Chris Stauffer at myITForum.com

ConfigMgr 2007 Remote Control differences from SMS 2003

There has been a lot of discussion on the email list lately. Unfortunately there is a major difference between SMS 2003 and ConfigMgr 2007. So I put together a document that contains all of the information that i could find on the new tools. I also included the handout that I gave to our Desktop admin that explains how to use RUN-AS and where to find info on the new helpdesk website I put together based on Ron’s web tool

Remote Tools in Configuration Manager

[Topics referencing Configuration Manager 2007 R2 are pre-release documentation and are subject to change in future releases.]

Configuration Manager 2007 remote tools allow you to remotely access and operate client computers in the Configuration Manager 2007 site which have the remote tools client agent components installed. Click the associated link in the following section for detailed information about configuring, managing and using Configuration Manager 2007 remote tools.

In This Section

• Overview of Remote Tools
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693702.aspx
• What's New in Remote Tools for Configuration Manager
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693635.aspx
• How to Configure the Configuration Manager 2007 Remote Tools Client Agent
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680343.aspx
• Tasks for Remote Tools
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680996.aspx
• About the Configuration Manager Remote Control Client Viewer
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb694029.aspx
• About the Windows 2000 Remote Control Client Viewer
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632570.aspx
• How to Remotely Administer a Client Computer
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680628.aspx
• Remote Tools Security Best Practices and Privacy Information
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693761.aspx
• Troubleshooting Remote Tools Using Custom Error Codes
  • http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb735873.aspx

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