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SMS 2003
	SMS Client Health Script
	by Brian Mason - 11/8/2007
	The definitive way to install the SMS client and keep it healthy. Don't make noisy discovery scans from your server and waste hours troubleshooting bad clients, use this startup script with a GPO.
Scripting
	VB Script to check on McAfee EPO Exclusions
	by Ying Li - 11/8/2007
	Here is a VB script to check and verify the McAfee On Access Scan Exclusions on multiple machines and write the results to txt files.
Security
	VB Script to check on McAfee EPO Exclusions
	by Ying Li - 11/8/2007
	Here is a VB script to check and verify the McAfee On Access Scan Exclusions on multiple machines and write the results to txt files.
Windows
	Disabling The Windows Vista User Account Control Consent Prompt For Administrators
	by Don Hite - 11/8/2007
	If you are an administrator on a Windows Vista machine and are annoyed with the consent prompt being displayed when you attempt to execute a task requiring your full administrative access token a solution is available to you.
Sharepoint
	Microsoft gives away Search Server 2008 Express
	by John Gormly - 11/8/2007
	Called Search Server 2008 Express, the software hands companies and users with a server and multiple client computers at home a free search engine.
Hardware and Gadgets
	Zune update coming?
	by John Gormly - 11/8/2007
	If you own a first generation Zune, mark November 13 on your calendar.

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1E - Intelligent Windows Management

		Topic	Forum	By Author
		Heartbeat Alert	MOM	klocke
		RE: Help me understand Software Updates	System Center Configuration Manager	tmiller
		RE: Is there a version of SCCM with sql built in..?	System Center Configuration Manager	tmiller
		Solved: How to get a long path from a 8.3-Path?	VB Script	MillionsterNutzer
		Device client software distribution	SMS 2003	le0n
		RE: Distribute packages to new DPs	SMS 2003	knowme
		RE: **INSTALL ERROR** SMS Advanced Client Setup + MSXML	SMS 2003	rkaminski31
		RE: Hash problem installing SCCM Eval	System Center Configuration Manager	iburnell
		RE: A Question Regarding Site Status	SMS 2003	skissinger
		DMZ?	System Center Configuration Manager	john_patrick_ryan
		RE: Best way to add a reboot at the end of a ZTI build	SMS Feature Packs	Or.Tsemah
		RE: Pre-Deploy BITS 2.5 - WSUS?	System Center Configuration Manager	chiners_68
		RE: SMS client installation on image	SMS 2003	lnesta431
		RE: Internet Cafe PCs in a Corporate area	Windows Workstation	cjones464
		RE: Help with a Distribution Point Report	SMS 2003	RV
		RE: Zenworks versus System Center	System Center Configuration Manager	jjgleason
		RE: OSD - Automatically add computer details?	System Center Configuration Manager	jonponton
		RE: good ways to organize software updates?	System Center Configuration Manager	gramsey
		RE: Addons	Firefox	rbennett806
		RE: Copy Shortcut to Vista profiles	Windows Vista	rbennett806
		RE: Outlook 2003 Deployment	Microsoft Office	rbennett806
		RE: Moving a SMS Site	SMS 2003	skissinger
		RE: Managing/Inventory Disk Images	Operating System Deployment	rbennett806
		RE: uninstall games	SMS 2003	rbennett806
		RE: AD Discovery Agents	SMS 2003	cnackers
		RE: Hung advertisement question?	SMS 2003	crash28
		RE: event log seraching...PLEASE HELP!	VB Script	joshjmax2501
		RE: Looking for straightforward info on OSD and USMT for Vista	SMS Feature Packs	cnackers
		RE: OSD to a VM Workstation	SMS Feature Packs	cnackers
		RE: dx5150 issues	HP - Compaq	stormytoad

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System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Pricing and Licensing

Locate pricing information for the different types of licenses available for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/configmgr/howtobuy/default.mspx digg_url...

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Searching in files using Windows XP Search

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Announcing Windows Essential Business Server - Formerly codename "Centro" Wednesday, November 07, 2007 myITforum.com Today Microsoft and the Windows Server Solutions Team are proud to unveil our new integrated server solution designed for midsize businesses – Windows Essential Business Server - previously known as Windows Server code name “Centro”. Click here to read this article Macrovision acquires All Media Guide Wednesday, November 07, 2007 VideoBusiness.com Copy-protection specialist seeks to expand in digital distribution. Click here to read this article Microsoft Unleashes Windows Live Software Wednesday, November 07, 2007 PC Magazine The beta tags come off of several Windows Live products, including Mail, Writer, and Photo Gallery. Click here to read this article Macrovision plugs DRM software flaw to stop attacks on Microsoft Windows Wednesday, November 07, 2007 Tech.Blorge.com Macrovision has released a fix for the critical flaw in the secdrv.sys driver that affects Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Click here to read this article Macrovision 3Q Profit Almost Doubles Wednesday, November 07, 2007 chron.com Copy protection software maker Macrovision Corp. said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings almost doubled as license revenue jumped. Click here to read this article

YouTube video predicted fatal school shooting Wednesday, November 07, 2007 Reuters children were killed when a fellow pupil opened fire at a school in southern Finland on Wednesday, hours after a video was posted on YouTube predicting a massacre there. Click here to read this article Opera Mini 4 Available for Phones Wednesday, November 07, 2007 BetaNews After nearly 5 months of beta testing, Opera Software has released version 4 of its Opera Mini Web browser for mobile phones. The update includes iPhone-like capabilities that enable users to see a full overview of a page and zoom in to specific parts. Click here to read this article Get Your Trigger Finger Ready for a New Way to Play: “Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action” Available Today Wednesday, November 07, 2007 myITforum.com Popular movie trivia game makes its exclusive debut on Xbox 360 with four new wireless Big Button Pad controllers for the ultimate social gaming experience. Click here to read this article Microsoft, PTA and Super Bowl Champion Jerry Rice Announce New Tools to Help Parents Manage Kids’ Interactive Media Use Wednesday, November 07, 2007 myITforum.com Xbox 360 debuts video game industry’s first and only Family Timer. Click here to read this article mtvU and Windows Live Messenger i’m Initiative Greenlight “Cause Effect” Spotlighting Standout Student Activists Wednesday, November 07, 2007 myITforum.com New multiplatform series on mtvU and Think.MTV.com helps arm college students with digital tools for positive social change. Click here to read this article