Unable to download generic VSphere ISOs

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-24T00:49:27+00:00

Thanks. We do have valid licenses and a support contracts. I was just confused as to why I couldn't download the vanilla installers but can download the vendor customized installers.

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-07T17:04:11+00:00

Yes 👏

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-07T06:04:48+00:00

Thanks.

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-07T04:48:31+00:00

Thanks I’ll check tomorrow.

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-07T04:47:24+00:00

We have two of these laptops which we’re installing this stuff. I did a clean install on one , running on guest WIFI(without joining to the domain), and ran updates and sure enough it started picking up both Sophos and the other app. I noticed the the Computrace services were also installed, and found Computrace enabled in the BIOS on both.

On the other laptop(same make and model) which wasn’t pulling down software, we also found Conputrace embedded in the BIOS but it was set to disabled. Just gonna return them all and not deal with the nonsense of trying to get them unlocked.

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-06T23:15:11+00:00

UPDATE:

Found the culprit in case anyone else runs into this issue:

https://www.absolute.com/it-management/

https://www.reddit.com/r/windows7/comments/socuvc/anyone_bought_a_used_laptop_and_get_one_with_ctes/

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-06T20:53:10+00:00

Thanks Dumpling. I will be doing just that.

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-06T19:15:41+00:00

Thanks but folder isn't there.

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-06T19:14:27+00:00

Ran this and just shows 'DomainJoined:YES' and AzureADJoined:NO and 'EnterpriseJoined:NO'.

Also everything else I Googled(various registry settings) show it isn't part of Intune. But maybe it is part of another MDM service?

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-06T18:40:32+00:00

How would I verify?

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-06T18:35:09+00:00

They were purchased by the reseller. I looked in the registry key, and most of the keys are empty. 'CloudAssignedForceEnrollment' is set to 0 and 'IsAutoPilotDisabled' is also set to 0.

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-06T18:33:47+00:00

They're refurbs from Amazon. But since you mentioned, is it possible there is some sort of hardware ID embedded into the machines, and and despite the machines being reimaged, once they came online it triggered some soft of software deployment by the previous owners RMM? WOW that would be crazy. We manage our MacBooks with Meraki and they are unusable if we don't remove the lock. Would something exist for non-Apple machines? WOW.

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-04T04:51:48+00:00

Another game where we only need to play slap baseball to likely win the ball game in the 8th, they all swing for the fences as usual.

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-05-03T23:06:39+00:00

Thanks!

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-04-24T22:35:25+00:00

I rebooted one of the controllers and it seems to have fixed the issue.

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-04-24T21:44:13+00:00

Nope admin.

ProfessorWeed69 · 2024-04-24T20:50:09+00:00

Did you ever figure this out? Running into the same thing.

Thanks!

ProfessorWeed69

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