August, 2011

[Today's post is from the Configuration Manager Writing Team ] The Configuration Manager 2012 documentation library has been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: August 1, 2011 at the top of the topic. There are no significant...

Hi everyone, Lee Stevens here, and I’d like to take a minute to show you a quick tip on how to eliminate slack space in the ConfigMgr 2007 database.  Sometimes System Center Configuration Manager 2007 may leave a lot of slack space in the database...

Hi everyone, Terry McKinney here.  Below is a quick-reference document that illustrates the MOST COMMON site to site data replication flow path in SMS 2003 and ConfigMgr 2007. There are exceptions to this flow path of course so see the document referenced...

Here’s a quick heads up on a new Configuration Manager  2007 KB article we published this morning: Symptoms After you install the System Center Configuration Manager Console on a localized version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), you receive the...

Hi everyone, Joao Madureira here. I’ve been seeing a couple cases come in lately on Office 2010 Service Pack 1 installs and they seem to relate to the way Configuration Manager handles the package install and what is currently installed on the machine...

Summary This document explains how to deploy the Zune Desktop Client using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and what options are available for installation. The process involves the following steps: Step 1: Obtain the Zune Client Software. Step...

As many of you probably already know, for a long time the Script Repository (a special-purpose gallery) has been an engine of great content and community engagement on TechNet.  Well starting last week it was upgraded significantly and launched as...

[Today’s post comes from Minfang Lv ] This post describes how and when you might see duplicate records when you use unknown computer support with Active Directory Delta-Discovery in Configuration Manager 2007 R3, what problems you might see,...

Hi everyone, I want to take a minute to highly a Knowledge Base article that’s not necessarily new, and not necessarily ConfigMgr 2007 specific, but at the same time will be quite valuable to the Configuration Manager admin.  We still get some calls...

[ Brian Huneycutt has contributed today’s article] Configuration Manager 2007 can operate successfully in a wide variety of network environments. However, there are still some factors to consider in regards to planning the location of site systems...

Security is something that is at the top of everyone’s mind, but what if your A/V software actually causes an issue with some of the software you’re running?  If that’s the case then there’s probably an exclusion you need to make to keep things safe...

The following article on Microsoft TechNet is a helpful guide to using the Configuration Manager 2007 Client on Windows Embedded Devices: Prerequisites for Installing the Configuration Manager 2007 Client on Windows Embedded Devices While this article...