MS09-043 was first released in August 2009.  The patch was then re-released in November 2009.  The patch code did not change, but its detection method did.  The patch in the MS09-043 bundle that got superseded is KB947319. My customer ran...

WSUS 3.0 SP2 was released last week and it can be downloaded here .  WSUS 3.0 SP2 includes the following improvements: New Windows Server and client version support Integration with Windows Server 2008 R2 Support for the BranchCache feature on Windows...

Pre-order Windows 7 today at the Microsoft Store . You'll get it for at least half off and be one of the first to get it. Hurry, quantities are limited.* It's pretty simple Windows 7 is coming on October 22, 2009. Here's an easy way to get it fast and...

SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 is now supported on Configuration Manager 2007 (SP1 and/or R2) System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and/or R2 now supports the use of SQL Server 2008 SP1. No hofixes are required. Windows Vista and Windows Server...

This is for the benefit of those that missed MMS this year: Stuff you might have missed since the R2 release: SCUP 4.5 released Synchronization command line tool (SCUPSync.exe) which enables you to import and publish updates without using the Updates...

To check if a Management Point is up and running we have the mplist and mpcert http URLs that we can open in Internet Explorer.  We don’t have such URLs to test if a Distribution Point (DP) is up. Management Point and Distribution Point servers are...

One of my customers is in the TAP program for Windows Vista Service Service Pack 2.  They wanted to use SCCM/WSUS to deploy updates to the Vista SP2 Beta clients that they have in production.  This is how we got the Vista SP2 updates in WSUS...

To troubleshoot SCCM Task Sequences we use the smsts.log located on the SCCM client.  Unlike other SCCM components, the size of the smsts.lg is not configurable in the registry. Keep in mind that Task Sequences can run even before we get the SCCM...

The current global economy is prompting corporations to do everything possible to save money.  Employees are being asked to turn off their computers and monitors when they leave the office, but we know that for one reason or another not everyone...

The System Center Configuration Manager team would like to announce that the following has been Released To Manufacturing (RTM). Download an evaluation version of ConfigMgr07 R2 from Microsoft Download Center . Your contributions have been instrumental...

The SCCM admin console does not support configuring the Software Update Point WSUS servers to use basic proxy authentication. One could run the WSUS administration console and enable basic proxy authentication, but SCCM will overwrite those settings....

The Preload Package Tool (PreloadPkgOnSite.exe) is used to manually install compressed copies of software distribution package source files on Configuration Manager 2007 sites. After package source files are installed, a status message is sent up the...

What is the purpose of this alert? This alert is to notify you that Microsoft has revised security advisory 954474 – System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Blocked from Deploying Security Updates - on 17 June 2008.  Summary : Microsoft has...

The Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 fix list KB article has been published. You can find it at KB953649 .

SP1 was released to manufacturing last Friday. It is now available for download at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5AAE62E8-4B7F-4AF7-BE01-AEFAA4BF059A&displaylang=en .

The short answer is, we can't.  That does not mean that we don't have a way to update that package on the Branch Distribution Point (BDP), it just means that we can't refresh them.  In SCCM refreshing vs. updating a package has different meanings...

Want to test your SCCM 2007 knowledge? Then download the following quizzes… System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Product Feature Quizzes Overview The System Center Configuration Manager 2007 User Assistance team has created a set of quizzes...

A customer must have purchased the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack and be licensed to use SoftGrid 4.5.  With the appropriate Softgrid client licenses, SoftGrid server infrastructure can be freely distributed and used throughout the customer’s...

Do you want an easy way to search the online SCCM 2007 documentation ? You need to try the System Center Content Search gadget for the Windows Vista Sidebar. The gadget is also good for searching the documentation of other System Center products...

If you had a custom report or a SQL query in SMS 2003 to find what machines installed an update or what machines were missing it, and you upgraded to SCCM, you probably found out that your report or query no longer works. This is because there are new...