How to obtain the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer tool
To obtain the BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer tool for Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista and older OS here is the link : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928202For Windows 7 first RSAT (Remote...
View ArticleView the BitLocker Recovery Keys in AD
In order Help Desk Support Team to see BitLocker Recovery Keys in AD they must have appropriate permissions.MS provided a script that should be executed on Domain Controller and will allow to the...
View ArticleADM Template for Date format - Short and Long Style
Here is the template for Date format - Short and Long StyleCLASS USERCATEGORY "Control Panel" CATEGORY "Regional Settings" POLICY "Specify Date Settings" KEYNAME "Control...
View ArticleBitLocker encrypting commands for Fixed drives (non OS)
To encrypt manually Non OS - Fixed drive, in our case D: partition, these two command should be used:manage-bde –on D: -RecoveryPasswordmanage-bde –autounlock –enable D:First command starts encryption...
View ArticleFailed to set log directory. Some execution history may be lost. The system...
SCCM Task Sequence during execution failed. Log file smsts.log shows following error message:Failed to set log directory. Some execution history may be lost. The system cannot find the file specified....
View ArticleInvalid namespace (Error: 8004100E; Source: WMI)
SCCM TS Deployment of BitLocker failed with this error in local machine smsts.log file:Invalid namespace (Error: 8004100E; Source: WMI)Also SCCM Deployment log shows this error:The task sequence...
View ArticleSetBIOSSetting: Dependency Condition is not met returnCode="32769"
This error happened on HP 6565b:<BIOSCONFIG Version="2.60.13.1" Computername="Win7-comp1" Date="2014/02/21" Time="10:53:06" UTC="-5"><SETTING changeStatus="fail" name="Embedded Security...
View ArticleBitLocker Pre-Provisioning: The operating system reported error 255: The...
The operating system reported error 255: The extended attributes are inconsistent. - error message appears in SCCM 2012 log during BitLocker Preprovisiong to Windows 7 machine.Here is the explanation...
View ArticleBitLocker and repair-bde
In a case of HDD damaging or failing BitLocker Encryption where the status of the partition is unknown then repair-bde command can be used on Windows 7.For testing purposes I was using repair-bde D:...
View ArticleBIOS/TCG Memory Overwrite Control: Error changing value
As a result of not properly restarted, the machine cannot boot and it asks for BitLocker recovery password. Turning off and turning on the machine enables Windows to start properly. The machine is...
View ArticleSCCM 2007 Build and Capture Task Sequence with Software update failed
During Build and Capture Task Sequence, Software update installing is failing and Capture of the image does not start.smsts.log file shows following error:!sVolumeID.empty(), HRESULT=80004005...
View ArticleWMI Filter for Windows 7 x86 or x64 OS
If you want to use WMI Query in SCCM TS to make difference between Windows 7 x86 and Windows 7 x64 then this WMI query should be used:Win 7 32 bit machines:select * from Win32_OperatingSystem WHERE...
View ArticleSCCM OSD Task sequence failled during installing Windows updates
Installing Software Updates fails during OSD Task Sequence
View ArticleDisable Windows features on Windows 7 x64 with SCCM 2007 TS
DISM command can be used to Disable Windows features on Windows 7 with SCCM 2007 TS.Here is the syntax for disabling Fax Services:DISM /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:FaxServicesClientPackage...
View ArticleAn error occured while starting the task sequence (0x80070032).
SCCM TS failed with starting Windows 7 OSD:Solution for this issue is to format HDD with diskpart:1. F8 for Command prompt.2. Diskpart3. Select disk 04. clean5. Exit After restarting the machine TS...
View ArticleInstallation failed with error: 0x80070656. The operating system reported...
Deploying HP WebCam 1.0.26.3 with SCCM 2007 on Windows 7 64-bit resulted with following error:Installation failed with error: 0x80070656. The operating system reported error 2147944022: Error opening...
View ArticleSCCM Dynamic Collection based on OS, Architecture and Machine model
Here is the SCCM Dynamic Collection query based on OS, Architecture and Machine model.In this case: Windows 7 Enterprise, x64 and model: HP ProBook 6570b. select...
View Article“This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this...
This messаge “This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Please contact your system administrator.” appears on Internet Options on Internet Explorer 8 installed...
View ArticleDisable Windows Defender using registry key in SCCM TS
Windows Defender can be disabled with following two registry keys which can be included in SCCM 2007 Task Sequence:reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender" /v DisableAntiSpyware /t REG_DWORD...
View ArticleAdd Menu Bar in IE Internet Explorer using registry key
Using this registry key allows Menu Bar to be shown when you open IE 9 on Windows 7 64bit.[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet...
View ArticleSoftware Updates in SCCM fail to download and install; Failed to download...
Deploying Software updates using SCCM 2007 on Windows 7 stuck on update: KB2675662Analyzing UpdatesHandler.log showed: Failed to download update Error = 0x80040669 WUAHandler.log files shows that this...
View ArticleUninstalling silently SP 2 (Service Pack) for Microsoft Office 2010
Uninstalling line of SP 2 for MS Office 2010 can be found in registry:Uninstalling string contain: "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE14\Oarpmany.exe" /removereleaseinpatch...
View ArticleIssue with pushing SCCM Client 2012 to client machine using SCCM 2012 console
There is an issue when the SCCM 2012 client is pushed using SCCM 2012 console.Here is the message on the client machine:GetHttpRequestObjects failed for verb: 'CCM_POST', url: 'HTTPS://...
View ArticleSCCM 2012 Distribution Point not available during task sequence media creation
During SCCM Task Sequence creation after image boot choosing DP did not appear and it was not possible to choose it.Updating boot image helped me to solve this issue:Here it is. Now DP can be chosen.
View ArticleContent distrubiton require manually activation
After the creation of Win 10 OS package it shows that the package cannot be distributed to DP:Distribution Manager is waiting for package content to be prestaged on the distribution point ["Display=\\....
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