As Microsoft 64-bit client Operating Systems become more common, we need to ensure we are covering all combinations when scripting in general as well as within SCCM programs. I wanted to highlight a recent situation where I couldn’t figure out why my script couldn’t write to the %systemroot%\System32 folder on a 64 bit Windows 7 [...]

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Several Dell laptop models including the E6400, D630, D520 and D430 all require the Sigmatel audio drivers on Windows XP. While the ‘auto apply drivers’ and ‘apply driver packages’ features of SCCM OSD work well for all other device drivers, the Sigmatel audio drivers have been a constant pain. I have finally resolved this by [...]

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