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Like 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 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 MoreWe came across an issue today where the capture media (ISO) that we use to capture our newly created images would not load when running the TSMBAUTORUN.exe file from an explorer box. This was even more strange as it works fine for x86 versions of Windows. After some digging around, its to do with the autorun feature in x64 being …
SCCM Capture media in Windows x64 not working – FIX Read MoreOnce you have downloaded and extracted your exe file for Cisco VPN Client, you will notice that there is a MSI file in there, this means that we can use this in SCCM 2007 as a package, or as a catalog item in ConfigMgr 2012. Just package up all the extracted files and use the below MSI install script to …
Cisco VPN Client Silent Installation for SCCM 2007 & 2012 Distribution Read MoreToday I cracked Windows XP OSD, turns out various problems I had with it in the past were down to the AHCI and Co-Processor settings. If you wish to see a full guide on how to sysprep and capture a Windows XP image, click the link below: Windows XP Sysprep Guide
Windows XP OSD Read MoreThis guide provides instructions for silently and unattendedly installing the Cisco VPN Client. Be cautious when configuring this, especially if you’re using a forced install option, as it can automatically restart the client machine without any warning. Silent Installation Command To package up your software and perform a silent installation, use the following command line: vpnclient_setup.exe /qn /VERYSILENT This command …
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