A quick trick I came across to force the sort the taskbar programs menu in Windows XP. This can be done via a script towards the end of your MDT task sequence. .REG file contents: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MenuOrder] /Brian G
Adobe Reader: 1. Download latest .EXE ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/ 2. Extract .MSI and .MSP files using the “-nos_o and -nos_ne” arguments. AdbeRdrXXXX.exe -nos_o”C:\SomeFolder” -nos_ne 3. Install using msiexec /i and /p commands. start /w “” c:\windows\System32\msiexec.exe /i “%~dp0AcroRead.msi” /qn /norestart start /w “” c:\windows\System32\msiexec.exe /p “%~dp0AdbeRdrUpd11003.msp” /qn /norestart Adobe Flash: *Updated links for msi download: https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/pdc/24.0.0.194/install_flash_player_24_active_x.msi https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/pdc/24.0.0.194/install_flash_player_24_plugin.msi… Read More »
The built-in Powercfg utility works great in Windows 7 for importing/exporting power profiles. Simply set up a new profile as desired using the “Power Options” Windows Control Panel applet. Once set, use the “Powercfg -L” command to grab the GUID, then use the “Powercfg -Export ” command to create a power profile file. Here is… Read More »
In MDT2012, the x86 or x64 boot images deploy any/all OSes (regardless of architecture), excluding a small subset of scenarios, which I can discuss further, if desired. MDT2010 boot images only supported deploying the OS of the booted architecture, i.e. the x86 boot image only displayed the x86 Task Sequences. If you want 2012 to… Read More »
– SOLVED (See Below) Post URL: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmanagerosd/thread/ad6e34d8-3314-4637-affb-f1a35d5f6652 Using the Auto-Apply Drivers, no issues occur, but the Install Windows step is failing regularly when using the “Apply Driver Package” step. I need this feature working as I have multiple customers using the SCCM Media Deployments. setupact.log output: 2013-01-09 12:07:12, Info IBS AddDriverPackageIntoDriverStore:Driver package path is [E:\_SMSTaskSequence\drivers\2\iaAHCIC.inf]… Read More »
