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Hello,

 

I have been reading the forums and tech manuals trying to figure out what I've been doing wrong. I capture my reference machine with GImageX and imported it into SCCM 07. I created the Task Sequence which I duplicated and changed from a known good sequence. I made the proper changes, or so I thought, and when I the computer tries to install the OS I get an 0x80070490 error. Under Apply Operating System I have tried to change the image to 1-1 or 2-2 but the only option I have is 1-MYWIM1 as an option. I am not at all familiar with SCCM so any help you could provide would be much appreciated. Thank you for your time.

 

Jaime

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Just looking for a deeper dive into software inventory and wondering if anyone can answer a few questions:

• If I switch my simple 7 day schedule to a custom schedule after hours and the clients are powered down, will those clients wait until the next schedule to run the inventory?
• If so, is there a log file to tell when the next inventory scan will fire?  I had a look in the Scheduler.log but couldn't see anything immediate.
• Anyone have any issues running the software inventory with virus protection such as McAfee?

Just trying to isolate some reported slowness on specific clients and am looking for hard evidence that it's not SCCM.

 

Thanks!

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June 18, 2014, 2:52 am

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Dear,

I have added bulk of computers to a collection and i am trying to create query to automatically remove computer from this collection base on query, i mean after software installed and updates remove computers from this collection.

Note : computers added manually not link to any other collection...

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June 18, 2014, 6:47 am

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I am trying to run the report "Computers with Specific software registered in Add Remove Programs" to get an accurate count of what workstations have what software installed. I try to run the report and I get nothing back, I look at the Table and the View, and receive nothing back.

I was wondering if anyone could help. I built a report that works, But it would be nicer to get the Add Remove list to work.

 

Select DISTINCT SYS.Netbios_Name0,SYS.Resource_Domain_OR_Workgr0,SP.CompanyName, SP.ProductName, SP.ProductVersion
FROM v_GS_SoftwareProduct SP
JOIN v_R_System SYS ON SP.ResourceID=SYS.ResourceID
JOIN v_FullCollectionMembership fcm on sys.ResourceID=fcm.ResourceID
WHERE fcm.CollectionID = "COL0000F''
ORDER By SYS.Netbios_Name0, SP.CompanyName, SP.ProductName, SP.ProductVersion

 

attached are my client settings
 

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June 18, 2014, 7:54 am

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Hello,

 

i really need some help with a problem occuring since i installed windows updates to the server and rebooted it.

 

- The client can't boot to a tasksequence and is getting the wrong TFTP boot image. The tftp boot image path that is showing is boot\x86\pxeboot.com while the DHCP scope option is set to SMSBoot\x64\wdsnbp.com. My OS and PE Bootimage are both x64.

 

- The client is in a collection which has the tasksequence with the x64 PE and OS deployed to it.

- I double checked the MAC and guid of the computer.

 

- The distributionpoint is in HTTP Mode and has a selfsigned certificated which is still valid.

 

- The error showing after the PXE boot shows a \Tmp\x86x64{4BC1E25E-BB57-4AC1-9172-1160574D45EF}.bcd  Error code 0xc0000098

 

- In the SMSPXE log  see this when i PXEboot a client.

 

reply has no message header marker      SMSPXE  6/18/2014 12:36:41 PM   2440 (0x0988)
PXE::MP_LookupDevice failed; 0x80004005 SMSPXE  6/18/2014 12:36:41 PM   2440 (0x0988)
reply has no message header marker      SMSPXE  6/18/2014 12:36:41 PM   2440 (0x0988)

 

Failed to send status message (80004005)        SMSPXE  6/18/2014 12:36:41 PM   2440 (0x0988)
Failed to send the status message       SMSPXE  6/18/2014 12:36:41 PM   2440 (0x0988)
PXE::MP_ReportStatus failed; 0x80004005 SMSPXE  6/18/2014 12:36:41 PM   2440 (0x0988)

 

PXE Provider failed to process message.
Unspecified error (Error: 80004005; Source: Windows)    SMSPXE  6/18/2014 12:36:41 PM   2440 (0x0988)

 

 

- I already disabled, removed the remoteinstall folder and enabled the PXE role on the distributionpoint.

- The computer had windows 8.1 64 installed to it.

- I cleaned the SSD.

- I updated/redistributed the PE boot image.

 

Any ideas/suggestions?

 

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I have been running successfully capture images directly to my hard drive across the network then moving them up to the server after the fact. I am doing it this way to lessen traffic across the network and isolating the traffic to a single router so that it doesn't slow down the rest of the network. I then transfer the image up to the server after hours overnight so that the traffic is minimal during the work day. I have successfully done this several times. Now however when I try to capture an image using the same method I am getting a failure that seems to point to bad login to my local pc using my network credentials. I am going to attach the log generated by the failure and was wondering if I could get any helpful suggestions from the group.  smsts.log   506KB   1 downloads

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June 19, 2014, 6:18 am

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I have been running successfully capture images directly to my hard drive across the network then moving them up to the server after the fact. I am doing it this way to lessen traffic across the network and isolating the traffic to a single router so that it doesn't slow down the rest of the network. I then transfer the image up to the server after hours overnight so that the traffic is minimal during the work day. I have successfully done this several times. Now however when I try to capture an image using the same method I am getting a failure that seems to point to bad login to my local pc using my network credentials. I am going to attach the log generated by the failure and was wondering if I could get any helpful suggestions from the group  smsts.log   506KB   2 downloads

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June 19, 2014, 7:38 am

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I have an application that is an EXE. If I open it with 7zip, I see a .rsrc folder, .text file, .orpc file, etc. Is there a way to extract an MSI from the file?

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Applications vs packages

June 19, 2014, 8:21 am

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Is there a way to have applications install from the distribution point like you can with Packages? Is there also an equivalent to the assignment schedule that Packages have? I.E. repeat every X hours?

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June 19, 2014, 1:28 pm

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Hello! I'm trying to create a Windows 7 to Windows 7 computer refresh task sequence with USMT 4.0/Hard-links in SCCM 2012 SP1 CU1 environment.  I followed Peter's tutorial http://www.petervanderwoude.nl/post/migrating-to-windows-8-by-using-hard-links-with-configmgr-2012/.  

 

The task sequence I created based off of Peter's tutorial completes with no errors but the computer does not get joined to the domain.  I'm using a service account that serves as a "domain join only" account specified in the Apply Network Settings step.  I use this same account in several other of my OSD task sequences and the computers join the domain fine.

 

Is there a better way to do a computer refresh with same OS?  I've only seen XP to 7 refresh scenarios around the web and I'm assuming it shouldn't matter with Windows 7 to Windows 7.  If needed, I can attach any logs that would be helpful.  Thanks!

Tool to extract detailed information of a Server 2008 R2 machine

June 20, 2014, 6:18 am

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Hello everyone,

 

Our company has about 15 physical servers and 30 virtual servers. Due the large amounts of service requests by our colleagues we are behind in documenting the network infrastructure and the servers specifically. If I have to document them all manually it will take at least a full week to complete, so I was wondering if there are any tools for Server 2008 R2 servers to export information. Mainly interested in one or more tools to get the following information:

 

- Network card settings

- Disk Management (Disks, size, online/offline, status)

- Present network shares

- Installed Windows Roles and Features

- Page file (location, maximum size)

- Device Manager

- Installed software (Version, install date, supplier)

- Services (all services, their start up type, logon as and status)

 

ANY help in the form of tools that you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

 

Kind regards,

Dennis

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June 20, 2014, 12:46 pm

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We are looking at the possibility of using SCCM to push out a new IE proxy config to all of our computers.  Does anyone have any recommendations for how to accomplish this?

 

We would also like to be able to report on it if possible.

 

Thanks,
Paul

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June 21, 2014, 8:27 am

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Hello,

 

I've set up a VM Exchange server for an exam I have monday.

 

I've installed outlook on a windows client. When I start outlook for the first time my name and email address appears correctly in the Add new account wizard.

Then I get some certificate warning (no certificates configured yet), I click yes to proceed. Then the wizard says the email accunt is succesfully configured. So far so good. Wizard Finishes. Outlook starts.

 

Then I get this error:

Cannot open your default e-mail folders. You must connect to Microsoft Exchange with the current profile before you can synchronize your folders with your Outlook data file (.ost). 

 

 

 

 

I have this error on all my clients for all profiles I tried.

 

MX Server:

Vmware

windows 2012

exchange 2010

 

dc:

windows 2008r2

 

client vm:

windows 7 x32

outlook 2010. didn't work with 2013 either.

 

 

Anyone have an idea? It would be much appreciated. I've googled on this and found some stuff but nothing worked.

 

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June 21, 2014, 10:33 am

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Hello,

 

I am currently in the process of performing my second WDS deployment, but have run in to a strange problem: the WDS unattend file appears to be being ignored. When I PXE boot a client setup starts then I am prompted:

 

1. The setup language.

 

2. WDS Admin credentials

 

3.  To select the image I want to install

 

4. Partition the drive.

 

All of these setting have already been specified in my unattend file. If I answer these questions and let the installation proceed everything works fine and Windows is installed. Any thoughts on why this may be occurring? To date I have already confirmed the following:

 

1. The admin credentials in the unattend file are correct.

2. The domain administrator has full access to the WDS deployment folder on the server.

 

A check of the setup.err log on the client reveals the following error: Failed to process the user selected language en-US [gle = 0x0000005]

 

I have used the sane unattend file with another customer with 100% success, but for whatever reason it does not seem to work with this one. This leads me to believe it may be something server-side (or the fact that the client hardware is a bit different), but I cannot think of anything else to check.

 

My WDS unattend file is attached. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Attached Files

•  unattend-AdminRedacted.xml   2.11KB   2 downloads

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Hello All,

 

My team lead wants to know from which DP client is downloading the package. As we are going to deploy DP on windows 7 computer in our site which is composed of approx 100 clients.

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Hello, 

 

We have a primary site wich works like a charm, everything deploys correctly. A distribution point is installed and SCCM says it's OK ( all green checks ) 

But when we want to deploy from the distribution point we get the following error;

 

"Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:

 

 

Status: 0x0000001

info: A required device isn't connected or can't be accessed.

 

In the SMSexec.log i'm seeing;

   

ERROR: Could not read registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Identification on site server NL-SCCM01, sleeping 60 seconds.  The operating system reported error 997: Overlapped I/O operation is in progress. SMS_EXECUTIVE 23-6-2014 14:38:20 2712 (0x0A98)

 

In the SMSPXE.log;

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:03 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:03 3448 (0x0D78)

Client lookup reply: <ClientIDReply><Identification Unknown="0" ItemKey="16777763" ServerName=""><Machine><ClientID/><NetbiosName/></Machine></Identification></ClientIDReply>

SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:03 3448 (0x0D78)

00:50:56:9F:69:81, 19171F42-6600-4C65-BA5D-99675213935D: device is in the database. SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:03 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:03 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:03 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:03 3448 (0x0D78)

Client boot action reply: <ClientIDReply><Identification Unknown="0" ItemKey="16777763" ServerName=""><Machine><ClientID>GUID:CF284EE6-6D75-443B-A4B2-9C031F2566E7</ClientID><NetbiosName/></Machine></Identification><PXEBootAction LastPXEAdvertisementID="" LastPXEAdvertisementTime="" OfferID="HQ120003" OfferIDTime="11-6-2014 13:46:00" PkgID="HQ10000D" PackageVersion="" PackagePath="http://de-services01.planon-fm.com/SMS_DP_SMSPKG$/HQ100002" BootImageID="HQ100002" Mandatory="0"/></ClientIDReply>

SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:04 3448 (0x0D78)

00:50:56:9F:69:81, 19171F42-6600-4C65-BA5D-99675213935D: found optional advertisement HQ120003 SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:04 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:05 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:05 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:05 3448 (0x0D78)

Client boot action reply: <ClientIDReply><Identification Unknown="0" ItemKey="16777763" ServerName=""><Machine><ClientID>GUID:CF284EE6-6D75-443B-A4B2-9C031F2566E7</ClientID><NetbiosName/></Machine></Identification><PXEBootAction LastPXEAdvertisementID="" LastPXEAdvertisementTime="" OfferID="HQ120003" OfferIDTime="11-6-2014 13:46:00" PkgID="HQ10000D" PackageVersion="" PackagePath="http://de-services01.planon-fm.com/SMS_DP_SMSPKG$/HQ100002" BootImageID="HQ100002" Mandatory="0"/></ClientIDReply>

SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:05 3448 (0x0D78)

00:50:56:9F:69:81, 19171F42-6600-4C65-BA5D-99675213935D: found optional advertisement HQ120003 SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:05 3448 (0x0D78)

Looking for bootImage HQ100002 SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:05 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:05 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:05 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:05 3448 (0x0D78)

File D:\RemoteInstall\SMSTemp\2014.06.23.14.10.31.01.{EB72A9B2-C6E3-47F3-B38D-EBA9B514E636}.boot.bcd deleted. SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:19 5724 (0x165C)

File D:\RemoteInstall\SMSTemp\2014.06.23.14.10.31.01.{EB72A9B2-C6E3-47F3-B38D-EBA9B514E636}.boot.bcd.log deleted. SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:19 5724 (0x165C)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:50 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:50 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:50 3448 (0x0D78)

Client boot action reply: <ClientIDReply><Identification Unknown="0" ItemKey="16777763" ServerName=""><Machine><ClientID>GUID:CF284EE6-6D75-443B-A4B2-9C031F2566E7</ClientID><NetbiosName/></Machine></Identification><PXEBootAction LastPXEAdvertisementID="" LastPXEAdvertisementTime="" OfferID="HQ120003" OfferIDTime="11-6-2014 13:46:00" PkgID="HQ10000D" PackageVersion="" PackagePath="http://de-services01.planon-fm.com/SMS_DP_SMSPKG$/HQ100002" BootImageID="HQ100002" Mandatory="0"/></ClientIDReply>

SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:50 3448 (0x0D78)

00:50:56:9F:69:81, 19171F42-6600-4C65-BA5D-99675213935D: found optional advertisement HQ120003 SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:50 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:52 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:53 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:53 3448 (0x0D78)

Client boot action reply: <ClientIDReply><Identification Unknown="0" ItemKey="16777763" ServerName=""><Machine><ClientID>GUID:CF284EE6-6D75-443B-A4B2-9C031F2566E7</ClientID><NetbiosName/></Machine></Identification><PXEBootAction LastPXEAdvertisementID="" LastPXEAdvertisementTime="" OfferID="HQ120003" OfferIDTime="11-6-2014 13:46:00" PkgID="HQ10000D" PackageVersion="" PackagePath="http://de-services01.planon-fm.com/SMS_DP_SMSPKG$/HQ100002" BootImageID="HQ100002" Mandatory="0"/></ClientIDReply>

SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:53 3448 (0x0D78)

00:50:56:9F:69:81, 19171F42-6600-4C65-BA5D-99675213935D: found optional advertisement HQ120003 SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:53 3448 (0x0D78)

Looking for bootImage HQ100002 SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:53 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:53 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:53 3448 (0x0D78)

Failed to create certificate store from encoded certificate.. This is usually caused by a problem with the program. Please check the Microsoft Knowledge Base to determine if this is a known issue or contact Microsoft Support Services for further assistance.

The parameter is incorrect. (Error: 80070057; Source: Windows) SMSPXE 23-6-2014 14:20:53 3448 (0x0D78)

 

 

I already give the computer account rights on the registry as discussed on the technet forums.

 

I'm out of idea's, we uninstalled the sccm2007 from the distribution point and installed a 2012 distribution point. The main server is completly wiped clean.

 

Thanks for your advice!

 

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Hi guy's, what is the best way to have an application perform a silent install within SCCM 2007?

 

If its an .msi package, can I simply add the /s switch on the end of the command line in order for this to work? Or is there something more I need to do? I've recently re-created a program and its advertisement and I've added the /s switch onto the command line at the end, but so far nothing seems to of happened.

 

Granted, I have program notifications etc suppressed so the users should not aware of it being installed so it doesn't need any interaction from them. I've been checking "Progams & Features" on my machine as a test, waiting for the said progam to appear but so far no luck. I've also been into Config Mgr on my machine and initiated a policy retreival to speed up the process.

 

Thanks for all suggestions.

 

Sisko

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This is my first post on Windows-Noob.com so go easy on me please

 

AirServer is being used in schools heavily, especially where Smartboards by Smart Tech are used with PCs in classrooms. Our School District has installed a Smartboard in every classroom across the School District. (110 in total).

 

With the number of iPads in use in schools, AirServer not only functions beautifully on the Smartboard computers, but is significantly cheaper than Apple TV's for the purpose of showing the iOS device screen on the PC Desktop being projected onto the Smartboard. This latest version 2.0.1 also adds the ability to record the activity on the screen to video and be redistributed later.

 

There hasn't been extensive how to's on packaging and deploying this application, so I thought I'd add one here, hopefully you find it useful.

 

The MSI available from App Dynamic hasn't changed a whole lot since earlier versions, and I've tested the options that App Dynamic sent me for version 1.8.x and they still apply on version 2.0.1 that this tutorial is using.

 

Here is a list of options from App Dynamic that can be set in the MSI, using Orca MSI editor I've made the changes that worked best for our users.  Installing_AirServer_Document.pdf   70.74KB   2 downloads

 

So in our environment, users do not have admin rights to the desktop, so I've included the security feature of PASSCODE in the MSI, as well as our Product Key in the PIDKEY setting. We also use a strict computer naming convention, so I've restricted the users ability to change the broadcast name in AirServer so it is easy to identify based on the room number included in their computer name. I also disabled the Check for Updates since users don't have the admin rights required to run the updates Just make the changes you want in the Properties settings of the MSI's and save.(might be an idea to make a copy of the original MSI's and make changes to the copies in case you need the originals again)

Here's a screenshot of the modifications of both the 32bit and 64bit MSI: 

 

 

Then in SCCM you can Create Package from Definition to point to the MSI, I used the Per System Unattended program that gets created from the definition. Bonjour from Apple is also needed for AirServer to run, so I created a package of Bonjour.msi that was extracted for the iTunes package I created previously. Also a 32 and 64 bit options. I've set the AirServer Per System Unattended program to run the Bonjour package first so that it is always on a system before AirServer can be run by the user.

 

Here's a screenshot of the package by definition in SCCM:

 

And here is a screenshot of the Bonjour package install requirement in the AirServer Per System Unattended program.

 

So one last step in this for me was to define which Operating Systems each of these two versions of AirServer would be allowed to be installed on. I did this mostly because I already have an existing collection of systems that earlier 32bit only versions were deployed to. I want to keep that collection to target with this, but now I want to simply deploy both to the same collection but know that only 32bit OS will get the 32bit AirServer, and the like for 64bit. I've set that in both versions Per System Unattended (didn't bother with the other programs since I won't be using those in deployment). Here's a screenshot of that, so you know what I mean.

 

So that's what I have prepared for you, if you have a question or anything that I've skipped over, just let me know.

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Hello,

 

Im facing this log entries in DISTMGR.log file.  

 

Package 'PAK0002D' is found in active queue, will try it later

Package 'PAK0002E' is found in active queue, will try it later

Sleep 3600 seconds...

 

Though these packages are not listed in Configmgr packages, i have searched individually in console also in WMI by using WMI query but there is no entry for this package file. But DistMgr.log file continuously prompt these logs. I have attached snapshot for furthure reference.

 

 

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Hi all

 

Having some issues with reports in SCCM 2012, in the past these have worked fine and ive no idea what could have changed to cause this so just wondering if anyone else has seen this.

 

Trying to run a report on Computers With specific software installed, select the collection i wish to run the report on but when i go to select the Software product this is now blank. In the past this was populated with software installed on client machines allowing us to select it and run the desired report. Other similar reports seem to be affected in the same way also.

 

 

 

Anyone seen this before and have any suggestions as to what it may be?

 

Thanks

 

Marc