July, 2009

Looks like our friends working on Configuration Manager documentation have released a few updates this month.  According to the Configuration Manager Writing Team, the following list discusses the topics that are new or contain significant changes...

We had three new Knowledge Base articles published for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 last week.  The first involves and issue where System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) may not restart the client computer automatically...

Although the steps required to deploy an OS using Configuration Manager 2007 are available in many places, I decided to create a simple, concise step by step procedure for OSD deployment using SCCM that will hopefully come in handy if you are trying to...

Just an FYI that at 10:00am Pacific time on August 5, 2009, we’ll be hosting a webcast on automating Windows 7 operating system deployments using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007. I have the intro and a registration link below so mark...

I was looking around Facebook the other day and thought “Wow, there sure are a lot of companies out here, sharing information and whatnot” and then I thought hey, why not me too.  After all, if there’s another avenue that can be opened up that might...

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 features a new security model with more restrictive permissions on the client cache folder. While this provides a lower threat profile, it does require some special considerations when deploying software to users...

We had three new Knowledge Base articles published for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 last week.  The first involves and issue where if the package in System Center has a larger image size than what is needed, it can cause System Center...

We had two new Knowledge Base articles published for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 last week.  The first involves and issue where when the time changes to or from Daylight Saving Time, the SMS_Inbox_Monitor or SMS_Outbox_Monitor components...

Yvette O’Meally just posted a note about the release of some updated hotfixes for Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2.  If you’re trying to install some hotfixes on either of these platforms and got "This KB###### is for a different hardware...

I had an interesting case the other day and since I didn’t see it documented anywhere I thought I’d mention it here in case anyone else runs into it.  What can happen is that when you try to install the Configuration Manager 2007 agent on a workgroup...

Join the team from the Intel vPro Expert Center for an informative Webcast on the ROI savings and activation process for PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology and Microsoft System Configuration Manager. This live TechRepublic Webcast , featuring Q&A, will...

Just a heads up that we have a fairly new virtual lab that will walk you through using the SCCM 2007 Administrator Console to verify the site configuration, identify the Software distribution and maintenance windows feature of SCCM 2007, identify the...

Here’s another cool post I found while browsing all the other System Center related sites today, this one by Jeff Wettlaufer (Sr. Technical Product Manager for System Center) on the OEM Deployment Packs we have available.  We have Deployment Packs...

Microsoft released a new version of ACT, version 5.5. This version changed the database schema which prevents configuring the ACT database from the ACT Connector administrator console. If you upgrade an existing ACT installation to 5.5 which has already...