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VBA and VSTA - The Future? Updated
Update : I have just received word back from the Office team. VBA will indeed be supported in Office 14. The Office team does, however, encourage the consideration of managed solutions (VSTO / VSTA) whenever...
VBA and VSTA - The Future?
See Update: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/scassells/archive/2008/07/09/vba-and-vsta-the-future-updated.aspx W hat does this mean? http://vba.summsoft.com/ As of July 1, 2007 Microsoft will no longer offer...
SysInternals Tools run from the web and passing admin rights
Anthony put up a cool post about being able to run SysInterals tools from the web. Here: http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/socal/archive/2008/05/28/sysinternals_2D00_tools_2D00_can_2D00_now_2D00_run_2D00_from_2D00_the_2D00_web...
Posted: May 29 2008, 11:02 AM by scassells | with no comments
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Delete a successful Direct Member from an SMS 2003 / ConfigMgr 2007 collection based on a date in VB
In SMS 2003 and ConfigMgr (SCCM) 2007 you can create a Direct Member to a collection. This may or may not be the best option for you. We can debate that later. You have to be concerned about the number...
Fun with Office Assistant Merlin in VB
The following simple VB script will bring up a Merlin Office Assistant and move him around. The MoveTo locations assume dual monitors. This was originally created to annoy coworkers who did not lock their...
PowerShell: SMS 2003 / ConfigMgr 2007 scripting
I decided it was about time I learned more PowerShell and SMS 2003 / SCCM 2007 scripting. I hope you enjoy this series, as I fail, experiment, and learn nuances of the PowerShell language. There seem to...
How to stop an errant Advertisement in SMS 2003 / SCCM 2007
Scenario : An advertisement went out for a package that is causing havoc. Let’s say, it is rebooting servers and workstations. How do you stop it NOW !?!?! With a Big Red Stop Button (BRSB). Below are...
Windows XP and Vista evil trick
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...
Boxing and the case of the slow or hanging logon script in Vista
http://bink.nu/news/boxing-and-the-case-of-the-slow-or-hanging-logon-script-in-vista.aspx When you are in the process of implementing Windows Vista in an enterprise environment, you may run into the following...
Posted: Feb 05 2008, 02:17 PM by scassells | with 3 comment(s)
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Make the MMS 2007 DVD playable off a network share
The following are the steps needed to modify your Microsoft Managment Summit 2007 DVD playable from a network share. Note : the content of the DVD is protected. As such make sure this content is only available...
SMS_Def.MOF Softgrid edit - doesn't really get the job done
I was playing around with the great Mof hack by Cristiano from the article “Inventorying Microsoft SoftGrid Streamed Applications” found here: http://blogs.msdn.com/crisag/archive/2006/12/14/inventorying...
Remote Desktop Users - SMX DataSift Addition - updating the SMS_Def.Mof to include users who have rights to log on remotely
I have been using the SMSExpert.com DataShift modifications for SMS 2003 SP2. A recent request came in to also gather the ‘Remote Desktop Users’ group. Below are the script and the MOF edit. Enjoy ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''...
SMS 2003 Script to Delete Collections based on Criteria
The following VBS script is used to delete collections. Script Required Inputs SMS Server Name SMS Site Code (of the server) Collection Search String Optional Commit of a capital “Y” The 4 th parameter...
How to resolve: The PsExec service running on ?????????????? is an incompatible version.
This situation occurs when multiple versions of PSTools have been executed on a remote system. The fix below is specifcally for PSExec. It can be applied to other PSTools. The Following steps need to be...
Posted: Jul 24 2007, 09:19 AM by scassells | with no comments
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