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Creating a Multi-OS Installation USB Key
10-16-2009 1:14 PM

Back when I was a computer support technician I used to carry a binder of CDs and DVDs, including (but certainly not limited to!) every version and edition of Windows client and server.  This came in handy every time I replaced a hard drive because I could reinstall the OS without having to take it in to the lab. Fast forward to 2009. Earlier this year I... Read More...

by Mitch Garvis | 3 comment(s)

Filed under: MIcrosoft, Windows 7, Windows, USB Deployment Point, Article, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Tim Mintner, Multiple-OS Deployments, Server 2008, Server, Servers, Business Desktop Deployment, Deployment Point, Deployment, Operating System, Server 2008 R2, Server Core, BDD, MDT, Client OS

Stupid Mistakes: Why we should always pay attention!
11-02-2008 3:29 PM

In September I gave a lecture at the Toronto IT Professionals Community on different deployment technologies available to small and medium business – specifically Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 4.1 , Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) , and Windows Deployment Services (Windows DS) .  Essentially I was showing them how easy it is to create... Read More...

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Filed under: MDT, Archived

Getting Past iastor.sys Errors in Vista Deployment with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
06-03-2008 3:01 PM

They say that when you cannot do, teach.  I am not entirely fond of this particular expression, chiefly because I am primarily a teacher in my profession.  I do tend to 'eat my own dog food' and work with the tools that I instruct on though, which is why at the moment I have, for the first time in a while, a very large and powerful (and loud... Read More...

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Filed under: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, Deployment, MDT, Archived