Enable Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10

2016-04-06 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64), Operating Systems, Registry, Scripts, Windows 10 Harry Caskey 1

If you noticed Microsoft has taken away the default Windows Photo Viewer in Windows 10.  This can be quite annoying for it you want to just open one photo that isn’t meant to be stored in a photo library.  I found this trick online and wanted to share it.  If you have gone looking in […]

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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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Install .NET 4.0 in SCCM 2012 Task Sequence

2013-06-18 2012, 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64), SCCM, Windows 7 Harry Caskey 0

1) Download the Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (Standalone Installer) http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17718 – Copy this file to your SCCM server repository location.  Ex: \\SCCM\Source\dotNet4 2) In the SCCM 2012 Console under Software Library > Application Management > Packages – Right Click Packages and “Create Package” > Name your package and point it to your repository \\SCCM\Source\dotNet4 3) […]

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Disable Autodesk Customer Involvement Program (CIP)

2012-06-25 64-bit (x64), Autodesk, Customer Involvement Program (CIP), Windows 7 Harry Caskey 3

When you install any Autodesk product they automatically allow the CIP popup to occur on a fresh install.  If you are running a multi-user environment this could be very annoying.  Luckily you can disable this very easily.  Just modify the following registry key and CIP will be disabled. Start > Run > regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\MC3 Change the following […]

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How to run sysprep more than 3 times

2012-06-25 Microsoft, Operating Systems, Registry, Repair, SCCM, sysprep, Windows 7 Harry Caskey 4

  By default Windows only allows you to run sysprep on an image 3 times.  Then Microsoft’s solution is to re-install and start a new image.  Well what happens if you need to update your image or make a change without having to go through the hassle of making your image exactly what you want?  Follow these steps: Start […]

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