As you might know SMS/Configmgr; has some secret files that can change the way agents behave. One of the files is called archive_reports.sms. When you add this file to the inventory temp folder (\system32\ccm\inventory\temp\) it will prevent the inventory xml files from being deleted after they are send to the management point. This can be [...]

You know how when ever you run something from a prompt in Windows 7 or Server2008 you need to remember to elevate the privileges, or you will get the annoying message that you do not have administrative privileges, which then means you will have to open a new prompt, run it as administrator,  and do [...]

 
When the hardware inventory agent is running it’s looking after values in the local WMI database on the client. By default WMI contains much valuable information that is “easy” to collect. But from time to time we need to gather information that’s not yet part of WMI. This post will guide you through the process [...]

This post contains some references to the Config Mgr. FAQS, Flow charts etc on Technet. Having access to these information from a single webpage has saved me a lot of time and hopefully it can save you some time as well. I will keep adding information to this post. You are also more than welcome [...]

Just spend a frustrating (but interesting morning) at a customer site:
Case: Config Mgr. installed on a Virtual Server, with a 3 month old backup. Config Mgr. DB installed on another server. Config Mgr. server was corrupted and a the very old backup was used. Symptoms: No changes made in the config [...]

This post contains some references to the Config Mgr. FAQS, Flow charts etc on Technet. Having access to these information from a single webpage has saved me a lot of time and hopefully it can save you some time as well. I will keep adding information to this post. You are also more than welcome [...]

One question that is seen again and again in the news forums is “how to configure a custom message prior to running a software package”? In this post you can download a utility developed with help from Jakob G. Svendsen that can be used to customize a message that is shown prior to running the [...]

The MMC 3.0 might not be the fastest console in the world so here are a few little tricks that might speed up the performance.

Open Internet Explorer, select Internet Options and the Advanced tab.
Remove the check mark from Check for publisher’s certificate revocation.
 

The revocation check only takes place a startup (when the DLL’s [...]

Agent settings are configured for each site leaving you with a single schedule for all clients. To configure some of the clients to run on an individual schedule you can create a script that trigger the action you want to run e.g. perform a hardware inventory.

So basically you create a collection containing the computers you [...]

This is really a top annoying problem, the constant prompt for credentials each time you open a report. All you need to do is disable the Internet Explorer Enhanced security on the reporting server. This is done by running Add/Remove programs, Add/Remove Windows Components. In Windows 2008 you will find the setting in Computer Management, [...]