Looking for Configuration Manager 2012 training
Looking for Configuration Manager 2012 training? Look no further. Our Mastering Configuration Manager 2012 class has been running with great success since May 2011. We have teamed up with some of the best training providers worldwide, which is your guarantee for a high quality learning experience in modern equipped training facilities. At the moment we [...]
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Changes in Configuration Manager 2012 RC
Configuraiton Manager Beta 2 has been out a few months by now. Most of you have already seen or performed a testdrive of the beta 2 version. Next public relelase will be the release candidat. Some of the changes you can expect to see is described below. As the product is still in beta, all [...]
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Asset Intelligence 3rd. party software utility
Configuration Manager 2007 and 2012 allows you to import licens information from a CSV file. The data are shown in the License 15A – General License Reconciliation Report. The problem for many is, that it’s often a bit to difficult to create the CSV file in the correct format. Highly inspired by the CM2007 AILW [...]
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Updated version of the Configuration Manager shutdown utility
Based on feedback we have updated our Shutdown utility described in this post to include a company log. To display the logo, create a jpg, png or bmp files in the same folder as the utility and name it shutdowntool.jpg/png/bmp – simple Download the new version here: ShutdownTool-0.6.0.zip Once again, credit goes to Claus Codam [...]
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VBScript: Receiving new advertisement info from ConfigMgr 2007 via WMI Events.
Run code when a new advertisement is created.
Category: Configuration Manager, Scripting, VBScript | 3 Comments
This post contains a vbscript using async operations to catch the new advertisement, when it is created.
Configuration Manager shutdown utility
To suppress or not suppress a computer restart when deploying software and software updates that is the question. No matter what you do, you most likely will not win the “best colleague of the Month” award. If you do not force a computer restart you might face problems like: Non-compliant computers Computers being in reboot [...]
Category: Configuration Manager, Software distribution, Software Updates, Tips and tricks | 15 Comments
System Center Updates Publisher 2011– publish options
SCUP 2011 enables you to author and publish you own custom updates. When you publish updates SCUP offers you 3 different options. Full Content, this will download the binaries and make them available for a deployment in Configuration Manager thru WSUS. Metadata only, will only download metadata and is suitable when you want to track [...]
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The Complete SCUP 2011 installation and configuration guide
The latest version of System Center Custom Updates Publisher 2011 is released and ready for download. SCUP 2011 is a freeware tool from Microsoft that can assist you in authoring and publishing 3rd. party updates to Configuration Manager and System Center Essentials. To get you started you can download the complete SCUP 2011 installation [...]
Category: Configuration Manager 2012, Custom Updates, Software Updates | 9 Comments
Error when downloading Adobe Flash 10.3.181.16 using SCUP
I have seen a few sites the last couple of days where SCUP returns an error while trying to download Adobe Flashplayer 10.3.181.16 using either SCUP 4.5 or SCUP 2011. To fix the problem you can: Open SCUP 2011 and navigate to the Adobe flash catalog Select Adobe Flash 10.3.181.16 and open the properties Copy [...]
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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012
The first beta is now available on Microsoft Connect… Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Beta 1 adds support for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Further info here https://connect.microsoft.com/site14/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=8689
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