Code Release GarbleLogs grabs Windows event logs from all providers and compiles them into a single CMTrace compliant file for review. The events are sorted by time and the range is specified by the user. Download it on GitHub
Code Release FileSplitter is a PowerShell script designed to offer a method of splitting files without having to use any 3rd party software. Download it on GitHub
Code Release This script is intended to assist in SCCM deployments of optional printers. The intended effect is to allow a user to open Software Center or the SCCM Application Catalog and click an option such as “Map me to XXX Printer”, and have the printer, port, and driver all install automatically. Parameters DriverName <Object> …
Code Release MTPing (or Multi-Threaded Ping) is a powershell script designed to quickly ping a large list of machines. Parameters MachineList This parameter should be a string that points to the location of a list of machines. The list should be formatted so that there is one machine per line. Example: 192.168.1.1 127.0.0.1 www.google.com microsoft.com …
Code Release HashCompare compares a file with a known MD5 hash and returns the output in an SCCM compatible manner. To understand more about why this script exits as it does, you should read “To use a custom script to determine the presence of a deployment type” (Under step 4) on technet. Usage Configuration The …
Quick code release Get-Hash returns the MD5 or SHA256 hash of a file. (Note: Powershell 4.0 has a built-in command for this.) Parameters FilePath The path to the file you wish to hash. Usage Inside of a powershell console enter the following: “” -FilePath “” Example: &”C:\Scripts\Get-Hash.ps1″ -FilePath “C:\FileToHash.xml” Script MD5 Param($FilePath) if (-not (Test-Path …
Release Announcement BGPSInfo is my attempt to replace BGInfo with something customizable. Powershell was chosen to accomplish this. The script has only had limited testing so far. Use at your own risk. You may download the PowerShell script: GitHub
This post was migrated from my older blog. We had an issue a while ago where Skype would not sign several users in. There was nothing obvious from Skype itself, no errors, no timeouts. It just sat there spinning. I opened up WireShark and found no packets were even being attempted from Skype to our …
This post was migrated from my older blog. I have been trying to get Java to install smoothly from SCCM for quite a while now. We need to deploy Java in a way that ensures that old versions of Java are removed, and both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Java are installed. Here is a …
This post was migrated from my older blog. There have been a few times where I found myself starting at an error prompt stating Error: 0x000006C1 or some other unhelpful hex number. Then upon searching for the error code, only finding results for a specific instance of the error for an unrelated application with generic …