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[MDT] MDT 2010 Wizard Example: Role Selection
From Michael Niehaus’ blog: We have seen lots of requests over the past couple of years for a wizard pane that allows you to select from a list of roles that should be applied to a machine, where those roles are defined in the MDT database.  There...
Posted: Oct 28 2009, 04:25 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[MDT] A couple of REALLY useful MDT Utilities
During Johan’s presentation at the last WMUG meeting I asked if he knew when Microsoft planned to include a “Browse...” button in MDT as it drives me MAD that something as simple as this isn’t included in the product (it’s not just MDT but also ConfigMgr...
Posted: Oct 27 2009, 04:55 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[ConfigMgr] New FAQShop Article 15th Oct 09
How do I ensure only the relevant Device Drivers gets installed when building a machine from Stand-Alone Media? [15/10/09] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP ConfigMgr] The answer is you need to create an Apply Driver Package Task Sequence step containing...
Posted: Oct 15 2009, 04:24 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[ConfigMgr] New FAQShop Article 14th Oct 09
How do I delete an MDT Deployment Point? [14/10/09] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP ConfigMgr] Creating a Deployment Point is easy but if you ever need to delete a Deployment Point it's not so obvious......( read more ) Read More...
Posted: Oct 14 2009, 06:07 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Deployment] Running PowerShell scripts as part of a task sequence
“ Both MDT 2010 Lite Touch and ConfigMgr 2007 run the same task sequencer.  This task sequencer can run any command that you want, just specify the command line to use.  That’s the simple part – the harder part is figuring out what this command...
Posted: Sep 22 2009, 02:35 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Events] Thankyou to those that attended out First Live Meeting Last Night
Just a quick post to say thankyou to all of those that took the time out to attend our first Live Meeting. Let us know what you think either by commenting here or emailing one of us directly. Of course it goes without saying that we’d like to say a HUGE...
Posted: Sep 22 2009, 02:33 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[MDT] MDT 2010 New Feature #15: Finish actions
New Feature 15 courtesy of Michael: When you perform a Lite Touch deployment, the task sequence runs through to completion, and then you will see a summary wizard that shows you any errors or warnings that may have occurred during the process.  That...
Posted: Jul 08 2009, 02:13 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[MDT] MDT 2010 New Feature #14: Database improvements
From Michael Niehaus’ blog: There were two main database limitations in MDT 2008 Update 1: We didn’t add any new “settings” columns – the list of available settings was still the same as it was originally in BDD 2007. To add new columns to the database...
Posted: Jul 03 2009, 02:52 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[MDT] MDT 2010 New Feature #11: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 support
From Michael Niehaus’ blog: A few people asked why I hadn’t talked about support for these new OSes yet.  First, these were mentioned in the original announcements so you’ve probably already heard about that, and second, I said I would mention new...
Posted: Jun 30 2009, 02:47 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[MDT] MDT 2010 New Feature #10: Detection of signed drivers
From Michael Niehaus’ blog: When importing drivers into MDT 2010, Deployment Workbench will validate if each driver is signed; this information will be recorded and visible in the list of drivers.  Remember that Windows will always prefer signed...
Posted: Jun 30 2009, 02:46 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Events] One of THE Coolest Giveaways
Now this is a COOL offer I saw on Jeff Alexander’s blog . Apparently all paid attendees to TechEd Australia will receive a free HP 2140 Mini Notebook with Windows 7 pre-installed - certainly beats a free pen or T-shirt. Jeff has also asked for people...
Posted: Jun 30 2009, 02:06 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Deployment] Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta 2 is now Available for Download!
Just seen this over on the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Team Blog : “ Get ready to deploy Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta 2. The Windows ® 7 and Windows Server ® 2008 R2 launches are just around the corner...
Posted: Jun 26 2009, 11:14 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Deployment] MDT 2008 Update 1 does not support ConfigMgr SP2 Beta
Just a quick heads up that MDT 2008 Update 1 or earlier versions won’t work with the ConfigMgr SP2 Beta. There is a new beta of MDT 2010 on the way VERY soon (Beta 2) that resolves the issue. For more info see the following post on Michael Niehaus'...
Posted: Jun 25 2009, 02:36 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[WMUG] Quick Reminder About Our Next Event - 18th June 2009
Just a quick reminder that there’s still time to register for our next event which is just over a week away: WMUG EVENT - 18/06/09 - 18:30 to 21:00 - Cardinal Place, London We are delighted to be able to announce our next meeting on Thursday 18th...
Posted: Jun 10 2009, 05:02 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[ConfigMgr] OSD Task Sequence: A script may fail without error when deploying a 64-bit OS
This is a really useful post by Will Swanda I saw over on the The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog if you’re using OSD to push out 64-bit images of W2K8: “ Here’s a tip on an issue you may run into if you’re trying to run a script at the end of...
Posted: Jun 04 2009, 03:07 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[ConfigMgr] ConfigMgr and OS Deployments/ MDT 2008 Training in London in June
I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that my fellow MVP Johan Arwidmark (MVP in Setup & Deployment), is coming to the UK next month to deliver the following ConfigMgr-related courses: Mastering SCCM 2007 - London June 2 - 4 This highly popular...
Posted: May 27 2009, 03:00 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[WMUG] Next Meeting - Thursday 18th June 2009, Cardinal Place, London
I’m delighted to be able to announce our next meeting on Thursday 18th June at Microsoft’s office in Cardinal Place London where this time we'll be kicking off with an in-depth look at Windows 7 courtesy of Viral Tarpara and Andrew Driver from Microsoft...
Posted: May 22 2009, 05:55 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Win7] Windows 7 SKUs
Feed: Michael Niehaus' Windows and Office deployment ramblings   A lot of fuss has been made about the number of available Windows 7 SKUs.  Read the full breakdown at http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/02/04/a-closer...
Posted: Feb 17 2009, 05:33 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[ConfigMgr] Advanced System Center Configuration Manager Software Deployment Scenarios
I’ve you’ve got embedded devices in your environment that you need to manage with ConfigMgr then you’ll find this post useful: Feed: The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog The good folks over on the Windows Embedded blog just posted a great article...
Posted: Feb 12 2009, 05:24 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[ConfigMgr] Deploying the 2007 Office system by using System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Feed: The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog Over on the Office Resource Kit blog it looks like Ross posted the latest draft of the article describing how to deploy Office 2007 using System Center Configuration Manager 2007.  He's looking...
Posted: Feb 10 2009, 02:55 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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