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I had a need today to create a Skype application in our Software Catalog. To do this, I wanted to use an MSI file as its much easier to package. After having a hunt on the internet, I found the link to download the official Skype 6.0.0.120 version of the MSI file. The link to download this file is below: …
Skype 6.0 MSI file download for SCCM Read MoreIf you are using custom updates for things Java or Adobe updates via WSUS and SCUP, then you need to ensure that you enable signed intranet updates for all your client machines. The best way to do this is to use Group Policy. You should create a new Group Policy Object (GPO) and apply that to the OU’s in your …
How to enable signed intranet updates using Group Policy Read MoreBit of a simple one this but very useful…. If you want to add a link into the left sidebar of your windows explorer (which is the bit below): All you have to do is browse to %userprofile%Links and then right-click, then go to New then Create Shortcut. Then follow the wizard to create a shortcut and you should then …
Add custom links into your Favorites sidebar in Windows 7 Read MoreLike most businesses, we still have programs that rely on Windows XP to run. So, I built a Windows XP Professional image to push out to our slightly older machines where XP is needed to run these older programs. Once created, the image on some machines was working fine, but on some (mostly newer older machines if that makes any …
Blue screen of death (BSOD) after imaging to Windows XP Read MoreIf you are as stupid as me and manage to make a partition active that you shouldn’t have done, so long as you haven’t restarted the machine, there is a quick easy fix to put it right. On the machine, do the following: Go into a Command Prompt Type “diskpart” Type “list volume” Type “select volume #” (# = the …
Making an Active Partition Inactive using Diskpart Read MoreAs you may have seen on some of my previous posts, you can update Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Reader X via Windows Updates using SCUP through WSUS/SCCM. This stops the annoying pop-ups for users especially when they can’t install updates if they have not got local admin rights – just like standard Windows Updates, this process will take care of …
Adobe Updates via Windows Updates Read MoreYou can install drivers by computer model using a WMI script during the SCCM OSD task sequence. This means that when you deploy an image, the target machine will always get the full and correct drivers for the model, rather than getting mismatched drivers. This also speeds up the deployment process. To do this is very easy and all you need …
Install drivers by computer model using WMI query during SCCM OSD Task Sequence Read MoreUPDATE : Get WMI Query v1.6 Now Released You can use WMI for various things but one of its uses is for identifying the model name of a machine so that it can be later used for Configuration Manager OSD or maybe even for Group Policy WMI security. To find out the model name of a machine using WMI, simply follow …
Find the make and model name of a machine using WMI Read MoreGroup Policy support is now also available for Adobe Reader XI which is great news for administrators as we can now control what had previously been a bit of a pain to control in corporate environments. Most of the settings are fairly obvious so I’m not going to go through them, but below is the link to download the ADM …
Adobe Reader XI Group Policy ADM Files Read MoreA recurring issue that I have is the old Active Desktop in Windows XP. No matter how many times you click the Restore button, you still get the script error. To fix this, you can do the following: Click Start then click Run, type “regedit” and press enter Browse to “HCUSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerDesktopSafeModeComponents” Double click the value DeskHtmlVersion Click the Decimal button Change …
Restore Active Desktop Problems Read MoreI recently tried to get my Google Adsense working on my blog as you never know, I might make my fortune using it, but when I tried, I got this error: “The publisher must be associated with the developer account before the developer can invoke operations on the publisher’s account” After spending some time searching the internet, I finally found the fix …
Google AdSense Error – “The publisher must be associated with the developer account before the developer can invoke operations on the publisher’s account” Read MoreWe have been looking into getting our OSD process to automatically change the computer name to what we want it to be for a while now but never really had much luck with it. Reading various forums and blogs, many people have said to use WSNAME and many others saying use scripts, all of which never seemed to quite work …
Setting Computer Name automatically during OSD Process using SCCM and MDT Read More
