The deployvista.com site is put to rest…You find new content on the Deployment Research site, a site filled with articles and guides on how to deploy and manage Windows operating systems. You can search the old deployvista.com article archive here, simply use the search to the right. If you are missing something on the new […]
If you have read any of my articles on MDT and drivers you know that, for most environments, I like to have total control of my drivers (rather than the Total Chaos method which is default in MDT). This means that I normally create a more detailed folder structure in the deployment workbench, that matches […]
Earlier this week Microsoft released an update to USMT 4.0, adding support for Office 2010 as well as fixing a few other issues. You can download the update from: Information about the User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 update If using ConfigMgr 2007 and MDT 2010 Zero Touch you need to update one of the […]
Over the years I have been answering quite a number of posts from people trying to run batch files in MDT. And as fun as the old batch files ever are, you simply get way more features when converting them into vbscript… Here is the deal, MDT does support batch files, but batch files has […]
Per request, here is a list of useful MDT 2010 and Windows Deployment resources… Deployment Resarch My new blog, dedicated to all types of operating system deployments Mike’s Tech Head Blog Mikael Nystroms blog My old Blog (this site) 🙂 Despite the name, dedicated to all types of operating system deployments TrueSec Video Tutorials and […]
First If your goal is to very quickly have a nice fully automated Windows 7 setup, including drivers, application etc. – This article is not for you. If that’s your goal, you should download the free Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010, and use that as your deployment solution. Second That being said, if you rather […]
Hi fellow deployment master, I’m very proud to announce that a dazzling deployment workshop – Unleash the Power of MDT 2010 Lite Touch – is coming to Copenhagen on November 23 – 24. In just two days you will learn what you need to build a superior deployment solution based on MDT 2010 Update 1. […]
Microsoft Windows, Office and MDOP Deployment Workshops http://www.springboardseriestour.com Amsterdam – 25 Oct | Stockholm – 27 Oct | Helsinki – 29 Oct | Reading – 1 Nov | Rome – 3 Nov | Vienna – 4 Nov The Microsoft Get On the Bus Tour is taking a winter hiatus to bring you a new tour […]
MDT 2010 Lite Touch by default doesn’t automatically add the information you specify in the deployment wizard, here is a stored procedure and rules file that will do just that… This sample will inject the computername you specify in the deployment wizard to the OSDComputerName and Description field in the database, but it can easily […]
If you are going to TechEd in Berlin this year, make sure to sign up for the Deployment Pre-conference day. It will be a full day, where we build a complete Windows XP to Windows 7 migration / deployment solution. The presenters are: me (Johan Arwidmark), Mikael Nystrom, Michael Niehaus, Jeremy Chapman, and Steve Campbell. All […]