Category Archives: Labs Windows 7

Update to Windows 10 Staff Re-Image Task Sequence

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On Friday 14th August from 8:00am to 10:00pm, the Windows 10 Staff Re-Image Task Sequence will be updated. Support for a new model of Dell Laptop will be added.

The Task Sequences will be at risk during this period. It is therefore recommended that you do not attempt to image any Windows 10 staff computers at this time.

CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION AND HELP?
Please contact our Service Desk at it.services@lboro.ac.uk for more information

Synaptic drivers on Toshiba laptops on Windows Services

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In order to complete the update of the Synaptic Touchpad drivers on the Windows Services (Windows 7 and 10), we need to upgrade the drivers on a couple of models of Toshiba laptop. The machines affected are the Satellite Pro A50-C and the Tecra A50-C.

This update will be rolled out on Tuesday 8th May.

This update removes a potential security vulnerability.

CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION AND HELP?

 Please contact our Service Desk at it.services@lboro.ac.uk for more information

Changes to Windows 10 and Windows 7 Task Sequences Friday 12th January – Complete

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This work has now been completed. All Task Sequences are now available again.

The latest versions of the Windows 10 Task Sequences are as follows:

  • In-Place Upgrade – 1703 v1.2
  • Provisioning – 1703 v1.3
  • Re-Image 1703 v1.5

All Windows 10 and Windows 7 Task Sequences, encompassing staff, labs and In-Place Upgrades, will be updated during the Task Sequence at risk period. It is therefore recommended that you do not image, provision or in-place upgrade any machines at this time.

We will inform you when the work has been completed.

This change is to update the Sassafras client installed in the Task Sequences, as well as some minor housekeeping. The Sassafras client is being upgraded on existing machines by a separate deployment.

Timescale:

12/01/18 – 08:30am-09:30am

Verismic Upgrade

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On the 21st November 2017 between 9am-4pm we are upgrading the Verismic Power Management Server to the most recent version.

This should have no impact to your services and will let you know once the server upgrade is complete.

Update Task Sequence Media to Oct17

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The Task Sequence Media has now been updated and we can confirm that this has resolved the issue.

YOU WILL NEED TO UPDATE YOUR TASK SEQUENCE MEDIA TO THE LATEST VERSION TO AVOID ISSUES WHEN IMAGING.

The files have been moved to \\ws2.lboro.ac.uk\DesktopResource\Windows\TaskSequenceMedia as the same media works for both Windows 7 and Windows 10. The latest version is TS_Media_Oct17.

The Provisioning Package is unaffected and does not need updating.

New Task Sequence Media (Jun17) for SCCM CB

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Following the upgrade to SCCM Current Branch 1702, the Task Sequence Media has been updated to take advantage of new features introduced by Microsoft.

Most notably it is no longer necessary to restart the PC if no Task Sequences are found or the PC fails to find Task Sequence dependencies. In these cases, once the problem is resolved you should be able to start the process again without a reboot.

The new version can be found at \\ws2.lboro.ac.uk\DesktopResource\Windows\W7\common\TaskSequenceMedia\Current Branch.

The previous SCCM CB Task Sequence Media will continue to work on all but multi-boot iMacs in labs. However, as ever we recommend updating to the latest version.

CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION AND HELP?

Please contact our Service Desk at it.services@lboro.ac.uk for more information.

Task Sequence certificate renewals on SCCM 2007 system (Correction and expansion)

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Dear All

The new SCCM 2007 Task Sequence Media has been created and can be found here:

\\ws2.lboro.ac.uk\DesktopResource\Windows\W7\common\TaskSequenceMedia

If you have models that you previously had to use the TS_Media_x64_May15v3 for (HP Elitebook 2170p, HP Elitebook Folio 9470m and Intel NUC NUC5i5RYH) then please use the new Configuration Manager Current Branch Task Sequence Media which can be found here: –

\\ws2.lboro.ac.uk\DesktopResource\Windows\W7\common\Task_Seq_Med_ConfigMgr

The Task sequence media for Configuration Manager Current Branch seems to work on all supported models. Using this media will put the machine of on the new Configuration Manager Current Branch system.

If you have any issues, then please log a Service Now case and we will be happy to help.

New Documents on Desktop Resources

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There are now a couple of extra documents on \\ws2\DesktopResource.

BIOS Setup and Boot Menu Keys on W7 Service supported computers

\\ws2.lboro.ac.uk\DesktopResource\Windows\W7\common\Procedures\BIOS Setup and Boot Menu Keys on W7 Service supported computers.docx

Imaging Desktop Computers on SCCM Current Branch using Task Sequence Media on a USB flash drive

\\ws2.lboro.ac.uk\DesktopResource\Windows\W7\common\Procedures\Imaging Desktop Computers on SCCM Current Branch using Task Sequence Media on a USB flash drive.docx

If you have any question arising from these documents, please log a Service Now case and we will be happy to help.

Task Sequence certificate renewals on SCCM 2007 system

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We are currently in the process of renewing SCCM 2007 Task Sequence certificates.

Please be aware that you will be required to update your Task Sequence Media USBs/CDs tomorrow (Tuesday 7th), once the new certificates have been created.  We’ll inform you tomorrow morning, when we hope to have the new TS Media source files available.

The SCCM Current Branch system is unaffected by this issue.

Please report any further issues or queries to the Service Desk.