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Introducing - the ConfigMgr Client Troubleshooter! by gramsey

If you attended Angie Stahl's presentation at MMS , you caught a sneak peak of the ConfigMgr Client Troubleshooter . The troubleshooter is an html application , which makes it fairly portable, and...
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Using DateDiff and GetDate in WQL for SMS Queries and Collections by gramsey

Queries and collections based on time stamps with DateDiff and GetDate - That's the best thing that's happened to collections since. . .well, as long as I can remember. I use these every day, and...
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Detection and deployment guidance for the November 2006 security release by gramsey

This KB has a nice table that summarizes detection and deployment guidance for the November security updates. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928117/ For previous months, visit this link: http://support...
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SMS KB Watch: Internet Explorer 7 and SMS SUIT (Security Update Inventory Tool) by gramsey

If you haven't upgraded to the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) yet, here's something you need to keep in mind. From KB 924178 , the SUIT may incorrrectly detect IE 7 as IE 6, which...
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How To: Force an SMS Advanced Client to Re-Discover its Site by gramsey

Here's a sample VBscript to remotely initiate a client re-discovery (just like clicking the "Discover" button on an SMS advanced client). strComputerName = "2kPro" Set objWMIService...
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How To: Create a Collection Based on an Advertisement Status by gramsey

You may encounter a time when you want to target systems that reported a failure message for an advertisement, or reported a specific failure exit code. This is an example of how to create a query-based...
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Over 450 books indexed for your searching pleasure! by gramsey

Check out Apress' new SuperIndex ! Simply enter a search term, and Apress will search over 450 books, and allow you to view each page (as well as surrounding pages) that contains the desired term....
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How to: Identify the Advertisement that is Currently Running on a Client by gramsey

Here's an example of how to identify the AdvertisementID of an advertisement that is currently running on your client. strComputer = "." Set objSMS = GetObject("winmgmts://" &...
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Displaying the Current Management Point and Proxy Management Point Using VBScript by gramsey

Here's an example of displaying the current management point for an SMS Advanced Client: strComputerName = "2kPro" '2kPro is the name of the computer to query Set objSMS = GetObject("winmgmts...
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ITMU Update - November 2006 by gramsey

You may have heard by now that the SMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates needs an update . Here is some additional information to help you prepare for the upgrade. *Remember that Windows Update, MBSA...
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