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Attending MMS 2008? Yes I Am - We Are

March 27, 2008

I have gotten a ton of emails asking me if I am going to be at MMS this year and when and up until now I have held off because I was waiting for some things to finalize. But today 1E sent out an email to customer letting them know the booth number, and when Sumir, one of the founders of 1E, was going to speak. Which is right after the State of the Union, and also at the same time as Paul Thomsen is presenting his session on ConfigMgr Client Health. So yes , I will be there from Sunday to Friday afternoon...  ... Read the full post or  the first comment. Filed under: , , , , , , , , , ,

Microsoft Deployment FAQ Online

January 26, 2008

Grab this link and bookmark it as the MD team will be updating the post as the FAQ grows. Lite Touch Installation Q: Is it possible to change the text IT Organization in the task sequence dialog box? A: Yes! You can set the variable _SMSTSORGNAME in the custom settings.ini to match the text you want to use. For example to set the text to Microsoft Corporation, add the following line to your customsettings.ini: _SMSTSORGNAME = Microsoft Corporation Q: What is the purpose of each of the task sequence...  ... Read the full post or  be the first to comment. Filed under: , , , , ,

New Microsoft Deployment Blog

January 26, 2008

Ben, Daniel, Jon, and other players to be named later, have combined forces to start a new blog on Deployment over on TechNet. Check it out here . Regards, Anthony Anthony Clendenen | Solutions Engineer | 1E http://configmgr.com © Anthony Clendenen  ... Read the full post or  be the first to comment. Filed under: , , ,

Top Ten Events in Systems Management During 2007

December 31, 2007

First of all, Happy New Year, and may everyone find that in 2008 that your glass is more than half full, you and your loved ones are all very healthy and overly happy, that your careers are very prosperous, and that you gain all that you desire and more. As we welcome another year and reflect on the year ending it is always nice to note what was the highlights of the year. So below is my personal top ten of 2007 when it comes to Systems Management. 10. Thursday, October 23rd, System Center Partner...  ... Read the full post or  the first comment. Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

BDD 2008 Beta 3 Available On Connect

September 17, 2007

The ConfigMgr compatible version of BDD (Beta 3), which I will call BDD 2008 for now, is available through open beta on the Connect site. The RTM version is expected to be out in November of this year. In this version there is the previously discussed multicasting , USMT, WAIK, and ACT 5.0. On Friday October 5th there is also a webcast on deploying an OS with ConfigMgr, you can register for it here . Official announcement below. Deployment 4 is the code name for the next version of Business Desktop...  ... Read the full post or  be the first to comment. Filed under: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Ben Hunter : Top Ten - Most Common BDD 2007 issues

May 18, 2007

What do you mean you still don't read Ben's blog? It is non-stop information all around BDD, all great, all packed with information, and updated regularly. To make it even easier for you to subscribe here is the RSS feed for his blog. Top Ten - Most Common BDD 2007 issues I see the same issues coming up over and over again with BDD 2007. So, I decided it was time for my own Top Ten List! Number 1. - Partitioning within the Unattend.xml BDD likes (no needs) to look after partitioning itself...  ... Read the full post or  the 2 comments. Filed under: , ,