Author Archives: Brian Gonzalez

Run an Interactive Installation in SCCM with AutoIt and the “Run a Command Line” TS Step.

By | November 8, 2011
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By Default, All programs called by an SCCM task Sequence are silent and HIDDEN.  They are not in view, so any non .MSI, old .EXE,  or improperly packaged install packages without fully silent arguments are NOT SUPPORTED without re-packaging.  This process is very time consuming and also troublesome when resources and settings are missed during… Read More »

Blogs, Forums and Sites Oh My…

By | November 7, 2011
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Here are all of the blogs, forums and pages I visit and subscribe to with Google Reader.  All very reputable sources,  I bolded the most active and strong writers: Raphael: Your System Center Configuration Manager portal http://wmug.co.uk/blogs/dotraphael/rss.aspx AlexSemi’s Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alex_semi/rss.aspx Ask the Core Team http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/rss.aspx Brian Jackson’s IT Blog http://feeds.feedburner.com/brianleejackson CCMEXEC.COM – System Center blog… Read More »

SCCM Hotfixes direct links…

By | November 6, 2011
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After the 10th time of answering Microsoft’s CAPTHAs to grab needed SCCM Hotfixes for SCCM 2007 SP2.  I grabbed them all and posted them to the following URL.  Download and use at your disposal to speeden your SCCM 2007 setup process. Link to folder containing Hotfix files: http://tinyurl.com/sccmhotfix SCCM Reference Blog: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jsandys/archive/2011/02/20/configmgr-2007-post-sp2-hotfixes.aspx – Brian G

Script to auto-accept the Windows 7 “Would you like to install this device software?” prompt

By | August 26, 2011
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When an application install calls for a device installation in Windows 7 a prompt appears.  In some cases, the prompt can not be automatically accepted using silent install switches (ie. Netmotion install).  I created an AutoIt script to accept the prompt. Script Download: http://tinyurl.com/installprompt AutoIt source code: For $i = 1 to 20 WinWaitActive(“Windows Security”) SendKeepActive(“Windows Security”) ;Send… Read More »

Script to move the MDT Progress Bar to the Top Left of Screen

By | August 26, 2011
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Update 2017-11-30: reference Mike’s blog for this script.  I no longer have my source file for this script. http://mickitblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/sccmmdt-2010-move-installation-progress.html   In some implementations, the progress bar simply gets in the way.  I wrote up the following script which calls ang AutoIt application to move the bar and then move the mouse to update the screen.… Read More »