July 2016

Time sync during OS Deployment

After Microsoft Surface arrived in our production environment we have been challenged by time sync issues during OS deployment. The Surface devices were so much off in date and time that they were rejected by the management point resulting in a failed Task Sequence.

Instead of powering up the Surface and adjusting the time manually i wanted to automate this during deployment. I found out that Niall Brady have made a timesync script that can sync the time on the client with a server using NET TIME.

Adding this script to the prestart command on the Boot image will then sync the time with the server specified prior to running the task sequence and voila – problem solved.

' (c) niall@windows-noob.com 2014/7/24
' This script allows you to sync the time in WinPE with a local server using a prestart command
' Fill in the user/password/domain/server details below
' For more guides see http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4045-system-center-2012-configuration-manager-guides/ 
' for troubleshooting, review the log files created
' net use (to see all existing connections)
' net use * /del /yes (to delete all existing connections) 

Option Explicit
DIM ComSpec, WshShell, strUser, strPassword, strDomain, strServer, strCommand, LogFileName, logfile, objFSO, objFile, outFile

Set WshShell = CREATEOBJECT("WScript.Shell")
strUser = "SCCM_DJ"
strPassword = "DJpassw0rd"
strDomain = "domain.com"
strServer = "server"

PrepLogFile
Logtext "Starting logging process."
LogText "sleeping for 15 seconds.."
WScript.Sleep 5000
LogText "Using NET USE to Connect to " & strServer & " as a Domain user.."
strCommand = ComSpec & ("cmd /c net use \\") & strServer & ("\ipc$") & (" ") & strPassword & (" ") & ("/user:") & strDomain & ("\") & strUser & (" ") & (">") & (" ") & ("x:\WinPE_net_use.log")

		If WshShell.Run (strCommand, 0, True) = 0 then
			LogText "...NET USE connected ok, continuing."
			'On Error GoTo 0
		else
			LogText "...NET USE had an error."
			ExitScript -1
		end if

LogText "Using the NET TIME command to sync with the Server time.."
strCommand = ("cmd /c net time \\") & strServer & (" /SET /Y") & (">") & (" ") & ("x:\WinPE_net_time.log")
WshShell.Run strCommand

'wait for 5 seconds so the new time is registered before talking to the mp
LogText "Waiting for 5 seconds so the new time is registered before talking to the mp.."

LogText "all done, exiting.." 

' =====================================================
' PrepLogFile Subroutine
' =====================================================

Sub PrepLogFile
	
	Dim objFSO

	Set wShShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
	LogFileName = "X:\WinPE_TimeSync.log"
	'LogFileName = "c:\tmp\WinPE_TimeSync.log"

	'On Error Resume Next
	Err.Clear

	Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
	
	If Err.number <> 0 Then
		MsgBox("****   ERROR (" & Err.Number & ") Could not create Logfile - exiting script")
		ExitScript 0
	Else
		If objFSO.FileExists(LogFileName) Then
			objFSO.DeleteFile(LogFileName) 
		End If
		Err.Clear
		Set logfile = objFSO.CreateTextFile(LogFileName)
		If Err.number <> 0 Then
			MsgBox "ERROR (" & Err.Number & ") Could not create logfile (File) - exiting script"
			ExitScript 0
		End If
	End If
	
	Err.Clear
	
'On Error GoTo 0
	
	logfile.writeline "##############################################"
	logfile.writeline "    windows-noob.com WinPE Time sync Script   "
	logfile.writeline "##############################################"
End Sub

' =====================================================
' LogText Subroutine
' =====================================================

Sub LogText (TextToLog)
	logfile.writeline "" & Now() & " " & TextToLog
End Sub

' =====================================================
' Exit function
' =====================================================

Function ExitScript(iStatus)
	if iStatus <> 0 then
		set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
		ComSpec = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%COMSPEC%")
		WshShell.Run "cmtrace.exe " & LogFileName , 1, False
	End if

	LogText "All done, exiting successfully"
	wscript.quit(iStatus)
End Function
July 11, 2016 by SCCM & OSD Scripts VBS 0

Extract Drivers

This script will extract all drivers from a computer and copy them to a folder structure organized by type. It is language dependent and currently works for Danish and English Operating System language.

Option Explicit

Dim WshShell, oExec
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("Dism.exe /online /get-drivers")

WScript.Echo "Started, Get drivers"

Dim iCounter
iCounter = 0
Do While oExec.Status = 0 And iCounter < 600
	WScript.Sleep 100
	iCounter = iCounter + 1
Loop

WScript.Echo "Execute time: " & iCounter / 10 & " Sec."
WScript.Echo "Exit Code: " & oExec.ExitCode

Dim sText, sDriverList
Dim aDriverList()
Dim iDriversCount
iDriversCount = 0
Do While Not oExec.StdOut.AtEndOfStream
	sText = oExec.StdOut.ReadLine()
	If Left(sText,17) = "Published Name : " Or Left(sText,17) = "Udgivelsesnavn : " Then
		ReDim Preserve aDriverList(iDriversCount)
		aDriverList(iDriversCount) = Trim(Right(sText,Len(sText)-17))
		iDriversCount = iDriversCount + 1
	End If
Loop

Dim sElement
Dim aOEMDriverPaths(), aOEMDriverClasses(), aOEMDriverVersion()

WScript.Echo "Number of OEM Drivers: " & iDriversCount

iDriversCount = 0
For Each sElement In aDriverList
	
	Set oExec = WshShell.Exec("Dism.exe /online /get-driverInfo:" & sElement)

	WScript.Echo "Started, get info for driver: " & sElement

	iCounter = 0
	Do While oExec.Status = 0 And iCounter < 100
		WScript.Sleep 100
		iCounter = iCounter + 1
	Loop

	WScript.Echo "Execute time: " & iCounter / 10 & " Sec."
	WScript.Echo "Exit Code: " & oExec.ExitCode

	Do While Not oExec.StdOut.AtEndOfStream
		sText = oExec.StdOut.ReadLine()
		If Left(sText,20) = "Driver Store Path : " Then
			ReDim Preserve aOEMDriverPaths(iDriversCount)
			aOEMDriverPaths(iDriversCount) = Trim(Right(sText,Len(sText)-20))
		End If
		If Left(sText,22) = "Sti til driverlager : " Then
			ReDim Preserve aOEMDriverPaths(iDriversCount)
			aOEMDriverPaths(iDriversCount) = Trim(Right(sText,Len(sText)-22))
		End If
						    
		If Left(sText,13) = "Class Name : " Or Left(sText,13) = "Klassenavn : "Then
			ReDim Preserve aOEMDriverClasses(iDriversCount)
			aOEMDriverClasses(iDriversCount) = Trim(Right(sText,Len(sText)-13))
		End If
		If Left(sText,10) = "Version : " Then
			ReDim Preserve aOEMDriverVersion(iDriversCount)
			aOEMDriverVersion(iDriversCount) = Trim(Right(sText,Len(sText)-10))
			iDriversCount = iDriversCount + 1
		End If
	Loop
Next

Dim sScriptPath, sDriversDestinationPath
sScriptPath = Left(wscript.scriptfullname, Len(wscript.scriptfullname) - Len(wscript.scriptname))

Wscript.echo sScriptPath

Dim sComputer, oWMIService, cItems, oItem, sManufacturer, sModel
sComputer = "." 
Set oWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & sComputer & "\root\CIMV2") 
Set cItems = oWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_ComputerSystem",,48) 
For Each oItem in cItems
    sManufacturer = oItem.Manufacturer
    sModel = oItem.Model
Next

WScript.Echo "Number of OEM Drivers: " & iDriversCount

Dim sInfFileName, sDriverVersion, sDriverCopySource, sDriverCopyDistination, iWaitCounter


For iCounter = 0 To iDriversCount-1

	sInfFileName = Right(aOEMDriverPaths(iCounter),Len(aOEMDriverPaths(iCounter))-InstrRev(aOEMDriverPaths(iCounter),"\",-1,vbTextCompare))
	sInfFileName = Left(sInfFileName,Len(sInfFileName)-4)
	sDriverVersion = aOEMDriverVersion(iCounter)
	sDriversDestinationPath = sScriptPath & "Drivers\" & sManufacturer & "\" & sModel & "\"
	sDriverCopySource = Left(aOEMDriverPaths(iCounter),InstrRev(aOEMDriverPaths(iCounter),"\",-1,vbTextCompare))
	sDriverCopyDistination = sDriversDestinationPath & aOEMDriverClasses(iCounter) & "\" & sInfFileName & "_" & sDriverVersion

	WScript.echo "Copy Driver: " & aOEMDriverClasses(iCounter) & " " & sInfFileName & " " & sDriverVersion

	CopyFolder sDriverCopySource, sDriverCopyDistination, "Precompiled Setup Information"
Next

Function CopyFolder(sSourceFolder, sDestinationFolder, sExcludeType)
	SearchSubFolders sSourceFolder, sDestinationFolder, sExcludeType
End Function

Sub SearchSubFolders(sSourceFoldersPath, sDestFoldersPath, sExcludeType)

	Dim oFileSystem, oFolder, oFile, aExcludeType, bExclude, sElement
	Set oFileSystem = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
	aExcludeType = Split(sExcludeType,",",-1,vbTextCompare)

	'** Søg i under mapper ************************************************************
	Set oFolder = oFileSystem.getFolder(sSourceFoldersPath)
	For Each ofile in oFolder.SubFolders
		SearchSubFolders sSourceFoldersPath & "\" & oFile.name, sDestFoldersPath & "\" & oFile.name, sExcludeType
	Next

	'** Kopier filer i mappe **********************************************************
	For Each oFile in oFolder.Files

		bExclude = False
		For Each sElement In aExcludeType
			If UCase(oFile.Type) = UCase(sElement) Then
				bExclude = True
			End If
		Next
		If Not bExclude Then
			CopyFile sSourceFoldersPath, sDestFoldersPath, oFile.name
		End If
	Next
	Set oFolder = Nothing
	Set oFileSystem = nothing

End Sub


Function CopyFile(sSourceFilePath, sDestFilePath, sFile)

	Dim oFileSystem, oCopyFile, oCopyFileDest, iSecondsDateDiff
	Set oFileSystem = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

	'** Kontroller om destinations filen findes ****************************************
	If oFileSystem.FileExists(sDestFilePath & "\" & sFile) Then

		'** Destinations fil eksisterer, kontroller om kilde fil er nyere **********
		Set oCopyFile = oFileSystem.GetFile(sSourceFilePath & "\" & sFile)
		Set oCopyFileDest = oFileSystem.GetFile(sDestFilePath & "\" & sFile)
		iSecondsDateDiff = DateDiff("s", oCopyFile.DateLastModified, oCopyFileDest.DateLastModified)
		If iSecondsDateDiff < 0 Then

			'** Kilde Fil er nyere, kopier fil *********************************
			On Error resume Next
			oCopyFile.Copy (sDestFilePath & "\" & sFile)
			If Err.Number = 0 Then
				'wscript.echo "File copied: "  & sSourceFilePath & "\" & sFile
			Else
				'** Fejl i kopiering, log fejl *****************************
				wscript.echo "ERROR " & Err.Number & " copy file: " & sSourceFilePath & "\" & sFile
			End If
			On Error Goto 0

		End If
		Set oCopyFile = nothing
		Set oCopyFileDest = nothing
	Else

		'** Destination findes ikke, kopier fil ************************************
		Set oCopyFile = oFileSystem.GetFile(sSourceFilePath & "\" & sFile)
		CreateFolderTree(sDestFilePath)
		On Error resume Next
		oCopyFile.Copy (sDestFilePath & "\" & sFile)

		'** Slet kilde fil, hvis kopiering gik godt ********************************
		If Err.Number = 0 Then
			'wscript.echo "File copied: "  & sSourceFilePath & "\" & sFile
		Else
			'** Fejl i kopiering, log fejl *************************************
			wscript.echo  "Error " & Err.Number & " copy file: " & sSourceFilePath & "\" & sFile

		End If
		On Error Goto 0
		Set oCopyFile = nothing
	End If
	Set oFileSystem = nothing
End Function


'****************************************************************************** 
Function CreateFolderTree(strInput)
	Dim objFileSystemObject
	Set objFileSystemObject = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
	If Not objFileSystemObject.FolderExists(strInput) Then 
		Dim arrFolderPath,intFolder,strFolderTree
		arrFolderPath = Split(strInput,"\")
		For intFolder = 0 To UBound(arrFolderPath)
			strFolderTree = strFolderTree & arrFolderPath(intFolder) & "\"
			If intFolder > 1 Then 
				If Not objFileSystemObject.FolderExists(strFolderTree) Then
					objFileSystemObject.CreateFolder(strFolderTree)
				End If
			End If
		Next
		CreateFolderTree = True
	Else
		CreateFolderTree = False
	End If
	Set objFileSystemObject = nothing
End Function
July 6, 2016 by Scripts VBS Windows 0

Create OU Based Collections

I recently set up a whole new SCCM 2012 environment and we needed to create collections for a lot of OUs containing the computers.The script below will run through an OU structure and create device collections for each OU and sub OU’s.

To run the script open your SCCM console and press the drop down menu next to the home button and choose “Connect via Windows Powershell”.

This will establish a connection to the SCCM and allow you to use some special CM powershell functions which is utilized in this script.

To avoid warnings about the script not  being digitally signed run this command prior to executing the script it self.

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass

Now you can run the script.

It takes 1 mandatory argument and 3 optional which if not specified will default to the values they have in the script.

The mandatory argument is the SearchBase which is the top level OU from which you want to create the OU based Collections. The Optional arguments are LimitingCollection, SearchScope and RefreshType.

To run the script in its most simple form:

New-OUDeviceCollection.ps1 -SearchBase “OU=Computers,OU=Company,DC=OMG,DC=local”

This will create a collection for each of the OU’s under omg.local\Company\Computers – excluding the Computers container it self.

New-OUDeviceCollection.ps1 -SearchBase “OU=Computers,OU=Company,DC=OMG,DC=local” -LimitingCollection “All Windows 10 Computers” -SearchScope Subtree -RefreshType 2

This will create a collection for each of the OU’s under omg.local\Company\Computers – including the Computers container it self. It will use “All Windows 10 Computers” as the limiting Collection and it will use periodic update.

# Name: New-OUDeviceCollection
# Arguments: 4 (1 Mandatory, 3 Optional)
#   1. SearchBase (String, Mandatory): The top level OU from where you want to create OU Collections. The DistinguisedName attribute of the OU from AD is used.
#   2. LimitingCollection (String, Optional): The Collection to limit the new collections to. Default: All Desktop and Server Clients
#   3. SearchScope (String, Optional): Subtree, OneLevel or Base. Default: OneLevel
#   4. RefreshType (String, Optional): 1 (Manual),2 (Periodic), 4(CONSTANT_UPDATE) - Default: 4
#
# Description: This script will run through an OU and create device collections for each OU and sub OU's 
#              depending on what you specify in SearchScope.


param(
[string]$SearchBase,
[string]$LimitingCollection = 'All Desktop and Server Clients',
[string]$SearchScope = 'OneLevel',
[string]$RefreshType = '4'
)


$OUS = Get-ADOrganizationalUnit -SearchBase $SearchBase -SearchScope $SearchScope -Filter * -Properties Canonicalname
foreach ($OU in $OUS) 
 {
    $OUName=$OU.Name
    $Canonical=$OU.CanonicalName
    New-CMDeviceCollection -Name "$OUName" -LimitingCollectionName $LimitingCollection -RefreshType $RefreshType
    Add-CMDeviceCollectionQueryMembershipRule -CollectionName "$OUName" -QueryExpression "select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,
    SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name,SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_System where SMS_R_System.SystemOUName
   = '$Canonical'" -RuleName "$OUName OU"
 }
July 6, 2016 by Powershell SCCM & OSD Scripts 0

Rebuild a corrupt WMI repository

If i run into client computers that have issues with WMI i usually run through these steps:

Run this command to verify WMI:

winmgmt /verifyrepository

If the above command returns “inconsistent” then i would run the following command:

winmgmt /salvagerepository

Then i would use verifyrepository again to check the state. If it is still “inconsistent” then i would run the following command:

winmgmt /resetrepository

This will stop the WMI service and rename the repository (C:\Windows\System32\wbem\repository) and start the WMI service.

This should resolve the WMI issues.

In case you are in a SCCM environment the affected computer would need its SCCM client reinstalled.

July 4, 2016 by SCCM & OSD Windows 0

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