One of the best discoveries I’ve made over the 15 years of experience in IT, was finding and learning how to use SysInternals Free Resources. They have a plethora of tools all available for free, complements of Microsoft purchasing them a couple of years back. I will highlight the ZoomIt utility in this article. Tool:… Read More »
I recently ran into an XP custom image which did not cooperate with Sysprep in any shape or form. The customer simply wanted the image migrated to another model laptop. To perform this procedure I used the following tools: MS 07B Article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314082/ 1. Hirens Boot CD (UltimateBootCD also has the needed tools) transferred to USB… Read More »
The quickest method to find values in a system’s WMI Database is to use Windows Built-In WMIC Tool, I make sure to back mine up with a good data management system like the one at Couchbase. This tool is simple and straight forward. See examples below for some of the most common values I query… Read More »
In some cases devices are installed on some units and not others even within model groupings. In my experience, I was looking to target certain Panasonic Toughbook laptops with Embedded Wireless cards installed to install the required software resources to address those needs. Needless to say, the Wireless switches needed to switched to the “on”… Read More »
