Deployment Research

Back to the basics – Copying a folder in MDT 2010

By Johan Arwidmark / May 7, 2011

As ususal in Windows we can do similar things in quote many different ways, but by taking advantage of the built-in MDT objects we can often easy the pain. Here is a sample for copying a folder, using the MDT progress bar, properties, logging and errorhandling…

Save time (and avoid pain) – Create a MDT test environment

By Johan Arwidmark / May 5, 2011

By adding a few files to a folder you can simulate the gather process of MDT, and figure out why settings fails in seconds rather than hours… Create a MDT test environment – here is how

OEM Preload with ConfigMgr 2007

By Johan Arwidmark / May 4, 2011

In ConfigMgr 2007 R3 Microsoft added a new OEM preload scenario in addition to the OEM preload for ConfigMgr SP2 (and R2) added by MDT 2010. This article explains the different options.

Installing KB977384 (R3 Client) in a ConfigMgr 2007 Task Sequence

By Johan Arwidmark / May 4, 2011

This article describes the steps to add the KB977384 update (R3 Client) to the ConfigMgr 2007 Task Sequence.

Configure MDT to send an email when deployment is completed

By Johan Arwidmark / May 3, 2011

An article on how to configure MDT 2010 to send an email when deployment is completed

Modifying the MDT 2010 Lite Touch Wizard – By Mikael Nystrom

By Johan Arwidmark / April 27, 2011

Superior article by Mikael Nystrom – Modifying the MDT 2010 Lite Touch Wizard

Final Configuration for MDT 2010 Lite Touch

By Johan Arwidmark / April 26, 2011

Sample script to execute code after the Task Sequence is completed. This script will clean out any Leftover MININT or Sysprep folders. Enable WindowsUpdate, Set a default domain value (read from the JOINDOMAIN environment variable), and then do a proper final reboot…

Great set of guides for ConfigMgr 2007 – From the Windows-noob forum

By Johan Arwidmark / April 26, 2011

Great set of guides for ConfigMgr 2007 – From the Windows-noob forum (maintained by Niall Brady)

Nice post on XP regional settings in MDT 2010 by Andrew Barnes

By Johan Arwidmark / April 26, 2011

Nice post on XP regional settings in MDT 2010 by Andrew Barnes

Virtualization shoot-out: Citrix, Microsoft, Red Hat, and VMware

By Johan Arwidmark / April 20, 2011

Pretty good reading about virtualization – Thanks to Chris Steffen for letting me know

Hydration – Build a lab with ConfigMgr 2007 SP2

By Johan Arwidmark / April 18, 2011

Hydration is King – Here is a download for deploying a few different servers in a datacenter, all fully automated. The servers are two domain controllers, one deployment server with WDS, and one ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 R2 server…

MDT 2010 and the default partitioning

By Johan Arwidmark / April 16, 2011

An article that demystifies the default partitioning in MDT 2010…

Setting keyboard layout in the MDT 2010 (Lite Touch) boot image

By Johan Arwidmark / April 11, 2011

The MDT docs about setting keyboard layout in the MDT 2010 (Lite Touch) boot image is slightly incorrect… Here is how you do it..

Article by Jason Sandys – Using Install Updates Offline task in ConfigMgr 2007 with MDT

By Johan Arwidmark / April 11, 2011

Great article by Jason Sandys – Using Install Updates Offline task in ConfigMgr 2007 with MDT

The Springboard Series Tour is back!

By Johan Arwidmark / April 8, 2011

The Springboard Series Tour is back! Here are the upcoming tour stops.

New Download – Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)

By Johan Arwidmark / April 8, 2011

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) is now available

Great article on using BGInfo (like UDI does) in WinPE to reflect status changes….

By Johan Arwidmark / April 7, 2011

Great article on using BGInfo (like UDI does) in WinPE to reflect status changes….

The windows-noob.com Frontend HTA ver 1.0

By Johan Arwidmark / April 5, 2011

The friends (Hi Niall) over at windows-noob.com has released a pretty cool frontend for MDT 2010 Update 1, ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 and Maik Kosters Web Services v7.2…

How-To Install WS 2008 R2 on UEFI systems using GPT disk with MDT 2010 update 1

By Johan Arwidmark / March 25, 2011

How-To Install 2008 R2 on UEFI systems using GPT disk using MDT 2010 with update 1

OEM and imaging – The rules of the game

By Johan Arwidmark / March 24, 2011

The most tricky parts in a deployments rarely have anything to do with technical issues, but rather politicial or licensing issues. This article explains (to us mere mortals), how OEM and imaging really can be used.

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