MDT 2012 Update 1 contains a nice little and very easy to use feature known as Package Mapping. This feature enables software to be automatically (re-)installed during a refresh scenario […]
Collecting USMT Estimates using ConfigMgr
A common ask is how much space is needed to store user state data captured by USMT. This is an important question to answer so that you know how space […]
KB2522623 and Offline Servicing
In a recent post about ConfigMgr 2012 Application Installation Failures, I discussed applying the hotfix described in KB2522623 during a build and capture task sequence to resolve access denied error […]
OSD and Multicast
Multicast is a commonly misunderstood technology particularly with respect to OSD in ConfigMgr. The basic misperception revolves around multicast somehow being “magically” faster or better than the normal unicast method […]
Two OSD Application Install Issues
Here’s a quick synopsis of two issues I had at my recent customer installing some “packaged” applications during OSD.
OSD and RunOnce
I recently stumbled onto a somewhat major issue during OSD that is the result of a fundamental (bad) assumption made by many including Windows itself and Internet Explorer. That assumption […]
Installing Fonts During OSD
Here’s a simple little script to install fonts during OSD. Note that this is an example of not doing any manual work during OSD: manual work is un-IT.
Accessing OSD Troubleshooting Tools
About the only method for troubleshooting issues in OSD is to drop to a command-prompt (by pressing F8) and then running whatever tool you need; e.g., Trace32. The only real […]
Build and Capture and Software Updates (revisited)
Recently at a client in production and in my home lab, I ran into the an issue where the Software Updates task in my Build and Capture TS for Windows […]
Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment
So COM is a huge topic that I can’t even imagine scratching the surface of in a single post; MSDN and CodeProject are two great places to learn about COM […]