Hi guys, I have inherited an SCCM environment. 1000 client machines. We have changed the computer naming convention so that it is now *****-SerialNumber Where ***** is Model of machine for example 745 (for Dell Optiplex 745), so for example we have a Dell machine named 745-D6F3N1S . The previous person before me had a script which prompted the user for a computer name. It prep populated the last part of the computer name with the serial number. What I want to happen is for the OSD task sequence automatically name the computer with this new naming convention (without prompting). Can anyone advise? I have the current script shown below. I am sure its just a matter of finding the correct variable to use... ----------------------------- <job id="ZTIPromptForComputerName"> <script language="VBScript" src="ZTIUtility.vbs"/> <script language="VBScript"> Option Explicit Dim numCount Dim strComputerName Dim objOSD dim laptop dim desktop dim oType dim mname dim SN laptop = oEnvironment.Item("IsLaptop") desktop = oEnvironment.Item("IsDesktop") SN = oEnvironment.Item("SerialNumber") if laptop = "True" Then oType = "Notebook" end if if desktop = "True" Then oType = "Desktop" end if wscript.echo SN mname = oType & "-" & SN Do While numCount = 0 wscript.echo mname strComputerName = InputBox ("Please enter a name for the new computer:","New Computer Name",mname,10,10) If strComputerName = "" Then Wscript.Echo "You must enter a computer name." Else oEnvironment.Item("OSDNEWMACHINENAME") = strComputerName oEnvironment.Item("OSDCOMPUTERNAME") = strComputerName Exit Do End If Loop </script> </job> ------------------------------------------- Thanks Nick

Hello - Not sure, this will really help you or not....Have you seen this ? http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1133-setting-computername-during-deployment/#entry5374Anoop C Nair - This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

HI, You could try this out, it will take the last 4 characters in the modelname and add as you described above. Just run it as a normal program in the begining of the task sequence, no requirement to use MDT. i Hope it helps you out. Option Explicit Dim oEnv Dim strComputerName Dim obJWMIService Dim colBIOS Dim objBIOS Dim objOSD Dim strSN, strModel Dim colSettings Dim objComputer Dim strModelshort Set oenv = CreateObject("Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment") Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2") Set colBIOS = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_BIOS") For each objBIOS in colBIOS StrSN = objBIOS.SerialNumber Next Set colSettings = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem") For Each objComputer in colSettings strModel = objComputer.Model Next strModelshort = Right(strModel,4) strComputername = trim(strModelshort) & "-" & strSN oEnv("OSDNEWMACHINENAME") = strComputerName oEnv("OSDCOMPUTERNAME") = strComputerName Regards, Jörgen-- My System Center blog ccmexec.com --

Ok, thanks guys. I got it sussed. Because the model variable always contains a space i.e Latitude D530, Optiplex 790 etc.. I used a variable split as per below. Works a treat. Will build machine with computer name taken from the BIOS (dont have to prompt for computer name each time) ----------- <job id="ZTIPromptForComputerName"> <script language="VBScript" src="ZTIUtility.vbs"/> <script language="VBScript"> Option Explicit Dim numCount Dim strComputerName Dim objOSD dim laptop dim desktop dim oType dim mname dim SN dim model dim modelnum laptop = oEnvironment.Item("IsLaptop") desktop = oEnvironment.Item("IsDesktop") SN = oEnvironment.Item("SerialNumber") model = oEnvironment.Item("Model") if laptop = "True" Then oType = "Notebook" end if if desktop = "True" Then oType = "Desktop" end if wscript.echo SN modelnum = split(model) mname = modelnum(1) & "-" & SN oEnvironment.Item("OSDNEWMACHINENAME") = mname oEnvironment.Item("OSDCOMPUTERNAME") = mname </script> </job> ----------------------------