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MSFT May 2012 Security Patch for Silverlight - MS012-034 KB2690729 is replaced by MS012-034 KB2636927

Had a little discovery today when we realised possibly the fastest replacement of a KB Article ever, (almost instantly!). http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-034 It appears that the following behaviour is experienced when you perform...

Posted May 10 2012, 10:14 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: Configmgr 2007, security bulletin, sccm 2007, MS12-034, kb2636927, kb2690729, silverlight

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SDK (Prerelease)

For all of those interested, the ConfigMgr 2012 SDK is now available! http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh948960.aspx Worth also knowing these features are now no longer supported. Unsupported Features The Configuration Manager console does not...

Posted Apr 18 2012, 05:04 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: SDK, Configmgr 2012

Logo for Windows 8!

Hey, check this out! Certainly looks a little 'Metro-ish!' http://asia.cnet.com/crave/microsoft-unveils-new-windows-8-logo-62213516.htm Read More...

Posted Feb 20 2012, 08:48 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: Windows 8 Logo

MSFT Rereleases MS11-037 - KB2544893

It's that tuesday of the month again! 1 key ponit to note is the reoffering of MS11-037. This rerelease only affects editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, as seen from the following Microsoft link and extract. As a form of best practice...

Posted Nov 09 2011, 08:24 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: security bulletin, Novemeber 2011 security patches, KB2544893, MS11-037

A run through of the infamous Windows Task Manager

Hey chaps, I've been silent a long while as a lot of things happened between August and now. Computer failing on me, internet problems at home and travels and holidays and all those madness in getting a new box to replace the failed one. I hope to...

Posted Nov 07 2011, 06:44 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: Windows 8 Task manager

There's something about "Side by Side" KB2507938... UPDATE!!

Microsoft has addressed the issue now with the release of the August 2011 Security updates. More details can be found in the original article, which has now been updated with a resolution. http://wmug.co.uk/blogs/orientalcrusher/archive/2011/07/20/there...

Posted Aug 17 2011, 07:08 PM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: KB2507938, KB2567680

Epic Crash at home

Dear Readers, I must apologise first for not posting as much as I would have like to over the last few weeks. My Asus RoG Laptop went silent 2 weeks ago. It has to be sent back to Singapore for some urgent repairs and hopefully it wakes up again... In...

Posted Aug 17 2011, 06:11 PM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: fridge

There's something about "Side by Side" KB2507938...

Some knowledge in case you experience these issues. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2507938 After the installation of the security update, several windows adminstrators have noticed entries into event viewer that indicate that a SideBySide error has occured...

Posted Jul 20 2011, 04:21 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: sccm 2007, July 2011 security patches, conhost.exe, sidebyside, KB2507938

2010 - 2011 YTD MS Security Bulletin Graphs

The return of the graphs! I've done a quick and simple summary. Some interesting statistics to note is that for the first 7 months of 2011, 56 bulletins were released. In the same period last year, that was 43, so just an increase of...13 bulletins...

Posted Jul 20 2011, 03:35 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: security bulletin, graph

Thou shall not assign your Configmgr Site Codes with these...

Something we may forget when assigning a site code within our Configmgr hierarchy. Although Configmgr will install happily with these names, it is recommended to avoid using these Windows reserved names. There are many other combinations you can use anyway...

Posted Jun 03 2011, 09:58 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: Configmgr 2007, Reserver names, site codes

Install software updates action hangs on Windows 7 - UPDATE!

I've updated the original entry (3rd Feb) now that MS has released a hotfix. http://wmug.co.uk/blogs/orientalcrusher/archive/2011/02/03/install-software-updates-action-hangs-on-windows-7.aspx Read More...

Posted May 18 2011, 05:33 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Microsoft buys Skype

Here we are, straight from the horse's mouth http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2011/may11/05-10CorpNewsPR.mspx So, folks here all geared up for the next MS Security Bulletin that will be applicable for Skype? :) Read More...

Posted May 11 2011, 12:29 PM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: microsoft, Skype

Using SCCM to manage clients in a workgroup or untrusted domain (DMZ etc..)

Many people do struggle a little (maybe!) when coming to configuring and managing SCCM clients in a workgroup, DMZ, untrusted domain. Many big words, jargons are thrown around, LMHosts, Registry keys, SRV records, DNS Suffixes and the list goes on!! Found...

Posted May 04 2011, 02:23 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: sccm client, sccm 2007, workgroup, untrusted domain

Checking Patch Statuses through WMI

Normally the optimal and quickest way to determine if a patch has definitely been installed on a system is to use WMI. That's where the SCCM client primarily gets its information from to report back to its parent. There are several ways you can go...

Posted May 02 2011, 05:58 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: Software Updates, wql, wmi, CCM_UpdateStatus, Wbemtest, sccm 2007

Collection Query to return systems before a specific Install / Creation Date

When creating a query that returns systems before a specific date in a collection, you may get no system records back if you had done the query like the following: Incorrect Query SELECT SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name...

Posted Apr 21 2011, 05:24 AM by Lionel's configmgr blog

Filed under: sccm, sql query, datetime, collection query

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