Deploy image without SCCM client

[Eloith]

Hello,

 

I was wondering if there are any ways to deploy an image to a computer without installing the SCCM client (Software Center)?

I wanna create an image that I can use when I'm reinstalling Windows on friends computer etc.

 

Thanks in advance.

//Henrik

[AmrelMahdy]

no there isnt a way to do this , as you have to capture an image that has SCCM Client installed

[Iroqouiz]

Yes of course it is. Just use MDT instead of capturing the image with SCCM. There are a lot of great guides by Johan Arwidmark and Mikael Nyström on this subject, just google a bit.

[Peter van der Woude]

Deploying without SCCM client is only possible by either deploying it via MDT, or by deinstalling the client afterwards (via for example the SMSTSPostAction variable). If it's just about not installing Software Center, ConfigMgr 2012 R2 had a new installation property /excludefeatures:clientui

[Eloith]

Okej, thanks for all the answers. I'm gonna check out the new installation property and see where it leads me. I don't wanna install Software Center on friends computer for an example.

[Bendes]

The principe is simple:

 

1. Configure your image (syspreped)

2. Boot on WinPE (via Network Boot or USB Boot)

3. Map a network drive in command line (NET USE) where ADK Tools are available

4. Use IMAGEX to capture your image to the mapped drive

[Eloith]

The thing is that I already have a captured image but everytime I use that image to deploy a computer it installs Software Center aswell. I have made an cmd task at the end of the task sequence (ccmsetup.exe /uninstall) to remove it. But I thought there was a better way to do it, like not installing Software Center at all.

 

The way I have done it works, but there are still shortcuts and other files left of the uninstallation. Example: Start - All Programs - Microsoft System Center 2012 - Software Center.

 

I use SCCM 2012 (not R2).