[German]A little tip for IT professionals who creates Windows reference install images with preinstalled software, using the Microsoft Deployment Tool (MDT). How to check whether all applications are included in the install image in an easy way?
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MVP colleague Mick Pletcher have had this problem and searched for a simple solution. He wrote:
While building a new reference image, I always want to make sure every application got installed before the WIM is generated. I have done this in the past by placing a pause in the build immediately after the windows update post-application installation is completed. It definitely takes time for me to go through the list of apps and verify they are there.
During his search he found the file ZTIApplication.log, which is created during building the install image. This file contains the list of all applications and the return value after installation.
(Source: mickitblog.blogspot.com)
He then wrote himself a PowerShell script that queries this file and reports on all installations. All he has to do is look through the list to make sure everything is there. How he proceeded exactly and which command he uses is described here. Maybe it's helpful to some of my blog readers.
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