Showing archive results for February 2014

Summary: Preconfigure a virtual machine as a domain controller including Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration and DHCP.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I saw how we could build the virtual machines from a template. Were you teasing us about creating a new domain controller in this lab environment? I’d really love to see the script that wo...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to create an entry in the Windows registry structure.  How do I create an entry in the Windows registry with Windows PowerShell?  Use the New-ItemProperty cmdlet to add the information you need.           For example, the following command makes a new name called ...

Summary: Attach a VHD to a new virtual machine and modify the operating system for additional customizations.  Hey, Scripting Guy! With that prepped VHD file, how much work will it take to create an actual virtual machine? Possibly with some customizations? —MM  Hello MM, Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, is here to raise a litt...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to mount an ISO or VHD file.  I can double-click an ISO file to access it in Windows 8.1, but is there a Windows PowerShell           cmdlet that will do that for me?  Use the Mount-DiskImage cmdlet and specify the file name: For an ISO file: MOUNT-DISKIMAGE C:\ISO\MYCDFil...

Summary: Copy a VHD file template and inject an Unattend.xml file in preparation for attachment to a VHD file.  Hey, Scripting Guy! Yesterday you were showing us how to edit the Unattend.XML file. How can we easily inject that into a virtual machine and maybe turn that into a virtual machine?  —RD  Hello RD, Never fear. Honorar...