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WSUS 3.0 SP2 was released last week and it can be downloaded here . WSUS 3.0 SP2 includes the following improvements: New Windows Server and client version support Integration with Windows Server 2008 R2 Support for the BranchCache feature on Windows
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Pre-order Windows 7 today at the Microsoft Store . You'll get it for at least half off and be one of the first to get it. Hurry, quantities are limited.* It's pretty simple Windows 7 is coming on October 22, 2009. Here's an easy way to get it fast and
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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
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This is for the benefit of those that missed MMS this year: Stuff you might have missed since the R2 release: SCUP 4.5 released Synchronization command line tool (SCUPSync.exe) which enables you to import and publish updates without using the Updates
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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
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One of my customers is in the TAP program for Windows Vista Service Service Pack 2. They wanted to use SCCM/WSUS to deploy updates to the Vista SP2 Beta clients that they have in production. This is how we got the Vista SP2 updates in WSUS
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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
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The current global economy is prompting corporations to do everything possible to save money. Employees are being asked to turn off their computers and monitors when they leave the office, but we know that for one reason or another not everyone
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The System Center Configuration Manager team would like to announce that the following has been Released To Manufacturing (RTM). Download an evaluation version of ConfigMgr07 R2 from Microsoft Download Center . Your contributions have been instrumental
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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.
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The Preload Package Tool (PreloadPkgOnSite.exe) is used to manually install compressed copies of software distribution package source files on Configuration Manager 2007 sites. After package source files are installed, a status message is sent up the
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On my previous post I suggested the use of a collection and TranGUID.exe to clean up from the SMS database clients with duplicate GUIDs. Unfortunately tranguid.exe from the SMS 2003 Toolkit, does not generate a new GUID on SCCM clients running in
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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.
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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
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The Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 fix list KB article has been published. You can find it at KB953649 .
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