If you've ever had a domain join fail, you can understand how frustrating it can be to troubleshoot. There is a log file that will make it much easier to figure out what is wrong.
Have you ever needed to modify the registry of an image, so you download the image to a computer, make the registry changes, and re-upload the image? Well, there is a much easier way!
Sometimes a Windows Installer will fail with an error 16xx. What does that mean?
You can find out by viewing Microsoft's list of Windows Installer Error Codes and their meanings here. You might want to add that link to your favorites if you manage a lot of .msi installs.
If you are using WinPE 1.6, you will probably be interested to know that you can enable AClient Remote Control. This allows you to right-click any computer that is running a job in automation so that you can view the progress and troubleshoot any problems that may arise.
PowerShell is the new powerful scripting language created by Microsoft. You can install it to Windows XP and above and it is included in Windows Server 2008.
Here is how to run a PowerShell Script through Deployment Server.
