Deploy Windows 7 in Your own Way

If your last desktop OS deployment was circa Windows XP, we have some good news. Gone are the days of manual building, configuration and migration processes. New sets of tools are available to facilitate a deployment tailored specifically for your environment.   look at here for more ……. https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/magazine/hh273489.aspx

SYSPREP 2003

sysprep a windows 2003 R2 image, follow the  below: Insert CD1 go to  SupportToolsDeploy.cab select everything and extract them to c:sysprep ( a folder that you have created it) Double click sysprep.exe. Keep the default settings (Options un-selected, shutdown mode: shutdown) click on Reseal And press Ok

Hyper – V — SysPrep Windows 2008 R2

1) Install WINDOWS 2008 R2 on the host machine 2) Add Hyper V role 3) Create a new VM to act as the base IMAGE 4) Mount an ISO version of windows 2008 or R2 5) Install the OS 6) Run Sysprep (/generalize switch enabled), Shutdown 7) Inside Hyper V manager, Export to a alternate … Read more

Tool for SAM – from xAssets for SCCM

SAM Features with xAssets –   Configurable, Robust and Complete Reporting of all SCCM Assets Software Asset Management Options to discover Linux, Unix, Mac, IP Phone, Network Equipment into the SCCM inventory Integrate to Active Directory and other IT systems Contract Management Spare Parts Inventory Scalable to Large Enterprises Hosted SAAS or Locally Installed

Some good MS Blogs

The App-V Team blog: https://blogs.technet.com/appv/The WSUS Support Team blog: https://blogs.technet.com/sus/The SCMDM Support Team blog: https://blogs.technet.com/mdm/The ConfigMgr Support Team blog: https://blogs.technet.com/configurationmgr/The SCOM 2007 Support Team blog: https://blogs.technet.com/operationsmgr/The SCVMM Team blog: https://blogs.technet.com/scvmm/The MED-V Team blog: https://blogs.technet.com/medv/The DPM Team blog: https://blogs.technet.com/dpm/The OOB Support Team blog: https://blogs.technet.com/oob/The Opalis Team blog: https://blogs.technet.com/opalisThe Service Manager Team blog: http: https://blogs.technet.com/b/servicemanagerThe AVIcode Team … Read more

Software Inventory less than 21 Days – Collection

    select SMS_R_System.ResourceID,SMS_R_System.ResourceType,SMS_R_System.Name,SMS_R_System.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_System.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_System.Client from SMS_R_System where ResourceId in (select ResourceID from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_LastSoftwareScan on SMS_G_System_LastSoftwareScan.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where DATEDIFF(dd,SMS_G_System_LastSoftwareScan.LastScanDate,GetDate()) > 21 )

SCCM/ SMS Console Installed Systems Collection

select SMS_R_System.ResourceID,SMS_R_System.ResourceType,SMS_R_System.Name,SMS_R_System.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_System.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_System.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS on SMS_G_System_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS.DisplayName = “Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Administrator Console”