The Barcode module on the CF-H2 is hard-coded to use COM3. In some cases, this port is occupied by another device, which are soft assignment to COM3 (can be re-assigned to another port). In those cases, the Barcode scanner does not work. Here is a way to address this issue via a script/batch. Download Links:… Read More »
By Default, the G1’s Barcode Emulator “Always On” setting is is set to disabled, this decision was made to save on battery power. When needed the user must turn it on, which in essence turning it on does so forever for the logged on user. If you are baking this utility into your CORE image,… Read More »
Pulling a Wireless WAN Modem’s information while in the field is a daunting task. Here is a script to pull this information using AT commands with in a PowerShell script. The script was tested on a CF-53J Toughbook laptop with an embedded Sierra 7750 (Verizon LTE) modem. The script displays methods of capturing the information… Read More »
The reason for a custom script, is that the customer wanted to see a prompt displaying how large the backup .MIG file would be before initiating the backup. The script was used in an SCCM 2012/MDT 2012U1 UDI Task Sequence. I kicked off the script using a “Run a Command Line” step and used the… Read More »
Some people despise the “stretch”. This stretching occurs on newer screens that normally have an aspect ratio of 16:9 or 16:10 and are set to a 4:3 aspect ratio display resolution (i.e. 1024 x 768). In some cases setting the 4:3 ratio resolution is required for an antiquated application’s view ability. Setting this via a script is… Read More »
