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We have recently had an annoying issue with machines taking a very long time to get to the ALT-CTRL-DEL screen on boot up and getting stuck on starting Windows and also taking ages to shut down and do anything in Windows. We found a few hotfixes for this issue, but when we tried to run them, we found that they …
WMI Rebuilder – Stuck on Starting Windows Read MoreIf you have a requirement to add Project, Visio or Office as an application in your SCCM environment so that your users can install it via the Software Catalog, this is a pretty easy thing to do. However, I’ve seen a lot of people recently not fully setting up the application correctly and either leaving the uninstall string blank or …
How to correctly setup Project, Visio and Office as an application in SCCM 2012 Read MoreWe are pleased to announce the release of our latest utility – ShoreWAVCon v4.4. This is a new utility based on our Shoretel Batch WAV Converter that we released a few weeks ago. In this utility you can browse for the WAV file that you wish to convert and we have also added a small media player which will enable …
ShoreWAVCon v4.4 Released – Shoretel WAV Converter & Media Player Utility Read MoreIf you need to create standalone media for any of your task sequences within SCCM, you may find that you have to use a large capacity memory stick. I have found that when I’ve tried to use a 64GB memory stick or above, the Create Stand Alone Media process always fails. So to get round this, there are two ways; …
SCCM – Create Stand Alone Media using larger capacity memory sticks Read MoreUPDATE: Get WMI Query v1.5 is now available – click the Downloads button to obtain ================================================================ We are pleased to announce the release of Get WMI Query v1.4 This is an update to the previous release and now includes a drop down list consisting of Model and Manufacturer. We are working on further releases of this program so if there is anything …
Get WMI Query v1.4 Released Read MoreIf you are using PDF-XChange Pro and you wish to run a silent installation or add it as an application for your Software Catalog in SCCM, you can use the settings as below: SILENT INSTALL For a standard silent install, the command line is: All you have to do is put in your own serial number replacing the “x”‘s after …
Silent Install for PDF-XChange Pro Read MoreUPDATE: Get WMI Query v1.6 is now available – click the Downloads above to grab it now ====================================================================================================== We are pleased to announce the release of Get WMI Query v1.3. This program is designed to help in a SCCM environment where there is a need to provide a multiple set of drivers to a task sequence during an operating system deployment. This …
Get WMI Query v1.3 Released Read MoreIf you have been frustrated like many other IT professionals at the ever growing size of the WinSXS folder and having absolutely no choice but to not touch it, then you will be delighted to know that Microsoft have finally released an update that allows you to clear this folder and free up huge amounts of space on a local …
Clear the WinSXS folder on Windows 7 SP1 FINALLY!! Read MoreIf you have MDT integrated in your Configuration Manager 2012 environment, then you will notice that when you use a console on your CM server everything works fine. However, if you have a console installed on a client machine, then you may see this error when trying to view or edit a MDT task sequence step: This is because the …
CM2012 Console MDT Integration Error Fix Read MoreIf you have Configuration Manager 2012 and you are using SQL Reporting, you may want to create some custom reports. In your Configuration Manager 2012 Console, you can browse to Monitoring, then into the Reporting module. This will display all the reports that are currently available to you. If you want to create a custom report, you can click on …
CM2012 Console Create Report Fix Read MoreI was recently given a tip on how to speed up the MDT Toolkit Package part when running the Operating System Deployments within my SCCM environment. This is a simple yet effective change that slightly speeds things up if you have MDT integration enabled. The change is turning off a built in setting to delay the MDT toolkit from loading …
MDT Toolkit speed up during OSD Read MoreCutePDF is an excellent piece of software that allows you to create PDF’s from almost any application. It is also free to use for personal, commercial, education and government use which is always a good start! I tend to install this software on any machine that I build be it for personal use or for a working environment, so I …
CutePDF Writer and GPL Ghostscript install using the SCCM Software Catalog Read More
