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Hmmm, the firewall once again

The Windows firewall has done it before, and will most likely do it again – cause errors! I just installed a Windows 2008 server to be used as a distribution point. When I deployed the first package i got this error in the distmgr.log file: Thread Handle...

Published 09-22-2009 13:51 by Kent Agerlund

Filed under: Troubleshooting, Distribution Points
Subselected query to find computers without .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 installed

One of the most asked question in various newsgroups is: How do I create a query that shows all computers without “something”. To create a query like that you start by creating a query that find the opposite and then a query that finds all computers not...

Published 09-21-2009 8:37 by Kent Agerlund

Filed under: Queries
Status report for Software Update deployments

Spending some time in other communities often gives me a lot of good ideas to reports and queries. A little while ago in the System Center Technet community I stumbled over a very need report created by a user called Qu4rk. His report shows a status of...

Published 09-18-2009 20:16 by Kent Agerlund

Filed under: Reporting, Software Updates
Configuring USMT 4.0 for Configuration Manager – Part 1

If you want to migrate settings and data when migration from Windows XP or Windows Vista to Windows 7, you need to use the User State Migration Toolkit 4.0 (USMT). USMT is a free download that is part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows...

Published 09-10-2009 13:28 by Ronni Pedersen

Filed under: Configuration Manager, SCCM, ConfigMgr, Windows 7, USMT
Announcement: System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3

Microsoft has just released information about System Center Configuration Manager R3. Configuration Manager 2007 R3 will release as a beta at the end of October 2009, with a targeted release of late Q1 calendar 2010. You can read more about it right here...

Published 09-08-2009 20:17 by Ronni Pedersen

Filed under: Configuration Manager, SCCM, ConfigMgr
Removing Software updates from a deployment

It happens from time to time that a single software update is failing during the installation phase. To remove the update from the deployment you can: Identify the update by reviewing the updatesdeployment.log on one the clients. If the deployment...

Published 09-07-2009 19:25 by Kent Agerlund

Filed under: Software Updates
Upgrading ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 BETA to RC

This scenario is NOT supported, but I did it anyway, and so far everything seems to be running just fine. This upgrade was done in test environment and I don't recommend doing this in production, unless you're a TAP customer. Uninstalling Windows...

Published 09-03-2009 11:56 by Ronni Pedersen

Filed under: Config Mgr SP2, Configuration Manager, SCCM, ConfigMgr
ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 Release Candidate available on connect

Configuration Manager Service Pack 2 release candidate is now available for download for all customers on connect. Service Pack 2 delivers new platform support for both Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2....

Published 09-03-2009 6:46 by Ronni Pedersen

Filed under: Config Mgr SP2, Configuration Manager, SCCM, ConfigMgr

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Hmmm, the firewall once again

Subselected query to find computers without .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 installed

Status report for Software Update deployments

Configuring USMT 4.0 for Configuration Manager – Part 1

Announcement: System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3

Removing Software updates from a deployment

Upgrading ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 BETA to RC

ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 Release Candidate available on connect