Author Archives: ncbrady

How can I increase the SMSTS.Log file size for PXE based OS Deployments using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?

Posted on August 7, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction I’ve seen a lot of questions about how you can increase the log file size for PXE based Operating System Deployments using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager so hopefully the 2 different methods below will clear things up. … Continue reading →

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How can I dynamically deploy multiple operating systems with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?

Posted on August 3, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction Traditionally you deploy one operating system per task sequence but there are times when you might want to deploy more than operating system in the same task sequence. There are a variety of ways of doing this, for example … Continue reading →

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How can I sync the BIOS date in WinPE to avoid PXE boot failure with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?

Posted on July 25, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction I’ve seen this quite a bit so I thought I might as well post it in case others see the same problem, what happens is that computers (virtual or real) that have an incorrect date in the BIOS will … Continue reading →

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Cumulative Update 5 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 is now available for download

Posted on July 24, 2014 by ncbrady

For those of you still running System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, CU5 is now available for download. See the following KB 2978017 – Description of Cumulative Update 5 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1. Issues that … Continue reading →

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How can I fix the “The Group Policy Client service failed the sign-in” error when deploying Windows 8 with Configuration Manager 2012 R2 ?

Posted on June 26, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction Deploying Windows 8 (and Windows 8.1) with Configuration Manager 2012 R2 is easy to do, here are some guides for that:- CM12 in a Lab – How can I deploy Windows 8.1 using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager … Continue reading →

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Why do I see duplicate Windows 8.1 Phone extensions in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ?

Posted on June 25, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction If you’ve followed my guide here then you’ll be already familiar with Windows Intune extensions in System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager and how they extend capabilities within the product. Problem You may have also noticed in the last … Continue reading →

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How can I manage modern devices using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ? – Part 11

Posted on June 19, 2014 by ncbrady

In Part 1 of this mini series we integrated Windows Intune with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. In Part 2 we added Support for iOS devices (Iphone, iPad). In Part 3 we learned the difference between App Package for … Continue reading →

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System Center Configuration Manager Step By Step Guides

Posted on June 18, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction This is a mirror of a page (an index) of the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Step By Step Guides written by myself which are posted on windows-noob.com or here on this blog. The page is actually an index … Continue reading →

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When UEFI network booting on a HyperV Gen 2 VM you might get PXE-E99: Unexpected network error.

Posted on June 11, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction I decided to blog this post as it might help someone with the same problem. I had this annoying error recently which was PXE E99 when PXE booting using UEFI network boot on my gen 2 HyperV vm’s. These … Continue reading →

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Mastering System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager – a short review.

Posted on June 2, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction There are quite a few books out there to help people with learning, understanding and Mastering System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager.  I was lucky enough (thanks Santos) to get a copy of Mastering System Center 2012 R2 Configuration … Continue reading →

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How can I manage modern devices using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ? – Part 10

Posted on May 16, 2014 by ncbrady

In Part 1 of this mini series we integrated Windows Intune with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. In Part 2 we added Support for iOS devices (Iphone, iPad). In Part 3 we learned the difference between App Package for … Continue reading →

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What to do if you get dirsync errors like “Azure Active Directory Connector: stopped-extension-dll-exception” ?

Posted on May 15, 2014 by ncbrady

Yesterday I noticed issues in CloudUserSync.log where it failed to upload a user to Intune Failed to add user TESTUSER2@WINDOWSINTUNENOOB.COM; reason UserNotFound After mailing back and forth it seems that Torsten also had the same issue, and it was related … Continue reading →

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How can I manage modern devices using System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager ? – Part 9

Posted on May 5, 2014 by ncbrady

In Part 1 of this mini series we integrated Windows Intune with System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager. In Part 2 we added Support for iOS devices (Iphone, iPad). In Part 3 we learned the difference between App Package for … Continue reading →

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UEFI deployments randomly produce a OsdDiskPart.exe – Application Error in ConfigMgr 2012 R2 CU1

Posted on April 15, 2014 by ncbrady

When doing some UEFI deployments to tablets recently I was seeing OSDDiskPart errors when it tried to partition the disc for UEFI, the error read OsdDiskPart.exe – Application Error. . The instruction at 0x584c8374 referenced memory at 0x000005c0. The memory … Continue reading →

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How can I make multiple hidden task sequences available on-demand in Configuration Manager 2012 R2?

Posted on April 15, 2014 by ncbrady

Introduction   In a previous post I explained how to deploy hidden task sequences in Configuration Manager by using the SMSTSPreferredAdvertID variable. You can use that method (or variations of it) to Deploy Task Sequences that are hidden and only … Continue reading →

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