I needed to find a way to set the default printer via a Deployment Console job. I have found a few different ways of doing it.
The first is a vbs script:
Set WSHNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
WSHNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter ...
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I have created a job that deploys one of my images via PXE (using WinPE). When the image is done, and it picks up the AClient the computer reboots (to complete the job I assume). Is there some way that I can stop this reboot?
Automation or ...
I work at a college, and there is a need to have students who are registering or applying to our school to use computers. The problem is that they usually don't have a user name or password. In the past we created an account they ...
Today I was updating our Windows XP scripted install. I was making sure that the updates that came out from Microsoft were integrated in. I also had to make a few updates to make sure that my programs installed correctly after Windows was ...
This morning I was refining an image I have been working on in my test environment. I noticed that my AClient silent install file needed to be udpated. Then it dawned on me that I needed to update my Deployment Solution from 6.8 to 6.9. I ...
For some companies and individuals Microsoft Office is the tool that helps them get work done. It helps them communicate with their co-workers and the rest of the world. Being able to tweak Office has helped me save a lot of time and money. ...