I was asked a few days ago if ConfigMgr or SMS could inventory mapped drives, and while the answer is yes we don't do it by default. In effect we report the logical disk but not mapped drives. In order to inventory mapped drives we first need to extend...

We've received a couple calls on this so I thought a quick post might help just in case you're using Windows SteadyState in your environment.  Anjana Kaku Tyagi wrote up the example below, and while the example is for the SMS client you should be...

Here's another issue you may want to be aware of if you're still using the old SUSFP scan engine to detect updates.  This one is from Clifton Hughes in our Las Colinas, Texas office: ======== Issue: In SMS 2003, if you are using SUSFP you may experience...

Here's an issue that Frank Rojas saw the other.  This particular issue involved a Dell E6400 but I thought it was worth a post because the same troubleshooting technique could be used for similar issues with other hardware as well: ======== Issue...

For the week of 12-7 through 12-13 we had one new Knowledge Base article on ConfigMgr 2007.  The link and title is below: ======== http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=955955 A task sequence that contains many packages may take longer to run after...

Here's one that's probably going to be relatively uncommon but I came across it the other day and thought it would be worth a mention here: ======== Issue: The Transfer Site Settings Wizard in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 fails to transfer...

Looks like the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 User Assistance (UA) team has created a set of quizzes to help you assess your understanding of the dependencies and requirements for key features of Configuration Manager 2007.  Once you complete...

Here's another neat tip from Clifton Hughes in our Irving, Texas site.  If you're PXE booting machines and they're throwing 0x80072ee7 errors along with getting APIPA addresses then you might try turning on portfast if you're using a Cisco Spanning...

For the week of 11-30 through 12-6 we had one new Knowledge Base article.  The link and title is below: ======== http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=956307 Error message when you install the Inventory Tool for Dell Update (ITDU) on an SMS 2003 site...

Just an FYI that Microsoft User Research is conducting a study focusing on design ideas for the next version of System Center Configuration Manager from January 12 to January 23, 2009 . This is a great opportunity for Configuration Manager Users who have...

For the week of 11-23 through 11-29 we had four updated and one new Knowledge Base article on SMS 2.0, SMS 2003 and Configuration Manager 2007.  Links and titles are below: ======== Sys Mgmt Svr 2.0 SP2 EN 273476 - SMS: Buffer Overrun Problem in...

Sorry for the delay in posting the new KB's but I took a couple days for Thanksgiving and I'm just now getting caught back up.  For the week of 11-16 through 11-22 we had eight updated and three new Knowledge Base articles on everything from SMS...

I'm sure you all noticed a remarkable lack of activity over the past week but I'll be cranking things up again very soon.  I've been out since November 20th on a much needed vacation to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family but I'm back...

Here's an interesting OSD related issue I got from Vinay Pamnani, a Support Engineer in our Manageability group.  If all your Vista or Win2K8 deployments mysteriously end up on the D drive then maybe this is your issue: ======== Issue: When deploying...

Today's tip comes from a Ryan Anderson , a Senior Support Escalation Engineer in our Texas office.  If you're getting 2407's after an upgrade to System Center Configuration Manager 2007 then Ryan may have your solution: ======== Issue: After upgrading...

Here's another cool OSD tip from Frank Rojas .  If your clients are joining the domain like you expect then maybe this is what you're running into: ======== Issue: A client does not join the domain if the Computers container is specified as the Domain...

Just an FYI that Microsoft is offering a free second chance to pass that Microsoft Certification exam as well as a 25% discount on an additional exam.  You better hurry though as you have to sign up by December 31st.  ======== Second Shot now...

Here's a heads up on a particularly odd issue we've begun to see with SMS. If you're wondering why your recurring advertisements haven't run since the Daylight Savings Time updates then this is probably why. Special thanks to our own Buz Brodin for his...

Here's another awesome troubleshooting tip sent to me by Clifton Hughes in our Las Colinas office. If you're deploying Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista and your Task Sequence bombs out with a 80004005 error you'll want to take a look at this: ...

Wow, we hit the mother lode this week.  We had one new and eight updated Knowledge Base articles covering everything from SMS 1.2 to ConfigMgr 2007.  Links and titles are below: ======== Sys Mgmt Svr 2.0 SP2 EN 328386 - How to extend the Sms_def...

Hi everyone, just a quick FYI that if you're signed up for Twitter you can now receive Tweets on all the info I post here as well as some of the other sites I contribute to and monitor. Just follow MSManageability and you'll get them all. So why Twitter...

We had three updated and three new Knowledge Base articles for the week - three on SMS and three on ConfigMgr 2007.  Links and titles are below: ======== Sys Mgmt Svr 2.0 SP2 EN 294786 - SMS: How to Use a Non-Domain Administrator Service Account...

Today's ConfigMgr 2007 tip comes from Buz Brodin, a top gun Senior Support Escalation Engineer who works out of our North Carolina office. If you're running into issues deploying updates to SMS 2003 clients and the "Deployable to SMS 2003" property for...

OK, I know this isn't really SMS or ConfigMgr specific but it was just too cool to let slide under the radar.  Today, at TechEd EMEA 2008 in Barcelona, we announced the RTM release of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit version 3.2.  ...

Yesterday we released a new document to help you create custom reports, determine which Configuration Manager 2007 SQL views contain the information you need for your reports, and identify the path between the necessary SQL views and determine what columns...