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the problem with preconfigured computers randomly appearing (described in thread above) is still happening. if anyone has any suggestions, i'm all ears.
short version for those who don't want to re-read the above thread: preconfigured computers are randomly appearing in the console. by itself that isn't a problem, but when you boot a machine to winPE, it then gives you a popup menu telling you to select a preconfigured computer. if you cancel that, it quits out of winpe. if you don't cancel, it doesn't add itself to the DS console so you can't assign a job to it. the only solution i've found is to sit there and scroll thru the list in the "pick a computer" drop-down then delete them, 3 at a time, from the DS console. this is tedious, time-consuming and very annoying. i've also noticed that all these preconfigured computers are duplicate entries of existing machines, but that not all of them have the yellow "preconfigured" icon, so i end up deleting all instances of the duplicates, and then just letting the "real" PC phone home on its own and re-add itself to the console.
is there a way i can create a filter or some sort of search in DS that will let me find all preconfigured computers and delete them all at once directly in the console?