On October the 27, 2011 between 12 noon and 1 pm (EST) Johan Arwidmark and I (Mikael Nystrom) will do a one hour session on Windows Intune, we are going to cover […]
Using Difference Disks and MKLINK in Hyper-V to save space
I work with OS deployment and I also work with our own LAB environment that in combination means that I build task sequences for our own labs. These labs really tends to […]
Windows 8 Preview Version: Using Boot From VHD to run side by side with Windows 7 (2008 R2)
Yes, it works. It is possible to run Windows 8 Preview Version as a boot-from-vhd on your Windows 7 (2008 R2) machine. You do need a version of Windows 7 that supports […]
Back to basic: Adding drivers to WinPE (or a normal image) in Offline mode
A couple of days ago someone asked me, –“Is this correct syntax for Imagex.exe and peimg.exe to inject drivers in WinPE”? IMHO, Imagex and Peimg should not be used anymore; they belong […]
Windows 8 Developer Server – Preview: Workaround on “Upgrade is blocked”
No, you should not upgrade, always wipe & load. There might be scenarios where you would like this to work, but it does not. Upgrade on the Server preview version has been […]
Windows 8 Developer Server – Preview: Switch to classic start menu
If you are testing Windows 8 Server just for the fun of it, you will soon realize that the new Metro-Style application interface does not really work great for server administration (right […]
How to split a Media based OS Deployment into multiple DVD’s?
The Deployment Guys has done it again, that is, they wrote a very nice blog post about the fact that if you do need to use media based deployment and you have […]
Adding Configurations to the Applications Pane using AppDescriptors
The Deploymentguys has invented some new stuff, just check this out, this is really cool. Read the complete story: http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2011/09/02/adding-configurations-to-the-applications-pane-using-appdescriptors.aspx?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed Download the ZIP: AppDescriptors.zip /mike Technorati Tags: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit,Lite Touch
