First off, I love SCConfigMgr Driver / BIOS download tool, super powerful and fully featured. Sometimes you just want a lightweight script to run that will do a specific task over and over. Using the HP Client Management Script Library, Documentation HERE, I’ve created a simple Script that will go through a list of models … Read more
So you have applications you want to use in your IPU TS, and would like to PreCache that too.. I haven’t talked about it before, as I haven’t had to do that for IPU in our environment, so I didn’t think to mention how to do it. We do use this method to precache apps … Read more
Updating BIOS & Drivers using a Task Sequence, OSD, IPU, Stand alone. Why DCU (Dell Command Update)? Why not driver packages? First off, this solution isn’t right for some, and frankly is a horrible solution in many environments, but for others, it can be a life saver. If you don’t have time to keep all … Read more
I’ve been playing with Dell Command Update a bit again, and found some quirks that I had to overcome to get it working how I want in my lab. I’ll show the registry keys associated with Dell Command Update, along with behavior exhibited by importing and exporting policy. Future post coming soon to see how … Read more
This came about because we wanted to confirm the user account that initiated the upgrade in software center. This script will then capture that information into a TS Variable, and can then be written to Registry / WMI using our collect information script that runs. Both the Script and the Step in the TS have … Read more