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Today's Articles

SMS 2003

New ITMU Hotfix
by Christopher Stauffer - 1/25/2007
It seems MS has release another hotfix for SMS that has to do with windows installer 3.1 and ITMU utilizing 100% of CPU.

MOM

Using Windows Firewall on a MOM-managed computer
by Rod Trent - 1/25/2007
To use Windows Firewall on a MOM-managed computer that is running the MOM agent, configure the firewall so that the MOM server can install, remove, or update the computer that is running the MOM agent.

System Center

News: Software Updates Animation Now on MS Connect Site
by Rod Trent - 1/25/2007
This animation illustrates these Software Updates processes, at a high level, from start to finish.

Scripting, Patch Management

VB script to get Automatic Update Service status and start the service if stopped
by Ying Li - 1/25/2007
One of the pre-requirement to deploy ITMU is that the automatic update service should be set to automatic and should be in started state. Here is a VB script to check the automatic update service status and change it to automatic and start the service if applicable.

Windows PowerShell

List the Printer Port Properties
by Rod Trent - 1/25/2007
Use this Windows PowerShell script to show the properties of a printer port.

Windows

Get some experience with Windows Vista in the Virtual Lab
by Rod Trent - 1/25/2007
Windows Vista is upon us. To help get ready for this release and to also prepare yourself for supporting this product in your company, use the Virtual Labs to become comfortable.

Windows Mobile, Security

Information needed to configure a personal firewall for ActiveSync
by Rod Trent - 1/25/2007
If you are having problems getting ActiveSync to work properly, check to make sure that your personal firewall is configured to allow it to work.

Miscellaneous

Add your own book review
by Rod Trent - 1/25/2007
We’ve added a bunch of books to the Wiki, where you can write your own review if you own and use the book. Just create a Wiki account (if you don’t already have one).

Web Technologies

News: BlogJet 2.0 released!
by Rod Trent - 1/25/2007
Great news for all the myITforum bloggers.

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Today's Web blog Posts

Managing Read Receipt Requests
After some discussion on the message boards at MYITFORUM about read receipts I decided to do some research into the problem. I forwarded a few ideas to Rod and I also tried to resolve it my self on my end. I started using this suggestion about 5 hours...
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new ITMU Hotfix
It seems MS has release another hotfix for SMS that has to do with windows installer 3.1 and ITMU utilizing 100% of CPU. FIX: When you run Windows Update to scan for updates that use Windows Installer, including Office updates, CPU utilization may reach...
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I think it would be cool if...
…someone took this product, Quest Pro 4.0 , and created a neat, text-based, even-dramatized, game about Windows/System Management. Think how cool it would be to learn to troubleshoot something like SMS or MOM by playing a game.
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Today's Wiki Updates

• Microsoft Management Summit - Past, Present, Future

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Today's Industry News and Views

Cisco discloses three router security problems
Cisco is warning of three vulnerabilities within its Internet Operating System (IOS) software that could allow a denial-of-service attack or let a hacker run arbitrary code on an affected switch router.

Performance Testing Guidance Project
As I learn more about our customers through our various community activities , I'm realizing how important in depth guidance is to increasing the success of our customers and their overall satisfaction with our product. We're working hard to beef up these

Nokia sees Apple's iPhone stimulating mobile market (Reuters)
Reuters - The world's largest mobile handset maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said on Thursday it expects Apple Inc.'s decision to produce a mobile phone will stimulate the market.

Spam makes up 85 per cent of email
webuser.co.uk “Nearly 17 out of 20 email messages sent are spam, according to a survey. Network and email monitoring company Ipswitch has released it’s sixth ‘Spamometer’ report, in which it details findings about the frequency

Broken Windows: Clean-up or Rebuild?
blog.washingtonpost.com “…But why do so many Windows machines appear to get reinfected with malware and spyware even after they’ve been “cleaned” by conventional anti-virus and anti-spyware tools? One answer is because many

UK firms naive to USB stick dangers
computing.co.uk “Half of UK companies are prepared to put their network security at risk by inserting a USB stick posing as a party invitation, according to research published this week. IT consultancy NCC targeted finance directors from 500 listed

Firefox 2.0 Component for XPe
After seeing this thread in the XPe Forum, Sean Liming took it upon himself to create a component for Firefox 2.0. You can find the component along with a lot of Sean's other components here .

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Today's Job Postings

• SMS Packaging-Scripting Technician needed in Bridgewater, NJ

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