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  • Deploying Office 2019 VL

    Deploying Office 2019 VL

    Office 2019 now uses click-to-run technology instead of ‘setup /admin’ there are a few changes, probably for the best in the long run. Create Config Files First you need to download to Office Deployment tool This is a self extracting file that spits out setup.exe and 2 sample config files – one for 32-bit and…

  • MDT Toolkit files fail to download - could not resolve source

    MDT Toolkit files fail to download – could not resolve source

    If this happens during OSD, it is likely due to 2 settings in the BIOS.   I recommend WIN7 – Boot mode: Legacy Sata mode: AHCI Win10- Boot mode: UEFI Sata mode: AHCI     From the log: The task sequence execution engine failed executing the action (Use Toolkit Package) in the group (Initialization) with…

  • Build and Capture fails if KB3160005 IE sec cumulative update is installed

    Build and Capture fails if KB3160005 IE sec cumulative update is installed

    Update: Adding more scratch space to the boot wim seems to have resolved the problem on Windows 10, Windows 7 seems to still have issues. Update: This update is also in Windows 10 CU 3163018, causing the same error. No workaround yet  If your build and capture is failing at the capture step make sure you don’t…

  • Hey Cortana! How do I add additional speeches during OSD so you work?

    Hey Cortana! How do I add additional speeches during OSD so you work?

    For Cortana to work with your language you need to install the appropriate speech pack however if you are connected to an enterprise WSUS you won’t be able to see additional downloads for your language. To work around this you can get the language cab files from the ‘Windows 10 Features on Demand’ iso available…

  • 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…

  • Create a compliance baseline to remove a folder

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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.  …

  • 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.  

  • Application Catalog logs

    There are 2 operational logs for the App Catalog server side. <Drive Letter>SMS_CCMCMApplicationCatalogLogsServicePortalWebSite.log <Drive Letter>SMS_CCMCMApplicationCatalogSvcLogsServicePortalWebService.log   Troubleshooting If the App catalog has an error message “Cannot Connect to the Application Server” this is referring the to the ServicePortalWebService.log. So far I have only seen the error: error: WriteHeadersCallback(WebExceptionStatus errorStatus, ConnectStream stream, Boolean async) in the…