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 [...]
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Configuration Manager 2012 Prestage content on Distribution Points
Highly inspired by this blog post I started to do me own prestage content testing. Prestaging has long been one of the main reasons (along with bandwidth control) for implementing a secondary site in Configuration Manager 2007. In configuration Manager 2012 both features has now been added to the distribution point. This more or less [...]
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New Configuration Manager Client hotfix KB2509007–fixes issue with updates stops responding in a Task Sequence
As the title reveals “Task sequence that installs many updates stops responding on a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 client” this hotfix is a nice one to have installed. The installation is a client hotfix and requires that you deploy the MSP file to the client during the OSD process. The hotfix will also [...]
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Updating the package source in Configuration Manager 2007
In my “Migrating from Configuration 2007 to Configuration Manager 2012” session at the System Center User Group meeting in Copenhagen last Friday, I demonstrated a tool to automatically update the package source in Configuration Manager 2007. As promised, this tool is now available for download. The background for the tool As we start migrating from [...]
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Dude, where’s my Trace32 in Configuration Manager 2012
There is no Configuration Manager toolkit (yet). As with the previous versions of Configuration Manager and SMS you need a good log reader – unless you go the “Wally style” and use Notepad Configuration Manager 2012 Trace32.exe will ship with the product and can be found on the DVD in the Tools folder. Happy reading [...]
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Windows 7 SP1 with Configuration Manager 2007 R3
No, it’s not officially supported yet but that shouldn’t stop us from testing the new Windows 7 service pack 1
Category: Configuration Manager, Tips and tricks, Windows 7 | 7 Comments
Install the Configuration Manager administrator console
Recently I had to prepare a “Configuration Manager Servicedesk kit”. In the kit I added the Configuration Manager console and Client Center. The installation had a few challanges: Creating and specifying Setup.ini during the installation Installing the correct version of Client Center – X64 or X86 – depending on the architecture. To solve the challenge [...]
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Coretech Auto Install Warning 1.0.3 – Freeware Update
Update for utility: Coretech Auto Install Warning 1.0.3
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Fixes: New size for more text, possibility to change font size in config.
Specific updates installed
A common question in the forums is “How can I see who has this specific update installed”. One easy way to check that is by creating a DCM rule. Create a new DCM Baseline Click Theese software Updates must be present Select the needed updates and click OK Fiinish the wizard and assign the baseline [...]
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Using Software distribution and Desired Configuration Management to fix non-compliant computers
Desired Configuration Management (DCM) is a feature in Configuration Manager which helps us tracing non-compliant computers. In Configuration Manager 2012 the feature also allows us to automatically remediate non-compliant computers. With Configuration Manager 2007 we can use a combination of DCM and Software Distribution to achieve the same functionality. In this example I will create [...]
Category: Configuration Manager, Desired Configuration Management, Software distribution, Tips and tricks | 5 Comments
