Tag Archives: ConfigMgr

LTI/ZTI Scripting: Add computer to an AD Group

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Andrew Barnes

I’m currently doing some intense SCCM 2012 training so I’ve not been posting or in the forums recently. I’ve still been responding to emails though. I received an email from a reader earlier this week. He wanted to add the … Continue reading →

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MDT: Running a single PowerShell Cmdlet from a Task Sequence Step

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

Sometimes I want to perform small tasks that don’t really require a script creation. In those cases I use a Run Command Line task sequence step. It was always easy for cmd.exe and it’s just as easy for PowerShell.exe(once you … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI Scripting: MDT Scripting Template

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

It’s back to VBScript today. I received an email from a reader last week. He had an issue with a deployment script. We thought it would be a good idea to share the solution. For me, a chance to review … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Outputting Transcript from PowerShell Console

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

While testing a Lite-Touch deployment, I had an issue with a PowerShell script running in an application package. The error flashed by on the console screen so fast that I could not read it. To top that off, the log file … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Using Modules in deployment scripts

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

A great feature of PowerShell is the use of Modules. You use modules to store reusable code such as functions as an alternate to storing hefty code at the start of your scripts. MDT supports the use of modules in … 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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