Today I’ve released a new version of my MDT Factory Tool. Since this version include some fixes for WSUS and Application import, I suggest that you grab it right away if you’ve been using the older version...
Tag - OSD
Nickolaj Andersen
MDT Factory Tool 1.0.0 – Create Reference Images
During the past 2 months I’ve been working on a new tool that will assist ConfigMgr administrators with creating reference images. You may know that there’s various methods that you could use to create a...
DownloadFileWithRanges() failed 80072ee2 on Packages in ConfigMgr 2012 R2
Lately there’s been reports about random files in Packages is causing a Task Sequence to fail. I’ve as well seen this on one of my customers running ConfigMgr 2012 R2 (no CU1). The error that is shown in...
Enable F8 Command Line Support for legacy Boot Images in ConfigMgr 2012 R2
In the event that you need to import a WinPE 4.0 or 3.1 boot image into ConfigMgr 2012 R2, you may want to enable the F8 command line support once you have imported the boot image. Since the servicing capabilities for...
Prompt for OU location during OSD with PowerShell
I read a post on the TechNet forums the other day where a member asked for help regarding to choose the location of where the computer object would be created in Active Directory depending on region and computer system...
Install HP Service Pack for ProLiant during OSD with ConfigMgr 2012
If you’ve ever worked with HP ProLiant servers before, you’re probably familiar with the HP Service Pack for ProLiant (HP SPP). As I’ve only worked with Dell servers before (it’s kind of fun that...
Install KB2910552 hotfix for ConfigMgr 2012 R2 client during OSD
Microsoft has released a new hotfix that solves some problems that was discovered in ConfigMgr 2012 R2. One of them is the infamous slow download of WIM files during OSD. A specific hotfix for that issue was released...
Default Boot Images was not updated after a ConfigMgr 2012 R2 upgrade
If you’re upgrading to ConfigMgr 2012 R2 and have modified the default boot images, you’ll notice that the upgrade process was unable to update those boot images to the latest version (6.3.9600.16384). This...
Monitor OSD with Status Message Queries in ConfigMgr 2012
Status Message Queries are perhaps not the most explored and used feature of ConfigMgr 2012, but it’s a great way to get information about what’s happening in your environment. By using Status Message...
Migrate from Windows XP to Windows 8.1 with ConfigMgr 2012 R2
We all know that the support for Windows XP is being dropped by Microsoft on the 8th of April 2014, more information can be found here. In this post I’ll go through the necessary configuration, requirements and...