With the recent release of Dell’s new laptop ranges, Configuration Manager OSD professionals face new challenges. We recently had issues with some of Dell’s new laptops not picking up the network after PXE boot even though we had gone through the normal process of adding the network card drivers to the boot image and ensuring…
DWG TrueView 2015 has now been released and we have already been asked by several people about how to deploy this using Configuration Manager Software Catalog. The solution is very simple and the process that you should follow is exactly the same as the process that we have detailed for the 2014 version which can…
We have now updated our Autodesk serial number collection script to include the recently released AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015. The following additions have been made to the script: AutoCAD 2015 AutoCAD LT 2015 – English AutoCAD LT 2015 – Italian AutoCAD LT 2015 – Polish AutoCAD LT 2015 – Hungarian This is an…
Mimecast have now released version 5.0 of their Outlook Client. This version of the MSO client now supports the following: Large File Sent Large File Receive Microsoft Outlook 2013 Other Microsoft Office 2013 Products (like Project and Visio 2013 no long conflict with it) Windows 8.1/8/7 There seems to be a slight redesign of the…
A free utility to get the WMI information from a computer. This is a great tool for SCCM administrators.
We are pleased to announce the release of Google Blogger Sitemap Generator v1.4 This is an update to our previous release and we have added a number of new functionality to it. The latest update can be downloaded by clicking the button below: Downloads Download Google Site Map Generator Update The details of the update…
We are pleased to announce the release of RemoteRemoveIE v1.1 This is a development on our popular RemoveIE utility. We have had a huge number of requests to create a utility where a user can remotely uninstall Internet Explorer 10 or 11 from another machine on a network. We hope that this new product will…
Adobe have released another update to their Adobe Flash Player software, this time taking it up to version 13.0.0.182. As always, you can download the executable file or get the MSI file so that you can load it into your Configuration Manager Software Catalog. The update is also now available to import through System Center…
If you are using Configuration Manager, you will be aware that you can create a number of custom reports using the SQL data and SSRS to produce the reports. The best way to start to create a custom report is to ensure that you get your SQL query correct first. We have written hundreds of…
With Microsoft having announced the release of Windows 8.1 Update 1 at the BUILD developer conference last week, today is the day that you can finally upgrade your Windows 8.1 machines. Unlike the last update from Windows 8 to 8.1, this update will be available through Windows Update instead of having to go through the…
We have recently been tasked with fixing a problem with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 and deploying a fat Windows XP wim image to a Dell Latitude E5510 with the newer generation of Intel processors, in this case the processor was an Intel i3 Processor. The problem was this, the customer had a fat Windows XP…
We are pleased to announce the release of Shoretel Contacts Fix version 3.0. This program is a complete redesign and recode (moved to C# from VB.net) of our previous release of Shoretel Contacts Import Enabler. WHAT DOES IT DO? If you are a user of Shoretel Communicator, you will know that you have should have…
As most people should now be aware, Microsoft support for Windows XP ends on Tuesday 8th April 2014, just a few days time. For whatever reason, the less publicised news is that on this date Microsoft are also pulling the plug on Office 2003. What if you are still using Windows XP or Office 2003?…
If you are building a Configuration Manager 2012 server there are a number of pre-requisites that have to be installed for it to work correctly. It can be quite time consuming installing all of the server features that are required so to help with this process, you can run Powershell cmdlets that will take care…
We are asked a lot both in a professional context and through this website about how first line techs can use the remote control functionality that Configuration Manager gives us without giving out access to the full Configuration Manager Console. Well, the answer is fairly simple, if your client machines have the Configuration Manager client…
Please note that version 1.4 of Windows 7 Lock Screen Changer is now available using the link below: Windows 7 Lock Screen Changer version 1.4 If you are using our new utility Windows 7 Lock Screen Changer then you may be interested in our range of lock screens. We will be adding to this collection…
Adobe have now released version 12.1 of their Shockwave Player software and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Adobe do provide a direct download link for…
We are pleased to announce a completely new feature for our website – Software Directory! This allows you to browse a wide range of software in our directory and also allows software developers to upload their software to our directory using the traditional manual method or you can also upload your PAD files for quick and…
If you are using Configuration Manager 2012 for Operating System Deployment (OSD) – which is one of the main functions of the system so we will assume that you are – then you may want to monitor the process of your task sequences. To do this, you should go into your Configuration Manager Console and…
We are pleased to announce the release of ShareSentIt version 1.1. Our new product is designed to help Outlook 2013, 2010 and 2007 users who use shared mailboxes in a corporate environment. If you are a regular user of shared mailboxes, you may already be aware that when an email is sent from a shared…
An excellent tool to use alongside Configuration Manager is SCCM Client Center Tool. We have been using it for years and it also makes a great tool to hand out to helpdesk staff if you do not want them to have access to the full Configuration Manager Console. The tool has many functions but the…
We are pleased to announce the launch of our daily technology newspaper. Every day our newspaper will be automatically updated with all the latest Configuration Manager, System Center and Technology news pulled from various social media networks. You can view our newspaper by clicking the link below: TechyGeeksHome Daily Technology News
Please note that version 1.5 of Windows 7 Lock Screen Changer is now available using the link below: Windows 7 Lock Screen Changer version 1.5 We are pleased to announce the new release of Windows 7 Lock Screen Changer version 1.1. This small standalone utility is designed to change your Windows 7 lock screen easily…
UPDATE: Windows 7 Lock Screen Changer Utility now released! ======================================================================== We have recently been looking into corporate branding for Configuration Manager 2012 Operating System Deployments and we came across an interesting guide about automatically changing your users icon picture and background lock screen in both Windows 7 and Windows 8. We thought this was an…
If you are a Google Blogger and you would like to have your new posts automatically posted to your Facebook page then you can do this by using the following guide. LINK How to Post Blogger Automatically to Facebook
If you want to hide the Blogger Sidebar on your Google Blogger website, then click the link below for a full guide by Blogger Tips Pro on how to carry this out: LINK How to Hide the Blogger Sidebar
If you want to create a static Google Blogger home page instead of having your last few comments as your home page, then you can do this easily by following the below guide as written by Blogger Tips Pro. LINK Creating a Blogger Static Home Page
We have been asked a number of times about how we have our category tabs underneath our main website banner and how others can create these on their own Google Blogs. Well the solution is very simple and we have actually found an excellent guide on how to do this on Blogger Tips Pro so…
We are pleased to announce the updated release of Misty Iconverter to version 2.0 There are some major updates to this program that are included in this version, these include the following: Layout Change Design Change Bug fixes Code tidy About Box Addition TechyGeeksHome Links added to Menu Bar Download Download Misty Iconverter Instructions Although…
Microsoft has released the technical documentation for System Center 2012 R2. You can download the documentation in PDF, Word or CHM format directly from the Microsoft website using the link below: DOWNLOAD You can also view the TechNet site here: TechNet: Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
Please note that version 3.0 has now been released which has support for Windows 10. You may have found that if you use the Cisco VPN Client on your Windows 8/8.1 machines, when you type in your username and password, it fails to connect and eventually will stop trying until you see the “Not connected”…
Skype version 6.14 has now been released and if you would like to either add this to your Configuration Manager Software Catalog or even have it available through WDS or Group Policy, then you will want to download the MSI file for it. Skype do provide a direct download link for its Skype software and…
