ConfigMgr OSD Boot Image Problems with Dell Machines

With the recent release of Dell’s new laptop ranges, Configuration Manager OSD professionals face new challenges. We recently had issues with some of Dell’s new laptops not picking up the network after PXE boot even though we had gone through the normal process of adding the network card drivers to the boot image and ensuring it was the correct driver …

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DWG TrueView 2015 Released – ConfigMgr Deployment & Unattended Install

DWG TrueView 2015 has now been released and we have already been asked by several people about how to deploy this using Configuration Manager Software Catalog. The solution is very simple and the process that you should follow is exactly the same as the process that we have detailed for the 2014 version which can be found below: INSTRUCTIONS DWG …

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AutoCAD 2015 Serial Number Collection Update

We have now updated our Autodesk serial number collection script to include the recently released AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015. The following additions have been made to the script: AutoCAD 2015 AutoCAD LT 2015 – English AutoCAD LT 2015 – Italian AutoCAD LT 2015 – Polish AutoCAD LT 2015 – Hungarian This is an extension of the full script …

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Configuration Manager SQL Query for Installed Software Per Machine & Per Collection

If you are using Configuration Manager, you will be aware that you can create a number of custom reports using the SQL data and SSRS to produce the reports. The best way to start to create a custom report is to ensure that you get your SQL query correct first. We have written hundreds of various queries over the years …

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Windows XP Setup Please Wait – Configuration Manager OSD on Dell Laptops

We have recently been tasked with fixing a problem with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 and deploying a fat Windows XP wim image to a Dell Latitude E5510 with the newer generation of Intel processors, in this case the processor was an Intel i3 Processor. The problem was this, the customer had a fat Windows XP wim image with everything loaded …

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Configuration Manager 2012 Powershell Pre-req Commands

If you are building a Configuration Manager 2012 server there are a number of pre-requisites that have to be installed for it to work correctly. It can be quite time consuming installing all of the server features that are required so to help with this process, you can run Powershell cmdlets that will take care of all of the pre-reqs …

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Configuration Manager Remote Control Tool – Standalone Version

We are asked a lot both in a professional context and through this website about how first line techs can use the remote control functionality that Configuration Manager gives us without giving out access to the full Configuration Manager Console. Well, the answer is fairly simple, if your client machines have the Configuration Manager client installed on them then you …

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