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Invalid character in unattend.xml file causing Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Offline Language Pack installation failure
I came across this problem yesterday and after troubleshooting it for a few hours (initially thought it was related to a language pack package versioning issue) the eureka moment arrived, all thanks to reading the logs on the client. First … Continue reading
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How can I capture an image using capture media in ConfigMgr 2012
You may want to capture an image of a manually installed computer and Configuration Manager 2012 provides a method of doing just that called Capture Media. This media is created as an ISO file which you burn directly to cd/DVD … Continue reading
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How can I setup a Distribution Point in ConfigMgr 2012 on a Windows 7 computer?
In this guide we will troubleshoot the installation of the distribution point role on a Windows 7 X64 computer, we presume that you have added the Windows 7 computer as a new site system server by doing as follows on … Continue reading
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How can I migrate registry keys from one location on the source to another on the destination
if you want to migrate registry keys from one location to another (provided that they are detected) then use the following code in a custom XML file <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?><migrationurlid=”http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/WNB_move_reg_keys”><!– WNB_move_reg_keys.xml is basically a customized version of MigUser.xml –><_locDefinition> <_locDefault … Continue reading
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don’t want to migrate Pinned items with USMT 4 ? no problem
another quick USMT post, if you want to avoid your Pinned items (for example Microsoft Office Outlook) from being migrated in a Win7 to Win7 migration, then include the following in a custom XML file as explained in this post, … Continue reading
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How can I exclude Start Menu items from being captured and restored using a custom file in USMT 4
when doing a Refresh from Windows 7 to Windows 7 you may have programs installed on the source computer which are not installed on the destination even if it’s the same computer, and as a result you don’t want to … Continue reading
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Configuration Manager 2012 Survival Guide
Microsoft have created a WIKI with some great content for Configuration Manager 2012, featuring videos, blogs, links, step-by-step Guides and more, check it out, and contribute if you can 🙂 System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Survival Guide
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How can I verify the CacheExpire timeout value on my PXE Service Point
if you are getting the abortpxe.com error message you might want to adjust the CacheExpire value in the registry as detailed in the following post. A quick glance in the registry will reveal the value but you can also check … Continue reading
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using SCCM 2012 RC in a LAB – Part 14. Performing a side-by-side Migration from Configuration Manager 2007
In Part 1 of this series we got our AD and SCCM servers ready, and then we installed System Center 2012 Configuration Manager as a standalone Primary site. In Part 2 we configured the SCCM server further by adding some … Continue reading
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using SCCM 2012 RC in a LAB – Part 13. using Role Based Administration to define permissions in the ConfigMgr Console
In Part 1 of this series we got our AD and SCCM servers ready, and then we installed System Center 2012 Configuration Manager as a standalone Primary site. In Part 2 we configured the SCCM server further by adding some … Continue reading
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Two New Endpoint Protection Reports added to Configuration Manager 2012 RC2
Up until recently, Endpoint Protection came with 4 built-in reports in Configuration Manager 2012. AntiMalware Activity Report Computer Malware Details Top Users By Threats User Threat List As of RC2 there are now six built-in reports AntiMalware Activity Report Computer … Continue reading
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Troubleshooting USMT
Updated 2017/01/13 to include info about MigLog.xml and how to correctly use it, previously USMT troubleshooting involved a mig_diag.log file (not any more). Another quick post, if you are trying to troubleshoot USMT and want finer details about what is … Continue reading
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When doing BitLocker, make sure your bios is up to date
this is a very quick post as a reminder, if you are doing any BitLocker deployments it’s a good idea to update the bios of your target computers prior to doing BitLocker operations, while testing out my own BitLocker HTA … Continue reading
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Introducing: The BitLocker Frontend HTA
The next logical step for the windows-noob.com FrontEnd HTA which I released back in April 2011 was to add support for BitLocker, and I’ve added it along with some bugfixes, a new clean look, and some new functionality. What does … Continue reading
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Configuration Manager 2012 Guides
Aside from the guides which you can find here on my blog I’ve put together an index of all the guides i’ve written so far for Configuration Manager 2012, this will make it easy for you to follow my lab … Continue reading
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