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Dell on Twitter by gramsey

Looking for a deal on a Dell? Follow the outlet , home offers , or small biz offers . You'll find some deals, and coupons there. . . You may have seen our popular IdeaStorm and IdeaStorm Action . Check...
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Dell to Use Twitter for Global Mobility Event by gramsey

Dell is unveiling our new generation of mobility products today - you can watch Q & A on twitter here: http://twitter.com/Digital_Nomads You can also register for the event here, and watch it via streaming...
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Check out the new Dell Studio Hybrid by gramsey

"More flexible than a typical PC, the Dell Studio Hybrid is an anywhere-you-want-it-desktop. Our smallest desktop, it looks great in the living room, on the desk, or anywhere else space is at a premium...
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Hotfix Watch - KB 947773 by gramsey

My friend Cliff posted a reference to this KB back in February - Of course it's not until you experience the problem that you really start to look at it. . We've seen a few slow "run from...
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Nice PowerShell Screencast Intro by gramsey

In this Screencast I go through the basics to get you started. I'll also post the sample files I've used at my blog which is http://blogs.technet.com/jeffa36 Enjoy! jeffa Screencast: Windows PowerShell...
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DellTechCenter - Hyper-V Management tech chats by gramsey

FYI - If you're diving into Hyper-V (or looking at diving into Hyper-V), check out the following Chats: 07-22-08 - Hyper-V Management Chat 3PM Central Time Microsoft's Hyper-V is released. Come...
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Dell Deployment Toolkit for ConfigMgr - in Beta! by gramsey

**We're looking for beta testers for the Dell Deployment Toolkit for ConfigMgr . If you're interested in testing this (and giving us some valuable feedback), send me an email ( greg_ramsey@dell...
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Configuration Manager Branch Distribution Points - Hot Tips by gramsey

Branch Distribution Points use BITS to transfer DP content from its parent. Since you're using a BDP, you may be crossing low bandwidth WAN links to get that content. You can use BITS throttling to...
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Kickin' it Old School - RunDll and RunDll32 by gramsey

Ran into a situation today where I needed to "lock workstation" over Remote Desktop. . . couldn't remember the command - a quick live search brought me here: http://www.robvanderwoude.com...
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How To: Remotely Show Machine Advertisement Information for a ConfigMgr Client using PowerShell by gramsey

Here's a quick example for how to query advertisements from a remote (or local) system. Just replace "myComputerName" with the computer name to query. Provided you have proper rights to that...
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ConfigMgr and PowerShell - the RepairClient Method by gramsey

Here's an example of a handy function to initiate a client repair remotely using PowerShell: function repairclient([String] $strComputer) { $SMSCli = [wmiclass] "\\$strComputer\root\ccm:sms_client"...
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Hotfix Watch: Operations Manager and Dell Management Pack 3.1 by gramsey

If you've seen these errors: Health service host process has stopped working Health service Host process encountered a problem and need to close Take a look at MS KB 951526 : The Root Management Server...
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ConfigMgr HotFix Watch - Disjoint Namespace and AD Discovery by gramsey

Do you have a disjoint namespace ? If so, take a look at this article (KB 948303),and consider installing the hotfix: Active Directory System Discovery does not resolve the IP address of a computer that...
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Where are my ConfigMgr PerfMon Counters? by gramsey

If you're running ConfigMgr on Windows Server x64, and you launch "perfmon" from the command line, you won't see ConfigMgr (SMS) PerfMon information. As mentioned here , on x64 you have...
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How to Compare two ConfigMgr Distribution Points Using PowerShell by gramsey

One of the nice features for ConfigMgr is the Copy Packages Wizard . Using the wizard, you're able to select packages to copy to a distribution point based on packages at an existing distribution point...
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How to Trigger ConfigMgr Hardware Inventory using PowerShell by gramsey

Here's a brief "How To" for initiating hardware inventory on a remote system using Windows PowerShell. Here it is in simple form: $SMSCli = [wmiclass] "\\myComputerName\root\ccm:SMS_Client"...
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Windows Vista Step-by-Step Guides for IT Professionals by gramsey

Ran into this today looking at Vista MUI stuff. . . Looks like I need to get a new version of the MUI's for SP1 . . which kind-of stinks. . . I understand, but it still stinks.. Windows Vista Step...
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more handy than a shirt pocket by gramsey

Anyone reading this live near Evansville, Indiana ? If so, and you happen to run into the owners of www.cruto.com , do me a favor and shake their hands. I stumbled across their Vbscript-Examples page today...
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How To: List Task Sequence Environment Variables and Values by gramsey

From the TechNet forums, this is an example for how to display Task Sequence Environment Variables and Values using VBScript: Set oTSEnv = CreateObject("Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment") For Each...
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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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SCCM and PowerShell - for starters... by gramsey

This is the start of several examples for leveraging PowerShell with Systems Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr). We'll start slow, and work our way up to more complex tasks. A few important notes...
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MMS 2008 - Friday by gramsey

All kinds of great things happen on the Friday after the closing party . If you're a Friday skipper, or a late sleeper, or an early flyer, definitely work things out for next year so you don't...
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Having trouble downloading .pptx and .wmv from mms-2008.com? by gramsey

If you attended MMS 2008 , you have the ability to go back into the session scheduler, and print the PowerPoint presentation AND the audio (with .PPT, in video format). You may find some "broken links"...
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SCCM 2007 Console Extensions GUID Locator by gramsey

If you're building or moving console extensions to SCCM 2007, you may find that it can be difficult to identify the proper GUID to enable the extension in the desired location. For starters, be sure...
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Third-party Custom Catalogs for Configuration Manager 2007 and Essentials 2007 by gramsey

I know that in the Dell booth at MMS we've talked about the Dell Server Updates Catalog for SCCM 2007 for driver updates. I wanted to make sure everyone had a link! You'll find both the Dell and...
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Microsoft System Center Content Search Gadget! by gramsey

Steve Kaczmarek mentioned this gadget yesterday - "This gadget makes it easier to find help for Microsoft System Center products because it uses Live Search macros to search specific sites instead...
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Intel Premier IT Professional - Virtualization and Security Best Practices Events by gramsey

If you're in or near Pittsburgh, Columbus, Baltimore, Tampa, Austin, or Denver, this may be worth checking out: http://ipip.intel.com If you're in Austin, I'll see you on June 24th! Greg
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Installing Vista SP1 using SCCM - a Work in Progress by gramsey

So, I was hoping to write a "How to: Install Vista SP1 using SCCM 2007", but I'm not quite there yet. . . so for now, I'll blog about my issues, and maybe someone else will offer assistance...
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Fix Your Windows Installation Source Paths! by gramsey

I was attempting to install the Windows Server 2003 Administration Pack on a server today, and unfortunately it failed with the following error: The Windows Installer Service cannot update one or more...
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Leveraging Existing SMS 2003 Console Extensions with Configuration Manger 2007 - Collections by gramsey

Some of you have taken the time to create console extensions and share them with the community. And many more of you are leveraging the extensions that you have on a daily basis to make your job easier...
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