Tag: configmgr
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Ensure the Operating System applys to C: drive not D: drive
This problem will increase more and more as everyone starts to use wim’s instead of the OS media in SCCM. There are a few workarounds for this problem however the best method is to force the new OS the reevaluate Drive Letters with 3 easy steps after applying the OS Create a Run Command Line step…
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Bad Fat mifs in a multiple user environment
If you are getting alot of error 2719 under SMS_INVENTORY_DATA_LOADER in a multiple user enviroment such as a lab of computers consider tweaking the data you are collecting. Inventory Data Loader failed to process the file G:Program FilesMicrosoft Configuration Managerinboxesauthdataldr.boxProcessH5CCBXME.MIF because it is larger than the defined maximum allowable size of 5000000. Solution: Increase the…
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Creating Collections to deploy ConfigMgr client updates (the easy way)
Get the Servicing Exstension from Microsoft NOW as it does all the work!!! http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2014/12/09/now-available-microsoft-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-servicing-extension.aspx Once you have this, in the Admin node, there’s a site servicing section -> client targeting. You click ‘Create Query’ and it makes a nice query for your collections. Then you go about creating your collection. click next. Select Add Rule -> Query Rule…
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Format failed (0x80070057) during task sequence.
Update: If this is happening to you I recommend importing the boot wim again creating a new one and only adding the network drivers (in the surface pro 3 case) and test using that boot wim with a copy of your task sequence. Then add existing sata/network drivers you need for other…
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How To: Create Automatic Deployment Rules for Patch Tuesday Software Updates
Automatic deployment of updates is one of the best features of SCCM. Automation in general is awesome. The best way to use Automatic deployment rules (ADR) is to have them run on Patch Tuesday which is the second Tuesday of the month when Microsoft releases their updates generally before 11:00 PST/PDT (I am Australian based so…
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KB: Temporary partition to stage boot wim on UEFI booted devices fails.
When not using the latest version of bootable media and the system is not partitioned SCCM is meant to create a temporary partition to stage the correct boot wim. What actually happens is it just creates 1 big NTFS partition. What actually happens is it just creates 1 big NTFS partition. Then it checks the…
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Create a compliance baseline to remove a folder
In this example we are killing the Silverlight start menu folder enabling us to use the Windows Updates while keeping the start menu clean. Create the Configuration Item 1. In the console click Create Configuration Item 2. Name your configuration item, click ‘This configuration item contains application settings’ and click Next 3. Select ‘Always assume application…
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Optimize the ‘build and capture’ time and size (SCCM Build)
Inspired by Johan’s post http://www.deploymentresearch.com/Research/tabid/62/EntryId/174/Building-reference-images-like-a-boss.aspx I am probably one of the few that uses SCCM to capture base images. I use it because I create a thick image and it keeps the history of packages that it has installed meaning that newly imaged machines will know that they have already installed software x when…
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Fix for customized Adobe CC Acrobat in base image not activated
If you put Adobe Acrobat in the base image using the steps from http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/packager/deploying-acrobat.html Install Customization Wizard XI msi + mst then Install CC package msi and mst you may find it not activated. To fix this during the OS Deployment add a run command line step to reinstall the CC package mst and mst. …
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KB: PXE boots using the wrong wim file.
If you happen to change the source name of a boot wim the pxe point may boot using the old file. To fix rename <Drive Letter>RemoteInstallSMSImages<WIMPkgID>oldbootname.wim to oldbootname.wim.old Next PXE boot it will then use the new boot.wim file.