Category Archives: Scripting

PowerShell: Hello World

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

Alright, it’s time I started blogging about PowerShell. In fact it’s so long overdue that I really don’t know were to get started. There are so many great resources and blogs available now that most people who are motivated to … Continue reading →

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MDT Scripting: Deleting Registry Keys

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

A lot has happened since I wrote my articles on MDT Scripting last year. For one thing, I’ve learned how to compile my code in a script block on my blog. Two of my readers have asked about deleting registry … Continue reading →

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MDT Scripting: Managing Registry Keys

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

There are times during deployments when you may need to manage the registry. For example, finding out what Internet Explorer version the machine is using. Or also, creating keys to run programs at start-up etc. Fortunately, there is a utility … Continue reading →

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MDT Scripting: Handling Files

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

I’ve always wanted to blog about undocumented features and today’s that day. Recently, I’ve been demonstrating how you can save time on scripting by using the various classes in the ZTIUtility.vbs when creating your custom deployment scripts. However, there’s no … Continue reading →

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MDT Scripting: Managing Log Files

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

During deployments, MDT has a powerful logging process. All the logs generated are in a format similar to SCCM so you can use the Trace32 tool to view the log files in a GUI. Your custom scripts will generate individual log files … Continue reading →

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MDT Scripting: Managing Environment Variables – Part 2

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

Continuing with the ZTIUtility Environment Class. I again will assume you have read my getting started article here or have basic knowledge of MDT scripting. This class is used for collecting or changing properties gathered by MDT. You can produce … Continue reading →

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MDT Scripting: Managing Environment Variables – Part 1

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

Continuing my scripting series, the ZTIUtility.vbs file has a massive list of functions that can be used to save you the work of creating scripts from scratch. Used in combination with the MDT Template Script you can knock up a … Continue reading →

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MDT Scripting: Hello World

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

This is a simplified version of my Zero-Touch/Lite-Touch scripting guide. MDT Scripts call functions(smaller script routines) from another script called ZTIUtility.vbs. There is a template that takes care of the connections to make life even easier. In short it’s a 2 … Continue reading →

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MDT Scripting: Installing an application

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

Despite the name of the blog, so far I’ve done very little in the way of actual scripting so its not a wonder some of my readers think that this is just an MDT blog. The fact is I intend … Continue reading →

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MDT Scripting: Creating custom scripts Getting Started

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Andrew Barnes

Although MDT is very powerful, there will still be times when dealing with complex tasks that you will require a custom script. Fortunately you can use your own custom VB scripts in MDT as a task sequence step by calling … Continue reading →

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