SCCM packages “waiting to install package” installation status
I recently had a secondary site distribution point that wouldn’t recieve any packages, for every package there was “waiting to install package” installation status. The other 20-odd distribution points...
View ArticleSCCM unattended OSD with bootable USB drive
Here’s a neat trick to created an unattended USB boot disk for deploying SCCM OSD task sequences. The machine that you are going to use for this process needs to have the SCCM console loaded on it. The...
View ArticleSCCM report for SQL server Developer, Enterprise and Standard version...
I had a requirement to report on SQL Server installations in our environment as part of our Microsoft EA true-up process. This included SQL 2000, 2005 & 2008 installations. The difficulty was that...
View ArticleTool for pinging multiple hosts
I came across a great tool called Ping Them, great for pinging multiple hosts. See http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/doli/archive/2011/08/17/free-tool-ping-them.aspx for more details. This is similar...
View ArticleMicrosoft System Center ROI tool
I came across an interesting and free tool. In their own words, this tool Quickly Generate Credible, Personalized ROI presentations and Proposals for System Center. The System Center ROI/TCO tool...
View ArticleMicrosoft Certificate Expiration Alerting tool
I came across this very useful free tool for alerting when a certificate that has been issued by an internal Microsoft Certificate Authority is going to expire (SCOM can do this too but this is a good...
View ArticleRunning program in SYSTEM context
This is an old trick, one that I have been using for many years, but I’ve never documented it. Often when working with SCCM, you will need to test how something will operate when running in the SYSTEM...
View ArticleSCCM Task Sequence Monitor
This is a great tool for automatically backing up SCCM task sequences. It basically monitors task sequences and will back them up whenever anyone attempts to change one. It’s very good for version /...
View ArticleOutlook profile settings ignored in Office 2010 SP1 using OCT
I was using the Office Customization Wizard to deploy a MST file for Office 2010 – pretty staight forward – it had some settings in there for for creating Outlook user profiles. It was working without...
View ArticleRunning multiple commands in SCCM ‘Run Command Line’ Task Sequence step
A quick post on something that’s not overly technical. I was editing a SCCM task sequence and I wanted to run multiple commands on the task sequence ‘Run Command Line’ step without using a batch file....
View ArticleHP driver packages for SCCM
HP have finally released a tool to make it easier to obtain full driver packs for their hardware. In the past we have had to individually download each driver manually from the HP website, this was...
View ArticleChange SCCM package source
Great new tool available from http://blog.coretech.dk/jgs/coretech-package-source-changer-0-3-0-0/ to easily change the source of a package in SCCM. Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)Rating: 0.0/10 (0...
View ArticleHow to tell which PXE/WDS server a machine booted from
I had a requirement to be able to tell which PXE or WDS server my Windows machine had booted from. If a Windows machine boots from PXE, a response packet containing boot server information (such as the...
View ArticlePowerShell Scripts for System Center
A great collection of Powershell scripts for System Center products is located here - http://www.systemcentercentral.com/BlogDetails/tabid/143/IndexID/60930/Default.aspx Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes...
View ArticleSQL Server guide for System Center 2012
Today I came across a great post today on with comprehensive information on SQL configuration for System Center 2012. Even if you aren’t deploying System Center products, this is still a great guide...
View ArticlePowershell WMI query for virtual machine
There have been many times when I need to query a machine to see if it is virtual or physical. This quick Powershell WMI query will do the trick: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 $Result = $null $bios =...
View ArticlePowershell script to check automatic registration of addresses in DNS
This is nifty PowerShell script to query a list of computer names and then work out whether the “Register this connection’s address in DNS” tick box is ticked for each active NIC. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...
View ArticleGoodbye Windows Live Mesh…. Hello Cubby… File syncing fun
I had a simple requirement – to synchronise files across my personal laptops and desktops – a total of 4 machines – 3 desktops and 1 laptop. I wanted an up-to-date copy of the files I was working on...
View ArticleAutomatic documentation of your SCCM environment
David O’Brien has created a fantastic PowerShell script that collects the configuration of your SCCM 2012 environment and exports it into a well formatted and comprehensive Word document. More...
View ArticleFastest DNS servers available
Recently I was looking for the fastest responding DNS servers to speed up my Internet experience. I came across a great tool called namebench – an open-source DNS benchmark utility. From their...
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