Windows: How to find the MAC on Windows

I know this is a pretty elementary post, but I had to write up some instructions to send out for users so I thought why not share them here. The user had a Windows 8 machine, hence the screen shots from Windows 8, but the only difference for other versions of Windows is how to launch…

SCCM : Error : OSD x80004005

Derek had an issue with a Dell XT2 not wanting to image. SCCM would error out every time he entered our password to pull up the OSD Task Sequence list. For us, this is typically a sign of hardware trouble but in this case he had already swapped the hard drive and the memory and…

VBScript : Combine Parts of Files

During an application upgrade we needed to combine a section of information, in this case the current scanner information, with the new configuration file that is created when the upgrade gets installed. I wrote the following script to do that for us. We are pushing out the upgrade through SCCM and have our batch file…

PowerShell : Outlook 2010 Cached Exchange Mode

We have discovered that with the roll out of Office 2010, it has become easier for users to setup their own mailboxes when logging in with a new Windows profile. Our mailbox server and user information blows in during the setup wizard and users are now able to click through the process without assistance. The…

SCCM : Query : Computers with multiple Application Requirements

In preparing for a StrataJazz Update we needed to a requirement of Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Extended. I created a device collection for computers that had Strata installed but did not have .NET Framework 4 Extended nor the applications that would break should they get .NET4. I chose the limiting collection to be the All PPMH# Collection which…

SCCM : Query : Computers in a Particular OU

We are in the process of encrypting every computer in the hospital and have split up the work into sections based on departments. I needed to know the host name, user name, computer model, and operating system for each computer in a particular OU for the push. We have certain models we were trying to…