July, 2012

Consider the following scenario: When running setup for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr 2012), in the Setup window you receive the following warnings: <A communication error has been detected between the specified site system and...

On a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) client computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2, the Systems Management Server (SMS) Agent Host service (Ccmexec.exe) crashes intermittently. Additionally, the following error is...

Consider a scenario where you have encountered issues with the installation of KB2720211 ( An update for Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 is available ) which forced you to remove and reinstall WSUS. Afterward, when reinstalling 2720211...

Microsoft’s own Kevin McKinnerney just published a new test lab guide on ConfigMgr 2007 R3. This Test Lab Guide (TLG) allows you to expand upon the Base Configuration test lab to build a functioning proof of concept environment for Microsoft System Center...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about an issue where Security Update MS10-019 may not visible in the Configuration Manager console for some operating systems. ===== Symptoms Security Update MS10-019 (KB979309) is not visible...

Microsoft’s own Kevin McKinnerney just published a new test lab guide on FEP 2010. This Test Lab Guide (TLG) extends the Base Configuration and System Center Configuration Manager 2007 test lab to include Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010. It includes...

Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about an issue where a Configuration Manager 2007 backup doesn't backup the database files even though the backup logs show that it was successful. ===== Symptoms A scheduled Configuration...

The Application Catalog is one of the new and exciting features in the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. Dave Randall recently posted a great blog post that helps you plan for the Application Catalog deployment and provide a great experience to...

The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager has been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: July 1, 2012 at the top of the topic. There are no changes this month for the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation...

This blog will introduce the prerequisites for installing the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager client on Windows Embedded Devices, provides a sample script that you can use with Configuration Manager to automatically disable and enable the Windows...