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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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
MDT and Single-Instance Storage
Article in the January 2010 issue of Technet: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee914607.aspx
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...
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 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...
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...
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