Category: Tools

  • App-V 1703 – Known issue with App-V Sequencer

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    Today I wanted to sequence a new package with the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Sequencer Tool, but I had no success. I always got the following error when the installation should start: “Cannot start service AppVMon on computer ‘.’.”

  • ConfigrMgr – The complete Backup (currently)

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    Motivated from my attend at IT/Dev Connection in Las Vegas, I wanted to create my complete Backup from ConfigMgr so far. Because I was required to copy a lot of work from other people together, I decided to create a blog with each detailed step to achieve a fine Backup at the end, and I…

  • SCCM 2012 – Compliance Settings, really?

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    Hey, here’s Martin, did you ever come to the Point, where you should implement compliance Settings in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (Artist formerly known as “Desired Configuration Management”)? And further, did you also thought, how to get all of those compliance Settings? Microsoft publish the so-called “Security Compliance Manager” which will be the Support…

  • SCCM – SCUP Database with multiple users

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    Hey, here’s Martin again šŸ™‚ When you use System Center Update Publisher together with System Center Configuration Manager (even 2007 or 2012), you will get to the Trouble, that when multiple Users want use SCUP, they all got their own Database in their Profile Directory.Ā  This means, that other users don’t see, which Updates are…

  • SCCM 2012 – Create Report with SQL Report Builder

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    In this post I would like to Show, how to create a Basic Report with System Center 2012 Configuration Manger SP1. Besides your SCCM 2012 Installation you will need Access to the Report Service and have installed the SQL Report builder. Let’s say you will a simple Report, that Shows the Resource ID, NetBios Name…

  • SCCM 2012 SP1 – Remove Client from Collection after OSD

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    Times are changing, so are our scripts. I can’t tell you how often I used this VB-Script http://ccmexec.com/2012/07/remove-from-collection-and-clear-pxe-flag-vbscript-using-status-filter-rule/Ā , but I think now, the new cmdlets for powershell are more comfortable. So I decided to change my auto-remove to a powershell script.

  • SCCM 2012 – Application detection with Powershell … and code-signing

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    With System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, we all know it, the new Application model was released. As long as you deploy MSI, the detection method, is very easy to define. But what, if you want to check a registry key, as needed with .Net installations? No Problem. What, if you want to check if the…

  • SCCM 2012 – Install Console on remote client

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    Update June 9 2013: See new SP1 post: http://blog.hosebei.ch/2013/06/09/sccm-2012-sp1-install-console-on-remote-client/ Because the RC2 entry about the Installation of the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Console is often read, I will give an update to the final. It is now well documented and still very easy: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg712320.aspx#BKMK_InstallConsoleĀ (Refer to “To install a Configuration Manager console from a command…

  • SCCM 2012 Create Media – createmedia.exe Command line usage

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    We needed to create a Full Media, for an USB installation. So as you can imagine, the size of aĀ Standalone Media exceeds normal limits. In this case, the media file, that should be created, was 11 GB. In Sytem Center Configuration Manager 2007, it worked like a charm with the wizard, to create a Standalone…

  • From WAIK to ADK

    With Windows 8, Microsoft changes the Name of the “Windows Automated Installation Kit”, well known as WAIK, to “Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit”