Windows 7 Automated Imaging and ZCM Registration

After banging my head off my desk for the past week or so, I think I've finally managed to crack automated ZCM imaging of Windows 7 including (based on my previous XP imaging work) :
- Automated Computer renaming based on BIOS setting (HP Machines) (powershell script)
- Automated Join Domain (powershell script)
- A scripted "scan for new hardware" to cover using the same base image on multiple machines
- ZCM agent delivered as a ZCM add-on image and installed by one of the powershell scripts above
Before I post it up as a Cool Solution, it would be helpful if a couple of people would be willing to test out the steps for me to see if I've missed anything?
If anyone is interested, please PM me on here with their mail address, and I'll send over the instructions and the relevant scripts.

andystewartSL wrote:
>
> After banging my head off my desk for the past week or so, I think
> I've finally managed to crack automated ZCM imaging of Windows 7
> including (based on my previous XP imaging work) :
>
> - Automated Computer renaming based on BIOS setting (HP Machines)
> (powershell script)
> - Automated Join Domain (powershell script)
> - A scripted "scan for new hardware" to cover using the same base
> image on multiple machines
> - ZCM agent delivered as a ZCM add-on image and installed by one of
> the powershell scripts above
>
> Before I post it up as a Cool Solution, it would be helpful if a
> couple of people would be willing to test out the steps for me to see
> if I've missed anything?
>
> If anyone is interested, please PM me on here with their mail address,
> and I'll send over the instructions and the relevant scripts.
We are interested... Please send to [email protected]..
Thanks...

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