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| | System Center Configuration Manager |  | | How to obtain 100 % ConfigMgr Client Installation | | by Richard Dixon - 5/28/2008 | | Is there any possibility, or third party tools, that will make me sure that 100% of computers that I want it to install the client, has the SCCM client installed... and if they don't, is there any way to initiate installation and to be sure 100% that the SCCM Client is installed? |
SMS 2003 | | | How to get the fastest execute of a dependent package chain on a client | | by Shaun Cassells - 5/28/2008 | | SMS 2003 and SCCM 2007 / ConfigMgr 2007 allow the execution of packages in a specific order. This post will not cover the server / package / program settings; rather, this will cover how a client evaluates a series of offers some of which are dependent programs. |
MOM | | | Quick Tip: Location of MOM 2005 Server Registry Info for x64 | | by Scott Moss - 5/28/2008 | | I love looking for stuff in the registry. |
System Center Essentials | | | Essentials 2007 and Windows Essential Business Server | | by Gwen Zierdt - 5/28/2008 | | Microsoft has conducted a tremendous amount of research on IT practices in mid-sized businesses. |
Scripting | | | How To: List Task Sequence Environment Variables and Values | | by Greg Ramsey - 5/28/2008 | | From the TechNet forums, this is an example for how to display Task Sequence Environment Variables and Values using VBScript. |
Windows PowerShell | | | PowerShell script to collect server inventory | | by Ying Li - 5/28/2008 | | Use this PowerShell script to retrieve inventory for your servers. |
Patch Management | | | How can I force clients to use a different WUA Server? | | by Richard Dixon - 5/28/2008 | | I found a question that popped up a few times on discussions blogs. |
Windows | | | Centralize remote management into a single console | | by Rod Trent - 5/28/2008 | | mRemote allows you to manage all your remote connections in a single place. |
Windows Mobile | | | Windows Mobile 6.1 | | by John Gormly - 5/28/2008 | | Just a few brief comments for Windows Mobile 6.1. I've tested Windows Mobile 6.1 for Windows Mobile Professional, and other than some threaded SMS chat (and domain enrollment for SCMDM), there isn't a whole lot there. |
Web Technologies | | | HTA Script To Estimate Your Horses Weight | | by Don Hite - 5/28/2008 | | Here is another HTA script that I wrote just for fun for all of my horse owner readers and my myITforum equine friends out there to help with estimating their horse’s weight. |
Virtualization | | | Virtual Application Delivery and Launch within ConfigMgr R2 - Part 2 | | by Troy Wilch - 5/28/2008 | | Ok, in the first part of this series, we looked at how these virtual applications are delivered from ConfigMgr R2, next we should look at how to actually deliver them and what is happening in the background while the magic is happening. |
Microsoft Deployment | | | SCCM OSD - Install Packages Failing? | | by Jason Scheffelmaer - 5/28/2008 | | Troubleshooting a deployment issue from the SMS Email distribution list; we were attempting to solve why an SCCM/MDT deployment was not installing the packages as listed in the task Install Software in the task sequence, with the base variable of PACKAGES. |
System Center Mobile Device Manager | | | System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 - Helpful Links | | by Marco Nielsen - 5/28/2008 | | Since things are heating up and more and more people are asking questions on SCMDM information, I have gathered up this little quick-hit list. | |
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Rod Trent, CEO of myITforum.com, is the leading expert on Microsoft Systems Management Server. He has over 20 years of IT experience, 8 of which have been dedicated to SMS. He is the author of such books as Microsoft SMS Installer and Admin911:SMS, and has written literally thousands of articles on technology topics. myITforum.com is the central location for 3rd party SMS support, as well as, the online gathering place for IT professionals and the IT community. Rod speaks at least 3 times a year at various conferences.