Chris Stauffer at myITForum.com

ConfigMgr 2007 Superflows released

cstauffer — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:46:31 GMT

http://blogs.technet.com/configmgrteam/archive/2010/02/09/announcing-the-release-of-configuration-manager-2007-superflows.aspx

Superflow for Patch Management

cstauffer — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:35:00 GMT

I’m so exited to announce this new Superflow. This has been in the works for a long time.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=a8d785f6-3bf7-4d98-8b4e-2c7c77dd0c04

Check out who finally was recognized by Microsoft

New Job New Tasks

cstauffer — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:42:00 GMT

On January 4th I started a new Job. I am now a contractor for a company called Markant. The company has contacts with the Federal Government. So as you guessed it I am still in Government. But I have a new set of responsibilities. I can't go into any great detail, let's just say it is full of exciting new challenges and opportunities. So with that said my blog will be changing a little bit. I will not be solely focused on SMS/SCCM anymore. Heck it may even be long stints between blog entries, so bear with me as I go through this transition and hopefully I will be sharing admin tips and tricks in the near future again.

Thanks

Chris Stauffer <><

Nice list of queries for AD

cstauffer — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:41:00 GMT

Ron put together a nice starter list of AD queries.

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/rcrumbaker/archive/2008/08/07/active-directory-users-and-computers-saved-queries.aspx

How to Find IE6 or older in your Environment with SMS or SCCM

cstauffer — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:34:31 GMT

Note: This only works for IE6 Sp1 or older. Any newer versions can be found in the Registry and in Add/Remove Programs.

According to MS the correct way to find the version of IE6 is to collect the SHDOCVW.dll
Use "Software inventory Client agent" Check the Inventory Collection tab and add the SHDOCVW.dll Specify the location of %windir%\system32\
Then create a collection like this:

Machines with IE6 Sp1

select SMS_R_System.ResourceID,SMS_R_System.ResourceType,SMS_R_System.Name,SMS_R_System.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_System.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_System.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile on SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.FileName = "SHDOCVW.dll" and SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.FileVersion >= "6.00.2800.1106" and (SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.FilePath = "c:\\windows\\system32\\" or SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.FilePath = "c:\\winnt\\system32\\")

Need IE6 SP1

select SMS_R_System.ResourceID,SMS_R_System.ResourceType,SMS_R_System.Name,SMS_R_System.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_System.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_System.Client from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile on SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.FileName = "SHDOCVW.dll" and SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.FileVersion < "6.00.2800.1106" and (SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.FilePath = "c:\\windows\\system32\\" or SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.FilePath = "c:\\winnt\\system32\\")

And reports like this one

SELECT DISTINCT
                      v_FullCollectionMembership.SiteCode, v_GS_SYSTEM.Name0 AS [Machine Name], v_GS_SoftwareFile.FileVersion AS [IE Version],
                      v_R_System.Operating_System_Name_and0, v_GS_SoftwareFile.FilePath
FROM         v_GS_SoftwareFile INNER JOIN
                      v_GS_SYSTEM ON v_GS_SoftwareFile.ResourceID = v_GS_SYSTEM.ResourceID INNER JOIN
                      v_R_System ON v_GS_SYSTEM.ResourceID = v_R_System.ResourceID INNER JOIN
                      v_FullCollectionMembership ON v_GS_SYSTEM.ResourceID = v_FullCollectionMembership.ResourceID
WHERE     (v_GS_SoftwareFile.FileName = 'shdocvw.dll') AND (v_GS_SoftwareFile.FilePath = 'c:\windows\system32\' OR
                      v_GS_SoftwareFile.FilePath = 'c:\winnt\system32\') AND (v_GS_SoftwareFile.FileVersion > '6.00.2800.1106' OR
                      v_GS_SoftwareFile.FileVersion = '6.00.2800.1106') AND (v_FullCollectionMembership.CollectionID = 'sms00001' )
ORDER BY v_GS_SYSTEM.Name0

MS has this KB article. It use to have one that checked the version of the SHDOCVW.dll
I can not find the KB for that anymore. All i can find is this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/164539

Edited:

Here is the KB article that explains the DLL Versions.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969393

Determine the version of Internet Explorer by using the Shdocvw.dll file:

For Internet Explorer 3.0 through 6.0, the browser is implemented in the Shdocvw.dll (Shell Document Object and Control Library) file. You can use the version of the Shdocvw.dll file to determine the version of Internet Explorer 3.0 through 6.0 that is installed on your computer. To determine the version of Internet Explorer 7, you must use the version of Iexplore.exe. To do so, follow these steps:

Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
In the Named box, type shdocvw.dll, and then click Find Now.
In the list of files, right-click the Shdocvw.dll file, and then click Properties.
Click the Version tab.
Repeat steps 2 through 4, but in step 2 type iexplore.exe. If the version of Iexplore.exe is 7.x, then Internet Explorer 7 is installed. Use the table of Internet Explorer versions earlier in this article to compare the version number to released versions of Internet Explorer 7.

This table lists the different versions of the Shdocvw.dll file and the corresponding versions of Internet Explorer.

Version	Product
4.70.1155	Internet Explorer 3.0
4.70.1158	Internet Explorer 3.0 (Windows 95 OSR2)
4.70.1215	Internet Explorer 3.01
4.70.1300	Internet Explorer 3.02 and 3.02a
4.71.1008.3	Internet Explorer 4.0 Platform Preview 2.0 (PP2)
4.71.1712.5	Internet Explorer 4.0
4.72.2106.7	Internet Explorer 4.01
4.72.3110.3	Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 (Windows 98)
4.72.3612.1707	Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 2
5.00.0518.5	Internet Explorer 5 Developer Preview (Beta 1)
5.00.0910.1308	Internet Explorer 5 Beta (Beta 2)
5.00.2014.213	Internet Explorer 5
5.00.2314.1000	Internet Explorer 5 (Office 2000)
5.00.2516.1900	Internet Explorer 5.01 (Windows 2000 Beta 3, build 5.00.2031)
5.00.2614.3500	Internet Explorer 5 (Windows 98 Second Edition)
5.00.2919.800	Internet Explorer 5.01 (Windows 2000 RC1, build 5.00.2072)
5.00.2919.3800	Internet Explorer 5.01 (Windows 2000 RC2, build 5.00.2128)
5.00.2919.6307	Internet Explorer 5.01 (Office 2000 SR-1)
5.00.2920.0000	Internet Explorer 5.01 (Windows 2000, build 5.00.2195)
5.00.3103.1000	Internet Explorer 5.01 SP1 (Windows 2000 SP1)
5.00.3105.0106	Internet Explorer 5.01 SP1 (Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0)
5.00.3314.2100	Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 (Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0)
5.00.3315.2879	Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 (Windows 2000 SP2)
5.00.3502.5400	Internet Explorer 5.01 SP3 (Windows 2000 SP3 only)
5.00.3700.6668	Internet Explorer 5.01 SP4 (Windows 2000 SP4 only)
5.50.3825.1300	Internet Explorer 5.5 Developer Preview (Beta)
5.50.4030.2400	Internet Explorer 5.5 & Internet Tools Beta
5.50.4134.0100	Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows Me (4.90.3000)
5.50.4134.0600	Internet Explorer 5.5
5.50.4308.2900	Internet Explorer 5.5 Advanced Security Privacy Beta
5.50.4522.1800	Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
5.50.4807.2300	Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2
6.00.2462.0000	Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview (Beta)
6.00.2479.0006	Internet Explorer 6 Public Preview (Beta) Refresh
6.00.2600.0000	Internet Explorer 6 (Windows XP)
6.00.2800.1106	Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (Windows XP SP1)
6.00.2900.2180	Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP2
6.00.2900.5512	Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP SP3
6.00.2800.1278	Internet Explorer 6 Update v.01 Developer Preview (SP1b Beta)
6.00.2800.1314	Internet Explorer 6 Update v.04 Developer Preview (SP1b Beta)
6.00.3663.0000	Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 RC1
6.00.3718.0000	Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 RC2
6.00.3790.0000	Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 (released)
6.00.3790.1830	Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Windows XP x64

SCCM Sp2 Health Check Startup script 1.7

cstauffer — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:51:00 GMT

I’ve updated the Heath check startup script to allow for the upgrade to SP2.

With the help of others we have also fixed some issues that were found.

'================================================================
'
' NAME: SCCM_Client_Health_Check
'
' AUTHOR: Chris Stauffer, Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
' DATE : 12/17/2009
'
' COMMENT: Version 1.7
'
' 1.0 - all features enabled
' 1.1 - additional Credit Given
'      - Minor error in one of the email functions was fixed.
' 1.2 - Script was modified to run as a Startup script
'      - Email Function was disabled
'      - If SCCM Reg key is missing it will now trigger a client install
'      - Client install source points to the SCCM Site Share SMS_(Sitecode)\Client\CCMSetup.exe
' 1.3 - Removed Advertisement check that was used in original health check advertisement script.
'
' 1.4 - Fixed service check thanks - Trevor Sullivan
' 1.5 - added support for SCCM 2007 SP2
' 1.6 - Fixed Version check -- Thanks to Paul Strain
' 1.7 - Fixed other bugs associated with version check and cleaned up script
'
' Features To be added:
'        - Do we actually need augments For client install since they should be In AD If site Is constructed properly
'        - WMI Solution
'
'***********************************************************************************
'***********************************************************************************
' Special Thanks to:
' 1E And Richard Threlkeld For the original Health Check tool
' David Turner For cache expander Function
' DudeWorks For script functions from their original Health Check scripts
' Sherry Kissinger For Error checking And Function editing
' Authors of SMS 2003 Recipes (a must have book For any SMS admin)
' My beta testers. I've been asked by some to not mention there names so I will not.
' The rest know who they are and I will gladly give them recognition if they want it.
' The guys And gals On the MyITForum MSSMS list For chiming in when needed
' And anybody Else that added their 2 cents :-)

'
'===========================================================
'===========================================================

SCCM Network Check tool

cstauffer — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:20:00 GMT

This script was designed to help SCCM admin fix machines that are failing the install due to some network issue.

'===============================================================

' NAME: Client Network check

' AUTHOR: Chris Stauffer

' DATE : 12-17-09

' Description

' This script is designed to check a list a machines that are missing the SCCM client

' It will check the following:

' 1. Does it ping

' 2. If it pings does is the same name come back when you run nbtstat-a

' 3. If the same name is returned can you connect to Admin$

' 4. If you can access Admin$ is the needed SCCM admin present?

' 4. If all tests passed install client with the Health check startup script

' Note: this is do just as a precautionary step you could just trigger CCMSetup.exe

' Once the checks are done if the machine passes the test it continues in the script.

' If it fails it is put into a log for later remediation either by another script Or

' by some other solution yet to be determined.

' COMMENT: Version 1.14

' Version Notes:

' Version 1 -- Got all tasks working and figured out logic

' Version 1.1 -- added logging and separating out issues for easier resolutions

' Version 1.2 -- added headings to all 5 logs

' Version 1.3 -- added admin account check and repair if possible

' Version 1.4 -- Install client remotely if everything else passes

' Version 1.5 -- Redid logic for installing client and cleaned up some other things

' Version 1.7 -- Added NSLoopup check

' Version 1.8 -- Changed Client install method

' Version 1.9-1.12 -- cleaned up some logic

' Version 1.13-- Fixed Client install method and added some additional logic

' Version 1.14 -- Cleaned up some notes

'==============================================================

How to use the script:

Create a list of machines that you can not get the client to install on and put them in the machines.txt file. Then execute the script. It will scan each computer with your admin rights. If it finds problems it will attempt to resolve them. If it is able to resolve all of the issues then it will attempt to install the client.

Let me know if you find issues. This was beta tested by me in my environment but not in the real world.

SCCM 2007 SP2 Upgrade

cstauffer — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:47:00 GMT

Microsoft released 3 important upgrades for SCCM over the last several months.

It is recommended that you test these updates in a lab if possible.

SCCM 2007 upgrade Installation Directions

Please install the upgrades in the following order:

Backup your SCCM Server
Disable Mcafee AV (or what ever AV you are using)
Install WSUS 3.0 SP2

Instructions not included, this is a simple next, next, next, install.
Close the configuration console when it open
Let the server rest for about 15 min

This will allow the server to finish updating things in the background once the installation is completed
Install SCCM 2007 SP2
1. Instruction Directions Included in a separate Document
Let the server rest for about 15 min
1. This will allow the server to finish updating things in the background once the installation is completed
Reboot System
Install MDT 2010
1. If you are not using OSD to deploy your images you do not need to install MDT 2010.
2. If you are using OSD with MDT integration you will need to update and integrate the new MDT 2010. This will add support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.
Re enable Mcafee AV

Note: if you modified your Mof files be sure to reapply your changes.

Attached are documents for running the SCCM upgrades

Find and Fix Duplicate Guid issues in SMS and SCCM

cstauffer — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:45:00 GMT

This topic has been covered before but i wanted to publish a copy here incase i cant find it again.

Just remove the XXX extensions from the attached zip file

Then create a single collection with these 3 query's

Dup guid 1

Dup guid 2

Dup guid 3

select SMS_R_System.ResourceID,SMS_R_System.ResourceType,SMS_R_System.Name,SMS_R_System.SMSUniqueIdentifier,SMS_R_System.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup,SMS_R_System.Client from SMS_R_System where SMS_R_System.ResourceID in (select SMS_GH_System_System.ResourceID from SMS_G_System_System join SMS_GH_System_System on SMS_G_System_System.ResourceID = SMS_GH_System_System.ResourceID where SMS_G_System_System.Name <> SMS_GH_System_System.Name)

Then simply advertise the package to them.

Windows 7 Upgrade Media How too

cstauffer — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:02:16 GMT

This is a great article on how to upgrade an existing windows system to Windows 7.

http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2009/11/04/talking-windows-7-upgrade-media-with-microsoft.aspx

Quote: (just copying it here because sometimes really good blog entries disappear)

Paul Thurrott from Supersite for windows posted this on his blog.

Talking Windows 7 Upgrade Media with Microsoft

So I had an in-person discussion yesterday with Microsoft about how its Windows 7 Upgrade media does (or does not) work. I'm going to update my Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media article to include this information, but I wanted to communicate it to you as quickly as possible. So here are some data points to consider...

If you run Setup from an existing install of Windows ... Windows 7 will always activate.

If you boot your PC with Windows 7 Upgrade media ... and there is an existing install of Windows on the first partition, Windows 7 will always activate. If the existing install of Windows is on some other partition, Windows 7 should still activate. There are instances in which this won't work--especially when people really muck around with directory structures and so on, but it should activate.

There is one major and important change between Windows Vista and Windows 7 Setup with regards to compliance checking ... In Windows Vista, Setup did the compliance check (to see whether you have a valid prior version of Windows and thus qualify for the Upgrade version) after the phase where you can format the disk. This means you could actually format the disk, thus destroying your previous install, and then fail the compliance check. Microsoft fixed this in Windows 7. That means you can format the disk during Setup: Windows 7 will still activate because the compliance check occurred earlier.

A recovery partition will never qualify you for the Upgrade version. Setup does not understand or parse recovery partitions.

If you clean install Windows 7 with Upgrade media and it does not work for some reason, Microsoft's recommendation is that you call Microsoft Support immediately ... They will get you activated immediately, no questions asked, and the call is free. You're provided with free support calls as part of your purchase.

The Full and Upgrade media for Windows 7 are indeed identical. The only difference is the product key. The code on the discs is the same.

The double-install trick is documented and supported by Microsoft. It's dumb and slow, but Microsoft does support the double-install method (Method #3 in my Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media article) for clean installing Windows 7 with Upgrade media. They do not support the Registry hack (Method #2 in my Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media article) but couldn't think of a reason why it should be avoided otherwise. (I think they just don't like it.) The vibe I got was that if you ever had problems later, you could always call Microsoft support for free and they'd just fix it.

PS: Paul if you see this and want me to remove it just let me know privately though the contact me and i will :-)

Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

cstauffer — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:07:54 GMT

This nice little tool will allow you to copy windows 7 to a USB drive with ease.

http://store.microsoft.com/Help/ISO-Tool

Installation

To install the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool:

Click here to download the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool installation file.
When you are prompted to either save the file to disk or run it, choose Run.
Follow the steps in the setup dialogs. You'll have the option to specify where to install the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool and whether to create shortcuts on your Start Menu or Windows Desktop.

Using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

Before you run the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool, make sure that you have already purchased Windows 7 ISO download from Microsoft Store and have downloaded the Windows 7 ISO file to your hard drive. If you have purchased Windows 7 but have not yet downloaded the ISO file, you can download the file from your Microsoft Store Account.

To make a copy of your Windows 7 ISO file:

Click the Windows Start button, and click Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool in the All Programs list to open the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool.
In the Source File box, type the name and path of your Windows 7 ISO file, or click Browse and select the file in the Open dialog box.
Select USB to create a copy on a USB flash drive or DVD to create a copy on a DVD disk, then click Next.
If you are copying the file to a USB flash drive, select your USB device in the dropdown list and click Begin copying. If you are copying the file up to a DVD, click Begin burning.

When your Windows 7 ISO file is copied onto your chosen media, you can install Windows 7 by navigating to the root of your DVD or USB flash drive and double-clicking Setup.exe.

Use SCCM to find machines with an issue with GPO’s

cstauffer — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:23:29 GMT

We use GPO’s here for all kinds of things and sometime we cant figure out why a machine is acting up when a GPO should be controlling the system. Prime example is out Health startup script.

If you use SCCM Software scan to collect the GPO Database secedit.sdb then you can see when it was last updated. The GPO Database should be updated every time the GPO is applied. I set this collection for 7 days to give the machine the benefit of the doubt that it was off the network for a few days, but you could always add the last hardware scan date in it if you where doing a daily scan (which i am no longer doing and why i don't have it in the WQL query)

Collection

Run the following collection you can figure out who is having an issue.

select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID

,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType

,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name

,SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier

,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup

,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client

from

SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile

on SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId

where

SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.FileName = "secedit.sdb"

and DATEDIFF(dd,SMS_G_System_SoftwareFile.ModifiedDate,GetDate()) > 7

Report

Here is a report that will show you when the GPO was last applied for machines that have a secedit.sbd older then 7 days.

select a.Name0

,a.User_Name0

,a.Operating_System_Name_and0

, CONVERT(VARCHAR(12),b.ModifiedDate,107)As "GPO Date Last Applied"

from v_R_System a join v_GS_SoftwareFile b on b.ResourceID=a.ResourceID

where b.FileName='secedit.sdb'

and DATEDIFF(dd,b.ModifiedDate,GetDate()) > 7

order by b.ModifiedDate

Now you just have to figure out why the GPO DB is not getting updated.

Special thanks to a MS PFE for this little bit of info.

Java causing Vista UAC for Firefox

cstauffer — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:57:21 GMT

I’ve been bugged by an issue with Firefox 3.5.3 and Java 6.15. Every time I open FF or try and run a video from news sites I get the UAC popup. Not a big deal but it is annoying none the less. the interesting part is that it was happening at work (Vista Business) but not at home (Vista Home Premium)

After a little research I found this solution

Disable the extension "Java Quick Starter".

I had the same problem running 3.5.2 on Vista Business with java 6u15. I didn't have the problem on my vista home premium laptop running 3.5.2 with java 6u13, so I looked for differences. The first important thing I noticed with this add-on, which apparently gets installed with java versions of 6u10 and later (my other computer initially had an earlier version installed, so it never had the extension installed. As far as I can tell, java is working fine, and Vista isn't giving me UAC prompts when I open Firefox.

For the record, the extension is supposed to help java applications load faster, but Sun (the makers of java) say that Vista has it's own pre-loading mechanisms which make it unnecessary. So good work on taking it out of the vista download guys :I

If having the extension showing in your list of extensions with the uninstall checkbox grayed out annoys you, you can delete it through the registry (probably best to do with Firefox closed), and if these instructions don't make sense, then don't try this:
1) Open the registry editor by typing "regedit" (without the quotes) in the search box in the start menu.
2) Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\extensions\
3) Delete the entry named jqs at sun.com (or something to that effect)
4) Enjoy your fixed Firefox

Thanks to Ahaolds for posting this fix on the Mozilla support forums.

Worked like a charm.

What’s New in SCCM SP2

cstauffer — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:33:00 GMT

Ok so SCCM SP2 is officially released. Stay tuned for install directions.

As you can see ConfigMgr SP2 is now version 4.00.6587.2000

What's New in Configuration Manager 2007 SP2

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee344318.aspx

Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Supported Configurations

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee344146.aspx

List of hotfixes and updates that are contained in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;971348

ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 is officially released

cstauffer — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:21:41 GMT

You can download it here

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3318741a-c038-4ab1-852a-e9c13f8a8140

Quick Details

File Name:
ConfigMgr07SP2Upgrade_RTM_ENU.exe

Version:
4.0.6487.2003

Date Published:
10/22/2009

Language:
English

Download Size:
1314.3 MB

Feature Summary

New Operating System Support
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista Sp2
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2008 SP2
New Features in Out of Band Management
In addition to providing feature parity with SP1 and AMT firmware versions 3.2.1, 4.0 and 5.0, the following new features are supported:
- Wireless management with up to 8 wireless profiles
- End point access control: 802.1x support
- Audit logging
- Support for different power states
- Power control options at the collection level
- Data storage
- Scheduling configuration for in-band provisioning
Asset Intelligence Certificate Requirement Removal
Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 introduced Asset Intelligence v1.5. This version allowed customers to configure an online synchronization to ensure that their catalog was up to date with the latest Microsoft inventory for both hardware and applications. This initial release required a certificate. With Service Pack 2, the requirement to have the certificate has been removed, so any customer can configure their Asset Intelligence capabilities to connect online and update their catalog. Software Assurance is not required for this functionality.
64-bit Architecture Development
Service Pack 2 will also continue to deliver new support for x64 architectures, including the following:
- X64 support for Operations Manager 2007 Client Agent
- Update to Management Packs for 64-bit operating systems - SP2 will ship 64-bit performance counters (the management pack is a separate release)
- Remote control support added for x64 XP and x64 Server 2003
Improved Client Policy Evaluation
- Faster policy processing
- More efficient software distribution configured to run at user logon
Branch Cache Support
Support for scenarios where Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Client are present and Branch Cache is enabled

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows 7; Windows Embedded for Point of Service ; Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86); Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2008 Datacenter; Windows Server 2008 Enterprise; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2; Windows Vista Ultimate