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Introduction We have situations where sometimes we need to use a USB stick for stand-alone imaging for our remote sites that are not connected to the network or do not have a local DP. In SCCM 2007, this was easy, just run through the wizard and that’s it, but we’ve come across an issue with SCCM 2012 whereas if you image is larger …
SCCM 2012 USB Sticks for OSD Read MoreI’ve had a number of requests about how I created our email notification for requests for software made via our ConfigMgr software catalog. The solution is very simple and very basic, but until I get our Service Manager up and running (which does the job much better..), this is working for us so hopefully will help you to be it …
Orchestrator Runbook for Email Notification for ConfigMgr Software Catalog Requests [2020 Updated] Read MoreI’ve been asked about deploying and registering OCX files, well this is how we do ours… Copy the INF and OCX files to a readily available location on the network. Also create two batch files (give the extension name of .cmd) with the following in each: Batch file 1 (File Copy): xcopy LOCATION_OF_FILES*.* “c:WindowsDownloaded Program Files” /e /c /i /g …
Deploying and registering OCX files using ConfigMgr 2012 Read MoreWell we now have our new 2012 ConfigMgr up and running both in the lab and now in production – have to say that it was a very easy install and migration process and we’ve not really hit any problems. All the basics are in and working so we are now moving onto making the system do the custom items …
Our Configuration Manager 2012 Installation Update Read MoreI’ve now been working on getting my ConfigMgr 2012 server up and running and it was actually really easy to do. All configured and working within a day without any major issues. Going to start doing some fancy things with it from here on in so if you have any questions, feel free to ask and I’ll look into it …
ConfigMgr 2012 – a new era! Read MoreLike most other businesses, we have had the issue with users installing Google Earth on their work machines as they dont need local admin to install it. I’ve been looking into various ways of removing Google Earth using SCCM but most failed. I’ve found the simplest way to do this is to run the following command and advertise it to …
Remove Google Earth 6 using SCCM Read MoreFirst you need to plug in a USB memory stick to the SCCM server. Please also be aware that the Windows XP image requires at least an 8GB memory stick and the Windows 7 image requires at least a 16GB memory stick. Once the stick is showing on the server as a usable device, go into the SCCM console on …
How to create a bootable USB SCCM imaging stick Read MoreUpdating Flash Player and Adobe Reader across multiple machines can be streamlined by using System Center Update Publisher (SCUP) in conjunction with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). This method allows you to push updates through Windows Updates efficiently. Download and Install SCUP To get started, download and install System Center Update Publisher (SCUP). You …
Updating Flash Player and Adobe Reader via Windows Updates Using SCUP and WSUS/SCCM Read MoreIf you are looking for a good MSI packager to create MSI’s for deployment using SCCM – I recommend EMCO – you can get it for free and works a treat. Link below: EMCO Software
MSI Packager for SCCM Read MoreThe best way to ensure Google Earth gets removed is to collect the Google Earth.msi file that is put into the %temp% directory when installed – but you have to make sure that you use the correct version for the version installed. So, create a report in SCCM for all Google Earth installs with file version (let me know if …
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