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MDT2012 Update 1 : Change settings.xml using PowerShell

  The default PowerShell cmdlet to create the media deploypoint doesn’t include option to...

Author: Venkat Raghavan Sundararaj Date: 06/26/2013

Install Windows 8 as VHD using Windows 7 boot from VHD feature

Many users want to try Windows 8 but they also don’t want to give up their existing Windows 7 yet....

Author: Venkat Raghavan Sundararaj Date: 04/15/2013

MDT 2012 : Enabling GPOPack for Windows 8

    New Feature in MDT2012 allow you to deploy a Group Policy Object (GPO) Pack.  Now...

Author: Venkat Raghavan Sundararaj Date: 01/22/2013

Creating additional controls for MDT Application

  Creating controls for your application deployment is fairly simple. Step 1: Create a simple...

Author: Venkat Raghavan Sundararaj Date: 04/13/2012

Re-installing WDS in Windows 2003 for Mixed Mode

  1. Run the following command from a CMD prompt and save the results for later reference: WDSUTIL...

Author: Venkat Raghavan Sundararaj Date: 09/12/2011

Registering Environment Variables in MDT - Script

It’s possible to write a task sequence variable but not the Windows Environment Variables. But...

Author: Venkat Raghavan Sundararaj Date: 07/05/2011

Broadcom Net Extreme II Driver deployment in MDT 2010

  1. Configure your task sequence to copy the driver to local HDD. Technorati Tags: Broadcom in...

Author: Venkat Raghavan Sundararaj Date: 11/02/2009

Identify Unknown Device

The way to identify the right driver is fairly simple. 1. First Identify the right PNP_ID (DEV_ID)...

Author: Venkat Raghavan Sundararaj Date: 10/05/2009

Configure Microsoft Synthetic drivers in MDT 2008

Configure Microsoft Synthetic drivers in MDT 2008 Extract the drivers from VMGuest.ISO. Add the...

Author: Venkat Raghavan Sundararaj Date: 06/03/2009

Working with Legacy NIC on Hyper-V with MDT

Deploying Server 2003 with MDT 2008 on Hyper-V server. Issue : You will find machine boot fine with...

Author: Venkat Raghavan Sundararaj Date: 05/12/2009

Find driver supported architecture before importing to MDT2010

(Refer my new posting for Broadcom NX2 deployment via MDT2010 Broadcom Net Extreme II Driver...

Author: Venkat Raghavan Sundararaj Date: 04/29/2009