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System Center News |
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System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 has gone RTM! |
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by Rod Trent - 2/20/2008 |
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System Center Mobile Device Manager (SCMDM) 2008 has gone RTM! |
System Center Configuration Manager |
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How to stop an errant Advertisement in SMS 2003 / SCCM 2007 |
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by Shaun Cassells - 5/15/2008 |
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Scenario: An advertisement went out for a package that is causing havoc. Let’s say, it is rebooting servers and workstations. How do you stop it NOW!?!?! With a Big Red Stop Button (BRSB). |
SMS 2003 |
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How to stop an errant Advertisement in SMS 2003 / SCCM 2007 |
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by Shaun Cassells - 5/15/2008 |
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Scenario: An advertisement went out for a package that is causing havoc. Let’s say, it is rebooting servers and workstations. How do you stop it NOW!?!?! With a Big Red Stop Button (BRSB). |
SMS 2.x |
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SMS Exclusions By MAC Address |
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by Don Hite - 8/16/2007 |
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In SMS 2003 as well as SMS 2.0 you can exclude resources from being discovered by adding the machine names... |
SMS 1.2 |
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Microsoft Systems Management Server Lifecycle Support Calendar |
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by Don Hite - 7/26/2007 |
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Here you will find information about the lifecycle support for Microsoft Systems Management Server. |
Softgrid |
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Updated: MSI Utility for Microsoft Application Virtualization |
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by Rod Trent - 2/22/2008 |
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The MSI Utility for Microsoft Application Virtualization is a new tool designed to extend virtual application deployment in certain key scenarios. |
System Center Operations Manager |
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Operations Manager 2007 SP 1 Upgrade |
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by Don Hite - 5/12/2008 |
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With the release of the Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack (SP) 1 Upgrade it is a must have just for the new features |
MOM |
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MOM 2005 Query: Enumerate Cluster Computers that belong to a computer group |
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by Scott Moss - 4/16/2008 |
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Use this query to enumerate cluster computers that belong to a computer group. |
System Center Essentials |
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Now you can Monitor SNMPv1 devices with Essentials 2007 SP1 |
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by Gwen Zierdt - 5/5/2008 |
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A real improvement of Essentials 2007 SP1 is to the Computer and Device Management Wizard with the ability to now support discovering SNMPv1 devices. |
Scripting |
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By Request VBS Script To Get A Specified Client Machines Resource ID |
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by Don Hite - 5/15/2008 |
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This By Request VBS script will allow you to retrieve the Resource ID for a specified Resource name. |
Windows PowerShell |
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Using PowerShell to move TsProfilePath for multiple users in AD |
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by Ying Li - 5/15/2008 |
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I am currently working on a file server migration project, part of the task is to move users TsProfilePath. |
Software Management |
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The Admin Studio Configuration Manager Edition Download |
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by Don Hite - 4/16/2008 |
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The updated Admin Studio Configuration Manager Edition is now available from Macrovision in collaboration with the Microsoft System Center team for use with ConfigMgr 2007... |
SMS Installer |
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Storing a password in a SMSInstaller |
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by François Racine - 1/22/2008 |
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Storing a password in an SMS Installer exe and make the exe remaind the password. |
Patch Management |
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KB948496 Ate My Network |
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by Paul Strain - 4/17/2008 |
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We started having weird issues today with users in a particular site not being able to log in, not mapping drives, etc. |
Security |
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Disabling The Windows XP Firewall On A Local Machine |
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by Don Hite - 4/15/2008 |
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This By Request VBS script will allow you to disable the Windows XP firewall on a local machine via a Group Policy or thorough a logon script. |
Windows |
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Getting the Power Icon Back in Windows Vista Using the Registry |
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by Rod Trent - 5/15/2008 |
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If the Power icon is missing from the Notification Area or Systray in Windows Vista, a registry change could fix the issue. |
Windows Mobile |
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Worldmate for Pocket PC now free |
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by John Gormly - 4/16/2008 |
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I've used to use Worldmate all the time until they jacked their rates up. Their Pro version is still $75, but there is now a free version available. |
SQL Server |
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SQL Quick Counting Script Examples |
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by Don Hite - 5/15/2008 |
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Provided here are some quick SQL counting scripts to get you started in creating your own count scripts. |
Exchange Server |
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PowerShell cmdlets to work with Distribution group in Exchange 2007 - Becareful the difference between AD and Exchange |
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by Ying Li - 5/13/2008 |
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Here are a few cmdlets to work with distribution groups in Exchange 2007.
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Small Business Server |
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Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer |
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by Rod Trent - 10/17/2007 |
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The Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer examines a server that is running Windows Small Business Server 2003 (Windows SBS) and presents a list of information and errors that administrators should review. |
Web Technologies |
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HTA Script To See When Collections Were Last Updated |
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by Don Hite - 5/13/2008 |
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This HTA script will allow you to enter a site server name and its three letter site code into provided text boxes and will then list all of the site server’s collections to the active window including the Collection ID, Collection Name and when they were last updated. |
Sharepoint |
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Why I can't open my sharepoint site on sharepoint server - Local Access Permission in DCOM |
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by Ying Li - 5/5/2008 |
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Recently I am working on to build a SharePoint staging environment for my company. This is a brand new staging environment. So I created the AD accounts and did all those setspn, account delegation stuff. Created the sites/site collections following our build docs. |
Active Directory and Group Policy |
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Using PowerShell to move TsProfilePath for multiple users in AD |
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by Ying Li - 5/15/2008 |
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I am currently working on a file server migration project, part of the task is to move users TsProfilePath. |
Microsoft Office |
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Access 2007 Runtime Now Available |
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by John Gormly - 4/17/2008 |
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If no end-user customization is required (including report modifications), you can choose to distribute Access 2007 solutions so that they run without requiring a full installation of Access 2007. |
Macintosh-Apple |
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PowerPoint 2008 for Mac |
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by Joseph Hinkle - 2/20/2008 |
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I just finished up sanitizing a presentation about basic SMS software distribution troubleshooting that I created for our help desk at work. |
Hardware and Gadgets |
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KB948496 Ate My Network |
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by Paul Strain - 4/17/2008 |
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We started having weird issues today with users in a particular site not being able to log in, not mapping drives, etc. |
Networking |
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Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Download For Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
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by Don Hite - 4/7/2008 |
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Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) is a licensed data link layer 2 protocol designed for network discovery and was developed by Microsoft as part of their Windows Rally set of technologies and is included in Windows Vista as part of its Network Map feature for wired or wireless networks... |
Support Management |
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ITIL V3: A Set of Best Practices for Managing Your IT Services |
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by Alan Koch - 5/6/2008 |
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Looking for ways to enhance customer service and cut waiting times for responses, ITIL V3 has emerged as a vital methodology for businesses looking to revamp their service processes. |
Miscellaneous |
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The OSI Layer Mnemonics |
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by Don Hite - 5/12/2008 |
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Remembering them is easy if you apply a mnemonic (Memory aid) to them where the first letter of each layer is represented by a word that begins with that letter. I learned the OSI model names back in about 1990 for my A+ certification using the one here: |
SMS Alliance |
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Grant Thornton LLP chooses Sybase iAnywhere to manage 3000 mobile devices |
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by Rod Trent - 4/30/2007 |
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US Member Firm of Global Accounting, Tax and Business Advisory Organization Leverages Information Anywhere Suite to Streamline Desktop and Mobile Laptop Management. |
Altiris |
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Getting the Most of Altiris Notification Server Part II - Randomize Weekly and Monthly Inventories |
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by Reed Porter - 9/4/2007 |
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In Part I we randomized daily inventories so they ran randomly within a 4 hour window. In Part II we'll take that a step further by randomizing which day Weekly or Monthly inventories run and give them a 4 hour window. |
Virtualization |
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Citrix Raises the Bar on Integrated Server Virtualization with HP |
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by Dan Taylor - 4/7/2008 |
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Did you catch the announcement from Citrix and HP this week? |
Microsoft Deployment |
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SCCM PXE Service Point & WDS |
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by Jason Scheffelmaer - 5/8/2008 |
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I don't know if anyone else has ran into issues setting up the PSP on your SCCM box or WDS box but I can tell you it is very touchy to failure if not done right. |
System Center Mobile Device Manager |
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Updated SCMDM Client and Server Tools! |
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by Marco Nielsen - 5/15/2008 |
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Today new Resource Kit v1.1 downloads were made available for the Client and Server, together with the long awaited Reporting Services! |
