Tag Archives: Scripting

Powershell script to collect MDT/SCCM/Windows logs from a local system

By | September 11, 2015
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Add this script to your custom WinPE boot media to make grabbing the logs from a system simple and quick. UPDATED 9/11/2016 – https://github.com/brianfgonzalez/Scripts/blob/master/CollectLogs.ps1 <# Version: 1.1 ChangeLog: – September 10, 2015 : First revision of script. – Moved function code above function call. 1.1 – Switched to using [System.IO.DriveInfo]::getdrives() instead of gwmi #> function… Read More »

How can you get information from a WWAN embedded card from the command-line?

By | September 11, 2014
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Very useful broadband card information accessible via a quick command line: netsh mbn show interfaces Unfortunately, configuring the broadband card doesn’t appear to work.  I’m working with Microsoft and Sierra on this, but here is the error. netsh mbn add profile interface=”Mobile Broadband” name=”C:\profile.xml” returns either: Add Profile Failure: Invalid Profile XML. or The Profile… Read More »

How do I make my MDT Media with a UEFI BIOS?

By | August 12, 2014
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UEFI requires x64 AND FAT32.  FAT32 only supports up to 4GB file sizes.  Image files (.WIMs) are normally well larger that this. I came across a great blog post (Link Here).  The guy updated the built-in LTIApply.swf to auto apply an SWM file if available.  He also wrote a Powershell UI, which didn’t work for… Read More »

Enabling TPM and Starting BitLocker on Toughbook Laptops and Tablets

By | March 29, 2014
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*Updated July 15, 2015* New method for enabling TPM is to enable it via WinPE before the OS is applied.  See video below.  And here is the script that was used. https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/780d167f-2d57-4eb7-bd18-84c5293d93e3 Breakdown of units that display prompt and units that do not. Display Prompts on enable: CF-H2A (Mk1) No Display of prompts: on enable:… Read More »

Silent Mobility NetMotion Installation

By | March 28, 2014
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Here is a breakdown on installing the Mobility XE client (NetMotion) silently. Prep the install files: 1. Create a TXT file with the following name “options.inf” and save it in the same directory as the install files. Contents of options.inf: [version] Signature=”$CHICAGO$” [DefaultInstall] AddReg=NMsettings [NMsettings] HKLM,”System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetMotion\Mobility Client”,”DhcpProvidesMmsAddress”,0x00010001,0 HKLM,”System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetMotion\Mobility Client”,”MmsAddress”,0x00000000,”<ServerIP>”   2. Update the “options.inf” with… Read More »