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SP1 Setup Changes – System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
The CTP for System Center 2012 SP1 is now available. What’s new in Service Pack 1 for System...
Date: 07/20/2012
Managing Unprovisioned Computers in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Managing Unprovisioned Computers in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager I was recently asked...
Date: 05/02/2012
Custom Role Based Administration for Importing Computers
Custom Role Based Administration for Importing Computers In System Center 2012 Configuration Manger...
Date: 04/30/2012
System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection (plus OSD)
All, Here are some great blogs from a fellow Program Manager Jason Githens (@jrg98108): Launching a...
Date: 04/13/2012
Updated: Microsoft Management Summit 2012 Information
Here is the early list of some of the must see sessions being presented on Configuration Manager...
Date: 03/05/2012
Configuration Manager 2012: Task Sequence Export and Import
Export and Import – Version 2! As we looking at Configuration Manager 2012 Release Candidate...
Date: 01/19/2012
Configuration Manager 2012: User Device Affinity and OS Deployment
As we move to Configuration Manager 2012 we have spent a lot of time focusing on user centric...
Date: 06/20/2011
Configuration Manager 2012: Offline Servicing for Operating System Images
In previous posts we have discussed changes to PXE and the Distribution Point, as well as new ways...
Date: 04/18/2011
Configuration Manager 2012: Content Prestaging and Remote Content Distribution
A follow up to the blog on Distribution Points, we have many new features surrounding content...
Date: 04/11/2011
Configuration Manager 2012: Content Monitoring and Validation
In the last blog we covered Distribution Point Groups and the new ways to distribute and manage...
Date: 04/06/2011
Configuration Manager 2012: Content Management
As we have stated, simplified administration is a key pillar in the Configuration Manager 2012...
Date: 04/04/2011
Configuration Manager 2012: PXE Setup and Boot Image Management
In a previous post, I talked a little about the changes to the distribution point and integration of...
Date: 03/31/2011
Configuration Manager 2012: Distribution Points and PXE Services
In Configuration Manager 2012, unify infrastructure and simplify administration are two of the three...
Date: 03/28/2011
System Center Configuration Manger 2012 and MMS 2011
Going to MMS 2011 from Mar 21-25? Here is a great list of topics to check out on...
Date: 03/11/2011
Configuration Manager 2012: Hierarchy Wide Bootable Media
Hierarchy wide Bootable or Prestaged media. One of the most requested features/capabilities around...
Date: 08/18/2010
Configuration Manager 2012: Bootable Media Improvements: Part 2
Continuing the blog on updates to Operating System deployment in Configuration Manager 2012. Below...
Date: 06/30/2010
Configuration Manager 2012: Select Preferred Deployment from a Prestart Command
Over the next few weeks I will be covering some changes introduced into System Center 2012...
Date: 06/07/2010
BranchCache and Operating System Deployment
Recently I have gotten some feedback on Operating System Deployment in Configuration Manager 2007...
Date: 05/27/2010
Prestaged Media in Configuration Manager 2007 R3
Configuration Manager 2007 R3 is now in beta. Click here for more information on the open beta. Here...
Date: 04/29/2010
The blog is back!!
After a long hiatus, the Inside OSD blog is active again. Last week at the Microsoft Management...
Date: 04/25/2010
Installing a Custom GINA
Recently, we've had some questions about how to install a 3rd party GINA as an Install Software step...
Date: 06/07/2008
Importing Drivers
SCCM defines a driver as an INF file plus its associated content. When a driver is first imported we...
Date: 04/09/2008
BitLocker Support
Two builtin steps for managing BitLocker Drive Encryption during a task sequence are provided:...
Date: 04/08/2008
When Auto Apply Drivers Fails to Resolve Content
We often get questions about the Auto Apply Driver action not being able to resolve content – which...
Date: 03/28/2008
Tips for Debugging Task Sequences
The definition of the task sequence (e.g. the specific steps to run) is distributed to the client...
Date: 03/28/2008
Inside the Run Command Line action
Once you have the basic Operating System Deployment process working with ConfigMgr 2007, you will...
Date: 02/22/2008
Implicit answer file settings, Part 1: Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003
When the Apply OS step is run, it adds or overwrites a number of entries in the setup answer file....
Date: 02/14/2008
Tips for resolving package references
In ConfigMgr 2007, we now have several different types of packages, which can make it difficult to...
Date: 02/08/2008
ConfigMgr Client Package
One of the packages you need for an operating system deployment is a ConfigMgr 2007 client package....
Date: 12/20/2007
Troubleshooting Tips
The follow is a collection of tips that may be helpful when troubleshooting issues with ConfigMgr 07...
Date: 12/13/2007
Why can't I import a driver from a local drive path?
Boot Images, Operating System Images, Operating System Install Packages, and Drivers must be...
Date: 12/13/2007
Intel ICH8USB drivers demystified
For the folks that are having difficulties with the Intel ICH8USB drivers there is a simple...
Date: 12/12/2007
Boot Critical and Mass Storage Drivers
The following contribution from Brett Flegg outlines the steps for working with boot critical and...
Date: 12/07/2007
How do I assign a drive letter in the Format and Partition Disk step?
The short answer is, "you can't". Drive letters are only applicable to an instance of a running...
Date: 09/21/2007
Why does Vista end up on the D: drive?
Several people have tried to use the install.wim from the Windows Vista installation media in an...
Date: 08/08/2007
Joining a Domain: Epilogue
Fault Tolerance with Join Domain or Workgroup Previously I mentioned that the Apply Network Settings...
Date: 06/29/2007
Joining a Domain, Part 2
Capture Network Settings and Apply Network Settings are designed to work together to migrate network...
Date: 06/26/2007
Joining a ___domain during an OS deployment
There are two ways to join a ___domain as part of an OS Deployment: Using the Apply Network Settings...
Date: 06/22/2007
What is OSDDiskpartBiosCompatibilityMode?
Prior to Vista, the default alignment for partitions was cylinder alignment for MBR disks and sector...
Date: 06/21/2007
Introduction
The purpose of this blog is to provide an inside look at System Center Configuration Manager 2007...
Date: 05/30/2007