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Installing .NET Framework on Windows 8 and 2012

I have been struggling a bit with adding .NET Framework 3.5 on a few systems (and reference image for MDT). The posts on MSDN and TechNet are good, but not always crystal clear.

Here is how I solved the issues we were experiencing…

Uninstall all Java versions

I received an inquiry from one of my mid-size (100-200 users) customers today. They’ve been planning on implementing a new online service which requires the latest Java version.

The clients have a large quantity of outdated versions of Java, which needed to be uninstalled before we deployed the newest version.
They are currently running Windows 7 and Windows 8, so somewhat modern operative systems.

Breaking into a Windows System

Do you ever get that sinking feeling, when you’ve forgotten the root password to your test lab?  Again?

I hate it too!  So I decided to figure out a way around it, using a work around…

SCCM Client – Manual install and uninstall

You can deploy the SCCM client several ways, the most common being through SCCM, manual install via the ccmsetup.exe. This article describes how to install and uninstall the client manually.

Get Active Directory pictures in Windows 10

We have been working on migrating a customer from Windows 7 over to Windows 10. Our goal is to have Windows 8 and 10 clients pull the pictures from Active Directory to the users local profiles.

Make Primary User Local Admin via Task Sequence

Make Primary User Local Admin via Task Sequence

I set up a small script which adds the username supplied during OSD to the local administrative group instead, which you could run from a TS.
This way only the Primary User gets elevated privileges over their own PC.

Application Installation Error 0x87D00607

Application Installation Error 0x87D00607

I ran into this issue when switching between our production and test environment. If you’re receiving the 0x87D00607 error you are most likely connected to a network/site which does not have a Configuration Manager Boundary or Boundary Group.

SCCM Client Installation Error 53

SCCM Client Installation Error 53

If you’re having trouble deploying the SCCM client and you’re getting Error 53 you should verify that the Client Installation account is local administrator and that Remote administration is turned on.

Password Generator

Password Generator

Security is very important, especially when it comes to IT.
We’ve created a password generating script to assist in making sure we all use high security passwords.

Sending Emails via Powershell

Sending Emails via Powershell

Lately I’ve been setting up a back-end script for one of our customers. The full script creates Domain users, generates passwords and emails the manager/CEO the user information.

This post will only contain the Email function, more functions will be posted later.

SCCM 2012: Create Collections and AD Groups

SCCM 2012: Create Collections and AD Groups

After setting up a new domain and deploying SCCM 2012 I came to realize how much work it actually is to set up new applications.
I have made a script which creates AD groups and Collections.

Convert VBS to Powershell

Convert VBS to Powershell

I’ve always liked VB scripting, but I have officially converted to Powershellism (?!).
If you’d like to convert your old VBS scripts to Powershell check this out…

Printer Problem 0x00000006 and 0x00000002

Printer Problem 0x00000006 and 0x00000002

I started my day troubleshooting a Windows 7 SP1 client which couldn’t install a specific printer. After verifying that the server was not the issue I started looking into the computer configuration…