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myITforum Weekly Review; Jan 21, 2007

myITforum Weekly Review
myITforum Weekly Review
Jan 21, 2007

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This Week's Articles
This Week's Popular Blog Posts
This Week's Popular Forum Threads

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This Week's Articles

January 15, 2007

SMS 2003, Scripting

Creating A Send To SMS Trace Link
by Don Hite - 1/15/2007
If you have the tool installed in the default location you can use the script below without modification to create a send to link for opening SMS log files.

Scripting, Security

VB script to get Symantec Antivirus Client version and virus definition date
by Ying Li - 1/15/2007
Here is a VB script to check the Symantec Antivirus Client version and the virus definition date against a list of machines.

Windows PowerShell

How To Send PowerShell Script Output To Excel Or Xml
by Don Hite - 1/15/2007
In PowerShell you also have the ability to send your PowerShell command line script results set to Excel (In a round about way, because it is actually a .Csv file) as well as to an XML file by using the Export Cmdlet.

SQL Server, SMS 2003

Locating Machines With Less Than 10 Percent Free Disk Space
by Don Hite - 1/15/2007
Use this to find machines in the SMS database that have less than 10% free disk space.

Patch Management, Windows

Daylight Saving Time March Madness
by Don Hite - 1/15/2007
On August 8th 2005 President George W. Bush signed the ?Energy Policy Act of 2005?. This Act changed the time modification dates for DST in the US. Beginning this year (2007).

Active Directory and Group Policy

The Active Directory Replication Monitor
by Don Hite - 1/15/2007
ReplMon is an Active Directory replication monitor that is used to see the state or status of your domains AD replication using a graphical user interface.

Sharepoint

SQL Configuration For A MOSS 2007 Database Server
by Don Hite - 1/15/2007
After it is already installed there are a few things that you should know or at least be aware of in your MOSS 2007 server farm environment and deployment.

January 16, 2007

SMS 2003, Scripting

Send SMS Package Information To Excel
by Don Hite - 1/16/2007
This Vbs script will send the following SMS package information to an excel spreadsheet.

Scripting

By Request Script To Create A Command Prompt Here PowerToy
by Don Hite - 1/16/2007
Creating a Windows Command Prompt Here Version of the PowerShell Prompt here post.

SQL Server

Major Microsoft SQL Server Version Code Names
by Don Hite - 1/16/2007
Here you will find a Wiki list of all the major Microsoft SQL Server version releases with their code names that Microsoft used when the products were being developed.

Windows, Networking

Improving network speed in Window Vista
by Rod Trent - 1/16/2007
Pat Goss sent me this information directly after posting about my slow networking woes with Windows Vista.

Windows Mobile

First rule of setting up Windows Mobile Device Center
by Rod Trent - 1/16/2007
After installing Windows Mobile Device Center on Windows Vista, I couldn?t get my mobile device to connect properly. But ? I forgot an all important thing I?ve learned over the years about Windows Mobile.

Miscellaneous

The new myITforum.com Network
by Rod Trent - 1/16/2007
The myITforum.com network is a listing of web sites, blogs, and vendors that are valuable to the myITforum.com community.

Web Technologies

HTA Script To Gather Folder Directory Sizes In Megabytes
by Don Hite - 1/16/2007
This Hta script will take a directory name from an input box using the syntax of DriveLetter/FolderName and return the size of each folder or directory in Megabytes (MB).

January 17, 2007

SMS 2003, Patch Management

Web Report: Count of PCs by timezone
by Rod Trent - 1/17/2007
This Web Report, by Garth Jones, will help you prepare for the time zone patch that needs to be deployed prior to March 2007.

MOM

From the FAQ: Where can I download MOM 2005 Service Pack 1?
by Rod Trent - 1/17/2007
Downloading MOM 2005 SP1.

System Center

System Center Virtual Machine Manager
by Rod Trent - 1/17/2007
Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager is the latest addition to the System Center family of management products and provides centralized management of Windows Virtual Machine infrastructure.

Scripting, SQL Server

Vbs Script To List Database Stored Procedures On A SQL Server
by Don Hite - 1/17/2007
This Vbs script will prompt you for a SQL server name and database name and return all of the stored procedures found in the database to Excel.

Windows PowerShell

Powershell script to check free disk spaces for servers
by Ying Li - 1/17/2007
Here is a powershell script to check free spaces for the drives against a list of servers and write the results to excel.

SQL Server

The SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition
by Don Hite - 1/17/2007
The Compact Edition as the name implies is actually a compact version of SQL Server 2005 with fewer features installed.

Windows, Security

Creating a Password Reset disk for Windows Vista
by Rod Trent - 1/17/2007
If you forget the administrator password for your Windows Vista computer, you'll need a Password Reset disk. You should create one right away if you haven't already done so.

Hardware and Gadgets

Adding a Bluetooth-enabled printer to Windows Vista
by Rod Trent - 1/17/2007
Use these steps to add a Bluetooth-enabled printer to your Windows Vista installation.

January 18, 2007

SMS 2003, Windows, Microsoft Office

Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment 2007 Released
by Rod Trent - 1/18/2007
Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 is THE best practice set of comprehensive guidance and tools to optimally deploy desktops running Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, or Microsoft Office 2003.

Scripting, SMS 2003, SQL Server

Locating SMS Collection ID Names In The SQL Database
by Don Hite - 1/18/2007
In a lot of SQL queries you may see references to _RES_COLL_xxx this is the SQL (ResultTableName) equivalent of the SMS Collection Id?s as seen from the SMS consoles collections leaf.

Windows PowerShell, Windows

Windows PowerShell for Windows Vista
by Rod Trent - 1/18/2007
What version of Windows PowerShell is available now for Windows Vista?

Security, Exchange Server

Enterprise Vault 7.0 - First Looks
by Alan Maddison - 1/18/2007
Enterprise Vault 7.0 has recently been released. Learn about some of the key changes.

January 19, 2007

SMS 2003

Announcing the SMS 2003 Service Pack 3 Open Beta
by Rod Trent - 1/19/2007
Providing hardware and software asset intelligence, Service Pack 3 enables better Windows Vista migration planning, software license management, and full Windows Vista manageability in addition to providing the latest Systems Management Server (SMS) hot fixes.

Hardware and Gadgets

Xbox.com Prima Guides downloads
by Rod Trent - 1/19/2007
In Adobe format. Prima has you covered with guides for all your favorite Xbox titles.


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This Week's Popular Blog Posts

ITMU and Add Remove Programs survey from Microsoft

Participate in this new survey from Microsoft. If you are interested in ITMU having the capability to inventory Add/Remove Programs, your input is definitely needed, as Microsoft needs your comments to learn how important this feature is for you. Take...

The new myITforum.com Network

What is the myITforum.com Network? The myITforum.com network is a listing of web sites, blogs, and vendors that are valuable to the myITforum.com community. The listing provides direct links to additional properties on the web so that we can increase...

Global warming isn't caused by Carbon emissions - its' caused by hand dryers...

OK this one has been bugging me for a while now and enough is enough - let me explain. You go to the Gents and of course you wash your hands after you've been to the toilet. But instead of in the good old days where you would have paper towels, in this...

Recent Common SMS Support Issues

Posted today on the Microsoft Supportability blog are three KB articles regarding patching SMS and db size when running System Center Reporting Manager. Source . Recent Common SMS Support Issues We’d like to bring you attention to three recently...

Warchalking on the way to work

This is a brief and interesting analysis by one of Kaspersky's analysts in Moscow. It illustrates the awareness that's still needed for wireless security protection. Kaspersky Labs Blog - Please see JAN 16th entry http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog?calendar=2007-01...

New SMS and Vista Virtual Labs

Deploying Windows Vista with SMS 2003 After completing this lab, you will be better able to: Install the SMS 2003 OS Deployment Feature Pack Update. Install USMT 3.0 to capture and restore user state information. Create an Image Capture Wizard CD. Image...

IT Security website - Network Security Primer

The security primer is an excellent resource which summarizes key security risks and prevention techniques. IT Security website - Network Security Primer http://www.itsecurity.com/features/network-security-threats-011707/ Discussion of security risks...

IT Security - Good website to bookmark

This website is an excellent resource to track new security developments. It is also a good site for security reference information. Key links are noted below: SITE MAP - KEY LINKS Home Page http://www.itsecurity.com/ Blog http://www.itsecurity.com/blog/...

BDD 2007 Released

Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment 2007 Published: January 16, 2007 Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007 is THE best practice set of comprehensive guidance and tools to optimally deploy desktops running Windows Vista, Microsoft...

Talk to a Real Person

gethuman is a database of phone numbers for companies that gets you to a person. While some of the pre-people prompts actually gather information that routes your call correctly or gets your account in front of the CSR we have all made calls where we...

What happened on this day in history?

This is a pretty neat RSS feed from BBC news. Get a sampling of the important things that happened each day of the year, in the past. http://news.bbc.co.uk/rss/on_this_day/front_page/rss091.xml...

Help support MMS 2007!

Here’s a great, quick, and easy way to support MMS 2007 on your web blogs and web sites. We’ve created the special code for you to use, simply place the code (HTML) into your web site somewhere and help generate interest for the best conference...

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This Week's Popular Forum Threads

General Scripting

SMS Feature Packs SMS 2003 Active Directory and Group Policy Windows PowerShell Windows Workstation Exchange Server SBS Wise Solutions Microsoft Office
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