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Collection issues - 9/9/2008 2:53:19 AM

snorris792

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Ok I think I am looking at this wrong and need some assistance.

I am trying to make a collection of all machines that do not have .NET 3 installed. There is 4200 machines on this network 3492 of them currently have .NET 3 I have been asked to push it out to the ones that are missing it.

Now when making a collection ive been using the add/remove programs Display name is not equal to Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0
This is displaying all 4200 machines, when i change it to IS EQUAL i get the 3492 machines.

Am i using the IS NOT EQUAL function incorrectly does this mean if there is anything that is not equal to display name it will show up, or is it if there is nothing in add/remove programs as that name it will display, Im guessing its the first option.

What would be the correct way to make a collection of machines that do not have a particular piece of software? I can do all other collections except this type

sorry i know this is simple but i need some freah set of eyes but im the only one here that knows anything about sccm so you all are the next best thing.

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RE: Collection issues - 9/9/2008 5:53:50 AM

skissinger

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From: Sherry Kissinger
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You want to use a "subselect query". Here's an example. When you use "not equals", what happens is you basically get everything, because for example, "Microsoft Office 2003" also does not equal .net 3.0. What you do is essentially create a query of 'machines with .net 3.0', and then you ask for 'all resourceids of machines which do not appear in the collectionquery of machines with .net 3.0'. Follow the example, and you'll see.

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