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Configuration Manager 2007
Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for November 2012
05 months ago
The Documentation Library for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (SCCM) and Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library have been updated on the web and the latest content has Updated: November 1, 2012 at the top of the topic.
These updates include prerelease documentation to support System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, updates for the release version of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, and updates for Configuration Manager 2007.
This month sees three particularly important doc updates:
- The initial publication of the Windows PowerShell cmdlets for System Center
Configuration Manager Survival Guide
01 year ago
The Configuration Manager documentation team has recently published the survival guide on the TechNet wiki. The Survival Guide is a wiki topic meant to capture all the best information on the Web.
Check it out here:
New Hotfix: Issues after restoring a Configuration Manager 2007 site server from a 32-bit to 64-bit operating system
01 year ago
Microsoft supports the use of the Site Repair Wizard to restore a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 site server from a 32-bit Operating System to a 64-bit Operating System as noted in the article About the Site Repair Wizard (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680393.aspx).
However, there are two possible issues that may occur on a site server restored in this manner. These issues will only occur if the site server was originally installed to the default Program FilesMicrosoft Configuration Manager directory on the 32-bit Operating More >
List of Public KB Articles and Hotfixes for Configuration Manager 2007 SP2
01 year ago
This is a list of System Center Configuration Manager public hotfixes and KB articles published after Service Pack 2.
Note: Some updates are required only under certain circumstances, please read hotfix description before installing them.
Duplicate Records When You Use Unknown Computer Support with Active Directory Delta-Discovery
01 year ago
Really great post by Minfang Lv over at the System Center Configuration Manager Team Blog.
Read the full post here.
This post describes how and when you might see duplicate records when you use unknown computer support with Active Directory Delta-Discovery in Configuration Manager 2007 R3, what problems you might see, and some suggested workarounds.
Unknown computer support is an operating system deployment feature that was introduced in Configuration Manager 2007 R2. It allows you to find unmanaged computers so that you can install an operating system on them, and optionally, install the More >
FEP 2010 – Prerequisites verification fails on pending restart
01 year ago
Today I was installing FEP 2010 at a customer. At the prerequisites verification page I got an error on a pending restart. Well… That’s not unlikely so I restarted the server, but I got the same result.
To work around this problem you have to modify the registry.
Open PendingFileRenameOperations key from “HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlSession Manager”. Delete (or copy its content to notepad) and save the key. Restart FEP 2010 Setup (or re-run the prerequisite checker) and then everything should be just fine. At least it for me J
Thank to Kenny Buntinx, for helping me out on this issue.
Run Command Line in Task Sequence for a 64-bit OS
01 year ago
When running certain applications and commands through the “Run Command Line” task sequence in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 for a 64-bit Operating System you might find that the task will fail. This is true for applications that don’t fully support 64-bit mode. Some commands are not available by default when running in 32-bit mode, for example “manage-bde.exe” or “winsat.exe.
To work around this issue, simply disable the “64-bit file system redirection” in the task sequence when running such applications or commands.
System Center Updates Publisher 2011 has released!
21 year ago
Jason T. Lewis has just announced the release of System Center Updates Publisher 2011. Read the announcement here.
I’m happy to announce that we have released System Center Updates Publisher 2011 to the web today. This release was primarily driven by customer feedback over the past year. It all started last year at MMS (2010) where we got a lot of great feedback regarding the existing product. Out of that feedback a plan was created to greatly improve the product for both customers and partners. Updates Publisher 2011 is packed full of new features and additions with just a few of them listed More >
OSD: Change Volume Name
02 years ago
Lets say you need to change/rename the volume name of the C: drive to the computername, as part of your OS deployment Task Sequence. This script will help you do that:
strComputer = "." Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network") Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\" & strComputer & "rootcimv2") Set colDrives = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ ("Select * from Win32_LogicalDisk where DeviceID = 'C:'") For Each objDrive in colDrives objDrive.VolumeName = WshNetwork.ComputerName objDrive.Put_Enjoy
Deploying Internet Explorer 9.0 using Configuration Manager
02 years ago
If you need to deploy Internet Explorer 9 using the Configuration Manager OSD Task Sequence, this is the command line that you should use:
ie9_package.exe /quiet /norestart /update-no
You should use the /update-no command-line option to prevent the Internet Explorer 9 package from checking for updates. If you do not use the /update-no command-line option, the Internet Explorer 9 package will require an Internet connection during installation.
To uninstall Internet Explorer 9.0 (unattended), run this command twice from an command prompt (cmd.exe) with admin rights:
FORFILES /P More >
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