Tim Mintner

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8/6/2021

All things Management

Getting Operations Manager 2007 Overrides with Powershell

I am currently on an Operations Manager 2007 project and it's been a lot of fun so far. One of the...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 12/06/2006

Add myITforum Search to IE7

One of the cool features of IE7 is that you can easily add any new search provider to your search...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/22/2006

Group Policy in Windows Vista Webcast

I will be posting over the next few months about all of the new management features in Vista. It is...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/22/2006

Download the Windows AIK

The Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) is now available for download. This download includes...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/22/2006

System Center Operations Manager 2007 Shell

In case you are not aware, you can use Powershell to manage many aspects of Operations Manager 2007....

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/13/2006

Adminpak on Vista RTM

Wow it has been a long time since I've posted anything. I have been heads down getting my customers...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 11/13/2006

Exciting Times

Wow what a week this has been. In the past week we have released Windows Vista RC1 including the new...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 09/09/2006

Great stuff coming in the System Center family

Well I am back after having a week at Techready 3 in Seattle and a week of vacation. I have caught...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 08/08/2006

Nice "blogcast" on ImageX

Chris Haaker over at the Blogcastrepository has created a great "blogcast" (screencast for some) on...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/16/2006

Great Video on Bitlocker on Channel9

In case you haven't already seen this, Channel9 has posted a great video discussing Bitlocker...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/11/2006

Powershell to see what Updates have been installed

I was playing around in Powershell today and ran into this nice set of commands that will show you...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/07/2006

Day in the life of

I often get asked, "What is it that you actually do for Microsoft?" Well the short answer is that I...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/07/2006

Powershell and Active Directory

Mow posted another great blog entry on how to access User properties in Active Directory with...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/05/2006

Thanks Rod for all of the Links!

Thank you Rod for all of the links to my blog posts. Rod stated here...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/05/2006

Use Powershell to add virtual machines to Virtual Server

Back to a topic that I know I won't get dinged on. :) I was playing arround with the list of...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/05/2006

DirectPush with Windows Mobile 5. What to look for to not use Text Messaging

Ok. After the slack I took for my last my post:...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/05/2006

Update: Wrong Setting: Beware of Text Messaging and Direct Push email with Windows Mobile 5

Quick Update Thanks to all who posted comments and emailed me. It turns out that the wrong...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/03/2006

Use Powershell to find SMS errors

I was working onsite with a client last week and we were testing SMS V4 (SCCM 2007) OS Deployment...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 07/03/2006

Powershell Execution Policy on Vista

If you have downloaded and used RC1 of Powershell you will see that the Execution Policy is set to...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/27/2006

Please upload your MOM Reports!

Rod Trent has created an upload area for MOM 2005 reports and Management Packs. I know that creating...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/27/2006

Sample Powershell Active Directory Phonebook Script

I have been learning the syntax of Powershell so I thought I would write a simple little script to...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/26/2006

Powershell command to see what’s installed

Here is a quick little Powershell script that I find useful to see what I have installed on my...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/24/2006

LUA for Windows XP?

One of the more interesting features of Windows Vista is that it limits control of an administrative...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/21/2006

BDD 2007 Beta 1 now available on Connect

Now Available: BDD 2007 Beta 1 for Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System The Microsoft...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/21/2006

Learning PowerShell

If you are involved with scripting at all you have probably heard about Powershell. Powershell is...

Author: TechNet Archive Date: 06/17/2006

SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack Update Release Candidate released to the web

The update to the SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack has been released to connect.microsoft.com. Feel free to...