Mick's IT Blogs

Verify SCCM Base Build

Mick Pletcher • Friday, September 28, 2012

This will check for installed programs by verifying the existance of the uninstall registry key. This is located in the SCCM task sequencin...

Mick Pletcher • Friday, September 28, 2012

This script will perform an unattended flash of the BIOS. It will only push header (.HDR) files to the system's CMOS for the BIOS upgr...

Mick Pletcher • Monday, August 20, 2012 • access chrome bookmarks ipad, bookmark, Chrome, export, Google, Import, Safari, sync chrome bookmarks ipad, transfer

There is no direct import/export way as of yet to transfer your bookmarks on the iPad from Safari to Chrome. The easiest way to transfer th...

Mick Pletcher • Monday, August 20, 2012

This VB script will report the UAC status to SMS or SCCM. It queries the registry entry that shows if UAC is enabled/disabled and then edit...

Mick Pletcher • Friday, July 27, 2012

This script will install Trimble Sketchup 8, formerly Google Sketchup, with a network license on either an x86 or x64 machine that does not...

Mick Pletcher • Monday, June 25, 2012

Here is a VBScript that will either enable or disable offline files. It can also be done as a policy by modifying the registry key listed ...

Mick Pletcher • Saturday, June 23, 2012 • 3G, 4G, cell signal, dies, LTE, metal roof, signal, walmart, warehouse, weak, weak signal, WiMax

You walk into the Walmart store and your wireless 4G device comes to almost a screeching halt. This is not uncommon inside the newer Walmar...

Mick Pletcher • Wednesday, June 20, 2012 • auto-update, autoupdate, disable auto-update, disable autoupdate, disable quicktime task, Installation, quicktime, quicktime task

In order to deploy QuickTime, you will need to extract all of the components to a directory. The installation executable that is downloaded...

Mick Pletcher • Tuesday, June 12, 2012

This query will return a list of all systems with Adobe CS3 products. It omits the useless products such as Stock Photos, Asset Services, a...

Mick Pletcher • Monday, June 11, 2012 • developer, iPad, iPhone, UDID

This error occurs when you install an ipsw file on your iDevice which has not been registered at the iOS Provisioning Portal. I got this er...

Mick Pletcher • Monday, June 04, 2012

When we started the conversion of SMS 2003 to SCCM 2012, I was really skeptical and dreaded to have to recreate all of the queries and coll...

Mick Pletcher • Wednesday, May 30, 2012 • code 66a, windows 7, windows update, WindowsUpdate_0000066A, WindowsUpdate_dt000

If you are seeing a backlog of security packs and updates pertaining to .NET Framework 4 due to an Unknown error during the Windows Updates...

Mick Pletcher • Tuesday, May 15, 2012 • Adobe Flash, automatic update, Flash, Install, Installation, installation script, script

This script will install both the x86 and x64 versions of Flash Player 11.x. It uninstalls all previous versions of Flash first. Flash 11.x...