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Alexey Semibratov's Blog on OSD/SCCM/MDT

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2016 1

  1. New version of drivers harvester copies all OEM drivers to separate folder

2015 5

  1. Drivers harvester now ignores PNF files!
  2. Harvesting drivers from C:WindowsSystem32DriverStoreFileRepository and PNF files
  3. Compare two ZTIWindowsUpdate logs with this script to see which patches added and removed
  4. Back to blogging!
  5. Bullet-proof version of ZTIWindowsUpdate.wsf

2014 5

  1. Mask all important passwords in all MDT logs
  2. StartMBAMEncryption script updated!
  3. Dart Remote recovery starts too late in your OSD MDT Deployment? Here is the fix.
  4. Prevent "half-baked" computers in your environment with special handling of failing steps in State Restore phase
  5. Meaningful error messages in SCCM OSD Task Sequence

2013 5

  1. Harvesting drivers from running computer - cleaner, better, works on Windows 7.
  2. Start MBAM encryption on Bitlocker pre-provisioned and Windows To Go drives.
  3. New view - Real IP address based on v_GS_NETWORK_ADAPTER_CONFIGURATION and calculated Subnet field (not a subnet Mask!!!)
  4. Modified Administrative Security > "Administrative users security assignments" report with effective rights
  5. Computer Make / Model with Lenovo real models

2012 4

  1. Script, that populates base variable with packages and programs based on Computer's AD group membership.
  2. LoadState captures the same profile twice for users that were migrated with ADMT/Quest tools.
  3. Updated reports - now for CM 2012
  4. One old and 2 new compliance reports

2011 7

  1. x-mass present! _AUTOMATICALLY_ open all important logs - smsts.log, bdd.log - anything!
  2. Increase CM cache and clean it - 2
  3. Increase CM cache and clean it
  4. Remote Connection to WinPE during SCCM deployments - creating shortcuts with Ticket numbers and IP on a file share
  5. Sending SCCM Status Messages from MDT Scripts.
  6. Compliance report, break down by months
  7. Creating faster OEM Images with OSD and MDT.

2010 7

  1. Collecting SCCM computer object last logon time.
  2. Associate log files with Trace32.exe
  3. ZTIWindowsUpdate.WSF does not install all patches
  4. Script to add specific packages to all distribution points
  5. Patch management notifications dilemma
  6. Report, showing all collections computer belongs to
  7. Adding config.xml, generated by scanstate.exe /getconfig, to your migration.

2009 9

  1. When upgrading or reinstalling Windows XP to Windows 7 using USMT 4.0 to migrate system and user state, settings like Wallpaper and Network Printer mappings are not migrated.
  2. Applications picker for SCCM/MDT
  3. Hide cscript.exe window for MDT general purpose wizard hook
  4. Count anything with unique Serial Number
  5. USB Media for User Data in Computer Replacement Scenario
  6. Avoiding Legal Notice that breaks MDT autologon.
  7. Direct OU in SCCM
  8. Installing Hyper-V integration components in Windows XP when building reference image
  9. Images Builder

2006 3

  1. Patch Management in isolated environment SMS 2003
  2. Reporting client to distribution point network bandwidth to SMS Hardware Inventory
  3. Using scripting host to develop and test MOM Scripts.