packaging

Adding custom programs to the Set Default Programs UI

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Hi, today I wanted the CMTrace tool to be recognised in the Set Default Programs control panel applet. There is a bit of information on the net but it's confusing.

In the registry you can set the program, launch arguments, file types and icon. This can be used for any app by modifying the reg file.

 

Download reg file

 

Once added you may like to use DISM.exe to extract your chosen defaults and import during your task sequence.

Add a Right Click Copy Folder or File path menu option in Windows Explorer

SCCM ConfigMgr doesn't like quotes around paths when adding packages or Wims, etc so the secret shh shift + right click copy as path isn't that handy.

Here's a reg file to add a special right click option for ConfigMgr

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SCCM USB Boot disk creator

USB

I made a little program that sets up usb drives to be bootable into OSD winpe. I made it because we are getting devices without dvd drives that can't pxe boot and our techs don't have access to create bootable usb's from the console as they need the dp cert and password.

You generate a boot iso from the console, then copy the cd contents to the source folder where the program resides.

Program and my bad source code (if anyone wants to improve it) https://send.estate/s?e=8d189f24f1c9ada[1]

Pre-Reqs:
Dot Net 3.5
A bootable iso generated from the SCCM Console

Instructions:
Copy all files from the bootable iso to the source folder that resides with the exe.
Distribute as you wish.

Single Functioning Software updates

New Winzip!

We get to package WinZip every version, and it got me thinking they could have probably stopped at maybe version 2 or well when they added Rar and Iso support. It seems they started adding random stuff to it around version 8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WinZip#History
One version they decided to add a feature that deleted files on USB drives.
I like that they skipped 13. I think they can stop now, adding a zip to cloud won't make using files any easier!

WinDVD, I don't know much about this software however their developers must be running out of things to do, when the installer is this bright blue 3d spaceship thingy that almost crashes my machine and downloads itself it makes me think they are running out of things to do as well.

Flash - Needs to go away, not sure what they can add to it however they could make their installer more enterprise friendly.

Dropbox - Is one of my favorite apps, hope it doesn't go to silly. Maybe they will add cloud to zip, take that WinZIp!