Configuration Manager with Jason Lewis

This is the last SCUP related screencast I plan to record.  My next screencast will be moving onto another topic.  This one covers the SCUPSync.exe tool which was introduced in SCUP 4.5 release.  Enjoy! To view this screencast in other...

This is the most requested screencast since I started doing these.  This screencast covers to full end-to-end experience of deploying an update with Configuration Manager. Please review the screencast here on how to publish an update before watching...

Here is my next screencast in my SCUP series.  Today’s topic covers “SCUP – Publishing a Catalog”. Enjoy! To view this screencast in other formats visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/scup-publishing-a-catalog.aspx

Help Customers Better Manage Software Deployments, Security Updates, IT Compliance, and More! Join the Beta Program The Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Dashboard lets customers stay on top of application and operating system deployments...

A common question I see frequently on forums and discussion groups is...  “What command line options should I use for MSI/MSP updates to allow them to install?”  The simple answer is usually nothing.  When installing MSI/MSPs through Windows...

We just released an updated version of SCUP 4.5 to support WSUS 3.0 SP2. You can download SCUP 4.5 here . With this released we also fixed a number of customer reported issues. Crashes Fixed a number of crash bugs in the import and create...

Here is the next in a series of SCUP screencast.  Today’s topic covers “SCUP – Create a Bundle”. Enjoy! Here is the sample code to create a bundle. Use this sample code instead of what was used in the screencast.  The snippet I used was incorrect...

Here is the next in a series of SCUP screencast.  Today’s topic covers “SCUP – Create an Update with a Prerequisite”. Enjoy!   Here is the sample code to create an update with prerequisite. <sdp:Prerequisites>     <sdp...

Here is the next in a series of SCUP screencast.  Today’s topic covers “SCUP – Resigning an Update”. Enjoy! To view this screencast in other formats visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/scup-resigning-an-update.aspx

Here is the next in a series of SCUP screencast.  Today’s covers “SCUP – Revising an Update”.  Enjoy! To view this screencast in other formats visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/scup-revising-an-update.aspx

Here is a new screencast covering SCUP.  Today’s topic is “SCUP – Publishing an Update”.  Don’t forget you can maximize the screen size to get a better view of the demo. Also here is a link to details steps on publishing an update.  Enjoy...

Here is my next screencast, today’s topic is “SCUP – Creating an Update”.  If you have any questions or comments please post them in the comments section below.  Enjoy! To view this screencast in other formats visit: http://technet.microsoft...

Here is a great blog article written by colleague Steve Rachui on how to use a third party certificate with SCUP.  This has been a frequent customer question and it is great to have an article that covers this topic.  Thanks Steve!

Here is my second screencast for SCUP, this time covering finding, managing and importing catalogs.  If you have any questions or comments about the screencast please post those to the comments section below Enjoy! To view this screencast in other...

This here is my first screencast, covering System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) installation.   I’m planning on doing several more of these in the future.  If you have any topic ideas, please use the “Email” link above to send them to...

The Configuration Manager team now has a team blog.  You can find it here: http://blogs.technet.com/configmgrteam Here you will find in depth content regarding anything Configuration Manager related.  Enjoy!

There have been some questions regarding the new update types introduced in System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) 4.0. Here I will try to clarify a few things. First off the SCUP console does not support creating, editing or duplicating any of these...

SCUP 4.5 has been released to the web and can be downloaded here . New in version 4.5 New command line tool (SCUPSync.exe) that allows for automatic import and publishing of updates. This tool will enable customers to synchronize full catalogs...

SCUP 4.0 has release and can be downloaded here . New in version 4.0 Ability to import and publish the following update types: bundle, driver, detectoid and updates with pre-requisites. New “Software Update Details” view with “Dependencies...

If you are using SCUP I would like to hear from you and possibly discuss what you think of the product. Please use the "Email" link above and let me know how you use it and include any comments you have about the product. Thanks... _Jason

The link below is a video one of my co-workers (Bryan Keller) did at the end MMS last week. It covers some of the things we are working on for Configuration Manager SP1 & R2. Enjoy... http://edge.technet.com/Media/Whats-coming-in-System-Center...

Note: This is only for SCUP 3.0 or 4.0. With SCUP 4.5 this is no longer an issue. I’ve received a couple of questions regarding System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) when behind a proxy server. Some customers have reported problems downloading catalogs...

For the past several months I’ve been working on two System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Configuration Packs. Configuration Packs are definitions for the new Desired Configuration Management (DCM) component in ConfigMgr 2007. DCM allows you to assess...

I’ve met with a few customers over the past month that had similar questions regarding deploying custom updates. I wanted to write a quick high level summary on how to this in a small environment. First step is to setup System Center Updates Publisher...

If you ever created an update that uses MSI rules you are bound to see a warning message letting you know that the scan agent cannot detect an MSI if it was installed per-user and that you should use different rules to help detect if the update is applicable...