VMixture

Sorry only my 2nd post here so please feel free to merge or point me to an existing thread. Im reasonably new to SCCM but have a quite decent understanding, ive captured and deployed operating systems and deployed software through RAP from AD group membership. My question is to do with OSD. Ive been working in an environment of many different models of hardware for the client machines. My procedure has been to install XPSP3 along with all updates and drivers on EACH type of machine and capture the image and then name it according to its type IE HP7900SFF etc. Obviously ive collected a number of 'operating system images' but the process seems to work if not being a little time consuming. We are now looking at deploying Windows 7 to the estate. Am I better off creating one 'master' Windows 7 operating system image and then injecting the drivers for ALL the different types of desktops/laptops we have? Is there a guide on how to do this? Or once again am I better off capturing an image from each indiviual type of machine? Thanks in advance

Found the solution: Create a package with the following VBScript: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- set env = CreateObject("Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment") Name = inputbox("Rename Computer" ,"Please enter the new Computer name below:",env("_SMSTSMachineName"),400,0) env("OSDComputerName") = Name ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Add a "Run command line" step to your Task Sequence, and run the script (put this step right after the "format and partition disk"). This will display pop-up box for you to enter the new computer name. Hope this helps - works in my lab

I am struggling a bit here and would like to ask for a bit of advice. I am currently deploying images to machines via dvd media (using my test lab) as our live sccm is still at planning stage. The dvd gets shipped with the machine to our remote sites enabling our power users to rebuild without my intervention. Some apps at the end of the task sequence rely on the pc being named correctly so at some point I need the task sequence to halt and prompt for a PC name. The PC name will not be in the bios as its using a company naming convention so need to be a free form input. How can I achieve this?