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Installing HP branded Windows on a Virtual server

My customer has bought a Hewlett-Packard server with a Windows Server 2012 ROK (Reseller Option Kit) license.
However this customer had some issues with the installation of the license on the Hyper-V guest server. Since the Windows server does not recognize the ‘hardware’ as a Proliant server, licensing will not succeed.

However there is a simple solution…

Fix for slow “Downloads” folder in Windows 10

In the last couple of weeks I’ve been noticing that clicking the “Downloads” folder in Windows Explorer took a long time to load.
After a bit of research, it turns out Windows 10 tries to guess…

Windows Backup Mail Report Script

Background Jocha work with a lot of startup companies and small-business owners, which is great in so many ways. While it gives us the possibility to design and set everything up from scratch, with all the best practices, it usually means working with a smaller budget...

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…

Display all saved WiFi Passwords

We’ve all been there, wireless passwords tend get lost.

There are several tools to retrieve the missing information, but I strongly believe that the less stuff you download from the web, the safer you are. So why not use the built in functions instead?

Configuration Manager 2012 Log Files

Configuration Manager 2012 Log Files

Finding the right log will help you heaps when troubleshooting the clients.
Here’s a list of the files availible in SCCM 2012 (client-side).

Task Sequence error 0x87D01014

Task Sequence error 0x87D01014

When deploying a HP SSM Driverpack via a SCCM 2012 task sequence I ran into the 0x87D01014 error. Which gave me the following error logs in SMSTS.log…

Applications via UDI in MDT 2012

Applications via UDI in MDT 2012

A customer requested a Lite touch installations process with the ability to change the computers name, OU’s and application setup. Here’s a quick guide how to get the applications to work.

SCCM 2012 Enhancements in SP1

SCCM 2012 Enhancements in SP1

The Product Group have recently announced the Beta of Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 at TechNet 2012 North America.

SCCM 2012 Troubleshooting PXE

SCCM 2012 Troubleshooting PXE

PXE booting makes deploying OS images much simpler for end user technicians. There is a lot that can go wrong though, especially if you’re attempting to run it in a high security, heavily filtered network.

SCCM 2012 Not enough temporary space

SCCM 2012 Not enough temporary space

There is not enough temporary space reserved to download the software. You can use the Configuration Manager control panel applet to adjust the available temporary space.