L’utility in questione permette in maniera grafica di gestire i vari processi che altrimenti andrebbero eseguiti dai vari comandi: Dism, BcdEdit, ecc.,ecc. Tramite il tool gratuito, funzionante praticamente su tutte le piattaforme Windows, sarà possibile gestire le configurazioni di Debug, quelle relative allo UAC, management delle variabili e la gestione su Windows 7 w 2008R2 del boot nativo da file .vhd

Download -> BellaVista v 1.1.0.66 for Windows NT 4.0 – Windows Seven (32-bit and 64-bit, English version, 143 KB)

Issues that the update rollup resolves

Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2010 SP2 resolves the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:

• 2465015  You cannot view or download an image on a Windows Mobile-based device that is synchronized with an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox
• 2492066  An automatic reply message is still sent after you clear the “Allow automatic replies” check box for a remote domain on an Exchange Server 2010 server
• 2492082  An Outlook 2003 user cannot view the free/busy information of a resource mailbox in a mixed Exchange Server 2010 and Exchange Server 2007 environment
• 2543850  A GAL related client-only message rule does not take effect in Outlook in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2545231  Users in a source forest cannot view the free/busy information of mailboxes in a target forest in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2549255  A meeting item displays incorrectly as multiple all-day events when you synchronize a mobile device on an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox
• 2549286  Inline contents disposition is removed when you send a “Content-Disposition: inline” email message in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2556113  It takes a long time for a user to download an OAB in an Exchange Server 2010 organization
• 2557323  Problems when viewing an Exchange Server 2003 user’s free/busy information in a mixed Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2563245  A user who has a linked mailbox cannot use a new profile to access another linked mailbox in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2579051  You cannot move certain mailboxes from an Exchange Server 2003 server to an Exchange Server 2010 server
• 2579982  You cannot view the message delivery report of a signed email message by using Outlook or OWA in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2585649  The StartDagServerMaintenance.ps1 script fails in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2588121  You cannot manage a mail-enabled public folder in a mixed Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2589982  The cmdlet extension agent cannot process multiple objects in a pipeline in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2591572  ”Junk e-mail validation error” error message when you manage the junk email rule for a user’s mailbox in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2593011  Warning 2074 and Error 2153 are logged on DAG member servers in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2598985  You cannot move a mailbox from a remote legacy Exchange forest to an Exchange Server 2010 forest
• 2599434  A Public Folder Calendar folder is missing in the Public Folder Favorites list of an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox
• 2599663  The Exchange RPC Client Access service crashes when you send an email message in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2600034  A user can still open an IRM-protected email message after you remove the user from the associated AD RMS rights policy template in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2600289  A user in an exclusive scope cannot manage his mailbox in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2600943  EMC takes a long time to return results when you manage full access permissions in an Exchange Server 2010 organization that has many users
• 2601483  ”Can’t open this item” error message when you use Outlook 2003 in online mode in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2604039  The MSExchangeMailboxAssistants.exe process crashes frequently after you move mailboxes that contain IRM-protect email messages to an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 mailbox server
• 2604713  ECP crashes when a RBAC role assignee tries to manage another user’s mailbox by using ECP in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2614698  A display name that contains DBCS characters is corrupted in the “Sent Items” folder in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2616124  Empty message body when replying to a saved message file in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 environment
• 2616230  IMAP4 clients cannot log on to Exchange Server 2003 servers when the Exchange Server 2010 Client Access server is used to handle proxy requests
• 2616361  Multi-Mailbox Search fails if the MemberOfGroup property is used for the management scope in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2616365  Event ID 4999 when the Store.exe process crashes on an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox server
• 2619237  Event ID 4999 when the Exchange Mailbox Assistants service crashes in Exchange 2010
• 2620361  An encrypted or digitally-signed message cannot be printed when S/MIME control is installed in OWA in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 environment
• 2620441  Stop-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup or Start-DatabaseAvailabilityGroup cmdlet fails when run together with the DomainController parameter in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2621266  An Exchange Server 2010 database store grows unexpectedly large
• 2621403  ”None” recipient status in Outlook when a recipient responds to a meeting request in a short period of time in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2628154  ”The action couldn’t be completed. Please try again.” error message when you use OWA to perform an AQS search that contains “Sent” or “Received” in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 environment
• 2628622  The Microsoft Exchange Information Store service crashes in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2628693  Multi-Mailbox Search fails if you specify multiple users in the “Message To or From Specific E-Mail Addresses” option in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2629713  Incorrect number of items for each keyword when you search for multiple keywords in mailboxes in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2629777  The Microsoft Exchange Replication service crashes on Exchange Server 2010 DAG members
• 2630708  A UM auto attendant times out and generates an invalid extension number error message in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2630967  A journal report is not sent to a journaling mailbox when you use journaling rules on distribution groups in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2632206  Message items rescanned in the background in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2633044  The Number of Items in Retry Table counter displays an incorrect value that causes SCOM alerts in an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 organization
• 2639150  The MSExchangeSyncAppPool application pool crashes in a mixed Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2640218  The hierarchy of a new public folder database does not replicate on an Exchange Server 2010 SP1 server
• 2641077   The Store.exe process crashes on an Exchange Server 2010 mailbox server during Exchange database online maintenance
• 2642189  The RPC Client Access service may crash when you import a .pst file by using the New-MailboxImportRequest cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2643950  A seed operation might not succeed when the source mailbox database has many log files in a Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 DAG
• 2644047  Active Directory schema attributes are cleared after you disable a user’s mailbox in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2644264  Disabling or removing a mailbox fails in an Exchange Server 2010 environment that has Office Communications Server 2007, Office Communications Server 2007 R2 or Lync Server 2010 deployed
• 2648682  An email message body is garbled when you save or send the email message in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2649727  Client Access servers cannot serve other Mailbox servers when a Mailbox server encounters a problem in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2649734  Mailbox replication latency may occur when users perform a Multi-Mailbox Search function against a DAG in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
• 2649735  Warning of undefined recipient type of a user after the linked mailbox is moved from an Exchange Server 2007 forest to an Exchange Server 2010 forest
• 2652849  The MailboxCountQuota policy is not enforced correctly in an Exchange Server 2010 hosting mode
• 2665115  Event ID 4999 is logged on an Exchange Server 2010 Client Access server (CAS)

La documentazione del tool la trovate qui, mentre il download del tool e degli agenti qui.

In questo articolo ricordiamo le hotfix da installare a livello di Sistema Operativo.

Knowledge Base article 979099, An update is available to remove the application manifest expiry feature from AD RMS clients. Without this update, the AD RMS features may stop working.

Knowledge Base article 982867, WCF services that are hosted by computers together with a NLB fail in .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.

Knowledge Base article 979744, A .NET Framework 2.0-based Multi-AppDomain application stops responding when you run the application.

Knowledge Base article 983440, An ASP.NET 2.0 hotfix rollup package is available for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2.

Knowledge Base article 977020, FIX: An application that is based on the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 and that invokes a Web service call asynchronously throws an exception on a computer that is running Windows 7.

Terminata l’installazione di queste hotfix sarà possibile procedere alla routine di Setup di Exchange 2010, laddove è possibile abilitare direttamente da GUI (Versione di Exch 2010 da Sp1 i n su) l’abilitazione di tutte le funzionalità e ruoli necessari a livello di Sistema Operativo.

consentendo quindi l’esecuzione in ambiente virtualizzato di Virtual Machine a 32 bit e a 64 bit e anche l’utilizzo delle schede WLAN presenti sull’host fisico  da parte delle macchine virtuali. Per funzionare, richiederà processori a 64 bit con Intel VT-x o AMD-V, oltre allo SLAT ( Second Level Address Translation), una versione aggiornata di virtualizzazione hardware che è inclusa nei processori Intel Core i3 , i5 e i7 e negli AMD più recenti, dunque non dappertutto.In Hyper-V di Windows 8 è presente lato client una features Live Storage Move di Hyper-V che permette alla vostra macchina virtuale di essere indipendente dal sistema di archiviazione sottostante: è possibile spostare l’archiviazione della macchina virtuale da un disco locale a un altro, oppure verso una chiavetta USB o a un file remoto condiviso senza che dobbiate fermare la vostra VM.Vi segnalo una serie di slide di approfondimento tecnico specifico sulle nuove funzionalità del prossimo sistema operativo. Per il download della versione preview di Windows 8 qui.

Internet Explorer tuning tips

1. Disable the browser tab grow by setting it to “0″ – Saves memory
Path: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer
Set tab process grow <- Set to 0

2. Disable all unneeded browser add-ons – Saves memory and performance
Path: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Security Features\Add-On Management
Add-on List <- Add GUID from Add-on and set to “0″
How to find add-On GUID: IE | Extras | Add-On Management | Select Add-On | Click “More Information”

3. Disable browser Accelerators – Saves Memory
Path: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\Accelerators
Turn off Accelerators <- Enable

4. Disable Suggested Sites – Saves memory and performance
Path: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer
Turn on Suggested Sites <- Disable

5. Disable InPrivate browsing – Helps with user profiles
Path: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\InPrivate
Turn off InPrivate Browsing <- Enable

Lista di Hotfixes importanti per Internet Explorer 

• · A memory leak issue occurs in Internet Explorer 8 when you switch between XML files
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2032595
• · After Internet Explorer Maintenance Group Policy settings are configured in a domain, a 20-second delay occurs when you log on to the domain from a client computer that has Internet Explorer 7 or Internet Explorer 8 installed
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/941158

General information

1. Windows Client TechCenter http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/default
2. Windows XP to Windows 7 Migration Guide http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/ee150430.aspx
3. Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) 2.0 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ec7156d2-2864-49ee-bfcb-777b898ad582&displaylang=en
4. http://www.winsupersite.com/article/win7/windows-7-product-editions-a-comparison
5. Deploying Windows® 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=EE2A1D38-88A9-43B3-95BC-7E962F0B6030

SCCM 2007 R3 OSD

1. Operating System Deployment in Configuration Manager http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632767.aspx
2. Log Files for Operating System Deployment http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932135.aspx
3. Troubleshooting Operating System Deployment http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632813.aspx
4. Operating System Deployment Task Sequence Variables http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632442.aspx
5. Configuration Manager 2007 SuperFlows http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff385001.aspx
6. Customizing Windows PE for troubleshooting OSD in SCCM 2007 R3 http://www.systemcenterblog.nl/2011/04/07/customizing-windows-pe-for-troubleshooting-osd-in-sccm-2007-r3
7. How Can I Increase The Size Of The Smsts.log File? http://blogs.technet.com/b/carlossantiago/archive/2009/01/19/how-can-i-increase-the-size-of-the-smsts-log-file.aspx

SCCM 2007 R3 + MDT 2010

1. SCCM 2007 Guides A list of Step by Step guides http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1064-sccm-2007-guides/
2. Customising the MDT Task Sequence Editor http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2010/08/26/customising-the-mdt-task-sequence-editor.aspx
3. BUILD and Capture Windows 7 Enterprise for VDI http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2855-build-and-capture-windows-7-enterprise-for-vdi/
4. Removing the Browser Choice option During Image Engineering with MDT 2010 http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2010/09/14/removing-the-browser-choice-option-during-image-engineering-with-mdt-2010.aspx
5. A package specified in the Use Toolkit Package MDT task does not download correctly in a Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2508665

SCCM 2007 R3 and AIK

1. The Windows® Automated Installation Kit (AIK) Supplement for Windows® 7 SP1 (Version: 3.0 Date: 2/21/2011) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=0aee2b4b-494b-4adc-b174-33bc62f02c5d
2. Windows AIK version 3.0 is exactly the same as 2.0. The hash values of the ISO images are exactly the same: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=696dd665-9f76-4177-a811-39c26d3b3b34
3. Installing Windows PE 3.1 from the Windows® Automated Installation Kit (AIK) Supplement for Windows® 7 SP1:
1. Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 and Windows PE 3.1 http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2011/03/24/configuration-manager-2007-sp2-and-windows-pe-3-1.aspx
2. How to Manually Update ConfigMgr to WinPE 3.1 http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/brandonlinton/archive/2011/04/23/how-to-manually-update-configmgr-to-winpe-3-1.aspx

SCCM 2007 R3 hotfixes and Windows 7 SP1

http://blogs.technet.com/b/systemcenter/archive/2011/04/05/system-center-configuration-manager-support-for-windows-7-service-pack-1.aspx

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Hotfix Installation Guidance http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2477182

Manage SCCM Client Patch http://blogs.msdn.com/b/minfangl/archive/2010/08/25/manage-sccm-client-patch.aspx

ConfigMgr 2007 Post-SP2 Hotfixes http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jsandys/archive/2011/02/20/configmgr-2007-post-sp2-hotfixes.aspx

ConfigMgr 2007 Post-SP2 Hotfixes http://www.myitforum.com/absolutenm/templates/Articles.aspx?articleid=22292&zoneid=89

ConfigMgr Client Hotfix Queries http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jsandys/archive/2011/01/17/configmgr-client-hotfix-queries.aspx

ConfigMgr 2007 post-SP2 hotfixs http://blogs.technet.com/b/syscenter/archive/2011/02/03/configmgr-2007-post-sp2-hotfixs.aspx

An update is available that lets you add Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 as supported platforms for Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2489044

The hotfix package resolves issues in primary site servers and secondary site servers. You have to run the hotfix package on primary site servers and secondary site servers

User state migration is unsuccessful on a SCCM 2007 SP1 client or on a SCCM 2007 SP2 client after you install security update 974571 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977203

To resolve this issue, install this hotfix on all System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) site servers and on all System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) site servers. Then, deploy this hotfix to all clients

This hotfix resolves this issue for any new client certificates that are generated. To correct the current certificates, run the CCMCertFix utility that is in this package on all the Configuration Manager SP1 clients and on all the Configuration Manager SP2 clients.

KB977384 Supersedes KB977203 http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/jsandys/archive/2010/11/04/kb977384-supersedes-kb977203.aspx

Note that the CCMCertFix tool described in KB977203 is still valid though and still needs to be run on existing clients to correct the issue described in that article.

A quick trick for implementing CCMCertFix is to create a separate package and program to run it. Then, set any refresh task sequences to run the CCMCertFix package before the task sequence using the Advanced tab of the task sequences properties dialog box (just like traditional package/program chaining in Software Distribution). Because the only place I’ve seen this certificate issue rear its ugly head is in OSD refresh scenarios, you don’t really need to fix the certificate everywhere, you just need to fix it before a task sequence with USMT in it runs

Windows 7 Setup Configuration Passes http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744580%28WS.10%29.aspx

ConfigMgr 2007: The Install Software Update task in an Configuration Manager 2007 OSD Task Sequence fails after exactly 30 minutes http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2009754

ConfigMgr 2007: How to have an Configuration Manager 2007 OSD Task Sequence only work from PXE & Task Sequence Bootable Media & Not From The Full Windows OS http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2000656

How to include an update in the initial installation of Systems Management Server 2003 Advanced Client http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907423

Front-end HTA

1. HTA frontends for SCCM SCCM 2007 HTA Utilities And Frontends http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/586-hta-frontends-for-sccm/
2. Introducing the windows-noob.com FrontEnd HTA http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/3476-introducing-the-windows-noobcom-frontend-hta-ver-10/
3. Location Deployment Wizard for ConfigMgr 2007 http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2009/08/17/location-deployment-wizard-for-configmgr-2007.aspx
4. SCCM Operating System Deployment – Front-end HTA http://joshuasmueller.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/sccm-operating-system-deployment-front-end-hta/
5. MDT 2010 Wizard Example: Role Selection http://blogs.technet.com/b/mniehaus/archive/2009/10/28/mdt-2010-wizard-example-role-selection.aspx
6. MDT Scripts, Front Ends, Web Services, and Utilities for use with ConfigMgr/SCCM http://mdtcustomizations.codeplex.com/
7. Pretty Good Frontend http://prettygoodfrontend.codeplex.com/
8. PrettyGoodFrontEndClone http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/maikkoster/archive/2010/04/20/prettygoodfrontendclone.aspx

MDT 2010

1. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 Update 1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=3bd8561f-77ac-4400-a0c1-fe871c461a89&displaylang=en&tm
2. Deploying Windows 7 + Office 2010 Using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2010/07/13/deploying-windows-7-office-2010-using-microsoft-deployment-toolkit-mdt-2010-part-i/

Application Compatibility

1. Application Compatibility Toolkit Connector in Configuration Manager http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632848.aspx
2. Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.6 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=24da89e9-b581-47b0-b45e-492dd6da2971
3. Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=890E522E-E39E-4278-AEBC-186F81E29173
4. Windows 7 Compatibility Center http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7

Copy default profile

1. Configuring Default User Settings – Full Update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2009/10/29/configuring-default-user-settings-full-update-for-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx
2. How to copy default profile during sccm sysprep http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2224-how-to-copy-default-profile-during-sccm-sysprep/
3. Windows 7 “ Modifying the Default User’s Profile http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrosd/thread/d83e60c0-ee52-4498-8d40-1b8e36dc3a61
4. How to customize the default local user profile when you prepare an image of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;973289
5. All Customizations to Default User Profile Lost http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2101557

Regional (International) Settings

1. Supported Language Packs and Default Settings (Windows Vista) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766439%28WS.10%29.aspx
2. Understanding Language Packs, Default Input Locales, Language Pack Default Values (Windows 7) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744259%28WS.10%29.aspx
3. Locale Identifier Constants and Strings http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd373765%28v=VS.85%29.aspx
4. Locale Identifier Constants and Strings http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd373765%28v=VS.85%29.aspx
5. Windows Vista Command Line Configuration of International Settings http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-ie/goglobal/bb964650%28en-us%29.aspx
6. What’s New for International Customers in Windows 7 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/ee426904
7. Microsoft-Windows-International-Core (Unattend.xml) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff715564%28WS.10%29.aspx
8. Languages and International Servicing Command-Line Options (Windows 7) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744360%28WS.10%29.aspx
9. Configuring Regional and Language Settings Online in an MDT Task Sequence http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2010/01/20/configuring-regional-and-language-settings-online-in-an-mdt-task-sequence.aspx
10. Configure International Settings in an Answer File http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744569%28WS.10%29.aspx
11. Understanding Multilingual Deployments http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744336%28WS.10%29.aspx
12. SCCM : Windows 7 deployments & unattended.xml http://scug.be/blogs/sccm/archive/2010/02/02/sccm-windows-7-deployments-amp-unattended-xml.aspx
13. Customising Windows 7 deployments at part 1. Changing the keyboard layout using unattend.xml http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1660-customising-windows-7-deployments-part-1/
14. How Configuration Passes Work (Windows 7) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744341%28WS.10%29.aspx
15. http://blog.coretech.dk/mip/ (Keyboard settings).

Task Sequence Links

1. Урок bat-аники http://www.rsdn.ru/article/winshell/batanyca.xml
2. BUILD and Capture Windows 7 Enterprise for VDI http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2855-build-and-capture-windows-7-enterprise-for-vdi/
3. Script to MODIFY Default User Profile http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2848-script-to-modify-default-user-profile/
4. Password Protect a Task Sequence? http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2336-password-protect-a-task-sequence/
5. How to use a collection variable to prompt for a computer name during an OS Deployment Task Sequence in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2026268
6. Using Multiple Task Sequences via PXE:
1. There are no reason to use both x86 and x64 boot images for your DEPLOYMENT task sequence. Just use x86 for everything. You only need the x64 boot image to BUILD a new image.
2. If you advertise tasksequenses with different Boot images assigned, to the same collection, the machine will PXE boot the boot image belonging to the TS you advertised last. This means that the machine will have to download the boot image to disk and reboot, if the one you booted from is not the one assigned to the TS you choose.

User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0

1. Information about the User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 update http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2023591
2. “When using USMT 4 in a Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 OSD Task Sequence, files are captured successfully but settings are not” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2018593

Folder redirection

Folder Redirection Overview (Windows Vista) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732275.aspx

Folder Redirection Overview (Windows XP) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc778976.aspx

Windows 7

What’s New in Folder Redirection and User Profiles http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff458273%28WS.10%29.aspx

Windows 7 optimizes the first-time logon process with Folder Redirection. Windows 7 presents the user’s desktop as soon as the files are moved to the Offline Files cache

Default Network User Profile. Computers that are joined to the domain base new user profiles on the Default Network User Profile (when the administrator has configured one for the domain). The Default Network User Profile is stored in the NETLOGON shared folder, which is hosted by all domain controllers in the domain.

Folder Redirection Overview http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc732275.aspx

Specify the Location of Folders in a User Profile http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771969.aspx

How to dynamically create security-enhanced redirected folders by using folder redirection in Windows 2000 and in Windows Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274443

Windows 7 Folder Redirection rename the Home folder in “My Documents” http://blogs.technet.com/b/asiasupp/archive/2010/12/14/windows-7-folder-redirection-rename-the-home-folder-in-quot-my-documents-quot.aspx

When you redirect the Documents folder on a Windows Vista-based or Windows 7-based computer to a network share, the folder name unexpectedly changes back to Documents http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947222

Customizing Windows 7 user environment

Show / Hide Desktop Items Windows 2008 R2 / Windows 7 by means of registry and Microsoft Group Policy Preferences http://hlouwers.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/show-hide-desktop-items-windows-2008-r2-windows-7-by-means-of-registry-and-microsoft-group-policy-preferences/

Disable Startup Repair:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-MY/quebecmisc/thread/12806c89-3592-4748-83dd-5b55eabec5a1

http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/11336-disable-windows-startup-repair-default-option.html

http://www.infonaim.com/windows-vista7-startup-repair/

How to create custom .adm or .admx files to add search providers to the toolbar search box in Internet Explorer 7 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918238

Group Policy and Internet Explorer 8 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc985351.aspx

Internet Explorer Maintenance Extension Tools and Settings: Group Policy http://technet.microsoft.com/ru-ru/library/cc736412(WS.10).aspx

How To Configure Trusted Sites In Internet Explorer For A Group Policy http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/configure-trusted-sites-internet-explorer-group-policy/

Ecco una tabella che riepiloga il tutto:

Ecco ad esempio una comoda utility che gestisce un help in linea in modalità GUI con tutti i comandi per powershell. L’utility si chiama ShinyPower e per lanciarla basta un doppio click sull’eseguibile.

Eccone uno screenshot:

Le funzionalità di Hidecalc 2.0 sono:

• Export to ADMX Group Policy templates for Server 2008/Vista/Windows 7.
• Export to ADM Group Policy Templates for Server 2000/ 2003/ 2008/ Workstations NT4/ 2000/
• XP/ Vista/ Windows 7.
• Export for Kix Scripts.
• Export for PowerShell Scripts.
• Export to a .REG file.
• Hides Drives that you specify.
• Prevents Drives that you specify. (Some legacy applications file manager will undo the Hide Drive Setting, this stops access if it does )