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Configuration Manager 2007 and SMS 2003 Support Statements
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 is now supported on Configuration Manager 2007 (SP1 and/or R2) System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and/or R2 now supports the use of SQL Server 2008 SP1. No hofixes are required. Windows Vista and Windows Server Read More...
How To Check If A BITS Enabled Distribution Point Is Up And Running
To check if a Management Point is up and running we have the mplist and mpcert http URLs that we can open in Internet Explorer.  We don’t have such URLs to test if a Distribution Point (DP) is up. Management Point and Distribution Point servers are Read More...
How Can I Increase The Size Of The Smsts.log File?
To troubleshoot SCCM Task Sequences we use the smsts.log located on the SCCM client.  Unlike other SCCM components, the size of the smsts.lg is not configurable in the registry. Keep in mind that Task Sequences can run even before we get the SCCM Read More...
How Can We Enable Basic Proxy Authentication On The Software Update Points?
The SCCM admin console does not support configuring the Software Update Point WSUS servers to use basic proxy authentication. One could run the WSUS administration console and enable basic proxy authentication, but SCCM will overwrite those settings. Read More...
Are Duplicate GUIDs And Conflicting Records The Same Thing?
The short answer is no.  There are two kinds of possible duplicate computer records in SCCM.  The first one is machines with the same hardware ID.  The hardware ID is unique to each computer and it is based on its hardware properties.  Read More...
Alert - Microsoft Security Advisory 954474 Revised
What is the purpose of this alert? This alert is to notify you that Microsoft has revised security advisory 954474 – System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Blocked from Deploying Security Updates - on 17 June 2008.  Summary : Microsoft has Read More...
SCCM SP1 Fix List Is Now Available
The Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 fix list KB article has been published. You can find it at KB953649 . Read More...
SCCM 2007 Service Pack 1 Is Now Available
SP1 was released to manufacturing last Friday. It is now available for download at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5AAE62E8-4B7F-4AF7-BE01-AEFAA4BF059A&displaylang=en . Read More...
How much do you really know about SCCM 2007?
Want to test your SCCM 2007 knowledge? Then download the following quizzes… System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Product Feature Quizzes Overview The System Center Configuration Manager 2007 User Assistance team has created a set of quizzes to help Read More...
What are the licensing requirements to use SCCM R2's integration with Softgrid?
A customer must have purchased the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack and be licensed to use SoftGrid 4.5.  With the appropriate Softgrid client licenses, SoftGrid server infrastructure can be freely distributed and used throughout the customer’s Read More...
System Center Documentation Search Gadget
Do you want an easy way to search the online SCCM 2007 documentation ? You need to try the System Center Content Search gadget for the Windows Vista Sidebar. The gadget is also good for searching the documentation of other System Center products. Read More...
Where is the software updates data in the SCCM database?
If you had a custom report or a SQL query in SMS 2003 to find what machines installed an update or what machines were missing it, and you upgraded to SCCM, you probably found out that your report or query no longer works. This is because there are new Read More...
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