Today I got a support call from a customer, where all software update was being deployed successfully, except the Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2. About a year ago, I had customer with a similar issue, so I though, it might be worth sharing in a blog post… At this customer all clients was stuck at “Downloading (87% Complete)….” System Center 2012 Configuration Manager had a lot of great built-in reports, and the report; “Management 7 – Updates in a deployment missing content”, will show what deployed updates is missing content in the packages/distribution points. The report showed us, that…
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Most SCCM customers uses some kind of 3rd party tool or add-on (Like SCUP) when it comes to patch management of 3rd party tool, like adobe, java, etc. But what if you don’t have access to all these fancy tools? This is a guide to how you can prepare, deploy and upgrade previous versions of Java using the Application model in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. Get the Source Files: Download: http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp If you use a 64-bit version of Windows, you still need the 32-bit version. You should only use the 64-bit version if you plan to use the 64-bit…
OS Deployment and patch management has always been big challenge for many admins around the world. Not just the testing, but also to get the customer image patched made many ConfigMgr admins a lot older . One of the new features in ConfigMgr 2012 allows you to apply updates to an OS image that’s been imported to the ConfigMgr 2012 library. This feature only supports “Component Based Servicing” (CBS) updates, and can be applied to Windows Vista and above. To use this feature, navigate to Software Library -> Overview -> Operating Systems – Operating System Images, select the Image that…
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…
Michael Niehaus has a new post on how to create a fully patched image using MDT 2010 Lite Touch. Read the full post here. I’ve always been a fan of the thinnest image possible. Taking that to an extreme, that means using the original image straight off the Microsoft media. But over time if you did this you’d find that the time required to apply patches to that image becomes unmanageable. (Case in point: I started up a new laptop for the first time with an OEM-installed image that had hooks to require all patches be applied before first logon.…
With the release of Acrobat and Reader X, managing updates and patches is easy. Adobe will soon supply a System Center Updates Publisher (SCUP) catalog so that administrators may more easily deploy and manage Acrobat and Reader X clients across the enterprise. Read the full story here. Read SCCM-SCUP Deployments in the Enterprise Administration for the Acrobat Family of Products document for more details.
Adobe has warned of a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Shockwave Player. It warned that the vulnerability (CVE-2010-3653) could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. While details about the vulnerability have been disclosed publicly, Adobe is not aware of any attacks exploiting this vulnerability to date. Specifically, Shockwave Player 11.5.8.612 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh are affected. Adobe said that it is currently working on determining the schedule for an update to address this vulnerability. Source: http://www.scmagazineuk.com/adobe-warns-of-shockwave-player-zero-day-vulnerability/article/181642/
The Adobe Flash Player team has just released a new SCUP catalog. The catalog contains the newest update for the Adobe Flash Player 10.1. This catalog should be available from the Microsoft Partner catalog soon, but in the interim you can find it here.