You may find that at some point you need to change the name of the SCCM 2007 database and the steps to do so are below.  I worked on a case just like this a few days back and during that time I got the opportunity to confirm that this procedure works...

Looks like the Configuration Manager content writers posted their October updates last Friday so in case you missed the announcement here’s the skinny: The following information lists the topics that contain significant changes since the August 2009 update...

We had one new Knowledge Base article published last week, this one documenting the hotfixes and updates that are contained in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2): KB971348 - List of hotfixes and updates that are contained...

Just in case you missed the big announcement last Friday, Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 is now released: SP2 provides: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 support that enables customers to deploy and manage their Windows 7 client and server...

You’ve heard about it and read about and now you’ll soon have the chance to try it out yourself.  The System Center Online Desktop Manager beta is coming soon: The System Center Online team has been working hard in preparation for its next beta release...

In this demo-heavy webcast, we provide examples of the power of integrating Microsoft System Center Service Manager with Active Directory and the Microsoft System Center family of system management products. Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager...

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 collects asset information that can be used for license and asset management reports. In this webcast, we explain the asset management reporting that comes out of the box in Configuration Manager 2007...

In System Center Configuration Manager 2007, when you run the Discover Management Controllers Task on AMT Enabled Devices you may find that a .rpl file gets created and does not process out on Secondary site servers. Errors like the following occur: ...

Here’s an issue I ran into when I was trying to deploy Adobe Flash Player update 9.0.246.0. and since I didn’t see it documented anywhere I thought I’d post it here. The Adobe patch APSB09-10 for Adobe Flash Player 9.0.246.0 was failing to install...

We published one new Knowledge Base article on System Center Configuration Manager 2007 last week.  This one is about a hotfix for an issue where the SMS_Executive service process (Smsexec.exe) may consume high CPU resources on a Microsoft System...

We focus on automating Windows 7 operating system deployments using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager in this webcast. First, we cover how to automate hardware and software inventory using Asset Intelligence to determine what applications...

Over on the System Center blog Jeff Wettlaufer just posted a great piece that clears up some of the apparent confusion that exists surrounding our recent announcements concerning Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2 support...

Window 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are now supported on ConfigMgr 2007 SP1 System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 now supports the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems for client installation. Configuration Manager consoles...

If you’re using ConfigMgr 2007 SP1 and have already moved to Windows 7 and/or Windows Server 2008 R2 you’ve probably noticed that they’re not listed as supported platforms.  Well that all changes today as we just released a new update that enables...

We published a new KB article last week that describes an update rollup package that enables Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to support clients that are running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7: KB974236 - Update...

I get asked about this every once in a while so I thought I would post it here in case it’s something you might find helpful as well.  This report will contain the last login time on a particular computer along with the user who logged in to it as...

In case you missed the grand announcement over on the System Center Team blog, today they announced their plan to release System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3.  This new release of ConfigMgr 2007 is packed with some extremely cool features...

Have you ever wanted to learn more about how Active Management Technology (AMT) and System Center Configuration Manager 2007 work together?  If so our very own Steve Rachui posted some great flowcharts that should help explain how all the pieces...

Just an FYI that the Configuration Manager documentation library ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680651.aspx ) has been updated on the Web and the latest content has Updated: August 1, 2009 at the top of the topic. The Configuration Team...

Here’s a tip sent to me by a buddy here at Microsoft.  Apparently we don’t document this anywhere so I thought for now we could at least put it out on the blog. Summary: This article describes how to determine which version of System Center Configuration...

I thought of blogging this information as it took a little bit of time to identify the root cause of the issue and I didn’t see it documented publicly anywhere.  Hopefully if you run into the same issue this will help you find a quick solution. Symptom...

Many times during the course of troubleshooting you may come across a situation where you need to find out how many Collections a specific Client machine is a member of. Here is how you can find that information, along with the Collection Names and the...

Back on Monday I posted Part 1 of my Guide to Software Updates Deployment in Configuration Manager 2007 and below you will find the conclusion, Part 2: Deployments Configuration Manager 2007 no longer uses advertisements for delivering software updates...

On Monday the WU/MU team released a revised WSUSSCN2.CAB file. This new cab file addresses reported issues with last Tuesday’s release of the security bulletin MS09-037 being over-offered on x64 platform systems. No systems are left un-secure as a result...

I get a lot of requests for information about how to do software update deployments in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 so I thought I would put together a quick guide explaining the process. It turned out to be quite large so I broke it into...