Author Archives: Brian Gonzalez

Silent Mobility NetMotion Installation

By | March 28, 2014
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Here is a breakdown on installing the Mobility XE client (NetMotion) silently. Prep the install files: 1. Create a TXT file with the following name “options.inf” and save it in the same directory as the install files. Contents of options.inf: [version] Signature=”$CHICAGO$” [DefaultInstall] AddReg=NMsettings [NMsettings] HKLM,”System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetMotion\Mobility Client”,”DhcpProvidesMmsAddress”,0x00010001,0 HKLM,”System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetMotion\Mobility Client”,”MmsAddress”,0x00000000,”<ServerIP>”   2. Update the “options.inf” with… Read More »

My MDT VBScript Template.

By | March 21, 2014
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The VBScript sample from Microsoft was a start, but here were the major limitations: Only meant to be used from within the “Scripts” folder, which is not useful when attempting to install applications. Does not include examples of actually using the ZTIUtility.vbs functions. Template pulled from http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/84d18835-300a-42e3-b0e7-29cb7fc5aafc. * Thanks Mr. Barnes! GitHub Link: https://github.com/brianfgonzalez/Scripts/blob/master/Z-MyMDTTemplate.wsf  … Read More »

My MDT PowerShell Template

By | March 17, 2014
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I’ve recently come to really appreciate PowerShell as the most versatile and powerful language available natively in any/all Windows OS. i.e. 2 lines of code to ensure laptop battery is plugged in and prompt the user. If ((Get-WmiObject -Query “SELECT * From Win32_Battery”).BatteryStatus -ne 2) { Write-Host “Please plug in your laptop” } An equivalent… Read More »

How to create Panasonic Driver Bundles from Scratch

By | March 4, 2014
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Here is a video I produced displaying the full process of building a driver bundle from scratch.  All needed files are provided via the video. How to create a Panasonic Driver Bundle from scratch. Files used in tutorial can be downloaded using the following link: http://goo.gl/AOPz66 /BG

How to download Microsoft Office 2010/2013/2016 Updates the Easy Way *UPDATED*

By | February 7, 2014
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*UPDATE* Script update, thanks Andy! (CollectOfficeMSPs-2016.vbs) UPDATE: This also works for Office 2010! Since Office 2010, I’ve been using one of the MS Office’s installation hidden gems, the “Updates” folder. In previous versions, I’ve had to use WSUSOffline to grab the update files and convert them to .MSP, which wasn’t fun. With Office 2013, Microsoft finally… Read More »