Lenovo joins Dell and HP by having SCCM Driver Packs that you can download for at least from what I have seen so far newer models only. This is a great initiative from Lenovo to join Dell and HP as the leaders in delivering Laptops and Desktops for the enterprise segment. When you download drivers…
Category: Configuration Manager
Remove from collection and clear PXE flag vbscript using Status Filter Rule
I wrote a post a long while ago which started as question in on Technet Forum on how to remove a computer from a collection using a status filter rule once the OS deployment Task sequence is successful, I posted the script here: https://ccmexec.com/2010/03/remove-a-computer-from-a-collections-when-osd-task-sequence-is-completed/. I still use it in almost all of my implementations of Configuration…
Windows 8 availability announced!
At the Microsoft World Partner conference today in Toronto, Microsoft Announced that Windows 8 will go RTM in August: “confirmed that Windows 8 is on track to Release to Manufacturing (RTM) the first week of August. For enterprise customers with Software Assurance benefits, they will have full access to Windows 8 bits as early as…
Generating a random password during OSD and save it in SQL – Part2
As a follow up to the post I wrote on how to generate a randomized local admin password and save it in SQL https://ccmexec.com/2012/06/generating-a-random-password-during-osd-and-save-it-in-sql/ , I will now describe a simple .HTA to retrieve the local admin password for a computer using a simple .hta. The .HTA has many graphical improvement potential but it works. It will use the…
Generating a random password during OSD and save it in SQL
In many scenarios it could to be a great idea to be able to set a randomized password for the local administrator account or create a new user account with local administrative permissions and disable the built-in account. The script can easily be modified to generate a password for another user-name than the local administrator….
TechEd 2012 Europe Sessions now available online
The Keynotes and all the sessions from TechEd Europe 2012 is starting to come online. You can download or streams the session recordings and keynotes at Channel 9. http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Europe/2012 Enjoy! I will!
Configuration Manager 2012 SDK now available for download!
The SDK for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager 2o12 is now available for download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29559 This was posted by Dave Randall in the Technet Forums about the SDK release here: Announcing the release of the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SDK The Microsoft System Center team is announcing the release and general availability of the…
Suggested hotfixes for WMI related issues on Windows platforms *Updated June 14th, 2012*
As Configuration Manager relies heavily on a working WMI on both clients and servers, a working WMI is really crucial for all activities performed. The following post was just updated and I strongly recommend that you read it. http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2011/08/05/suggested-hotfixes-for-wmi-related-issue-on-windows-platforms.aspx Here is the recommended updated for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 from that post. Hotfix…