Some people despise the “stretch”. This stretching occurs on newer screens that normally have an aspect ratio of 16:9 or 16:10 and are set to a 4:3 aspect ratio display resolution (i.e. 1024 x 768). In some cases setting the 4:3 ratio resolution is required for an antiquated application’s view ability. Setting this via a script is… Read More »
This error surfaced on a customer’s unit that was running Intergraph MPS, IFR and Informer application. The application utilizes an ActiveX control and Windows 7 was prompting the user every time the application was opened. In the registry, you can add the control ID as a “Safe for Scripting”. Locating the CLSID that the application… Read More »
Using a laptop/tablet’s ambient can be a godsend on the battery, but on occasion, to the user it’s a nightmare. In some cases, disabling it is the only acceptable terms to get the unit out the field working as prescribed. Here are 2 scripts I’ve seen used, which work just fine on both Windows 7… Read More »
In a Computer Refresh scenario on an un-encrypted machine, the old Computer Name is stored in plain text in the registry on the local disk. MDT can pull in this information and toss it into the OSDComputerName variable to hasten your Deployment Wizard. 1. Update your CustomSettings.INI (Rules) to call an external script to populate… Read More »
I was prompting a tablet user for a password in WinPE prior to performing a recovery routine. To get Windows OSK to appear was a lot more difficult that it should be. In my search for a portable on-screen keyboard, I found FreeVK. Its free and works in WinPE. The only caviat is that it… Read More »
