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We are pleased to announce the release of our new small tool for Configuration Manager – DP PXEBoot Speed Up. This is a very simple and basic tool that allows you to make changes to your Configuration Manager Distribution Points registry settings to speed up the PXE booting process. For a long time now you have been able to make …
DP PXEBoot Speed Up Tool Released for Configuration Manager Read MoreOne of the great functions of Configuration Manager 2012 is the Software Catalog. This allows your users to become self-sufficient and stops them from pestering the IT Department every time they want the latest version of Java Client installed! So, apart from all your custom tools and programs, what should you have in your catalogue as standard? The answer to …
Configuration Manager Software Catalog – Standard Programs to add Read MoreWith 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 …
ConfigMgr OSD Boot Image Problems with Dell Machines Read MoreDWG 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 …
DWG TrueView 2015 Released – ConfigMgr Deployment & Unattended Install Read MoreA free utility to get the WMI information from a computer. This is a great tool for SCCM administrators.
Get WMI Query v1.6 Released Read MoreIf 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 …
Configuration Manager SQL Query for Installed Software Per Machine & Per Collection Read MoreWe 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 …
Windows XP Setup Please Wait – Configuration Manager OSD on Dell Laptops Read MoreIf 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 …
Configuration Manager 2012 Powershell Pre-req Commands Read MoreIf you are using SCCM for Operating System Deployment (OSD) – which is one of the main functions of the system so we will assume that you are – then you may want to monitor the process of your task sequences. To do this, you should go into your Configuration Manager Console and click on the Monitoring tab: Then from …
OS deployment monitoring in SCCM Read MoreAn excellent tool to use alongside Configuration Manager is SCCM Client Center Tool. We have been using it for years and it also makes a great tool to hand out to helpdesk staff if you do not want them to have access to the full Configuration Manager Console. The tool has many functions but the ones that we use the …
SCCM Client Center Tool Read MoreIntroduction If you are trying to use any remote tools like sysinternals against Windows Vista, 7 or 8.1 machines then you need to have remote UAC elevation privileges to enable you to carry out changes on the machine you are trying to amend. However, you may find that you are still having problems with connecting to remote machines so if …
Remote UAC Access Denied Errors – Local Account Token Filter Policy – Remote UAC Fix Read MoreThis is a SQL query for your SCCM database or you can use it to create a report using SSRS. For this work, you must ensure that you have the Logical Disk class enabled in the hardware inventory settings. This will give you the following information: Computer Name Disk Description Drive Letter Volume Name File System Total Size Free Space …
SCCM – Low Disk Space SQL Query Read More
