The System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Toolkit (SCCM CCM.msi) contains a new version of Trace32.exe What is Trace 32? Trace32 - A log viewer that provides a way to easily view and monitor log files created and updated by Configuration Manager 2007 clients and servers. Version : 4.0.5931.0001 Download link : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=948e477e-fd3b-4a09-9015-141683c7ad5f&DisplayLang=en How to filter using trace32? As an example you can filter on a PackageID...   Read the full post or  leave a comment. Filed under: SMS 2003, SCCM

Requirement : victim workstation using USB keyboard. Command line: C:\> echo y | chkdsk /r c: The type of the file system is NTFS. Cannot lock current drive. Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N) This volume will be checked the next time the system restarts. C:\> CHKDSK = Checks a disk and displays a status report. /R Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information...   Read the full post or  leave a comment. Filed under: Windows XP, Scripting, Vista

SMS 2003 SP2 ( Lowest level to upgrade to SCCM ) No official Vista support – can do limited Vista support for Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Software distribution Basic ITMU patch deployment via version 3 Must manually install Vista client (no automated client push) No event viewer compatibility No Hardware Inventory (HINV) Support Lifecycle 7/8/2008 SMS 2003 SP3 ( Possible upgrade to SCCM ) Official Vista support for Business, Enterprise and Ultimate Deploy Windows Vista with the SMS 2003 Operating...   Read the full post or  leave a comment. Filed under: SMS 2003, Vista

Emergency Fund 3 to 6 months of all your expenses in easy to get at cash See this post Retirement Savings Max out your company match (at the least) a. See this post for why Max out your ROTH IRA Stocks Find some good low cost mutual funds a. Post coming soon Find some good ETFs b. Post coming soon Find a free stock trading website c. www.zecco.com i. Yes, you get 10 trades a month free.. try ETFs Credit Cards Rewards cards are great, if and only if you pay off all balances with every pay check (not...   Read the full post or  the 4 comments. Filed under: Financial, Money

I was playing around with contribution numbers when I noticed something. I am not sure how to use it to our advantage yet… If you contribute 10% of your salary to a classic 401k; you save a set amount If you contribute 10% of your salary to a ROTH 401k; you save the exact same dollar amount as you would to a classic 401k There has to be a way to use that to our advantage somehow. I’m working on it, but would gladly take any suggestions! The reason a ROTH was created . Nobody knows what your tax liability...   Read the full post or  the 4 comments. Filed under: Financial, Money

A lot of employers are giving cash bonus to employee’s instead of raises (saves the company money) I like it too, but a salary raise will pay off more in the long run. Question : How do I get the most money when the tax man takes about 42%? Well, the only solution is to do as many pre-tax withdrawals as you can. List of possible pretax withdrawals 401k / 403b contribution Not ROTH (after tax dollars – doesn’t help) IRA Not ROTH (after tax dollars – Didn’t help above still won’t help here) This one...   Read the full post or  the 2 comments. Filed under: Financial, Money