New Post: Severity 3 not appearing in red in log
Every function in the toolkit sets the function name to variable ${CmdletName} as the very first thing. Just copy what we do for your own function. Or you can hard code it in. Doesn't really matter.
View ArticleNew Post: Show-InstallationWelcome 'date is not in the correct format for the...
Did you try closing PowerShell and then opening it again after chaning the culture? The culture settings for the console are probably set when you first open it. So if you change culture, I suspect you...
View ArticleNew Post: Need a challenge? 1 script to install 2 to 3 different OS scenarios
Hey g4m3c4ck, can't wait to test it! I'l get back to you! thanks, Nos
View ArticleNew Post: Execute-MSI - possibility of adding a "no log" switch?
For some of our deployments there can be a wide range of products previously installed. Using the Execute-MSI function we end up with a log for each attempted removal. Would it be possible for you guys...
View ArticleNew Post: Show-InstallationWelcome 'date is not in the correct format for the...
Yea i thought as much, i will give it a try as soon as i can. Thanks for the quick response.
View ArticleNew Post: Custom log
Hi, Would it be wrong replacing[string]$logName = $installName + '_' + $appDeployToolkitName + '_' + $deploymentType + '.log' withIf (-not $logName) [string]$logName = $installName + '_' +...
View ArticleNew Post: New Get-InstalledApplication and Remove-MSIApplications using 4.0...
The Get-InstalledApplication function would throw errors when the -ProductCode parameter was used. I used parameter sets to separate the -Name and -Exact parameters from the -ProductCode parameter. I...
View ArticleNew Post: New Get-InstalledApplication and Remove-MSIApplications using 4.0...
#region Function Get-InstalledApplication Function Get-InstalledApplication { <# .SYNOPSIS Retrieves information about installed applications. .DESCRIPTION Retrieves information about installed...
View ArticleNew Post: New Get-InstalledApplication and Remove-MSIApplications using 4.0...
#region Function Remove-MSIApplications Function Remove-MSIApplications { <# .SYNOPSIS Removes all MSI applications matching the specified application name. .DESCRIPTION Removes all MSI applications...
View ArticleNew Post: Deployment Script: IE11 needs one reboot (x86 and X64)
@Scorchguy thank you for taking the time and effort to share this with us! One question to you all, I have recently been tasked with deploying IE11 in my environment. Another team mate of mine, who no...
View ArticleNew Post: Deployment Script: IE11 needs one reboot (x86 and X64) updated for...
I haven't used the IEAK because I haven't had to change IE too much.. most everything can be found in the registry / GPO. Since 3.5.0 came out I had add some proxy settings and stop the protected...
View ArticleNew Post: SCCM console and CU install
Made this for CU3 install... the biggest pain in the rump is getting the MSP out of the CU just use something like lessmsi to extract the msp. Execute-Process -FilePath "consolesetup.exe" -Arguments...
View ArticleNew Post: Sentillion Vergence 6.2 install
I doubt someone will use this for a while, but this was how the vendor showed us how to set it up for shared workstation. Normally you would use GPO for the reg settings... ## Show Progress Message...
View ArticleNew Post: Installing Updates
I've had success with patches MSPs, MSUs with just placing them in a folder and let install-msupdates do it's thing. install-msupdates "$dirfiles\MSupdates"
View ArticleNew Post: Installing Updates
I am kind of late to the ballgame with the detection method answer but here is what I use: Get-HotFix | Where-Object {$_.HotfixID -eq 'KBxxxxxxx'} Obviously change the KB number to the one you are...
View ArticleNew Post: Handling multiple reboots
for the app model: make the preinstall a dependency of the main install... "what if I had 3 reboots" the just keep dependency chain going... (I would just use a TS) Package model: I would guess you...
View ArticleNew Post: Custom log
No answers :( So its nearly Christmas :) I believe my suggestion is very light and would give peoples more flexibility. Thanks,
View ArticleNew Post: Installing Updates
Nice detection method. Also late to the party I would like to add that you can use the following now.Execute-MSI -Action "Patch" -Path "IE9-Windows6.1-KB2962872-x64.msu"
View ArticleNew Post: Install-MSUpdates - .Cab file support suggestion
Here is a modified 3.5.0 Install-MSUpdates function with .cab file support - I'm sharing as this might be useful addition for future toolkit version? Occasionally MS updates are found in .cab format...
View ArticleNew Post: Need urgent help on a strange problem..
Hi Guy's, I so hope someone can help me on my problem as I already get gray hair on this.. I have to deploy a fairly old application and while when calling it trough batch script does install silent...
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