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ConfigMgr Health Check Tool: Status Update 6
I haven't heard of anyone wanting SMS functionality kept in the tool, so I'll probably rip that out over time. I am currently working on adding...

Posted Saturday, February 05, 2011 3:38 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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SMS/ConfigMgr Health Check Tool: Status Update 5
I am looking for folks running ConfigMgr 2007 who may be interested in testing the Health Check Tool before I release it to the public. If you're interested...

Posted Friday, January 14, 2011 8:16 AM by dthomson | with no comments

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SMS/ConfigMgr Health Check Tool: Status Update 4
I have finally moved the code along to a point that I feel comfortable enough to share it with those who expressed interest in being beta testers. It has...

Posted Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:18 PM by dthomson | 1 comment(s)

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SMS/ConfigMgr Health Check Tool: Status Update 3
It's getting to be a long time past when I wanted to get this thing released. I have been doing lots of tinkering with the code building on its robustness...

Posted Thursday, November 18, 2010 10:02 AM by dthomson | with no comments

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SMS/ConfigMgr Health Check Tool: Status Update 2
So where are things today with the Health Check Tool? I have the tool running pretty well in my mixed SMS 2003/ConfigMgr environment. We don't have...

Posted Friday, August 13, 2010 4:05 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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SMS/ConfigMgr Health Check Tool: Reading Logs
I am not really a fan of having to parse logs to figure out if something is working right or not, but I have found that's a requirement when looking...

Posted Friday, August 13, 2010 12:08 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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SMS/ConfigMgr Health Check Tool: Code bloat or what?
For giggles, I checked how many lines of code there are in all the files that comprise the Health Checker Tool I'm working on. No wonder it's taking...

Posted Friday, August 06, 2010 3:20 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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SMS/ConfigMgr Health Check Tool: Status Update 1
So where are things today with the updated health check script that was mentioned a couple months back in the myITforum newsletter? I have coded a three...

Posted Wednesday, August 04, 2010 9:55 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Be Careful What You Share: SMS & ConfigMgr Encrypted Data
When seeking help with issues relating to SMS or Configuration Manager, be sure not to share information that has been encrypted as it may contain sensitive...

Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 7:28 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Unpacking SMS NAL paths via script
It can sometimes get clumbsy working with SMS NAL paths and having to figure out a routine to parse the data. Fortunately, there already exists a WMI method...

Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 8:26 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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Initial thoughts on CCMWindow
As previously shared by Cliff Hobbs , Rodney Jackson shared some nice tools during his SY20 SMS 2003/SCCM 2007 911 Case Studies session at MMS 2007. Of...

Posted Sunday, April 15, 2007 11:52 PM by dthomson | 1 comment(s)

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'SMSWish' is now 'SMS 2003/Configuration Manager Product Feedback' at Connect
As brought out in myITforum FAQ #229 and most recently during the Ask The Experts MMS session when someone commented about the old smswish@microsoft.com...

Posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 1:38 AM by dthomson | 1 comment(s)

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The Big Red Button
There was some chat today at the Ask The Experts session about the need to have a Big Red Button available to halt certain SMS processes that were inadvertantly...

Posted Friday, March 30, 2007 12:44 AM by dthomson | 2 comment(s)

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Need SMS add-ons for WOL and Reboot/Power off
Hi All, I need to implement two COTS tools to complement my SMS 2003 infrastructure. I need WakeOnLAN and a tool that can handle automatic reboots/power...

Posted Wednesday, October 18, 2006 11:22 PM by dthomson | 1 comment(s)

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Some new SMS tools on the block
I saw this blog post over at the Blogcast Repository the other day by Wayne Grixti . The post mentions a new SMS 2003 Client tool which was recently updated...

Posted Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:21 PM by dthomson | with no comments

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