Powershell Updating Local Admin Passwords Securely 2 of 3

Below is an example of how to remotely (using PowerShell) update and change the Local Administrator password securely. This is not my script, I received this script along with many others from the SANS SEC 505 course. I have not altered it in any way. Updating the Passwords of the Local Administrator on remote mahcines (You must have a Certificate either from your CA or another Certificate Authority): This script will recover the local administrator password that you have created with the first part (1 of 3) which is decrypted by your Private Key Certificate. Continue reading

Powershell Updating Local Admin Passwords Securely 1 of 3

So I haven’t posted in a bit but I’ve seen this request many times. Below is an example of how to remotely (using PowerShell) update and change the Local Administrator password securely. This is not my script, I received this script along with many others from the SANS SEC 505 course. I have not altered it in any way. Updating the Passwords of the Local Administrator on remote mahcines (You must have a Certificate either from your CA or another Certificate Authority): Continue reading

Ipad Lockdown Mobileconfig

It is possible to put an iPad or iPhone into ‘Store Demo’ mode so that the home button and swipe to home gesture is disabled. If you have seen the iPads in the Apple Store running the smart sign apps then you will know what I mean. It is actually pretty trivial to make this work, all you need to do is install a correctly formatted mobile config plist over the air from a web server. Continue reading

Questions About Mdt 2012 Driver Setup

So I’ve had a lot of questions about my MDT 2012 Driver setup and hopefully this post will explain a little bit about it. Let me know if you have any questions Personally I have a folder on my server called _Source_Drivers. I keep all my drivers here and import them into MDT but keep the original. Here is what my file structure of this folder looks like. Once I have my structure setup I then begin to setup the structure on my MDT Deployment Share. Continue reading

Mdt 2012 Installing a Custom Dictionary in Office 2010

So, some might not need this but thought I would share anyways. I have created my new MDT 2012 Deployment Share and want to add Microsoft Office 2010 as an application, but I also need to customize that deployment of Office 2010 when I’m deploying my new OS. Here are the steps on how to do this, but also how to create a custom Office 2010 Install. Once you've setup everything for you OS, go to the Applications folder on your Deployment Share and right click>New Application Once there, put in the relavent information including where your resource CD is located. Continue reading

Mdt 2012 Deployment Guide Step by Step 11 of 11

Preparing WDS to enable PXE Boot (optional but very useful) Minimize the Deployment Workbench application Open “Windows Deployment Services” from Start/Admin Tools Expand Servers / CONFIG-DEPLOY.config.local and right-click on Boot Images and select Add Boot Image. If the boot image already exists, right click on it and select Replace Boot Image to replace it with a newer version Browse to the Deployment Share location (e.g. E:\DeploymentShares\Customername) and open the Boot folder Select the LiteTouchPE_x86. Continue reading

Mdt 2012 Deployment Guide Step by Step 10 of 11

Automating the Deployment Process Right-click on the deployment share and select Properties Select the “Rules” tab In the main window, edit the settings as required. A sample CUSTOMSETTINGS.INI is below but feel free to change it as needed… CUSTOMSETTINGS.INI [Settings] Priority=Default [Default ] _SMSTSORGNAME=Customer SkipBDDWelcome=YES SkipProductKey=YES ProductKey= XXXX-XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX OverrideProductKey=XXXX-XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX SkipDeploymentType=YES DeploymentType=NEWCOMPUTER SkipDomainMembership=NO JoinDomain=domain.com DomainAdminDomain=domain.com DomainAdmin=MDTAddComputer DomainAdminPassword=Pa55w0rd MachineObjectOU=ou=example,dc=domain,dc=com OrgName=Customer SkipUserData=YES SkipTaskSequence=NO TaskSequenceID=TASKSEQID SkipPackageDisplay=YES SkipLocaleSelection=NO UILanguage=en-US UserLocale=en-GB KeyboardLocale=0809: 00000809 SystemLocale=en-US SkipTimeZone=NO TimeZoneName=GMT Standard Time Continue reading