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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 database...
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 information...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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