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Create standalone Media in Windows 7 fails if USB media is greater than 32gb ?

I’ve seen this time and time again and the only solution that worked for us was to create this media on a Configmgr console installed on a Windows XP computer. Today however I tried to create another key (64GB) in … Continue reading

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using SCCM 2012 beta 2 in a LAB – Part 12. Test Deploying Windows 8 Developer Preview

Side Note: This is a break from the normal LAB we’ve been doing. As the Build version of Windows 8 Developer Preview was released yesteday I wanted to test Deploying it, I will use the same Build and Capture Method … Continue reading

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using SCCM 2012 beta 2 in a LAB – Part 11. Deploying Software Updates

In Part 1. of this series we Installed SCCM 2012, in Part 2 we started to configure it. In Part 3, we configured Beta 2 some more by enabling Active Directory discovery methods, adding some site system roles, configuring the … Continue reading

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using SCCM 2012 beta 2 in a LAB – Part 10. Synchronizing Software Updates

In Part 1. of this series we Installed SCCM 2012, in Part 2 we started to configure it. In Part 3, we configured Beta 2 some more by enabling Active Directory discovery methods, adding some site system roles, configuring the … Continue reading

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How can I retrieve my BitLocker recovery key from MBAM in Windows PE

If you are using MDOP and BitLocker then you are more than likely aware of MBAM. Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) is a tool used amongst other things, for storing the BitLocker keys used in your Enterprise. This means … Continue reading

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How can I determine if there’s a TPM chip on my Lenovo system for BitLocker ?

If you haven’t don’e so already check out my similar post on verifying if there’s a TPM present for Dell systems here. Using similar logic (it works after all :-)) I’ve changed the script to look for the Lenovo programmed … Continue reading

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How can I determine if the drive is Encrypted (Protected) or not during a BitLocker task sequence in WinPE ?

you might need to know if your drive is Encrypted with Bitlocker or not while in WinPE, so how do you do that ? by utilising a call to the GetProtectionStatus Method of the Win32_EncryptableVolume Class Using Wmi Code Creator … Continue reading

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Is the TPM Chip Enabled or Disabled in the Bios on my Dell system ?

as you are getting your systems ready for BitLocker deployments you’ll probably at some stage want to know if the TPM chip is enabled or disabled in the bios, to do this in WinPE involves the following, create a Run … Continue reading

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How can I determine if there’s a TPM chip on my Dell system needed for BitLocker ?

I ran into this recently while testing BitLocker on Dell’s (in particular on a Dell E6410), I was under the impression that all Dell’s shipping for a long time now were shipping with a TPM chip, however when running my … Continue reading

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using SCCM 2012 beta 2 in a LAB – Part 9. Deploying Windows 7 Enterprise Deploying our captured images

In Part 1. of this series we Installed SCCM 2012, in Part 2 we started to configure it. In Part 3, we configured Beta 2 some more by enabling Active Directory discovery methods, adding some site system roles, configuring the … Continue reading

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using SCCM 2012 beta2 in a LAB – Part 8. Deploying Windows 7 Enterprise Configuring Network Access Account, PXE booting our VM

In Part 1. of this series we Installed SCCM 2012, in Part 2 we started to configure it. In Part 3, we configed Beta 2 some more by enabling Active Directory discovery methods, adding some site system roles, configuring the … Continue reading

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using SCCM 2012 beta2 in a LAB – Part 7. Deploying Windows 7 Enterprise Create the Build and Capture Task Sequence

In Part 1. of this series we Installed SCCM 2012, in Part 2 we started to configure it. In Part 3, we configed Beta 2 some more by enabling Active Directory discovery methods, adding some site system roles, configuring the … Continue reading

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using SCCM 2012 beta2 in a LAB – Part 6. Deploying Windows 7 Enterprise

In Part 1. of this series we Installed vNext (or should we say SCCM 2012), in Part 2 we started to configure it. In Part 3, we configed Beta 2 some more by enabling Active Directory discovery methods, adding some … Continue reading

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using vNext beta2 in a LAB – Part 5. Add the SLP, SMP, SUP and FSP roles we’ll need them for OSD and more

To view this post in full (including screenshots) please click here. In Part 1. of this series we Installed vNext, in Part 2 we started to configure it. In Part 3, we configed Beta 2 some more by enabling Active … Continue reading

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using vNext beta2 in a LAB – Part 4. Application Installation Installing Applications

To view the rest of this post plus screenshots please click here In Part 1. of this series we Installed vNext, in Part 2 we started to configure it. In Part 3, we configed Beta 2 some more by enabling … Continue reading

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