How to run SysPrep on an Upgraded Operating System

2014-03-07 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64), Information Technology, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Registry, Windows 8.1 Harry Caskey 41

I came across an instance where I needed to upgrade a Windows 7 image to Windows 8.1 and then capture that image for deployment with System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2. I found out shortly after starting this task that when you upgrade an operating system you can no longer run SysPrep. So I started […]

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Machine not Pulling SCCM PXE Advertisement

2011-09-21 Information Technology, Microsoft, SCCM Harry Caskey 0

In a current environment where this works and you come across one machine or a range of machines that will not push the PXE boot advertisement. Assuming you’ve already checked off the following. 1) You’ve set up your collection. 2) Your machine is recognized by SCCM, and in the desired collection. 3) Your boundaries set […]

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Exchange 2007 – Corrupt Public Folders

2009-04-08 Defragment, E-Mail, Eseutil, Exchange 2007, Information Technology, PowerShell, Public Folder, Repair Harry Caskey 0

I thought today I would blog about an experience I had with Exchange Server 2007 last June 16th, 2008 we had a power outage early in the morning which resulted in server failures across the board.  This then caused a chain reaction when the backup domain controller went down. The Active Directory systems dropped off […]

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Active Directory

2009-04-07 Active Directory, Information Technology, Intranets, Network Administrator, Systems Administrator, Virtual Machines Harry Caskey 0

Active Directory is truly the heart of an organization. You might even say if a computer system were a human being it would be the brain spanning all knowledge of the system. It is a central repository for all data regarding users, groups, computers, printers, shared folders, contacts, and policies. This store all information into […]

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