Monthly Archives: June 2011

MDT2010: Deployment Scenarios

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

I’ve been asked a few times, which task sequence template to use? Well, when planning your deployments, you should first consider the usage of your task sequences. There are 4 task sequence usage scenarios in MDT 2010, they are New Computer, Refresh, … Continue reading →

Posted in Deployment, MDT 2010 | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Windows 7 Deployment: Volume Activation Videos

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

One important aspect of deploying Windows 7 and Office 2010 is activating the products. The actual process is straightforward, but understanding the technology properly requires a little investment in time. I’ve added a few videos below to get started. Windows 7 … Continue reading →

Posted in Deployment, Video Walkthroughs, Windows 7 | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

MCTS: 70-669 – Desktop Virtualization – Exam Video Links

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

Now that I’ve passed the exam MCTS: 70-669 – Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization I thought I’d share some of the videos that I found useful in my studys. These videos are freely available and mostly on Technet. Deploying and … Continue reading →

Posted in Certified Training, Desktop Virtualization, Video Walkthroughs | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

MDT 2010: Sample customsettings.ini for Fully Automated LTI Deployments

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

I get a lot of requests for articles on various deployment techniques. One reader yesterday asked for an example of a customsettings.ini file. samburattoSam said: Hey, Thanks for the Blog. Alot of helpfull stuff. Can you show us an example of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Deployment, MDT 2010 | Tagged , , , , | 32 Comments

MDT 2010: Creating Task Sequence Step Conditions with Using WMI Queries

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

This is the last in a series of articles about Task Sequence Step Conditions. For those not frighted away by the title, I’ve simplified it as much as I can.. We’re going to use the WMI Query Language (WQL) to … Continue reading →

Posted in Deployment, MDT 2010 | Tagged , | 1 Comment

MDT 2010: Create a Lite Touch Deployment USB drive (again!)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

I wrote a blog a few weeks back on this subject that used Diskpart. This method is a little easier and without the backing music. Download and install the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool then insert your USB pen and launch the … Continue reading →

Posted in Deployment, MDT 2010 | 8 Comments

MDT 2010: Managing Packages

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

Deploying packages in MDT is very straightforward. Simply import them into the Packages node within the deployment workbench and by default they will be installed during the deployment process. You can use selection profiles to control these and ensure that … Continue reading →

Posted in Deployment, MDT 2010 | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

MDT 2010: Automating Computernames using Task Sequence Conditions

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

I’ve updated this post on 1 April 2012 as the screenshots shows the gather as being the first step when in fact the gather has to run after the computername has been set so that it can collect the data. … Continue reading →

Posted in Deployment, MDT 2010 | Tagged , | 8 Comments

MDT 2010: Check for Virtual Machine using Task Sequence Conditions

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

This is one of a series of blog posts showing examples about executing task sequences steps based upon certain deployment conditions. This post shows how to check for a Virtual Machine using conditions within a task sequence. Issue: In the past, one issue I … Continue reading →

Posted in Deployment, MDT 2010 | Tagged , | 4 Comments

SCCM 2007: Managing Drivers

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

I’ve been working at Salford Council today performing a Microsoft Desktop Deployment Workshop. Great guys there, very strong techies and have a broad spectrum of experience. They’ve implemented MDT, SCCM, App-V, Lync, Direct Access etc. all well configured so there wasn’t much … Continue reading →

Posted in SCCM | Tagged , | Leave a comment