In many Organizations, the AD support team is separated from the team in charge of Imaging. The AD team naturally is protective with their setup and fight any GPO setting that would result in more responsibility to their staff. So that leaves us in some occasions having to turn to Local Group Policy to apply the settings we want.… Read More »
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 »
This error appears when the Litetouch script is run under user account instead of an administrator account. To workaround this error, simply create a .bat file in the root of your Deployment Share to map the z: drive and call the Litetouch.wsf script. .Bat files can be Right-Clicked and “Run as Administrator”.
Because the Windows 7 CopyProfile=true option only saves a handful of configurations. We are left with the fun of trying to automate the rest. I’ve outline some basic, such as specifying a custom Themepack for All Users: https://supportishere.com/how-to-set-theme-in-windows-7-via-script-for-all-users/ The Windows 7 Alert Settings can become a nuisance if you disable the Firewall or do… Read More »
This tool will change the way troubleshooting and recovery is done in the field. These tools are essential and we have found our ways to performing these tasks. The one I’m excited about is the “Remote Connection” functionality. Check out the SpringBoard BLOG for more info: http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/springboard/archive/2011/03/23/a-peek-into-the-upcoming-dart-7-release.aspx
