Deployment on System Management

Step-by-step guide to install Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 R2

Sat, 02 Aug 2014 13:58:45 +0300

Steps to perform on primary domain controller (DC) Extend AD schema Log in using a domain admin account Insert ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 DVD Open a command prompt window Type D:\SMSSETUP\BIN\X64\EXTADSCH.EXE and press Enter. Wait for a confirmation message in CMD window and then check for the existence of ExtADSch.log file in the root of C:…

Uncheck “Install new versions automatically” in Internet Explorer 10 during deployment

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:30:00 +0300

IF you during deployment you want to easily uncheck “Install new versions automatically” feature, there is a registry setting you can configure prior to actual IE setup.exe or msi, whatever you use. Copy the following text to a notepad and save it as a REG file. Then use REG IMPORT “Disable_AutoUpdate.reg” before you deploy your…

Distribute Adobe Flash Player

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:02:45 +0200

If you need to create a ConfigMgr software package with Adobe Flash Player and want to use it’s .msi file, you can find this file at the following address: http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/fp_distribution3.html Please note that in order to distribute Adobe Flash Player you need to have a valid Adobe Flash Player Distribution License Agreement in place. For…

Deploy Office 2007 SP2 with ConfigMgr 2007

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:43:16 +0300

As Microsoft recently released Service Pack 2 for Office 2007 suite, it is a good idea to add the update files to the package so it can be installed during the installation. So, first of all we have to download the SP2 executable file from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b444bf18-79ea-46c6-8a81-9db49b4ab6e5&displaylang=en (see Visio and Project information at the end…

Install software using Task Sequence

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:25:42 +0200

Besides using Software Distribution to install software, you can do this using a Task Sequence too. This can be done during and Operating System Deployment process or not. Usually, I install software during an OSD. For this, you must have a package for that software product (of course) and at least one program that runs…

How To: Operating System deployment with MDT 2010 and ConfigMgr 2007 SP2

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:52:40 +0200

Johan Arwidmark, Setup & Deployment MVP, just finished working on his Version 2.0 Deployment CD. It contains the following step-by-step guides and video tutorials: MDT 2010 Lite Touch Deployments (deployment without ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 R2, just the free tools) LTI01 – Installing the server for MDT 2010 Lite Touch LTI02 – Creating a Windows 7…

During OSD, format first partition only

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:46:01 +0300

Our helpdesk asked me to make a task sequence that can be used on computers with more than one partition. In this case, I had to make sure that the operating system will install only on first partition and will not touch the data on other partitions. To achieve this, I copied another TS and…

How to create a Windows XP SP3 Target Computer in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 R2

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:29:39 +0300

This post assumes you have created a reference computer and captured an image of it as described in the previous post. Import and configure a task sequence to deploy the target computer After the task sequence to deploy the reference computer (Home-XPSP3-Ref01) finishes, a captured image of the reference computer is stored in \Home-SCCMCaptures$Home-XPSP3-Ref01.wim. Now,…

How to create a Windows XP SP3 Reference Machine using Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 R2

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:29:15 +0300

In this post, I will show how to deploy Windows XP SP3 (the easiest and least customizable way) in a virtual environment (Virtual PC 2005 SP1) step-by-step. This post is inspired from “Quick Start Guide for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007” document. In this post, I will create a reference machine with Windows XP…

Deploy ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) agent

Thu, 14 May 2009 18:38:00 +0300

Having to create a package with McAfee ePO agent, I wanted to make it available to task sequence too so it can be installed during the operating system setup. For this, I had to make it install unattended or silent not requiring any user input. As I have never worked with McAfee, first, I did…

Issue with Windows XP SP3 Volume License

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:08:02 +0200

A few days ago I had to make an image with Windows XP SP3 with all needed applications for lite touch installation. Everything went well and I was happy until I entered the mini-setup phase on the first computer with that image applied on it. I received an error regarding the product key. I guess…

How Microsoft IT is using Configuration Manager 2007

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:40:13 +0200

Do you know how Microsoft IT manages thousands of servers worldwide in multiple countries for a large number of departments and customers using SCCM 2007? If no, then you should listen to this 30 minutes podcast: Microsoft IT Business Case for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 in a Data Center. And here is the full…

“The ConfigMgr Provider reported an error”

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:36:43 +0200

Today I came across an interesting problem in ConfigMgr while creating a Windows Vista image of reference computer. And again, ConfigMgr 2007 displays the error with not much intuitive help. I’m using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 with ConfigMgr 2007 when I need to deploy an operating system. At the end of the imported Task Sequence,…