If you want to identify machines with Google Earth software installed, you can utilise the Add/Remove Programs software inventory to do this by using this query. This WQL query can then be used as part of an import function to create a device collection within SCCM. More Queries Our full range of SQL and WQL…
Sorry but we have been forced to remove this page as NitroPDF believe that we are giving out serial numbers illegally. Although this is just a tutorial for how to gather your OWN PAID FOR serial numbers using SCCM, it seems this is not good enough for NitroPDF or Google. So, we have had to…
As a follow on to our previous post about using SCCM to collection Autodesk serial number information, we mentioned that we also had the ability to use this same function to collect serial number information for PDF-X Change. If you use exactly the same process as in the Autodesk guide, but using the below text…
In the past we have released SCCM Configuration Item VBScripts to collect Autodesk serial numbers and then inject this information in to the WMI to be collected by the next hardware inventory. After much researching and testing, we have now made a decision that this is not the best way to collect this source of…
If you have custom build images that you are using in your SCCM OSD environment, you may find that keeping them up to date is a real problem. However, there is a way of running Windows Updates against your custom WIM files offline and then simply redistributing your WIM file. Below is a guide on how to carry this…
I have been asked to provide a solution to a situation where during SCCM OSD, they want to run Windows Updates across multiple sites worldwide using the local WSUS replica servers. So as an example, the main Headquarters office is in New York with the main WSUS server and then in Rome there is another…
You may sometimes come across Configuration Manager clients that are not working correctly. The tell-tale signs for this on a client machine are missing tabs, missing selections under the Actions tab and incorrect or missing information on the General tab. In short, your Configuration Manager Control Panel applet may look like below: I have had…
We have made some major updates to our Autodesk products serial number reporting script which should fix all of the reporting issues that some people have seen. It also includes a large amount of additional languages and products. WHAT PRODUCTS ARE INCLUDED? The list of Autodesk products that this Configuration Item script will now report…
If you have a client that is not downloading its required files in the Software Center (having requested from the software catalog and is seemingly stuck on 0%) then it could be an issue with the local DP server. To fix this, login to the local server and go into IIS Manager. You should then…
You may wish to add the WSUS console to the Software Center in SCCM. This stops people logging onto WSUS servers and also provides quick and easy access to multiple WSUS servers. However, the installer requires a few setup parameters to make it work correctly. Download WSUS Console Windows Server Update Services Console 3.0 SP2…
I manage a SCCM environment where it was required to have the option to remove Internet Explorer 10 using the Software Catalog. This was due to a number of legacy web based systems not working with IE10 and was to get the end user the ability to remove it if required without the assistance of…
< div dir=”ltr” style=”text-align: left;”> If you have a requirement to place Exchange Management Tools 2007 into your Software Catalog, then it can be a bit tricky finding out the correct installation parameters to setup to get it to work fully. I have been through this and managed to get it working correctly so below…
If 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…
If 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…
UPDATE: 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…
If 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: PDFX3.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /Key:”xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx” /UserName:”techygeekshome” /Organization:”techygeekshome” /UserEmail:”techygeeks@outlook.com” All you have to…
UPDATE: 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…
If 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…
If 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…
I 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…
A lot of programs these days rely on Microsoft Dot Net Framework 4 to work. In an SCCM environment, this can prove to be a very useful application to have in your Software Catalog and as an application so that your users can install it when required and so that you can also use it…
To install Autodesk DWG Trueview 2015 as a unattended silent install, which you can also use in SCCM to add the application to the software catalog and also in WDS as an application install, you should first download the installation files that you require from the link below: Download DWG TrueView 2015 Download Link Instructions…
We have designed a small program that allows you to import image files like JPEG and PNG and convert them into usable icon files for Configuration Manager Software Catalog Applications, websites or custom-designed programs. We have had a few people suggesting that this tool is useless for creating desktop shortcut icons – its NOT designed…
Imgburn is a great tool for burning CD & DVD’s and also to capture ISO’s from media. This tool is free to download from: ImgBurn Download If you wish to have this tool in your Software Catalog as an Application, or maybe installed during your OSD task sequences, you can by doing the following: Create…
