Category Archives: PowerShell

LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Exit codes

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

When you run a script in your deployments, it’s good practice to let MDT/SCCM know how the script has ended. This will determine how your task sequence proceeds. You do this by exiting the script with a return code. I’ve … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Debugging Scripts (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

Testings results with a test matrix My Rename-Computer script is in production and I’ve made some major changes to it so it’s time for some major testing.  It’s important when testing your scripts to understand and document what your expected … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Debugging Scripts (Part 2 of 3)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

Testing variables with the ZTIUtility module My Rename-Computer script worked great on a computer in a workgroup environment. But now, I have a new server that I want to rename before I join it to a domain. I’ve worked out … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Debugging Scripts (Part 1 of 3)

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

Adding new functions and features to a perfectly good script is common practice. One example is my evolving Rename-Computer script. I want to modify the way it works (again) but I don’t want to rename my computer and join a … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Testing Script Parameters

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

Before running a parameterised script in your deployments, it’s important to test that the tab completion is working. To do this, open a PowerShell console and type the script name and a hyphen then press the {tab} key. Your script … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Deployment Script logging

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

The task sequence step “Run PowerShell Script” has some cool features. One of which is the way it handles information returned from the Write-Host, Write-Warning and Write-Error cmdlets. MDT collects Information(Write-Host), Warnings(Write-Warning) and Errors(Write-Error) returned from a cmdlet in a … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Comment Based Help

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

I recommend using PowerShell comment based help to document your deployment scripts as described on Technet in about_Comment_Based_Help. This makes your scripts self documenting so colleagues can see who wrote it, what it does and examples and parameter usage. Below, … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Using PowerShell in Task Sequences

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

Now that we’re in the golden age of PowerShell many administrators will want to take advantage of its features in their deployments. With Lite/Zero-Touch you can do this by using the Run PowerShell Script task sequence step. The great thing … Continue reading →

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Powershell: Windows Management Framework 3.0 is now available

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

Microsoft Windows Management Framework 3.0 is now available for download from the Microsoft Download Centre. This is the download that includes the finished version of  PowerShell 3.0. The OS versions supported and packages are: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit … Continue reading →

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MDT 2012: Adding PowerShell capability to Lite-Touch boot images

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

With the new Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) 4.0 it is now possible to add PowerShell support to your sessions. It is even easier to add it to your LiteTouchPE.wim images using MDT. Here’s the steps: First, download and install … Continue reading →

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