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The CM12 BitLocker FrontEnd HTA
Introduction Update: This has been replaced with newer versions ! The latest available was released in 2016 and is available here. I guess this could be called version 3.0 of the original windows-noob FrontEnd HTA, and this time it has … Continue reading
Posted in ConfigMgr 2012, Windows 7, Windows 8
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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 is released
Back in September, we announced our strategy around unified device management, and how the next releases of Windows Intune and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager will deliver on that vision. As part of today’s update to our Cloud OS vision, … Continue reading
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When trying to create a new variable on a computer, it’s greyed out (Configuration Manager 2007)
just a very short post, if you are trying to create a new computer variable on a computer that is in a multi-site hierarchy and the computer object is greyed out like the screenshot below, then you are most likely … Continue reading
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Where can I download additional clients for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 ?
Now that there is support for additional operating systems in Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 you can download clients for those operating systems (Linux, Unix, Mac), but where can you download them from ? The answer is easy, on the first … Continue reading
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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 – Don’t install it in production if downloaded from MSDN or Technet, wait until General Availability.
There’s been a lot of talk lately about System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 being released to MSDN and Technet and I (like a lot of people) have downloaded and installed it in my lab. The key part … Continue reading
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using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager – Part 10. Monitoring our Monthly Updates Automatic Deployment Rule
In Part 1 of this series we created our new LAB, we got the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ISO and extracted it, then copied it to our Active Directory server. We then created the System Management container in AD, … Continue reading
Posted in ConfigMgr 2012, Software Update Point
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Deploying Windows 8 with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1
hi all, the video of my session at the Enfo Workplace day in Malmo Sweden is now online, please have a look, share and tell me what you think of it 🙂 and here’s my PowerPoint from the event (PowerPoint … Continue reading
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How can I sequence applications using App-V version 5 for Configuration Manager 2012 SP1
Now that App-V version 5 is available and Configuration Manager 2012 Service Pack 1 beta is out there’s more reason then ever to learn how to sequence applications with App-V and then deploy them with Configuration Manager 2012 Service Pack … Continue reading
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using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager – Part 9. Deploying Monthly Updates
In Part 1 of this series we created our new LAB, we got the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ISO and extracted it, then copied it to our Active Directory server. We then created the System Management container in AD, … Continue reading
Posted in ConfigMgr 2012, Software Update Point
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Enabling BitLocker via a script on non English Windows 7 installations fails
You may have used The BitLocker Frontend HTA from windows-noob.com which makes Deploying Windows 7 with BitLocker easy even using these three scenarios * Backup old * Refresh Computer * New Computer In addition to this the HTA offered additional … Continue reading
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using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager – Part 8. Deploying Applications
In Part 1 of this series we created our new LAB, we got the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ISO and extracted it, then copied it to our Active Directory server. We then created the System Management container in AD, … Continue reading
Posted in ConfigMgr 2012, Windows 7
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2012 Microsoft® MVP Award!
yesterday I received the following mail from Microsoft, it was a very welcome mail indeed and I’m very proud to share the contents with you Dear Niall Brady, Congratulations! We are pleased to present you with the 2012 Microsoft® MVP … Continue reading
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How can I disable the “While we are getting things ready” animation for All users in Windows 8
If you are testing Windows 8 deployments with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 then you’ll surely notice the first Windows 8 login screen with a nice picture of the Space Needle in Seattle (I’ve been to Seattle twice but have yet … Continue reading
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How can I deploy a Hidden task sequence in Configuration Manager 2012 SP1
Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 provides several new features when it comes to OSD and one in particular that I like is the ability to deploy hidden task sequences, what this means is that you can target task sequences to a … Continue reading
how can I Pre-Provision BitLocker in WinPE for Windows 8 deployments using Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 ?
Now that we have Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 beta to test, there is a new BitLocker step in the default task sequences that allows us to enable BitLocker during the deployment and it is called pre-provision BitLocker. Pre-provision BitLocker gives … Continue reading