehaus has a new post on ConfigMgr Driver Management. Read the original post here. After MMS 2010, I had posted a series of blog postings talking ab...Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/mdt-2012-and-configmgr-2012-operating-system-deployment-updates-beta-overviews/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/mdt-2012-and-configmgr-2012-operating-system-deployment-updates-beta-overviews/Here is a presentation I’ve done for a few user groups covering MDT 2012 and ConfigMgr 2012 Beta products. This goes over the OSD changes in both products an...Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/mdt-2012-beta-1-cross-platform-deployment/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/mdt-2012-beta-1-cross-platform-deployment/Michael Niehaus has a new post on MDT 2012 Beta 1. Read his original post here. Those of you who deploy both x86 and x64 versions of Windows 7 using MDT 2010...Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/configuration-manager-2012-beta-2-vhd-s-available/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/configuration-manager-2012-beta-2-vhd-s-available/Want to check out Beta 2 of ConfigMgr 2012, but just don’t have the time to get a lab setup? Problem solved! Microsoft has just released the VHD download for...Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/new-stuff-in-mdt-2012-native-vhd-support/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/new-stuff-in-mdt-2012-native-vhd-support/Maik Koster has a new post on a new feature in MDT 2012. Be sure to read his full post here. As probably most of you have seen already, the Beta 1 of the upc...Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/target-group-policy-preferences-by-container-not-but-group/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/target-group-policy-preferences-by-container-not-but-group/Great Group Policy Preferences post over on the Ask the Directory Services Team Blog . Read the full post here. Hello again AskDS readers, Mike here again. T...Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/the-complete-scup-2011-installation-and-configuration-guide/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/the-complete-scup-2011-installation-and-configuration-guide/Fellow MVP Kent Agerlund has a great post with a nice download for installing and configuring SCUP 2011. Read his original post here. The latest version of S...Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/mdt-2012-beta-1-uefi-support/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/13/mdt-2012-beta-1-uefi-support/Michael Niehaus has a new post on UEFI support for MDT 2012 beta. Read the full post here. One of the new features that has been added to Lite Touch Installa...Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/10/migrating-user-settings-from-office-2003-to-a-sequenced-version-of-office-2010-running-under-app-v/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/10/migrating-user-settings-from-office-2003-to-a-sequenced-version-of-office-2010-running-under-app-v/Richard Smith has a nice post over on The Deployment Guys blog. Read the full post here. Scenario1 – The Office Only Upgrade You work in the IT department fo...Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/09/mdt-2010-and-windows-aik-supplement-revisited/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/09/mdt-2010-and-windows-aik-supplement-revisited/Michael Niehaus created a new post on WAIK 3.1 after some discussions in the myITforum MDT/OSD email list. Read his original post here. In my previous post t...Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2012-beta-1-released/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/02/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2012-beta-1-released/Beta 1 of MDT 2012 has been released. You can download it on Microsoft Connect . So what’s new with MDT 2012? Here are a few key points. Support for ConfigMg...Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/02/technet-radio-a-preview-of-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2012-with-michael-niehaus/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/06/02/technet-radio-a-preview-of-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2012-with-michael-niehaus/Watch/Listen to the video here. In today’s episode, John Baker interviews Michael Niehaus, Senior Software Development Engineer for the Microsoft Deployment ...Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/26/modifying-the-lite-touch-wizard-in-mdt-2010-sample-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/26/modifying-the-lite-touch-wizard-in-mdt-2010-sample-2/The Deployment Bunny has posted another great blog post on Modifying the Lite Touch Wizard. Read the full post here. This is the second part of a story aroun...Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/25/denver-user-group-meeting-memug-friday-may-27th-2011/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/25/denver-user-group-meeting-memug-friday-may-27th-2011/Join me this Friday at the Denver Microsoft Office in the Denver Tech Center. I’ll be talking about anything and everything related to Microsoft Deployment T...Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/25/mdt-2010-user-state-migration-lite-touch/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/25/mdt-2010-user-state-migration-lite-touch/Andrew Barnes has created a really great post explaining USMT for MDT LTI. Read the full post here. In order to automate the User State Capture and Restore t...Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/25/yahk-yet-another-hydration-kit-this-one-for-configmgr-2012-beta-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/25/yahk-yet-another-hydration-kit-this-one-for-configmgr-2012-beta-2/Johan Arwidmark has yet another fantastic post. This time he’s created a hydration kit for ConfigMgr 2012 Beta 2. Read the full post here. Here is a download...Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/24/how-to-system-center-updates-publisher-2011-installation/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/24/how-to-system-center-updates-publisher-2011-installation/New in System Center Updates Publisher 2011 Simpler setup with no database installation An improved user interface that allows better control of managing sof...Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/23/things-you-should-know-undocumented-properties-in-mdt-2010-update-1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/23/things-you-should-know-undocumented-properties-in-mdt-2010-update-1/The Deployment Bunny has a fantastic post over on his blog. Read the original post here. Once again, at 33000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean on my way back fro...Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/20/creating-a-fully-patched-image-using-mdt-2010-lite-touch/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/20/creating-a-fully-patched-image-using-mdt-2010-lite-touch/Michael Niehaus has a new post up over on his blog. Read the full post here. I’ve always been a fan of the thinnest image possible. Taking that to an extreme...Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/20/new-hotfix-task-sequence-does-not-run-if-it-has-lots-of-install-software-steps-in-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/20/new-hotfix-task-sequence-does-not-run-if-it-has-lots-of-install-software-steps-in-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2/Read the original link here. Consider the following scenario: You create a task sequence on a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack...Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/20/how-to-finding-drivers-for-dell-and-hp/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/20/how-to-finding-drivers-for-dell-and-hp/The Deployment Bunny has put up a new post with some great links to finding drivers for Dell/HP systems. Read his original post here. When deploying Windows ...Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/19/beginners-guide-to-writing-sccm-reports/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/19/beginners-guide-to-writing-sccm-reports/John Marcum has created a nice blog post for how to get started creating your own SQL based web reports. Read his full post here. There are often questions o...Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/18/software-updates-kb2509007-for-configuration-manager-2007/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/18/software-updates-kb2509007-for-configuration-manager-2007/In addition the KB article , I wanted to just post a few things to show what you can look for to verify that the update has been successfully installed on yo...Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/17/advanced-format-hard-drives-the-low-down/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/17/advanced-format-hard-drives-the-low-down/The new advanced format drives are coming and there has been a lot of confusion on what steps are needed to support them. I’m going to try and present the in...Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/17/task-sequence-that-installs-many-updates-stops-responding-on-a-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-client/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/17/task-sequence-that-installs-many-updates-stops-responding-on-a-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-client/Read the original KB here. SYMPTOMS Consider the following scenario: You create a task sequence on a Microsoft Syste... Consider the following scenario: You ...Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/13/set-screen-resolution-in-winpe-2-x-3-x/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/13/set-screen-resolution-in-winpe-2-x-3-x/Johan Arwidmark has a great simple post on setting the screen resolution in WinPE. Read his full post here.Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/11/incorporating-kb2028749-into-your-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-reference-image-build-process/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/11/incorporating-kb2028749-into-your-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-reference-image-build-process/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028749 A "Set Network Location" dialog box appears when you first log on to a domain-joined Windows 7-based client computer ...Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/11/configmgr-2012-extending-the-ad-schema/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/11/configmgr-2012-extending-the-ad-schema/Quick video on how to extend the Active Directory Schema for ConfigMgr 2012 Beta 2. This video will also apply to ConfigMgr 2007.Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/configuration-manager-2012-installation/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/configuration-manager-2012-installation/Here is a quick video walkthrough of the initial installation of ConfigMgr 2012, this is Beta 2. Hope this helps.Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/configuration-manager-2012-offline-servicing-for-osd/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/configuration-manager-2012-offline-servicing-for-osd/Configuration Manager 2012 has a new feature for updating your images. This process uses Component Based Servicing (CBS) updates. By updating the image this ...Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/ltipause-vbs-take-a-break-in-deployment/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/ltipause-vbs-take-a-break-in-deployment/The Deployment Bunny is at it again. This time he’s got a nice post on pausing the Task Sequence. Read the full post here. Ok, so I know there is a very nice...Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/mdt-debugger-2-1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/mdt-debugger-2-1/Read the original post here. This post was contributed by Daniel Oxley , a Senior Consultant with Microsoft Services UK As some of our regular readers will h...Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/most-valued-community-contributor-award/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/most-valued-community-contributor-award/I was humbled this week to receive the MVCC recognition this week. I’m just happy to be able to give back the wonderful myITforum community. It’s a fantastic...Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/generate-computernames-in-mdt-2010-based-on-prefix-and-a-sequencenumber/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/10/generate-computernames-in-mdt-2010-based-on-prefix-and-a-sequencenumber/Johan has put up a new post over on his blog . Be sure to read his original post here. This procedure works like this: If they computername is in the databas...Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/05/enabling-hyper-v-role-successfully-via-operating-system-deployment-task-sequence/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/05/enabling-hyper-v-role-successfully-via-operating-system-deployment-task-sequence/Read the original post here. During a ask-the-experts at Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2011 in Las Vegas, a customer asked a question of how to utilize M...Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/05/how-to-create-offline-or-standalone-usb-media-for-os-deployment-in-configmgr-2007/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/05/how-to-create-offline-or-standalone-usb-media-for-os-deployment-in-configmgr-2007/Great new post over on The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog . Read the original post here. Steve Rachui | Senior Premier Field Engineer Operating Syst...Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/05/save-time-and-avoid-pain-create-a-mdt-test-environment/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/05/save-time-and-avoid-pain-create-a-mdt-test-environment/To quote Johan, this is an “oldie but goodie”. I’ve got an older post here that talks about the same principal, but always a good thing to read and practice....Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/01/hyper-v-new-performance-updates/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/05/01/hyper-v-new-performance-updates/Read the original post here by Michael Kleef. Aussie legend Cameron McBride and good friend Tony Sanchez from Citrix sent a heads up to me recently on some p...Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/28/building-a-windows-xp-reference-image-typical-customizations-examples/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/28/building-a-windows-xp-reference-image-typical-customizations-examples/Nick Moseley has a nice post on some typical XP customizations that are done to your reference XP Image. He has some examples of system settings, user settin...Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/28/modifying-the-litetouch-wizard-in-mdt-2010-sample-1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/28/modifying-the-litetouch-wizard-in-mdt-2010-sample-1/Our friend The Deployment Bunny has a fantastic post up over on his blog about modifying the default MDT wizard. He’s got some great examples of how to modif...Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/28/using-ztiwindowsupdate-wsf-to-install-updates-in-a-system-center-configuration-manager-task-sequence/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/28/using-ztiwindowsupdate-wsf-to-install-updates-in-a-system-center-configuration-manager-task-sequence/There are instances were you may want to install updates during a ConfigMgr Task Sequence without using Software Updates in ConfigMgr. Maybe you don’t have i...Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/26/usmt-4-0-hardlink-and-bitlocker-in-sccm-osd/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/26/usmt-4-0-hardlink-and-bitlocker-in-sccm-osd/Michael Petersen has a really nice post on USMT 4, Hardlink and Bitlocker over on his blog. Read his full post here. I’m often asked if its possible to use t...Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/a-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-client-cannot-register-to-its-management-point-after-an-osd-task-sequence-reinstalls-its-operating-system/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/a-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-client-cannot-register-to-its-management-point-after-an-osd-task-sequence-reinstalls-its-operating-system/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2504229 SYMPTOMS Consider the following scenario: You configure native site mode on a Microsoft System Center Configuration M...Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/an-update-is-available-that-lets-you-add-windows-7-service-pack-1-and-windows-server-2008-r2-service-pack-1-as-supported-platforms-for-configuration-manager-2007-service-pack-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/an-update-is-available-that-lets-you-add-windows-7-service-pack-1-and-windows-server-2008-r2-service-pack-1-as-supported-platforms-for-configuration-manager-2007-service-pack-2/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2489044 SYMPTOMS On a computer that is running Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007... On a computer that is ru...Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/configmgr-2007-quick-fix-remote-tools-fail-with-access-denied/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/configmgr-2007-quick-fix-remote-tools-fail-with-access-denied/Read the original post here. This post was contributed by: Nuno Oliveira | Senior System Center Support Engineer Here’s an issue I ran into the other day and...Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/core-configurator-2-0-for-server-2008-r2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/core-configurator-2-0-for-server-2008-r2/Another colleague sent a link for this awhile back and I’ve been meaning to blog about it for quite some time. Download the tool and read the original post h...Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/got-orphaned-collections-in-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/got-orphaned-collections-in-configmgr/Michael Niehaus posted a nice script over on his blog for identify orphaned collections in ConfigMgr. Read his original post here. This one goes back several...Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/fix-unable-to-delete-the-osdstatestorepath-folder-in-an-osd-task-sequence-using-usmt-4-0-with-hard-links-in-configmgr-2007/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/fix-unable-to-delete-the-osdstatestorepath-folder-in-an-osd-task-sequence-using-usmt-4-0-with-hard-links-in-configmgr-2007/Read the original post here , contributed by: Clifton Hughes | Senior System Center Support Engineer When using Hard Links for User State Migration, attempti...Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/new-hotfix-advertisement-is-not-scheduled-to-run-on-a-configmgr-2007-sp2-client-if-the-client-computer-starts-or-awakens-within-the-maintenance-window-kb2392488/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/new-hotfix-advertisement-is-not-scheduled-to-run-on-a-configmgr-2007-sp2-client-if-the-client-computer-starts-or-awakens-within-the-maintenance-window-kb2392488/Read the original post here. Consider the following scenario: You configure a maintenance window for a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Ser...Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/new-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/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/new-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/Read the original post here. Consider the following scenario: You create a deployment package on a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service...Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/remote-desktop-services-remotefx-guides/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/remote-desktop-services-remotefx-guides/The RemoteFX documentation team has been hard at work creating topics that you can use to evaluate and deploy Microsoft RemoteFX within your environment. Fol...Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/why-hyper-v-for-vdi-whitepaper/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/23/why-hyper-v-for-vdi-whitepaper/Download the whitepaper here. Brief Description This whitepaper demonstrates why organizations should choose Microsoft® Hyper-V™ as their hypervisor when des...Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/21/step-by-step-guide-for-extending-active-directory-schema-for-system-center-configuration-manager/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/21/step-by-step-guide-for-extending-active-directory-schema-for-system-center-configuration-manager/Account Permissions The account that will be used to run the extadsch.exe needs to have appropriate access and be in the “Schema Admins” group. You cannot ru...Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/19/hydration-automating-builds-in-your-datacenter/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/19/hydration-automating-builds-in-your-datacenter/Deployment extraordinaire Johan Arwidmark has created a nice blog post on creating an environment to hydrate your server and lab builds. Check out his excell...Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/18/mdt-2010-and-the-default-partitioning/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/18/mdt-2010-and-the-default-partitioning/Johan has a nice post over on his new blog talking about the default partition method in MDT and a nice workaround for when working with VM’s. Read his origi...Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/documentation-available-for-microsoft-remotefx/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/documentation-available-for-microsoft-remotefx/Read the original post here. The RemoteFX documentation team has been hard at work creating topics that you can use to evaluate and deploy Microsoft RemoteFX...Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/fep-2010-server-install-with-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/fep-2010-server-install-with-configmgr/Josh Mueller has created a nice post over on his blog for FEP 2010. Read his original post here. This is a list of items I did to get FEP (Forefront Endpoint...Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/how-not-to-create-a-linkedin-profile/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/how-not-to-create-a-linkedin-profile/Just had to post this, I don’t even know how I came across it. This is a very good example of what your LinkedIn profile should NOT look likeFri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/new-optimized-desktop-resources/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/new-optimized-desktop-resources/New post over on The Deployment Guys blog. Read the original post here. Over the past couple of weeks some new resources have come online for helping to unde...Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/mdt-debugger-2-0/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/mdt-debugger-2-0/Daniel Oxy over on The Deployment Guys has posted a new version of the MDT Debugger tool. Be sure to check out his post and download the tool over here. Back...Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/publishing-a-configmgr-update-list-to-wsus-for-use-with-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-mdt-lite-touch-builds/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/publishing-a-configmgr-update-list-to-wsus-for-use-with-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-mdt-lite-touch-builds/I’ve been meaning to blog about this for awhile now, but just haven’t had the time. I got a kick in the pants at MMS 2011 this year when Keith Garner mention...Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/issue-with-mdt-2010-update-1-and-windows-aik-for-windows-7-sp1-supplement/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/issue-with-mdt-2010-update-1-and-windows-aik-for-windows-7-sp1-supplement/Deployment master Michael Niehaus has created a nice post on Windows 7 SP1. Be sure to read his original post here. . With the release of the Windows AIK for...Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/q-amp-a-microsoft-remotefx-and-remote-desktop-session-host-servers/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/15/q-amp-a-microsoft-remotefx-and-remote-desktop-session-host-servers/Great post over on The Remote Desktop Services Team Blog . Read the original post here. While we've blogged a lot about Microsoft RemoteFX and how virtual ma...Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/11/configmgr-creating-a-collection-for-all-systems-not-approved/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/11/configmgr-creating-a-collection-for-all-systems-not-approved/Saw this past by on the MSSMS list today and thought it was good info. Thanks to Brandon Linton for contributing it. Collection query: select SMS_R_SYSTEM.Re...Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/11/software-updates-and-osd-revisited/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/04/11/software-updates-and-osd-revisited/Fellow colleague and MVP Jason Sandy’s has written a great post on Software Updates in ConfigMgr. Read his post here. Here’s a quick intro: As many folks kno...Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/29/usmt-custom-xml-the-free-and-easy-way/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/29/usmt-custom-xml-the-free-and-easy-way/Ned has a great post I found this week over on the Directory Services Team Blog . Working with USMT XML files can be frustrating and you always wonder if you...Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/configuration-manager-2007-sp2-and-windows-pe-3-1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/configuration-manager-2007-sp2-and-windows-pe-3-1/If you want to use WinPE 3.1 with ConfigMgr and SP2, then this is a must read. At this point, I wouldn’t recommend upgrading to WinPE 3.1 unless you have a M...Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/configuration-manager-2007-sp2-r2-and-r3-supports-windows-7-sp1-and-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/configuration-manager-2007-sp2-r2-and-r3-supports-windows-7-sp1-and-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1/Read the original post here over on The Configuration Manager Team Blog . ============================================================ System Center Configur...Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/configuration-manager-support-announcements-for-march-2011/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/configuration-manager-support-announcements-for-march-2011/New post over on the Configuration Manager Team Blog ! [Today's post comes from Harini Muralidharan] We are announcing support changes for the following rele...Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/mms-2011-wrap-up/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/mms-2011-wrap-up/I’m back from MMS 2011 and back to the grind. My session with Michael Niehaus (BE31) on MDT 2010 Integration with ConfigMgr went well and we received great f...Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/usmt-4-0-and-unconditionalexclude/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/usmt-4-0-and-unconditionalexclude/Was recently working on a custom.xml for a client with USMT 4.0 and was struggling with getting my exclusions to work. My syntax appeared to be correct, howe...Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/windows-live-writer-backup-v3-0-0-6/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/28/windows-live-writer-backup-v3-0-0-6/I had previously blogged on this great little tool. Had to reinstall this today and noticed the version was updated on CodePlex. I highly recommend this tool...Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/08/mms-2011-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-related-sessions/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/03/08/mms-2011-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-related-sessions/MMS 2011 is approaching fast. I am co-presenting with Michael Niehaus on MDT 2010 integration with ConfigMgr. BE31 MDT 2010 Update 1 Integration with ConfigM...Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/25/i-m-now-on-the-solid-state-disk-bandwagon-i-ve-gone-to-the-dark-err-fast-side/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/25/i-m-now-on-the-solid-state-disk-bandwagon-i-ve-gone-to-the-dark-err-fast-side/So I finally decided to jump on the SSD bandwagon. Up to this point, I’ve simply said, they can’t be that good, no way I’m spending that kind of money on a h...Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/24/should-you-delete-files-in-the-winsxs-directory-and-what-s-the-deal-with-vss/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/24/should-you-delete-files-in-the-winsxs-directory-and-what-s-the-deal-with-vss/Nice post over on TechNet by “Joseph”, there are some great comments below the post as well. Read the original post here. I like to read about how Windows is...Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/23/remote-desktop-services-load-simulation-and-capacity-planning-tools/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/23/remote-desktop-services-load-simulation-and-capacity-planning-tools/I had previously blogged about some great step by step guides for Remote Desktop Services. I wanted to add a couple more useful links for a load simulation t...Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/22/approving-windows-updates-in-an-mdt-2010-standalone-environment-from-a-configmgr-software-update-point/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/22/approving-windows-updates-in-an-mdt-2010-standalone-environment-from-a-configmgr-software-update-point/Here is a great post over The Deployment Guys Blog. A client actually sent this to me today and I hadn’t read it before. This was one of the main pain points...Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/22/configuration-manager-configuring-sql-reporting-services-srs/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/22/configuration-manager-configuring-sql-reporting-services-srs/Here is a great step by step for configuring and setting up SRS with ConfigMgr: http://blogs.technet.com/b/mwiles/archive/2009/02/19/east-setup-of-srs-with-c...Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/22/configuration-manager-reporting-services-access-denied-when-running-r3-power-management-reports/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/22/configuration-manager-reporting-services-access-denied-when-running-r3-power-management-reports/Ran into an issue at a client this week that I haven’t run into before. When trying to access the new R3 power management reports, we were receiving an acces...Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/20/configmgr-2007-post-sp2-hotfixes/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/20/configmgr-2007-post-sp2-hotfixes/Fellow ConfigMgr MVP Jason Sandy’s has created a nice post on post SP2 hotfixes that are a good idea to install on your servers. Read the full post here.Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/17/windows-aik-for-windows-7-sp1-released/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/17/windows-aik-for-windows-7-sp1-released/Michael Niehaus has a great post over his blog discussing the new SP1/WAIK release. Read the full post here. Some of you probably noticed a new download show...Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/16/computers-upgraded-to-windows-7-using-osd-might-generate-a-new-sms-guid/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/16/computers-upgraded-to-windows-7-using-osd-might-generate-a-new-sms-guid/Great new post over on the Configuration Manager Team Blog . Read the full post here. [Today's post is provided by Chaohao Xu.] If Windows hotfix KB974571 is...Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/16/pxe-cache-expire-behavior-in-configuration-manager-2007-sp1-and-sp2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/16/pxe-cache-expire-behavior-in-configuration-manager-2007-sp1-and-sp2/Great article over The Configuration Manager Team Blog . Read the original post here. If a Configuration Manager client has received and started an advertise...Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/11/breaking-it-down-deploying-med-v-with-existing-management-systems/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/11/breaking-it-down-deploying-med-v-with-existing-management-systems/Read the original post here. Today’s post is from David Trupkin, Sr Product Manager from our Windows Virtualization Team. As I’ve talked to IT pros at events...Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/10/new-step-by-step-guides-available-for-remote-desktop-services/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/10/new-step-by-step-guides-available-for-remote-desktop-services/Great post over on the Remote Desktop Services Team Blog . Read the original post here. We are busily writing and publishing Step-by-Step guides to help you ...Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/09/driver-management-resources/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/09/driver-management-resources/Driver management is always an interesting topic, I typically have some links that I give to people to read on the subject. I’ve found that that list has gro...Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/05/usmt-4-update-released-to-support-office-2010-migrations/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/05/usmt-4-update-released-to-support-office-2010-migrations/Microsoft has created an update for USMT 4.0 that adds support for Office 2010. USMT 4.0 migrations of Office 2010 are now supported . You can get the update...Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/configuration-manager-thin-clients-and-windows-embedded-discussion/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/configuration-manager-thin-clients-and-windows-embedded-discussion/Recently has some internal discussions around these two items. I wanted to post the information for others to find so they don’t have to “dig” for it as we h...Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/configuring-configuration-manager-2007-sites-for-best-performance/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/configuring-configuration-manager-2007-sites-for-best-performance/Where else to find great articles but on the ConfigMgr Support Team Blog Read the original post here. We always seem to get a lot of questions regarding how ...Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/getting-the-configmgr-v-next-vhd-to-work-for-native-vhd-boot/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/getting-the-configmgr-v-next-vhd-to-work-for-native-vhd-boot/This came from the myITforum SMS email distribution list . Credit to Richard Benfield for figuring this out and posting the solution to the mail list. Here i...Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/hyper-v-survival-guide/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/hyper-v-survival-guide/Someone had some questions about Hyper-V today and this link was given. WOW. Talk about the mother load of information! Hyper-V: Survival Guide This is a lis...Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/system-center-configuration-manager-2007-service-pack-1-has-reached-the-end-of-its-service-pack-support-date/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/system-center-configuration-manager-2007-service-pack-1-has-reached-the-end-of-its-service-pack-support-date/Read the original post here. Hi All, I just wanted to send a quick reminder that System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 has reached the end ...Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/troubleshooting-the-pxe-service-point-and-wds-in-configuration-manager-2007/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/02/02/troubleshooting-the-pxe-service-point-and-wds-in-configuration-manager-2007/Read the full post here. Note: The section titled How To Properly Install And Set Up A New Instance Of WDS And A PXE Service Point was updated with two addit...Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/31/known-issue-install-software-updates-action-hangs-on-windows-7/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/31/known-issue-install-software-updates-action-hangs-on-windows-7/Read the original post here on TechNet. Here is a summary. [Today's post is from Brian Huneycutt ] The Configuration Manager Sustained Engineering and Custom...Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/27/how-to-inject-drivers-from-usb-during-a-configmgr-operating-system-task-sequence/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/27/how-to-inject-drivers-from-usb-during-a-configmgr-operating-system-task-sequence/Fellow ConfigMgr MVP Greg Ramsey has a nice post he just published on injecting drivers from USB during OSD. Read the full post here. Here’s a snippet: Confi...Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/27/technet-webcast-talk-technet-with-keith-combs-and-matt-hester-episode-2-system-center-configuration-manager-with-jason-sandys/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/27/technet-webcast-talk-technet-with-keith-combs-and-matt-hester-episode-2-system-center-configuration-manager-with-jason-sandys/Event Overview Talk TechNet is all about discussing topics and trends in the world of IT Professionals. In this show we’ll have guest Jason Sandys . Jason is...Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/21/kick-starting-sccm-advertisements/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/21/kick-starting-sccm-advertisements/Great post by Daniel Oxly over on The Deployment Guys blog. Read the full post and download the script here. I managed to beat fellow Deployment Guy Michael ...Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/20/windows-live-writer-and-mozilla-thunderbird-backing-up/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/20/windows-live-writer-and-mozilla-thunderbird-backing-up/Of the things that irks me when I have to rebuild my machine is having reconfigure Windows Live Writer for my blogs. Another huge pain is configuring Thunder...Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/14/what-s-new-in-the-configuration-manager-2007-r3-transfer-site-settings-wizard/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/14/what-s-new-in-the-configuration-manager-2007-r3-transfer-site-settings-wizard/Read the original post here. The Configuration Manager 2007 R3 Transfer Site Settings Wizard now has two new options: Power Management Agent and Enable Activ...Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/13/app-v-why-it-should-be-the-most-important-tool-in-your-virtualization-tool-belt/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/13/app-v-why-it-should-be-the-most-important-tool-in-your-virtualization-tool-belt/Read the entire post here. As discussed in previous posts , Microsoft’s Desktop Virtualization allows flexibility to deliver, test and manage the user settin...Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/13/app-v-with-appsense-better-together/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/13/app-v-with-appsense-better-together/Read the entire post here. I was talking with Stephen Rose, the owner of this blog, and he was saying that one of the top pain points that he hears from you ...Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/10/configuration-manager-2007-r3-power-management-part1-overview/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/10/configuration-manager-2007-r3-power-management-part1-overview/There is a new series on the TechNet forums that will be going through the R3 Power Management piece. Read the full post here. In this post series I will go ...Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/08/active-directory-system-discovery-method-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-hotfix/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/08/active-directory-system-discovery-method-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-hotfix/Read the full post and request the hotfix here. Consider the following scenario: You enable Active Directory System Discovery or Active Directory User Discov...Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/08/configmgr-client-ip-check-script/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/08/configmgr-client-ip-check-script/Nice by Jason Sandys for identifying stale systems in AD, read the full post and download the script here. Troubleshooting client agent health issues at my c...Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/07/microsoft-management-summit-2011-mdt-integration-with-configmgr-session/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/07/microsoft-management-summit-2011-mdt-integration-with-configmgr-session/My session for MMS has been accepted. I’ve always been very passionate about the BDD/MDT solutions and am very happy that I’ll have to opportunity to present...Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/04/windows-7-best-of-deployment-compilation-by-guest-blogger-jeremy-chapman/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/04/windows-7-best-of-deployment-compilation-by-guest-blogger-jeremy-chapman/Awesome post over Keith Combs blog on Technet. Read the full post here. Windows 7: Best of Deployment Compilation By Jeremy Chapman I like all types of music...Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/03/check-to-see-if-the-tpm-is-enabled/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/03/check-to-see-if-the-tpm-is-enabled/Great post over on The Deployment Guys by Tim Mintner. Hey Everyone! I recently worked on a project where we were enabling the TPM chip prior to enabling Bit...Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/01/2011-microsoft-mvp-award/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2011/01/01/2011-microsoft-mvp-award/2011 is off to a fantastic start! I found the following sitting in my inbox this morning. I feel truly honored to have received such an award! Congratulation...Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/17/adding-custom-tasks-to-task-sequences/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/17/adding-custom-tasks-to-task-sequences/I was discussing Task Sequence customizations with a colleague today and he sent me a link to and older post by the ever knowledgeable Michael Niehaus. Readi...Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/14/back-to-basics-4-things-you-shouldn-t-do-but-are-tempted-to/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/14/back-to-basics-4-things-you-shouldn-t-do-but-are-tempted-to/Great post by Daniel Oxely over on The Deployment Guys blog. It's been a while, but I'll now continue this series of basic tips in the hope to help avoid som...Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/11/configuration-manager-r3-prestaged-media-setup-and-walkthrough/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/11/configuration-manager-r3-prestaged-media-setup-and-walkthrough/This blog will be a walkthrough and setup guide for Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) R3 prestaged media. This will cover the basic steps required in order t...Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/09/a-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-mdt-task-sequence-fails-with-quot-an-error-occurred-when-loading-the-task-sequence-quot/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/09/a-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-mdt-task-sequence-fails-with-quot-an-error-occurred-when-loading-the-task-sequence-quot/Here's another KB we published this morning. This one talks about an issue where creating an MDT based task sequence fails with An error occurred when loadin...Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/09/configuration-manager-support-announcements-for-november-2010/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/09/configuration-manager-support-announcements-for-november-2010/Orignal Post Linked Here. We are announcing support changes for the following releases. Please look for these changes to be reflected in the Supported Config...Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/09/operating-system-deployment-on-dell-enterprise-client-systems-using-microsoft-system-center-configuration-manager-2007/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/09/operating-system-deployment-on-dell-enterprise-client-systems-using-microsoft-system-center-configuration-manager-2007/Dell has released a new white paper on Enterprise deployment using Configuration Manager 2007 for Dell systems. Be sure to check out the document here.Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/09/system-center-configuration-manager-2007-hotfix-installation-guidance/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/09/system-center-configuration-manager-2007-hotfix-installation-guidance/System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Hotfix Installation Guidance A System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (ConfigMgr) hotfix will affect one or more s...Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/08/osd-how-to-refresh-encrypted-systems-and-gather-user-settings-and-data/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/08/osd-how-to-refresh-encrypted-systems-and-gather-user-settings-and-data/Fellow myITforum blogger Brandon Linton has created a nice post on how to capture and restore USMT data when you are using a 3rd party encryption tool instea...Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/07/how-to-retrieve-the-lenovo-modelname-full-name-instead-of-typenumber-within-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/07/how-to-retrieve-the-lenovo-modelname-full-name-instead-of-typenumber-within-configmgr/Great post by Kenny Buntinx. Read the full post here.Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/07/powershell-cleaning-up-empty-configmgr-collections/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/07/powershell-cleaning-up-empty-configmgr-collections/Nice post by Trevor Sullivan. Read the full post and get the script here. Someone recently posted on the MyITforum ConfigMgr mailing list , asking how to del...Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/07/the-top-7-deployment-resources-for-windows-7/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/07/the-top-7-deployment-resources-for-windows-7/The Top 7 Deployment Resources for Windows 7 By Jeremy Chapman, Senior Product Manager - Windows Division, Microsoft Corporation Just before flying to Tech•E...Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/06/configuration-manager-and-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-mdt-usmt-task-sequence-templates/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/06/configuration-manager-and-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-mdt-usmt-task-sequence-templates/Attached to this blog post are the Task Sequence templates for my previous post on ConfigMgr and USMT, using a UNC path . These templates can be used with US...Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/03/configmgr-2007-antivirus-scan-and-exclusion-recommendations/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/03/configmgr-2007-antivirus-scan-and-exclusion-recommendations/Read the original post on TechNet here. Please review all of the information in this post specific to your systems for any antivirus scan issues and workarou...Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/03/new-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/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/03/new-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/For the latest version of the article see the link below: KB2269650 - A System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Task Sequence may fail if the computer h...Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/03/powerevents-for-windows-powershell/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/03/powerevents-for-windows-powershell/http://powerevents.codeplex.com/ What is PowerEvents? PowerEvents is a Windows PowerShell v2.0 module designed to facilitate the ease of creating, updating, ...Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/03/udi-task-sequence-generates-quot-no-valid-windows-directory-found-data-and-settings-will-not-be-captured-quot-error/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/03/udi-task-sequence-generates-quot-no-valid-windows-directory-found-data-and-settings-will-not-be-captured-quot-error/Read the original post here. When running a User Driven Installation (UDI) Task Sequence on an x64 (64-bit or AMD64) Windows 7 machine, it shows the followin...Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/01/configuration-manager-2012-with-sccm-godfather-wally-mead/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/01/configuration-manager-2012-with-sccm-godfather-wally-mead/Wally tells us about SCCM 2012 changes compared to SCCM 2007 in UI and SQL Replication, but also changes related to Application Deployment and Operating Syst...Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/01/back-to-basics-understanding-unattend-xml-automation-in-windows-7/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/12/01/back-to-basics-understanding-unattend-xml-automation-in-windows-7/Johan has a nice blog post over his blog I just noticed today, it’s back from October, so shame on me for not reading it until now . Here is a snippet and yo...Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/30/deployment-walkthrough-videos-now-fully-posted/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/30/deployment-walkthrough-videos-now-fully-posted/REALLY great post by Richard Smith over on The Deployment Guys Blog. Read the full post here and view the videos. I would highly recommend you watch some of ...Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/30/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-using-the-mdt-windows-update-tasks-in-image-engineering/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/30/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-using-the-mdt-windows-update-tasks-in-image-engineering/Great post over on The Deployment Guys by Richard Smith. Read the full post and download the scripts here. A request that I have had from a number of custome...Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/29/configuration-manager-importance-of-properly-naming-packages-with-a-descriptive-name/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/29/configuration-manager-importance-of-properly-naming-packages-with-a-descriptive-name/I was recently troubleshooting an issue at a client where we had about 2,000 error messages for the Distribution Manager about a package that it couldn’t pro...Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/29/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-simple-deployment-monitoring/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/29/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-simple-deployment-monitoring/Great post over on The Deployment Guys blog by Daniel Oxley. Read the full post and download here. When working on a client site, the laboratory where I have...Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/23/list-systems-with-bad-mifs/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/23/list-systems-with-bad-mifs/Great post by Nick Moseley for troubleshooting bad MIF’s. Read the full post here and download the script here. “Today I was troubleshooting some client comm...Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/23/sccm-client-center-v2-0-3-released/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/23/sccm-client-center-v2-0-3-released/If you haven’t seen it, a new version of Client Center has been released: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/rzander/archive/2010/11/23/sccm-client-center-v2-0-3...Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/18/configuration-manager-2007-configuring-usmt-to-use-a-unc-path/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/18/configuration-manager-2007-configuring-usmt-to-use-a-unc-path/The below guide will cover configuring Task Sequence’s for allowing USMT data to be stored to and from a UNC path. This will utilize a folder named after the...Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/17/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-lti-finishaction/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/17/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-lti-finishaction/Here’s a nifty property that I don’t’ think is very well known. You can specify “FinishAction” in your customsettings.ini to tell the computer what to do aft...Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/16/troubleshooting-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-lite-touch/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/16/troubleshooting-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-lite-touch/Join Andreas Hammarskjold and Johan Arwidmark, two of the world’s foremost deployment experts in a dazzling session that gives you the tools and processes to...Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/15/a-drivers-saga-the-control-freak-meets-the-dynamic-developer/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/15/a-drivers-saga-the-control-freak-meets-the-dynamic-developer/One of the biggest challenges when doing windows deployment is dealing with device drivers. Join Michael Niehaus and Johan Arwidmark as they share their note...Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/15/choosing-the-right-deployment-tool/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/15/choosing-the-right-deployment-tool/Join Johan Arwidmark and Mikael Nystrom in a dazzling session on using the right tools for deploying Windows. They will navigate you through the current depl...Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/15/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-the-next-generation/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/15/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-the-next-generation/Want a sneak peek at the future of deployment? Live Demo: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 is used to deploy Windows 7 Client and Windows Sever 2008. Get ah...Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/15/springboard-series-presents-windows-deployment-made-easy/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/15/springboard-series-presents-windows-deployment-made-easy/Watch this discussion with Microsoft and external IT Professional influencers as they discuss Windows operating system deployment. So you want to deploy Wind...Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/11/deployment-essentials-with-john-baker/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/11/deployment-essentials-with-john-baker/Great resource over on TechNet. Watch these free videos to learn more about Microsoft Solution Accelerators like the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and the App...Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/11/user-state-migration-tool-usmt-task-sequence-variables/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/11/user-state-migration-tool-usmt-task-sequence-variables/Here is a list of the User State Migration Tool (USMT) variables I’ve put together for use with Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr). I complied information fro...Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/10/new-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/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/10/new-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/Had to find this again today, time to blog it so I can find it quicker next time! Consider the following scenario: You install Microsoft System Center Config...Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/09/configuration-manager-mpcert-and-mplist-returning-http-error-500-internal-server-error/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/09/configuration-manager-mpcert-and-mplist-returning-http-error-500-internal-server-error/I recently had an issue with my hyper-v lab where my MP quit working. It’s a test lab so I’m making changes all the time. So no big surprise there. However, ...Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/09/mdt-doesn-t-recognize-your-wim-file-well-imagex-didn-t-either/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/09/mdt-doesn-t-recognize-your-wim-file-well-imagex-didn-t-either/New post from Michael Niehaus over on his blog. Here’s a quick snippet: I’ve talked to a few people that have mentioned that when they import a new operating...Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/09/w3svc-won-t-start-without-was-error/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/09/w3svc-won-t-start-without-was-error/Reinstalled IIS on a site server and couldn’t get my services to start. Thanks to a co-worker for helping me get this resolved quickly, I’d still be trying t...Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/04/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-controlling-the-task-sequence-progress-bar-and-individual-step-status/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/04/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-controlling-the-task-sequence-progress-bar-and-individual-step-status/Huge thanks to Keith Garner for answering my questions and showing me this function. Thanks Keith! I was recently working with a client that had some custom ...Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/04/unibrows-add-on-enables-ie6-browsing-in-an-ie8-tab/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/04/unibrows-add-on-enables-ie6-browsing-in-an-ie8-tab/I don’t normally blog about something not OSD related, but this was just way too cool! Read the original post here. Despite its accelerated demise on persona...Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/03/configuration-manager-and-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-user-state-migration-tool-amp-smp-bug-configmgr-mdt/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/03/configuration-manager-and-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-user-state-migration-tool-amp-smp-bug-configmgr-mdt/There is a bug in ztiuserstate.wsf that prevents a MDT integrated Task Sequence from connecting to the SMP (State Migration Point) to upload the .mig file. T...Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/03/configuration-manager-configmgr-branch-distribution-point-bdp-creation-tool/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/03/configuration-manager-configmgr-branch-distribution-point-bdp-creation-tool/I just found out about this tool from a colleague this week. Very cool tool, definitely something to look at if you are creating a lot of BDP’s. ConfigMgr Br...Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/03/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-lite-touch-lti-computerbackuplocation-behavior-when-using-a-replace-task-sequence-template/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/03/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-lite-touch-lti-computerbackuplocation-behavior-when-using-a-replace-task-sequence-template/If you run a standard client task sequence template from within the OS, you will notice the Computer Backup wizard pane allows you to specify the location fo...Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/03/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-mdt-user-exit-scripts/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/11/03/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-mdt-user-exit-scripts/MDT Documentation Example: It also is possible to run the custom code as a user exit script from CustomSettings.ini. This provides a mechanism for informatio...Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/copy-content-to-target-computers-using-oem-folders/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/copy-content-to-target-computers-using-oem-folders/MDT 2010 supports using legacy $OEM$ folders to organize and copy supplemental files to the target computers. However, when deploying Windows Vista or later ...Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/error-the-webdav-server-extension-is-either-not-installed-or-not-configured-properly-in-configuration-manager-2007/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/error-the-webdav-server-extension-is-either-not-installed-or-not-configured-properly-in-configuration-manager-2007/In addition the the following article: TechNet post here. It looks like if you see this in your logs: 401 WebDav Authorization OSD MDT GetDirectoryListing oD...Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-add-remove-winpe-boot-wim-files-to-a-usb-flash-drive-tool/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-add-remove-winpe-boot-wim-files-to-a-usb-flash-drive-tool/Keith over at Xtreme Consulting has created a nice wizard driven tool for adding boot images to a USB flash drive. This is designed to work with MDT 2010. Re...Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/new-kb-users-may-be-unable-to-view-and-execute-the-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-reports-hosted-on-sql-reporting-services/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/new-kb-users-may-be-unable-to-view-and-execute-the-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-reports-hosted-on-sql-reporting-services/Read the full post here. Symptoms Users may be unable to view and execute the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 reports hosted on SQL Reporting Servic...Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/osd-how-to-add-a-script-to-a-configmgr-2007-boot-image/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/osd-how-to-add-a-script-to-a-configmgr-2007-boot-image/One of the components of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM 2007) Operating System Deployment (OSD) is boot images. Boot images in SCCM are reall...Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/ramp-up-implementing-system-center-operations-manager-2007-r2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/ramp-up-implementing-system-center-operations-manager-2007-r2/Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 uniquely enables customers to reduce the cost of data center management across server operating systems an...Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/show-user-notification-from-package-or-task-sequence/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/show-user-notification-from-package-or-task-sequence/Read the article here. Credit to Roger Zander for this nifty trick. A way to show a simple user notification message from a Task-Sequence or a Software Packa...Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/you-cannot-use-the-imagex-exe-tool-as-a-backup-tool-on-a-windows-vista-based-computer/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/29/you-cannot-use-the-imagex-exe-tool-as-a-backup-tool-on-a-windows-vista-based-computer/This article describes the reasons why you cannot use the ImageX.exe tool as a backup tool on a Windows Vista-based computer. The ImageX.exe tool ships as pa...Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/21/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-lite-touch-providing-a-wizard-to-select-the-deployment-share/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/21/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-lite-touch-providing-a-wizard-to-select-the-deployment-share/There is actually a little known built-in feature for prompting you with a wizard screen to select the Deployment Share you want to connect to. There is actu...Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/21/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-lite-touch-lti-the-task-sequence-has-been-suspended/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/21/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-lite-touch-lti-the-task-sequence-has-been-suspended/This is basically the result of the the system coming up in an OS it didn’t expect. For example WinPE instead of XP/Win7. Commonly, you might be testing and ...Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/15/configmgr-driver-management-a-new-development/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/15/configmgr-driver-management-a-new-development/Michael Niehaus has a new blog post discussing a new KB released from Microsoft. This KB allows you to import duplicate drivers into ConfigMgr. Link to Micha...Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/13/complete-list-of-configuration-manager-related-kb-s/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/13/complete-list-of-configuration-manager-related-kb-s/Cliff Hobbs has put together a nice list of Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) related KB’s. http://faqshop.com/configmgr2007/trobshoot/tskbs.htmWed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/12/automatically-remove-computers-from-a-collection-and-reset-the-last-pxe-advertisement-flag-after-a-deployment-has-finished/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/12/automatically-remove-computers-from-a-collection-and-reset-the-last-pxe-advertisement-flag-after-a-deployment-has-finished/Maik Koster posted a nice blog discussing the removal of computers from a collection after OSD has completed. This is especially handy if you are using his w...Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/08/sql-query-to-show-program-flags/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/08/sql-query-to-show-program-flags/Thanks to John Nelson for this query: DECLARE @ProgramFlags TABLE ( BitFlag INT PRIMARY KEY, Meaning VARCHAR(128), Description VARCHAR(512) ) INSERT INTO @Pr...Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/04/deployment-video-walkthrough-s/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/04/deployment-video-walkthrough-s/Richard Smith has a new blog with some videos he’s been working on, the list (below) will be updated as the videos are completed. Read the full post here. DE...Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/04/unable-to-publish-updates-using-scup-exception-occurred-during-publishing/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/10/04/unable-to-publish-updates-using-scup-exception-occurred-during-publishing/Was having some trouble getting SCUP to publish updates on my lab today and this TechNet post solved my issue. Read the full post here. I was talking to my b...Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/30/virtualizing-office-2010-with-app-v-4-6/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/30/virtualizing-office-2010-with-app-v-4-6/Nice document from the MSSpringboard Twitter. Download the document here. Frequently Asked Questions The Microsoft Office 2010 Office Deployment Kit for App-...Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/29/filtering-the-lti-wizard-by-selection-profiles/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/29/filtering-the-lti-wizard-by-selection-profiles/Great post by Michael from back in June. People often want to filter the Wizard presented by LTI to only display certain things depending on what you pick. M...Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/28/automating-windows-7-installation-for-desktop-and-vdi-environments/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/28/automating-windows-7-installation-for-desktop-and-vdi-environments/Full Article and download is linked here. Installing Windows 7 isn't just about migrations. It's about daily management. It's about rapid deployment to fix p...Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/28/how-to-use-usmt-4-hardlinking-in-a-configuration-manager-2007-task-sequence/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/28/how-to-use-usmt-4-hardlinking-in-a-configuration-manager-2007-task-sequence/Great post over the The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog talking about USMT 4. Here’s a snippet: Suppose you want to use the USMT 4 feature of hardlin...Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/25/p2v-solution-accelerator-known-issues-beta-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/25/p2v-solution-accelerator-known-issues-beta-2/The known issues in P2V Migration for Software Assurance beta are categorized as follows: · On Windows XP operating systems, Disk2vhd.exe is hidden during th...Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/25/p2v-solution-accelerator-prerequisites-beta-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/25/p2v-solution-accelerator-prerequisites-beta-2/For Lite Touch Installation (LTI) deployments using MDT 2010 Update 1, P2V Migration for Software Assurance requires the following components: · A functional...Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/24/p2v-migration-beta-2-is-now-on-microsoft-connect-configmgr-support-now-documented/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/24/p2v-migration-beta-2-is-now-on-microsoft-connect-configmgr-support-now-documented/Microsoft Connect: P2V Migration Beta 2 The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit team is working on a new solution incorporating Sysinternals Disk2VHD into the deskt...Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/24/step-by-step-guide-for-provisioning-intel-vpro-clients-in-sccm-2007-sp2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/24/step-by-step-guide-for-provisioning-intel-vpro-clients-in-sccm-2007-sp2/Kenny Buntinx has a nice 3-part blog series on setting up vPro with ConfigMgr. Read his posts here: Part 1 http://scug.be/blogs/sccm/archive/2009/11/27/step-...Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/23/application-virtualization-smackdown/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/23/application-virtualization-smackdown/Great blog post here talking about the various application virtualization methods available. Read the full article here. Are you looking for an independent o...Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/23/more-free-ebook-s-from-microsoft/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/23/more-free-ebook-s-from-microsoft/Free ebook: Moving to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (DRAFT Preview) (3 chapters) Free ebook: Moving to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (DRAFT Preview II) (a diff...Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-configuring-server-2008-r2-for-site-systems/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-configuring-server-2008-r2-for-site-systems/Follow the steps outlined in this TechNet document: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc431377.aspx I created some documentation recently based upon...Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-configmgr-r2-client-status-reporting/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-configmgr-r2-client-status-reporting/Select “Client Status Reporting” from the main installation wizard under the “Additional Content” section. You can also browse to the “Client Status Reportin...Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-configmgr-r2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-configmgr-r2/Open up the installation and select “Configuration Manager 2007 R2” under the Install section. Select “Next”. Select “I accept the license agreement” and sel...Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-configmgr-w-sp2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-configmgr-w-sp2/Once you launch the installation, click on “Configuration Manager 2007 SP2” under the Install section. Click “Next”. Select “Install a Configuration Manager ...Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-the-fallback-status-point/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-the-fallback-status-point/Open the ConfigMgr console and expand Site Database – Site Management- Site Settings – Site Systems. Right click on the site you want to add the role to and ...Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-windows-deployment-services-to-support-the-pxe-service-point/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-windows-deployment-services-to-support-the-pxe-service-point/Open up Server Manager and select “Add Roles”. Click on “Next”. Select “Windows Deployment Services” and click “Next”. Click “Next”. Click “Next”. Click “Ins...Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-windows-server-update-services-3-0-sp2-to-support-software-update-services/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/21/configuration-manager-installing-windows-server-update-services-3-0-sp2-to-support-software-update-services/Download WSUS 3.0 SP2 from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=a206ae20-2695-436c-9578-3403a7d46e40&displaylang=en Launch the i...Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/20/booting-hyper-v-r2-from-usb/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/20/booting-hyper-v-r2-from-usb/Nice post over the TechNet blogs from Ken Lince. Read the full post here. Didn’t think you could boot Hyper-V from a USB? Well, you can. Yeah, kinda snuck up...Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/20/operations-manager-101-download/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/20/operations-manager-101-download/Post by Kevin Holman over on TechNet: Attached to this blog article you will find a PDF file that some of my PFE (Premier Field Engineer) colleagues wrote to...Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/20/free-fim-2010-online-training-ramp-up/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/20/free-fim-2010-online-training-ramp-up/There is a free Forefront Identity Manager 2010 online ramp up training available: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ff793470.aspx This course introduces an...Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/16/configmgr-prerequisite-checker-sql-server-sysadmin-rights-bug/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/16/configmgr-prerequisite-checker-sql-server-sysadmin-rights-bug/Was working on setting up a new Central Site for a client today and noticed what appears to be a bug in the pre-req checker. This was building a new site ser...Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/16/create-a-virtual-application-using-the-app-v-sequencer/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/16/create-a-virtual-application-using-the-app-v-sequencer/The Application Virtualization (App-V) Sequencer is a powerful, easy-to-use tool that enables IT professionals to create a new virtual application. This vide...Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/11/springboard-series-understanding-group-policy-settings-in-internet-explorer-8/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/11/springboard-series-understanding-group-policy-settings-in-internet-explorer-8/Nice post over on Springboard. “To start, I wanted to address that Internet Explorer 8 has over 1300 Group Policy entries that can be configured, which is gr...Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/10/how-to-set-up-a-task-sequence-to-deploy-windows-7-images-captured-via-an-sccm-2007-capture-cd/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/10/how-to-set-up-a-task-sequence-to-deploy-windows-7-images-captured-via-an-sccm-2007-capture-cd/Fantastic post over The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog . Read the full post here for the cause and resolutions. Here’s a snippet: When a Task Sequen...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/10/installing-the-p2v-solution-accelerator/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/10/installing-the-p2v-solution-accelerator/First, be sure to read the Prerequisites in the Release Notes provided with the installation files. Also, please make sure to read the Known Issues list in t...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/10/p2v-migration-for-software-assurance-explained/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/10/p2v-migration-for-software-assurance-explained/Stephen Rose has a nice post over his blog that discusses the history of the the P2V Solution Accelerator and goes into a little more detail about the produc...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/10/p2v-solution-accelerator-known-issues/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/10/p2v-solution-accelerator-known-issues/The known issues in P2V Migration for Software Assurance beta are categorized as follows: · Uninstalling the P2VMigration.msi does not remove the Tools folde...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/10/p2v-solution-accelerator-prerequisites/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/10/p2v-solution-accelerator-prerequisites/For Lite Touch Installation deployments using MDT 2010 Update 1, P2V Migration for Software Assurance requires the following components: · A functional insta...Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/09/announcing-the-new-p2v-migration-tool-for-software-assurance/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/09/announcing-the-new-p2v-migration-tool-for-software-assurance/The Nexus SC blog has posted some great info on migrating users to Windows 7 while keeping the users previous Windows XP (or newer) environment available to ...Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/09/configmgr-inventory-group-policy-preferences/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/09/configmgr-inventory-group-policy-preferences/Trevor Sullivan has a nice post over on his blog talking about inventorying your systems to find out which systems don’t have the Group Policy Preferences in...Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/09/the-configuration-manager-2007-client-installation-and-assignment-superflow-is-now-available/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/09/the-configuration-manager-2007-client-installation-and-assignment-superflow-is-now-available/The Client Installation and Assignment SuperFlow is a dynamic, interactive content model that provides you with detailed steps that you can use to prepare fo...Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/07/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-wizard-panes-for-installing-os-roles-and-features/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/07/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-wizard-panes-for-installing-os-roles-and-features/Michael Murgolo has another great post over on The Deployment Guys , in this post he has created 2 wizard panes to present during an LTI deployment that allo...Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/03/how-to-add-a-known-unknown-computer-to-a-specified-collection-during-os-deployment-in-configmgr-2007/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/03/how-to-add-a-known-unknown-computer-to-a-specified-collection-during-os-deployment-in-configmgr-2007/Have you ever wondered why a ConfigMgr client takes a long time to run the advertised programs after you deploy this client using ConfigMgr OSD? Well, this i...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/03/mdt-2010-configmgr-udi-list-of-known-issues/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/03/mdt-2010-configmgr-udi-list-of-known-issues/The following is a list of known issues that relate to UDI deployments: · If you receive error 404.3 when browsing to the UDI Designer web service, this erro...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/02/active-directory-group-and-configmgr-collection-creation-hta/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/02/active-directory-group-and-configmgr-collection-creation-hta/This information is provided as-is, you at your own risk. Updated my HTA for creating AD groups and collections with a few tweaks and wanted to post the new ...Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/01/system-center-configuration-manager-configmgr-updating-package-source-paths/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/09/01/system-center-configuration-manager-configmgr-updating-package-source-paths/The information provided in this post is provided as-is, this is most likely unsupported, proceed at your own risk. There are times when you may need to move...Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/31/optimizing-windows-7-images-for-use-in-vdi/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/31/optimizing-windows-7-images-for-use-in-vdi/Great post over on The Deployment Guys blog that talks about a VDI Optimizer tool that creates a VBScript that can be used to customize Vista and above image...Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/30/configmgr-v-next-beta-1-setup/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/30/configmgr-v-next-beta-1-setup/Jason Sandy’s has some nice posts on setting up ConfigMgr V.Next over on his blog. ConfigMgr v.Next (Beta 1) – Schema Extensions ConfigMgr v.Next (Beta 1) – ...Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/29/configuration-manager-configmgr-automatically-populating-the-patch-property/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/29/configuration-manager-configmgr-automatically-populating-the-patch-property/I had previously blogged about a script created by Michael Murgolo over on TechNet . I wanted to now show you how to actually setup this script and use it in...Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/29/customizing-the-mdt-task-sequence-editor/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/29/customizing-the-mdt-task-sequence-editor/Great article over on The Deployment Guys Blog that talks about customizing the MDT Task Sequence Editor to allow your own custom actions as menu options for...Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/26/dear-vmware-workstation-please-let-me-into-the-bios-i-just-want-to-change-the-boot-order/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/26/dear-vmware-workstation-please-let-me-into-the-bios-i-just-want-to-change-the-boot-order/One of the frustrating things with VMware Workstation can be trying to get into the BIOS to change the boot order. Unless you have mad, click, F2 skills, it’...Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/26/system-center-configuration-manager-online-training-rampup/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/26/system-center-configuration-manager-online-training-rampup/Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager comprehensively assesses, deploys, and updates servers, client computers, and devices – across physical, virtua...Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/24/automatically-populate-the-patch-property-for-the-configmgr-2007-client-installation/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/24/automatically-populate-the-patch-property-for-the-configmgr-2007-client-installation/Another great post by Michael Murgolo over on TechNet for automating the ConfigMgr client PATCH property instead of hard coding the path and packageID. Read ...Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/24/improving-your-image-sector-based-file-based-and-sysprep-what-makes-the-most-sense-part-3-deploy-time-build-automation-and-recommendations/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/24/improving-your-image-sector-based-file-based-and-sysprep-what-makes-the-most-sense-part-3-deploy-time-build-automation-and-recommendations/Jeremy Chapman has created the third blog in a series on the benefits of using package based imaging tools. Read the third post here. “This is the third and ...Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/23/osd-image-creation-via-web-page/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/23/osd-image-creation-via-web-page/Steve Rachui has another great Configuration Manager post over on his blog, this time about how to create a web page that allows OSD users to setup imaging t...Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/17/integrating-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-update-1-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-r2-part-1-setup/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/17/integrating-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-update-1-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-r2-part-1-setup/This will be a quick-start guide for integrating MDT 2010 Update 1 with ConfigMgr SP2/R2. This information is provided as-is. This will be a three part serie...Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/17/integrating-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-update-1-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-r2-part-2-boot-images/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/17/integrating-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-update-1-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-r2-part-2-boot-images/This will be a quick-start guide for integrating MDT 2010 Update 1 with ConfigMgr SP2/R2. This information is provided as-is. This will be a three part serie...Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/17/integrating-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-update-1-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-r2-part-3-task-sequences/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/17/integrating-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-update-1-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-sp2-r2-part-3-task-sequences/This will be a quick-start guide for integrating MDT 2010 Update 1 with ConfigMgr SP2/R2. This information is provided as-is. This will be a three part serie...Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/16/new-technet-virtual-lab-installing-and-configuring-the-system-center-configuration-manager-dashboard/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/16/new-technet-virtual-lab-installing-and-configuring-the-system-center-configuration-manager-dashboard/After completing this lab, you will be better able to install and configure System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Dashboard, create and Customize Data set...Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/13/client-push-and-discoveries-at-secondary-sites/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/13/client-push-and-discoveries-at-secondary-sites/This is always a good article to review for explaining whether you should enable client push and/or discoveries at Secondary Sites. I often refer to this pos...Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/13/improving-your-image-sector-based-file-based-and-sysprep-what-makes-the-most-sense-part-2-the-pros-and-cons/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/13/improving-your-image-sector-based-file-based-and-sysprep-what-makes-the-most-sense-part-2-the-pros-and-cons/Jeremy Chapman has created the second blog in a series on the benefits of using package based imaging tools. Read the second post here. “Welcome to blog numb...Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/12/understanding-usmt-4-0-behavior-with-uel-and-ue/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/12/understanding-usmt-4-0-behavior-with-uel-and-ue/Great article by Ned here that discusses the use of /UE and /UEL with USMT 4.0 http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2009/11/30/understanding-usmt-4-0-beh...Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/04/configmgr-exclude-members-of-another-collection/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/04/configmgr-exclude-members-of-another-collection/Was working on a crazy collection query today for a client and I needed to exclude the members of another collection in addition to the other queries I had a...Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/03/microsoft-office-2010-activation-summary-information/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/03/microsoft-office-2010-activation-summary-information/Video Walkthrough for Office 2010 KMS Activation: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ff716617.aspx?ITPID=flpbook Volume Activation Quick Start Guide ...Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/03/reading-and-modifying-ini-files-with-scripts/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/03/reading-and-modifying-ini-files-with-scripts/Michael Murgolo has a nice post on modifying INI files with scripts over on The Deployment Guys Blog. “The initialization or INI file format has been around ...Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/03/using-command-shell-scripts-with-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-mdt/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/03/using-command-shell-scripts-with-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-mdt/Michael Murgolo has a nice post over on The Deployment Guys Blog about using command shell (CMD) scripts within MDT. “OK… I’ll admit it, I like to write Comm...Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/02/direct-access-sccm-managing-internet-clients/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/02/direct-access-sccm-managing-internet-clients/Steve Rachui has another nice post on Direct Access over on his MSDN blog. “Do you have internet based clients that you want to manage? Does the idea of swit...Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/02/mdt-2010-update-1-new-posts-by-michael-niehaus-on-changes-in-update-1-and-more/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/08/02/mdt-2010-update-1-new-posts-by-michael-niehaus-on-changes-in-update-1-and-more/Couple more posts my Michael Niehaus on some changes in Update 1. MDT 2010 Update 1- Fix to re-enable System Restore in ConfigMgr task sequence MDT 2010 Upda...Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/30/moving-sucks/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/30/moving-sucks/Little bit of a hiatus from the forums and lists for me for the past week. I had to pack up everything I own into my truck and trailer, drive 21 hours across...Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/23/configmgr-installing-software-based-drivers/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/23/configmgr-installing-software-based-drivers/In addition to the driver management methods that I’ve blogged about before, I wanted to create a post showing how I typically handle “bad” drivers, or drive...Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/23/desktop-image-management-build-a-better-desktop-image/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/23/desktop-image-management-build-a-better-desktop-image/http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff721826.aspx Great TechNet article on building your image.Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/22/improving-your-image-sector-based-file-based-and-sysprep-what-makes-the-most-sense-part-1-terms-and-windows-tools-primer/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/22/improving-your-image-sector-based-file-based-and-sysprep-what-makes-the-most-sense-part-1-terms-and-windows-tools-primer/Jeremy Chapman has created the first blog in a series on the benefits of using package based imaging tools. Read the first post here. “Welcome to blog number...Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/22/mdt-2010-update-1-added-support-for-configmgr-r3-prestaged-media/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/22/mdt-2010-update-1-added-support-for-configmgr-r3-prestaged-media/Another post by Michael Niehaus on changes in MDT 2010 Update 1 MDT 2010 Update 1: Added Support for ConfigMgr R3 Prestaged MediaThu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/22/mdt-2010-update-1-fixed-slow-driver-injection-in-lite-touch/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/22/mdt-2010-update-1-fixed-slow-driver-injection-in-lite-touch/Another post by Michael Niehaus on changes in MDT 2010 Update 1. MDT 2010 Update 1: Fixed Slow Driver Injection in Lite TouchThu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/21/mdt-2010-update-1-new-posts-by-michael-niehaus-on-changes-in-update-1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/21/mdt-2010-update-1-new-posts-by-michael-niehaus-on-changes-in-update-1/Michael has been putting up a series of posts on some of the changes incorporated in the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Update 1. Here are a few he’s posted so...Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/20/customizing-default-users-profile-using-copyprofile-in-unattend-xml/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/20/customizing-default-users-profile-using-copyprofile-in-unattend-xml/Here is a great post over on TechNet by Jeff Hugh on how to properly use the CopyProfile feature: http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2010/07/19/custo...Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/16/understanding-site-to-site-communication-in-sms-sccm/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/16/understanding-site-to-site-communication-in-sms-sccm/Steve Rachui has put together a fantastic post on SMS/ConfigMgr site to site communication located here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/steverac/archive/2010/07/16/...Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/15/mdt-configmgr-udi-having-multiple-configurations-for-the-udi-wizard-udiwizard-config-xml/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/15/mdt-configmgr-udi-having-multiple-configurations-for-the-udi-wizard-udiwizard-config-xml/By default the UDI based task sequence will use the UDIWizard_Config.xml contained in your MDT 2010 Update 1 toolkit package. What if you want to use the sam...Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/14/mdt-configmgr-udi-web-service-404-3-error/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/14/mdt-configmgr-udi-web-service-404-3-error/I was having trouble getting my web service to respond, or even browse to make sure it was working. If i tried to connect to the web service via the UDI Wiza...Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/14/usmt-4-and-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/14/usmt-4-and-configmgr/Great article here on TechNet about using USMT 4 with ConfigMgr, includes some direction on USMT4 with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit integration as well. How ...Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/09/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-lti-making-applications-mandatory/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/09/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-lti-making-applications-mandatory/This topic has come up quite a few times on the forums lately so I wanted to create a post covering how to do this. The most common requests are to make appl...Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/09/windows-update-downloader/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/09/windows-update-downloader/A friend of mine sent me a link to an old post on the Deployment Guys, this post talked about a Windows Update Downloader program that would go out and downl...Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/08/building-a-bootable-windows-7-vhd-from-install-wim/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/08/building-a-bootable-windows-7-vhd-from-install-wim/Here is a video showing you how to build a bootable Windows 7 VHD from the Windows 7 install.wim using diskpart.exe and imagex.exe. Very cool stuff! http://t...Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/07/mdt-2010-update-1-released/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/07/mdt-2010-update-1-released/Download here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3bd8561f-77ac-4400-a0c1-fe871c461a89&displaylang=en&tm Be sure to check out my previo...Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/05/mdt-2010-configmgr-udi-configuring-application-mappings-and-dependencies/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/05/mdt-2010-configmgr-udi-configuring-application-mappings-and-dependencies/This post will cover setting up application dependencies and application mappings with UDI (User Driven Installation). In this example, we are going to confi...Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/02/configmgr-sp1-sp2-now-supports-sql-2008-r2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/02/configmgr-sp1-sp2-now-supports-sql-2008-r2/This and other support announcements located here: http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2010/06/30/configuration-manager-support-announcements-fo...Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/01/configmgr-r3-power-management-reports/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/01/configmgr-r3-power-management-reports/I wanted to take some time to show you some of the power management reports that are provided with R3. There are quite a number of reports, however there are...Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/01/mdt-2010-configmgr-udi-adding-applications-to-the-wizard/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/07/01/mdt-2010-configmgr-udi-adding-applications-to-the-wizard/Lets take a look at how we can add some applications the UDI wizard to be presented to the user. This post will cover the basics of adding an application the...Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/29/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-update-1-udi-user-driven-installation-first-look/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/29/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-update-1-udi-user-driven-installation-first-look/I started writing this blog a week ago and just couldn’t find the time to finish it, as it turns out my girlfriend would prefer I spend time with her instead...Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/21/configmgr-and-server-2008-r2-trouble-installing-the-mp-webdav-not-correctly-configured/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/21/configmgr-and-server-2008-r2-trouble-installing-the-mp-webdav-not-correctly-configured/This post is provided as-is, use at your own risk. My latest lab is on Server 2008 R2 and I was having a weird issue with the MP not installing. Even though ...Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/16/installing-configmgr-r3-and-overview-of-new-features/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/16/installing-configmgr-r3-and-overview-of-new-features/This blog will cover the installation of ConfigMgr R3 into your lab environment as well as provide some additional information in regards to R3. R3 is still ...Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/16/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-update-1-beta-new-features-overview/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/16/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010-update-1-beta-new-features-overview/Just wanted to provide a quick preview of installing MDT 2010 Update 1. I plan on creating several blog postings covering the new UDI feature (formerly Moden...Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/11/uninstalling-iseries-legacy-client-access/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/11/uninstalling-iseries-legacy-client-access/If you have legacy iSeries Windows Client Access and need to do an upgrade to the latest 6.1 version, it can be a little challenging to get the old version u...Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/09/free-microsoft-books-for-download/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/09/free-microsoft-books-for-download/Here’s a bunch of free books for download. Very Cool! Free eBook: Moving to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (DRAFT Preview) Free eBook: Moving to Microsoft Visu...Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/05/logging-configuration-manager-task-sequence-variables/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/06/05/logging-configuration-manager-task-sequence-variables/When troubleshooting TS’s or when you simply want to know what is all being used in the TS, it can be helpful to log the variables and the resultant values. ...Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/05/12/setting-up-the-deployment-web-service/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/05/12/setting-up-the-deployment-web-service/The information in this post is provided as-is, please use at your own risk and test appropriately. Been meaning to create a post on this for quite some time...Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/05/07/kicking-it-old-school-deploying-winxp-using-usmt3-with-configmgr-without-using-the-smp/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/05/07/kicking-it-old-school-deploying-winxp-using-usmt3-with-configmgr-without-using-the-smp/The information provided in this post is “as-is”, use at your own risk and please be sure to test appropriately! This method has been superseded by a much ea...Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/05/07/migrating-user-files-from-windows-2000-to-windows-7-using-the-w2kmiguser-script/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/05/07/migrating-user-files-from-windows-2000-to-windows-7-using-the-w2kmiguser-script/The Microsoft® Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 and the Windows® User State Migration Tool (USMT) version 4.0 do not support migration from the Windows 2000 ope...Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/05/07/when-auto-apply-drivers-fails-to-resolve-content/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/05/07/when-auto-apply-drivers-fails-to-resolve-content/I ran into this issue this week and besides reading the logs, this blog post was a good reminder of what you need to do, even for auto-apply drivers. Just a ...Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/29/configmgr-driver-management-good-info-to-read/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/29/configmgr-driver-management-good-info-to-read/If you attended the Driver Management session by Michael Niehaus and Johan @ MMS, or even if you didn't have that opportunity, I would recommend you read the...Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/28/making-sure-a-configmgr-task-sequence-has-all-the-packages-it-needs-to-continue-part-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/28/making-sure-a-configmgr-task-sequence-has-all-the-packages-it-needs-to-continue-part-2/I had previously posted on a blog where Michael Niehaus created a powershell script to check for the necessary packages for a task sequence. Jason Schefelmae...Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/26/deployment-web-service-v7/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/26/deployment-web-service-v7/Maik has updated the Deployment Web Service to V7. This is a pretty easy upgrade from V6, you just need to replace all the files in your virtual directory wi...Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/22/microsoft-management-summit-2010/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/22/microsoft-management-summit-2010/I’m currently in Las Vegas this week attending MMS 2010. There has been some some fantastic content surrounding Configuration Manager V.Next. Very interestin...Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/14/hiding-and-showing-the-task-sequence-progress-dialog-box/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/14/hiding-and-showing-the-task-sequence-progress-dialog-box/Linking to yet another post from Michael Niehaus :) He’s got a nice post showing you how to hide and then display the TS progress bar again. This is nice sin...Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/14/making-sure-configmgr-task-sequence-has-all-the-packages-it-needs-to-continue/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/14/making-sure-configmgr-task-sequence-has-all-the-packages-it-needs-to-continue/Michael Niehaus posted a blog post with some powershell scripts to help identify what packages you might be missing for your TS. This can be a frustrating pr...Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/13/configuring-shared-folder-permissions/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/13/configuring-shared-folder-permissions/I was helping someone configure some shares the other day for Migdata and Logs. I dug this up from the old BDD 2.5 documentation, it’s a good reference point...Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/12/hiding-cscript-window-in-custom-boot-wizards/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/12/hiding-cscript-window-in-custom-boot-wizards/If you have ever wanted to hide that black cscript window in your custom wizard or pre-execution hook, read more here. Nice post showing you how to get rid o...Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/12/directx-versions/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/12/directx-versions/Want to know what version of Directx comes with what OS? Here you go! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/ee416979(v=VS.85).aspxMon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/09/configuration-manager-2007-r2-sp2-driver-management/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/09/configuration-manager-2007-r2-sp2-driver-management/The post will cover the most common methods that I know of for driver management in ConfigMgr. For once I won’t be talking about MDT integration! Auto-Apply ...Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/09/mdt-2010-testing-customsettings-ini-rules/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/04/09/mdt-2010-testing-customsettings-ini-rules/There is a very slick/simple way to process your customsettings.ini to see if your rules are processing the results you want. All you need to do is create a ...Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/30/sms-site-sql-backup-status-failed/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/30/sms-site-sql-backup-status-failed/I had an issue on one of my primary sites where the SMS_SITE_SQL_BACKUP status was showing up as failing. My backups appeared to be functioning properly howe...Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/25/healthcare-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/25/healthcare-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-2010/http://www.microsoft.com/industry/healthcare/technology/hpo/desktop/mdt.aspx Microsoft has released an updated version of the HealthCare pack for MDT. Downlo...Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/24/custom-boot-wizard-maximizing-the-window/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/24/custom-boot-wizard-maximizing-the-window/I had previously done a bunch of work on making my custom boot wizard a certain size and centered, and it just didn’t always look as good as I wanted it to w...Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/23/mdt-debugger/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/23/mdt-debugger/Post over on the Deployment Guys Blog, a nice MDT Debugger made available for helping determining why scripts have failed. Check it out here: http://blogs.te...Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/18/another-take-on-driver-management/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/18/another-take-on-driver-management/Keith over at Xtreme Consulting has a nice post on driver management in MDT. He explains the typical Make/Model match, then talks about PNP based matching an...Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/18/configmgr-mdt-2010-install-software-task-sequence-step/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/18/configmgr-mdt-2010-install-software-task-sequence-step/There appears to be an issue in the Install Software step if you are setting your packages dynamically through the database or customsettings.ini. Your case ...Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/18/mini-monster-mof-builder-updated-to-1-11/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/18/mini-monster-mof-builder-updated-to-1-11/http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/skissinger/archive/2008/10/28/mini-monster-mof-builder.aspx The Mof builder has been updated to 1.11. This is a fantastic tool...Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/17/restoring-deleted-all-systems-collection/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/17/restoring-deleted-all-systems-collection/Sometimes things just happen, sometimes you accidentally delete the All Systems collection because you were trying to do too many things at once. I’ll fess u...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/16/how-to-prevent-configuration-manager-from-installing-files-on-a-specific-drive/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/16/how-to-prevent-configuration-manager-from-installing-files-on-a-specific-drive/ConfigMgr/SMS will generally put files on the drive with the most free space. This isn’t always where you want items to be put. These are the simple steps to...Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/16/deploying-windows-7-from-a-to-z/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/16/deploying-windows-7-from-a-to-z/There is a great article on Microsoft written by Jeremy Chapman. This is great read. Here is a summary of the contents: Contents Deploying Windows 7 from A t...Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/16/migrating-sms-2003-sms-def-mof-customizations-to-configmgr-2007/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/16/migrating-sms-2003-sms-def-mof-customizations-to-configmgr-2007/I had a question when moving my mof customizations to ConfigMgr, what goes where? Sherry Kissinger replied back and I wanted to post it for others as well. t...Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/05/changing-sms-2003-site-description/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/03/05/changing-sms-2003-site-description/Recently was working on a ConfigMgr upgrade, in the process the SMS 2003 child site was description wasn’t ideal. Changing that after the fact isn’t supporte...Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/02/12/moving-the-mdt-wizard-off-the-boot-disk/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/02/12/moving-the-mdt-wizard-off-the-boot-disk/Jason put together a nice post that discusses moving your custom files off the boot disk to a network share, so that you can update your files and not have t...Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/02/09/hta-to-verify-configmgr-backups-have-run/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/02/09/hta-to-verify-configmgr-backups-have-run/Nice little HTA by Sherry Kissinger that will check your primary sites to verify that backups have run and give you the status. Basically just reads the logs...Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/02/04/sql-server-reporting-services-and-system-center-configuration-manager/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/02/04/sql-server-reporting-services-and-system-center-configuration-manager/Article in January 2010 Issue of TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee914611.aspx “Reporting is a crucial ability for most organizations—an...Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/02/04/mdt-and-single-instance-storage/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/02/04/mdt-and-single-instance-storage/Article in the January 2010 issue of Technet: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee914607.aspxThu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/27/compatibility-pack-for-sms-2003-sp3-that-adds-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2-as-supported-clients/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/27/compatibility-pack-for-sms-2003-sp3-that-adds-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2-as-supported-clients/“We recognize that Windows 7 is an opportunity for organizations to reduce their costs, improve security, and improve productivity. Windows 7 helps achieve t...Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/20/windows-7-locale-settings-and-values/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/20/windows-7-locale-settings-and-values/Finding the various identifiers and values can be frustrating and difficult. Here is what i could find in regards to the language packs, and various user/sys...Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/18/configmgr-bug-stuck-at-preparing-computer-for-first-use/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/18/configmgr-bug-stuck-at-preparing-computer-for-first-use/This was on the MDT/OSD list and I thought I’d post it. There is a known issue if with 64-bit systems where the TS stalls at State Restore when it hits the U...Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/08/changing-hta-window-size-and-centering-deployment-wizard/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/08/changing-hta-window-size-and-centering-deployment-wizard/I’ve been working on a custom front-end wizard for my deployments lately. I’ve been combining items onto a single screen for the techs to use, as a result, I...Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/06/copying-active-directory-group-membership-for-software-distribution-powershell/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/06/copying-active-directory-group-membership-for-software-distribution-powershell/Through SMS/SCCM we use AD groups for software distribution. Something that happens often enough is that we need to copy the groups that one computer is a me...Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/05/scheduling-a-weekly-defrag-through-sms-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2010/01/05/scheduling-a-weekly-defrag-through-sms-configmgr/Without any third party tools here is a simple way to create a weekly defrag task on your client workstations. This is specific for Windows XP, although you ...Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/29/sccm-sp2-health-check-startup-script/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/29/sccm-sp2-health-check-startup-script/Chris Stauffer posted an updated version of his Client Health Script, version 1.7. Check it out here: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/cstauffer/archive/2009/1...Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/29/identifying-collections-a-computer-is-in/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/29/identifying-collections-a-computer-is-in/This query will show you what collections a computer is a member of. Thanks to Todd and Brian on the SCCM myITForum list. Select v_R_System.Name0, v_Collecti...Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/29/sitebound-for-configmgr-scripting-subnet-boundaries/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/29/sitebound-for-configmgr-scripting-subnet-boundaries/SiteBound is a tool that allows bulk addition of boundaries to ConfigMgr (SCCM ) sites. Adding boundaries through the ConfigMgr console can be tedious if add...Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/16/configmgr-and-or-mdt-useful-wmi-queries-and-wmi-tools/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/16/configmgr-and-or-mdt-useful-wmi-queries-and-wmi-tools/Wanted to post a blog entry with typical WMI “backend” queries for limiting Task Sequence steps. My intention is to update this as I find more queries that w...Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/11/automating-configmgr-wizard-screens/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/11/automating-configmgr-wizard-screens/Kenneth Titlestad posted a creative way to automate the “Welcome” screen for PXE/Media boots. See his post here: http://www.deploymenttech.com/index.php?opti...Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/08/net-framework-setup-verification-tool/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/08/net-framework-setup-verification-tool/http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/pages/8999004.aspx Here is a utility that allows you to test your installation of .net framework. I’m blogging this so I can f...Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/04/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-tattoo-information/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/04/microsoft-deployment-toolkit-tattoo-information/Another great feature of MDT integration with SMS/ConfigMgr is the information that is tattoo’d into the system during deployment. Through the use of a sms_d...Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/02/documenting-your-sms-configmgr-infrastructure/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/02/documenting-your-sms-configmgr-infrastructure/Whether it’s SMS 2003 or ConfigMgr, it’s important to document your infrastructure and settings. Thanks to the community we have a few utilities that can do ...Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/01/configmgr-usmt-migration-bug/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/12/01/configmgr-usmt-migration-bug/Known bug that has been talked about on the lists quite a bit. Looks like the SCCM team blog posted something on it finally: http://blogs.technet.com/configm...Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/11/24/should-you-use-a-branch-distribution-point-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/11/24/should-you-use-a-branch-distribution-point-configmgr/Here is a great post to give you food for thought on whether you should use a secondary site, distribution point, or a branch distribution point. This has co...Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/11/20/understanding-usmt-with-mdt-2010/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/11/20/understanding-usmt-with-mdt-2010/Been a lot of questions on the lists lately about USMT and which version to use with what OS, and the fact that USMT 4.0 doesn’t support restoring to Win XP....Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/11/03/deploying-applications-based-upon-add-remove-programs-history-using-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-with-sms-sccm/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/11/03/deploying-applications-based-upon-add-remove-programs-history-using-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-with-sms-sccm/The documentation in the MDT toolkit is pretty good, but I did need to change the query to suite my needs. The default query uses ProdID0 in the database, i ...Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/10/22/advanced-reporting-against-add-remove-programs-arp-filtering-and-appending-data-part-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/10/22/advanced-reporting-against-add-remove-programs-arp-filtering-and-appending-data-part-2/I’m not a SQL expert by any means, so if you see something that isn’t quite right, well i already said I'm not a SQL expert :) This process involves custom t...Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/10/15/custom-front-end-name-and-ou-prompt-configmgr-mdt-2010-pre-execution-hook/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/10/15/custom-front-end-name-and-ou-prompt-configmgr-mdt-2010-pre-execution-hook/This information is provided as-is… proceed at your own risk… Provided with MDT 2010 SCCM integration is a pre-execution hook that allows for a computer name...Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/09/30/configmgr-mdt-2010-bug-changing-case-on-run-command-line/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/09/30/configmgr-mdt-2010-bug-changing-case-on-run-command-line/Looks to be a weird bug from what I can tell. Looks like if you create a Run Command Line step and type the command in one case, then try to come back later ...Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/09/29/windows-7-77-tips/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/09/29/windows-7-77-tips/Excellent article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.10.77windows.aspx I’m known as the shortcut master around work, but there are some new on...Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/09/24/advanced-reporting-against-add-remove-programs-arp-filtering-and-appending-data/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/09/24/advanced-reporting-against-add-remove-programs-arp-filtering-and-appending-data/I’m not a SQL expert by any means, so if you see something that isn’t quite right, well i already said I'm not a SQL expert :) This process involves custom t...Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/09/24/wmic-alias-wmi-class-mapping/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/09/24/wmic-alias-wmi-class-mapping/http://blogs.1e.com/index.php/2009/09/23/wmic-aliaswmi-class-mapping/ Nice post by Mike that shows the various WMI alias’s and queries that are useful. Great...Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/26/sql-query-to-identify-missing-sms-configmgr-boundaries/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/26/sql-query-to-identify-missing-sms-configmgr-boundaries/This came up on the MSSMS list from myitforum. Here is the final result of the collaboration. Here is a SQL query you can use to help identify missing bounda...Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/25/powershell-moving-computers-to-known-ou/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/25/powershell-moving-computers-to-known-ou/While working on our WSUS Policy, i needed to create a script to move computer objects from whatever OU they were in (unknown) to a known OU. I decided to em...Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/24/policymaker-registry-extension-crashes-group-policy-snap-in/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/24/policymaker-registry-extension-crashes-group-policy-snap-in/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938611 Thank you Microsoft :) If you use PolicyMaker, there is a nice issue whenever you try to view the PolicyMaker extensio...Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/24/sms-configmgr-anti-virus-exclusion-considerations/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/24/sms-configmgr-anti-virus-exclusion-considerations/In addition to Shaun’s posting here: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/scassells/archive/2007/05/14/what-anti-virus-scanning-exclusions-should-be-considered-for...Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/21/sms-2003-active-directory-system-discovery-tuning/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/21/sms-2003-active-directory-system-discovery-tuning/Came across an old link from Niehaus talking about ways to improve your system discovery performance. http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/mniehaus/archive/2005/03...Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/21/windows-xp-sysprep-default-profile-settings/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/21/windows-xp-sysprep-default-profile-settings/If you want your administrator profile on the reference image to apply as the default profile for all users, you will need to set the “UpdateServerProfileDir...Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/19/yet-another-process-monitor/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/19/yet-another-process-monitor/Someone on the myitforum list mentioned this tool (YAPM) so i decided to check it out. It’s pretty neat and feature packed. Here is the link to site: http://...Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/18/finding-the-ou-of-a-system-in-sms-configmgr/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/18/finding-the-ou-of-a-system-in-sms-configmgr/Alex Semibratov started up a blog and has a nice post on how to find the actual OU of a computer. If you have ever looked at the information you will notice ...Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/12/configmgr-dealing-with-windows-xp-mass-storage-drivers/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/12/configmgr-dealing-with-windows-xp-mass-storage-drivers/Roger Zander had posted another nifty way of dealing with mass storage drivers here, basically created a task sequence section that detects the mass storage ...Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/12/configmgr-enabling-asset-intelligence/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/12/configmgr-enabling-asset-intelligence/Based upon the info provided here: http://blogcastrepository.com/blogs/brian_tucker/archive/2008/02/13/how-to-enable-asset-intelligence-client-access-licensi...Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/11/configmgr-task-sequence-for-xp-mass-storage-drivers/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/11/configmgr-task-sequence-for-xp-mass-storage-drivers/I caught this posting here today and thought it was good information. This is just yet another way you can handle mass storage drivers with Windows XP and SC...Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/10/configmgr-sp2-bug-deploying-win7-usmt-errors/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/10/configmgr-sp2-bug-deploying-win7-usmt-errors/Thanks to Greg Ramsey with his help in troubleshooting this issue. When testing deploying Win7 through ConfigMgr, I could deploy the OS fine in a bare metal ...Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/10/sms-2003-osd-from-ris-wds/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/10/sms-2003-osd-from-ris-wds/The information provided below is provided “as-is”. Proceed at your own risk. Initial Configuration Steps I will not go into detail on these and will assume ...Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/06/funny-usmt-error/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/06/funny-usmt-error/So i got this error today in my smsts.log. Pretty much decided that’s enough for one day after i saw this error message. Yup, time to go home! -ChrisThu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/05/sms-2003-inventory-local-installed-printers/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/08/05/sms-2003-inventory-local-installed-printers/This information is provided as is. Do not perform any of the steps below if you are not familiar with the processes! In order to show the local printers ins...Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/31/configmgr-bare-metal-computer-name-prompt/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/31/configmgr-bare-metal-computer-name-prompt/Here is a very simple way to do a dialog box pop-up for providing a computer name to a bare metal installation. This script I’m using was created by Nick Mos...Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/17/sms-web-reports-using-a-list-to-run-a-report-or-defining-more-than-one-variables-for-the-web-report-prompt/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/17/sms-web-reports-using-a-list-to-run-a-report-or-defining-more-than-one-variables-for-the-web-report-prompt/I was recently working on trying to find a way to return the computer names for a given set of user names. This is pretty easy to do from query analyzer, but...Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/17/windows-7-enable-quick-launch-toolbar/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/17/windows-7-enable-quick-launch-toolbar/By default, the Quick Launch toolbar is disabled in Windows 7. Here is how you enable it. First we need to right-click on the taskbar and select “New toolbar...Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/14/windows-7-new-keyboard-shortcuts/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/14/windows-7-new-keyboard-shortcuts/Linked from: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd451012.aspx Tip: Work Faster with New Hotkey Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 7 beta 1 Windows 7 beta...Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/10/osd-mdt-sccm-custom-boot-wizard/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/10/osd-mdt-sccm-custom-boot-wizard/Linking to a great post by Chris Stauffer. Read the full post here: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/cstauffer/archive/2009/07/10/osd-mdt-sccm-custom-boot-wiza...Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/09/sms-advanced-client-return-codes/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/09/sms-advanced-client-return-codes/This old post was referenced in the MSMS mailing list on myITforum. Thought i would also repost the information because it’s good info. Here is the original ...Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/08/windows-7-auto-logon/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/08/windows-7-auto-logon/As i was configuring Windows 7 at home, one of the these i always liked to do for my personal computer is configure auto-login. I’m not too worried about any...Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/08/windows-7-windows-easy-transfer/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/08/windows-7-windows-easy-transfer/So i decided to take the plunge on my home PC to Windows 7 RC. My XP installation had been running pretty crappy lately and i knew it was time for a reload. ...Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/01/windows-7-xp-mode/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/01/windows-7-xp-mode/So this week i’ve been playing with Windows 7 and the “XP Mode” that is built on Virtual PC. I must say that i’ve been impressed with it thus far. This mode ...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/01/manually-removing-the-bdd-pxe-filter/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/07/01/manually-removing-the-bdd-pxe-filter/So, if you’re like me and we’re so excited to install MDT 2010 Beta 2 that you forgot to remove the PXE filter first. You will notice that your WDS service w...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/22/manipulating-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-database-using-powershell-michael-niehaus/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/22/manipulating-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-database-using-powershell-michael-niehaus/http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/archive/2009/05/15/manipulating-the-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-database-using-powershell.aspx Great post from Michael ove...Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/17/viewing-package-dependencies-in-sms-2003/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/17/viewing-package-dependencies-in-sms-2003/I know of two ways to view package dependencies. One way is use a sql query as per John Nelsons’ blog: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jnelson/archive/2008/06...Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/16/client-is-install-flag-explained/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/16/client-is-install-flag-explained/Ping from Jeff Gilbert’s Blog here: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jgilbert/archive/2008/10/18/client-is-installed-flag-explained.aspx Here is the content fr...Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/15/sms-2003-log-files/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/15/sms-2003-log-files/Pulled from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/867490 By default, client and server component logging is turned on in SMS 2003. However, the log file...Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/11/microsoft-deployment-configmgr-boot-media-unknown-computers-web-services/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/11/microsoft-deployment-configmgr-boot-media-unknown-computers-web-services/Another great post from Mr. Niehaus! http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/archive/2008/01/19/microsoft-deployment-configmgr-boot-media-unknown-computers-web-ser...Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/11/microsoft-deployment-technical-faq/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/11/microsoft-deployment-technical-faq/In case you haven’t seen this yet, here is the context. http://blogs.technet.com/msdeployment/archive/2008/01/25/microsoft-deployment-technical-faq.aspx Micr...Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/09/installing-vmware-workstation-inside-of-a-esx-based-virtual-machine/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/09/installing-vmware-workstation-inside-of-a-esx-based-virtual-machine/Ok, so there are a number of reasons why you shouldn’t do this, however, it does have it’s purposes as well. Proceed at your own risk and keep in mind perfor...Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/05/restricting-permissions-on-sms-sccm-software-distribution-share-smspkg-smssig/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/05/restricting-permissions-on-sms-sccm-software-distribution-share-smspkg-smssig/Credit to Jake Cohen who suggested this on the MyITForum email list. Someone asked for a way to restrict people from browsing the default distribution shares...Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/01/winpe-mass-storage-drivers-using-winpeoem-sif-method/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/06/01/winpe-mass-storage-drivers-using-winpeoem-sif-method/One method of integrating drivers or mass storage drivers into Windows PE involves using the winpeoem.sif file which is located in the \system32 directory. T...Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/29/combining-multiple-images-into-a-single-wim-file-part-1-capturing-the-image/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/29/combining-multiple-images-into-a-single-wim-file-part-1-capturing-the-image/This information is provided as is, this can be a complicated process, so you do so at your own risk. I am also unsure of what level of “supported-ness” (i t...Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/29/combining-multiple-images-into-a-single-wim-file-part-2-task-sequence/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/29/combining-multiple-images-into-a-single-wim-file-part-2-task-sequence/The below information is provided as is, please test and realize you are using this information at your own risk. This process sadly won’t work with SMS 2003...Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/28/mdt-2008-and-sms-2003-automatically-integrating-mass-storage-drivers-support-into-your-windows-pe-source-for-sms-2003-osd/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/28/mdt-2008-and-sms-2003-automatically-integrating-mass-storage-drivers-support-into-your-windows-pe-source-for-sms-2003-osd/Although MDT will integrate both network and mass storage drivers for your Lab environment, it does not automatically integrated mass storage drivers for you...Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/28/unraveling-the-mystery-of-txtsetup-sif-modifications/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/28/unraveling-the-mystery-of-txtsetup-sif-modifications/The below post is a combination of information i have learned as well as information i have found on the internet. I posted some "credits" at the bottom to s...Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/28/sccm-2007-sp1-and-windows-xp-server-2003-mass-storage-drivers/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/28/sccm-2007-sp1-and-windows-xp-server-2003-mass-storage-drivers/Great Post over at The Deployment Guys about txtsetup.oem drivers Linked here: http://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys/archive/2008/10/03/sccm-2007-sp1-and-w...Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/20/sccm-and-sms-2003-in-same-ad-environment/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/20/sccm-and-sms-2003-in-same-ad-environment/Posting this info, so i can remember where i put it :) and so that others can find it helpful. This info is from a response on the myITforum email list, i as...Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/06/nt-authority-context-command-prompt/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/06/nt-authority-context-command-prompt/Sometimes it is useful to create a command prompt under the NT Authority/System context to test things. Most often this is a great way to test if an applicat...Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/06/sms-2003-report-show-computers-in-given-ad-site/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/05/06/sms-2003-report-show-computers-in-given-ad-site/I wrote this report a long time ago, however i saw it pop up in a distribution list today so figured I’d post it. I’m not a SQL guru, but this should work. M...Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/22/creating-a-collection-query-based-upon-hardware-inventory/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/22/creating-a-collection-query-based-upon-hardware-inventory/Credit to Dave Fuller for which this information is based upon. I posted previously on how to use a SQL statement for updating collection membership. I thoug...Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/22/creating-a-collection-query-from-sql/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/22/creating-a-collection-query-from-sql/Credit to Dave Fuller for which this information is based upon. Creating a collection query that is based upon SQL can be done. It’s a little complicated, bu...Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/22/dealing-with-laptop-standby-power-mode-part-1/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/22/dealing-with-laptop-standby-power-mode-part-1/Often as you automate things, other nifty glitches you didn’t see coming creep up. As I’ve been improving and streamlining our imaging process, I removed a p...Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/22/dealing-with-laptop-standby-power-mode-part-2/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/22/dealing-with-laptop-standby-power-mode-part-2/This is a continuation of Part 1 where i discussed a script to configure the network adapters to allow for WOL while in stand-by mode or hibernation mode. Is...Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/22/script-to-name-pc-s-using-the-serial-number-stored-in-wmi/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/22/script-to-name-pc-s-using-the-serial-number-stored-in-wmi/Ping to Ron’s blog http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/rcrumbaker/archive/2009/02/23/scripted-naming-pc-using-the-serial-number-stored-in-wmi-during-configmgr-osd...Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/21/debugging-sms-2003-osd-processes/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/21/debugging-sms-2003-osd-processes/One of the tricks i’ve learned over the years is a way to debug your rules and settings for your ZTI OSD process. If you make a small change, sometimes you j...Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/21/mark-cochrane-s-regkeytomof/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/21/mark-cochrane-s-regkeytomof/I’ll just ping Sherry’s post on this: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/skissinger/archive/2009/04/13/mark-cochrane-s-regkeytomof.aspx Very cool tool for grabbi...Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/16/pxe-boot-file-not-found-tfpt-error-file-not-found/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/16/pxe-boot-file-not-found-tfpt-error-file-not-found/Recently configured RIS on one of my secondary sites. I was getting a File not Found error when i attempted to PXE boot a VM. This the error i was receiving....Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/15/microsoft-deployment-workbench-error-no-tasksequences-xml/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/15/microsoft-deployment-workbench-error-no-tasksequences-xml/I was recently working on a few things when all the sudden i couldn’t load the LiteTouch_X86.iso without getting an error saying there were no task sequences...Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/08/identifying-packages-missing-from-a-distribution-point/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/08/identifying-packages-missing-from-a-distribution-point/You can use this quick query to find any packages that are missing from one of your DP’s. This is quick way to find out if you simply forgot to distribute a ...Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/03/client-center-v2-released/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/04/03/client-center-v2-released/Guess this was released back in Jan. But I didn’t catch it until now. Very cool utility that i use every day. http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?gr...Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/03/27/creating-a-collection-to-query-for-mof-version/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/03/27/creating-a-collection-to-query-for-mof-version/Working with MOF’s is one the black arts of SMS. However, working with your MOF opens up some very cool possibilities for getting further information into yo...Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/02/24/usmt-3-migrating-printers-and-network-drives/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/02/24/usmt-3-migrating-printers-and-network-drives/USMT version 3, no longer migrates printers in Windows XP by default. USMT 2.6 did do this type of migration. In order to migrate printer and network drives,...Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/02/20/controlling-windows-xp-performance-settings-visual-effects-through-group-policy/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/02/20/controlling-windows-xp-performance-settings-visual-effects-through-group-policy/Another thing I’ve been working on lately is creating a group policy that controls the performance settings and visual effects of Windows XP. I have most of ...Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/02/20/roger-zander-tools-sms-2003/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/02/20/roger-zander-tools-sms-2003/Here is a link to the tools Wiki on MyITForum, lots of great tools for SMS 2003. I use most of these tools everyday to do my job, as most of them make daily ...Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/02/17/windows-media-player-registry-settings-for-first-time-configuration/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/02/17/windows-media-player-registry-settings-for-first-time-configuration/One of the things I’ve always hated about media player is the validation and first time configuration that new users have to go through to launch it. Here ar...Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/02/09/microsoft-excel-program-xls-cannot-be-found/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/02/09/microsoft-excel-program-xls-cannot-be-found/I’ve seen this issue show up a on a few refreshes if the users have custom add-ins to excel. Not sure of the exact cause per-say and how to avoid it quite ye...Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/30/dynamic-applications-1618-error-codes/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/30/dynamic-applications-1618-error-codes/So as i’ve mentioned in previous blogs, i’ve been working with dynamic applications quite a bit lately. The one issue i kept running into lately was 1618 err...Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/30/troubleshooting-msi-based-installations-turning-on-logging/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/30/troubleshooting-msi-based-installations-turning-on-logging/First off some credit to Aaron Stebner since i pulled a lot of this from his blog and that’s where i found the information first. He has a ton of information...Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/27/ever-need-to-copy-multiple-packages-to-a-new-distribution-point/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/27/ever-need-to-copy-multiple-packages-to-a-new-distribution-point/I’ve answered this question multiple times in the forums. Someone is looking for a way to copy their packages to a new DP they’ve created, or want to remove ...Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/25/pausing-or-stopping-sms-software-distribution/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/25/pausing-or-stopping-sms-software-distribution/If you’ve ever needed to freeze software distribution for a period of time, or just disable it all together on a client, here's how to use an SMS local polic...Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/24/managing-drivers-with-mdt-2008-and-sms-2003/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/24/managing-drivers-with-mdt-2008-and-sms-2003/I’ve seen a lot of various posts discussing drivers and the best way to manage them. SCCM has some great built-in features for dealing with drivers, but not ...Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/24/script-to-move-osd-logs/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/24/script-to-move-osd-logs/I have been working on a custom script to move the OSD logs up to the server after a deployment. If you have the debug option enabled, the logs stay after a ...Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/24/usmt-gui-programs/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/24/usmt-gui-programs/Nothing like sitting at work on a Saturday waiting for things to run… Was browsing forums and found these links posted, pretty neat GUI’s for USMT that peopl...Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/23/ad-group-and-collection-creation-utility/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/23/ad-group-and-collection-creation-utility/First and foremost, credit goes to www.smsutils.com for creating the original HTA. Which can be found here: http://www.smsutils.com/CommunityDownloads/tabid/...Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/23/suppressing-plug-and-play-ui/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/23/suppressing-plug-and-play-ui/Saw this over on JSandy’s Blog: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jsandys/archive/2009/01/08/suppress-plug-and-play-ui.aspx Here is the MS link to the KB: http:...Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/23/the-mystery-of-oem/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/23/the-mystery-of-oem/Alot of the time i see people confused about exactly how to use $OEM$ to get files copied down. In it’s simplest form, lets say you have Windows XP SP3. Here...Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/23/dynamic-application-deployment-based-upon-add-remove-programs-history/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/23/dynamic-application-deployment-based-upon-add-remove-programs-history/I've worked alot with Dynamic Application Deployment over the past few months. The documentation in the MDT toolkit is pretty good, but I did need to change ...Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/23/mdt-2008-bug-dynamic-application-deployment/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/23/mdt-2008-bug-dynamic-application-deployment/Just wanted to post on a bug i found in MDT a few weeks back. If you are working with Dynamic Applications, then you know that you can call applications in c...Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/22/finally/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/22/finally/Finally got my blog up and running. Figured it was about time to start posting some of what I've gathered in the hopes that it helps someone else. Myitforum ...Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMThttps://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/22/mass-storage-controllers/https://chrisnackers.com/blog/2009/01/22/mass-storage-controllers/First things first, want to make sure i have this information posted since this is one of the most common things I see on the forums. In my environment we ha...Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT