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SMS 2003 Asset Intelligence Catalog Updated

February 01, 2008

This is only for SMS 2003 SP3 not ConfigMgr, ConfigMgr will be updated when SP1 is released in the not too distant future. Direct Download or Source . Brief Description This package will update the Asset Intelligence catalog and bring the knowledge base to the level of SCCM 2007 RTM. It contains additional software titles and several additional updates that make the content more accurate and relevant. Overview Asset Intelligence enhances the inventory capabilities of SMS 2003 SP3 by extending hardware...  ... Read the full post or  the first comment. Filed under: ,

DCOM Errors in Event Viewer - How to Determine the correct DCOM Server

November 07, 2006

I have seen this several times and been asked about it as well. If you see DCOM errors in event viewer that state they do not have the right permissions, usually launch permissions you will get something like this: Source: DCOM EventID: 10016 The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID {2D527A8C-A4B6-4E74-A63F-E867360D401C} to the user DOMAIN\username SID (S-1-5-21-2060139532-2050374463-2073913816-37548). This security...  ... Read the full post or  be the first to comment. Filed under: ,

tonyso : How Microsoft IT Does Patch Reporting

September 16, 2006

Some very nice work on displaying patch status from SMS 2003. If you don’t have something in place for your IT director this is a great place to start. Original source: How Microsoft IT Does Patch Reporting The screen shot below shows an example of a production report for Microsoft IT patching, clipped from this PPT from IT Showcase . It is from the Microsoft IT main hierarchy a couple of weeks after Patch Tuesday. It uses an SMS 2003 Web dashboard, derived from the queries below. The upper...  ... Read the full post or  be the first to comment. Filed under: ,