How to uninstall application (Silverlight in this instance) using a command...
Normally when I want to uninstall an application I will work through the below steps to get a simple clean uninstall script that is recommended. Unfortunately sometimes vendors dont provide this and...
View ArticleAutomatically generate description field for computers in Active Directory
Having worked in help-desk roles in the past I know the importance of knowing which user has logged onto which computer. Its simple stuff really, but unless you have 3rd party systems like System...
View ArticleCommon WMI queries I have found useful
Below are some common WMI Queries that I have used, both during OSD (Operating System Deployment), startup/logon scripts or similar situations. I have broken them down to their most common form, and...
View ArticleDeploying Java 7 JRE – Deep Dive! (Part 2)
Welcome to Part 2 of my series of Deploying Java 7 JRE – Deep Dive! Hopefully my first article, Deploying Java 7 JRE – Deep Dive! (Part 1) has helped you understand the history behind what Java have...
View ArticleDeploying GreenShot screen capture software with SCCM 2012
A colleague of mine asked if i could make a handy screen capture tool available to our users. I said ‘Sure – piece of cake!’. Well it was for the most part, aside from the installer loading the website...
View ArticleRemoving CA eTrust 8.x AntiVirus through a script
I had a problem where i needed to remove the AV off our servers on a large scale and found that the manual process for this was quite time consuming. Because CA sold the antivirus business to...
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