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| 1E |
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| 1Es Nightwatchman Screen Saver |  | rodtrent |  | SMS 2003, Windows, 1E, SMS Alliance |  | 11/13/2006 |  | 3.2 mb |
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| Download this screen saver from 1E and learn how to save time, power, and the world at the same time. |
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| WMIPing |  | pwilcock |  | SMS 2.x, SMS 2003, Windows, Networking, Support Management, 1E |  | 10/8/2003 |  | 65.9 kb |
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| WMIPing from 1E - GUI util that checks WMI connectivity to the WMI namespace of your choice. http://www.1e.com |
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| Active Directory and Group Policy |
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| Group Policy Management |  | eit863 |  | Active Directory and Group Policy |  | 10/28/2008 |  | 488 kb |
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| GPO concepts whitepaper. |
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| ListComps |  | bpeterson199 |  | Scripting, Windows, Active Directory and Group Policy |  | 4/1/2008 |  | 10.4 kb |
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| This utility lists all computers in a specified domain in order to perform an action against those computers. It was written to simplify these operations without the noise of Netdom and other utilities. This utility requires .Net Framework 2.0. Listed below is an example:
For /F %i in ('ListComps /D:DOMAIN') do (sc \\%i query winmgmt) |
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| Altiris |
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| Installation Wrapper |  | hbirnstiel |  | SMS 2.x, Altiris, Software Management, SMS 1.2, SMS 2003, Wise Solutions, System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Deployment |  | 1/23/2009 |  | 351.1 kb |
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| Yet another wrapper? Maybe ... but anyway, it might have different features that might be useful for some administrators.
The wrapper is supposed to be used as an application installation wrapper instead of defining a msiexec.exe command line directly in you deployment tool. |
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| Software Asset Management - Software Licensing Law Your rights and responsibilities |  | bhusselbaugh |  | SMS 2.x, MOM, Altiris, SMS 2003, Miscellaneous, Support Management, Patch Management, Security, Microsoft Office, System Center News |  | 8/4/2006 |  | 162.4 kb |
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| Explains the law surrounding software licensing. Necessary read for anyone implementing software asset management. |
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| App-V (formerly SoftGrid) |
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| Application Virtualization Comparison Matrix |  | twilch |  | App-V (formerly SoftGrid) |  | 2/8/2010 |  | 1.1 mb |
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| This document covers many of the app virtualization solutions and explores the feature breakdown and comparisons. |
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| Hardware and Gadgets |
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| Monitor Info |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, Hardware and Gadgets |  | 9/4/2007 |  | 5.2 kb |
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| Modification of script by Michael Baird -- this gets monitor model, S/N, Manufacture date for local or remote systems. Can be run in batch mode using FOR command. |
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| Macintosh-Apple |
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| Join a Macintosh to Active Directory |  | rodtrent |  | Macintosh-Apple |  | 11/3/2006 |  | 137.7 kb |
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| Use this MS Word document to follow steps for joining a Macintosh computer to Active Directory. |
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| Macrovision |
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| Updating Deployed Windows Installer Packages |  | rodtrent |  | Software Management, Macrovision |  | 1/30/2003 |  | 146.1 kb |
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| Donated by InstallShield. One option for systems administrators wishing to update a deployed Windows Installer (MSI) package is to use a patch. |
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| Validation during Customization of a Windows Installer-Based Package |  | rodtrent |  | Software Management, Macrovision |  | 1/28/2003 |  | 98.4 kb |
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| Donated by InstallShield. It is a good practice for systems administrators wishing to use transforms to customize a
Windows Installer-based package to both prevalidate and postvalidate the base MSI file. |
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| Microsoft Deployment |
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| Installation Wrapper |  | hbirnstiel |  | SMS 2.x, Altiris, Software Management, SMS 1.2, SMS 2003, Wise Solutions, System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Deployment |  | 1/23/2009 |  | 351.1 kb |
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| Yet another wrapper? Maybe ... but anyway, it might have different features that might be useful for some administrators.
The wrapper is supposed to be used as an application installation wrapper instead of defining a msiexec.exe command line directly in you deployment tool. |
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| Step by Step LTI With WDS |  | amishra377 |  | Microsoft Deployment |  | 10/1/2008 |  | 3.9 mb |
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| This is a Word document that will guide you step-by-step on Lite touch with BDD2007 using Windows Deployment Server. |
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| Microsoft Office |
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| List Outlook calendar items with attachments |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, Microsoft Office |  | 10/20/2008 |  | 2.6 kb |
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| This script lists Outlook calendar items with attachments, and size, logged to folder on desktop. Run on local PC with Outlook open. Rename from .txt to .vbs |
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| Lookout v. 1.2 |  | rodtrent |  | Microsoft Office |  | 9/26/2007 |  | 840 kb |
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| Lookout allows comprehensive searching of your Microsoft Outlook 2003 PST. Lookout is no longer needed if using the built-in searching features of Outlook 2007. |
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| Miscellaneous |
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| PSrun for the Helpdesk |  | chayes |  | SMS Installer, Miscellaneous, Support Management |  | 5/3/2007 |  | 7.3 kb |
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| This ipf can be changed to include a local admin username & password. It prompts you for a computer name and file location and then uses those variables to run PSexec. You can give it to the helpdesk and they can install remotely without having admin rights themselves. |
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| Time Check |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, Miscellaneous |  | 3/13/2007 |  | 13.8 kb |
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| This WSF file lets you compare the time on your local workstation to other systems in your domain. It queries AD, list or specified systems. |
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| MOM |
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| Software Asset Management - Software Licensing Law Your rights and responsibilities |  | bhusselbaugh |  | SMS 2.x, MOM, Altiris, SMS 2003, Miscellaneous, Support Management, Patch Management, Security, Microsoft Office, System Center News |  | 8/4/2006 |  | 162.4 kb |
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| Explains the law surrounding software licensing. Necessary read for anyone implementing software asset management. |
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| Memory Process List |  | moh |  | MOM, MOM Reports, Scripts, and MPs |  | 7/28/2006 |  | 1.8 kb |
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| Returns a list of processes and their relative memory consumption based on WorkingSetSize (same value as Task Manager). |
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| MOM Reports, Scripts, and MPs |
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| Memory Process List |  | moh |  | MOM, MOM Reports, Scripts, and MPs |  | 7/28/2006 |  | 1.8 kb |
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| Returns a list of processes and their relative memory consumption based on WorkingSetSize (same value as Task Manager). |
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| MOM CPU Processes List |  | moh |  | MOM, Scripting, MOM Reports, Scripts, and MPs |  | 7/21/2006 |  | 5.5 kb |
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| Response script used to generate an event that displays processes above parameter threshold. |
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| NetIQ |
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| OpalisRobot |  | ljohns178 |  | MOM, NetIQ, Scripting, Windows, Networking, SQL Server |  | 1/28/2004 |  | 452.7 kb |
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| OpalisRobot is an object oriented, automation solution. OpalisRobot automates data center operations by integrating independently designed management applications, with user expertise and data center procedures, reducing operational costs and increasing availability and performance of computing environments. |
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| sonicadmin Product Info (download available from www.sonicmobility.com) |  | dball |  | MOM, NetIQ, Windows Mobile |  | 3/17/2002 |  | 51.4 kb |
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| Respond to and fix network and server problems from anywhere by securely connecting to your network, diagnosing the problem, and fixing it in real time, including soft, hard, and cold booting of the server, full user management, management of routers, switches, hubs, modems, and more! All of this from a Pocket PC, RIM, or HPC. |
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| Networking |
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| IP Info |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, Networking |  | 1/11/2007 |  | 7 kb |
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| This script collect IP information from local or remote primary NIC, including last link speed and a WAG at the duplex setting. Results can be sent to the clipboard. |
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| BITS Bandwidth Manager |  | DAlvarez |  | SMS 2.x, SMS 2003, Scripting, SMS Installer, Networking |  | 8/28/2006 |  | 147.1 kb |
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| Utility to throttle BITS bandwidth by setting BITS registry keys, sans group policies. SMS Installer script included. |
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| Patch Management |
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| Change Execute Permissions |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, SQL Server, Patch Management |  | 1/9/2009 |  | 1.8 kb |
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| This will set apply the workaround in MS Advisory 961040 by running "use master; grant execute on sp_replwritetovarbin to public" remotely. Integrated authentication must be enabled for this to work. |
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| Remote Security Patch Compliance Checker |  | pglyn-williams |  | SMS 2003, Scripting, Patch Management, SMS Queries, Reports and MOFs |  | 12/16/2008 |  | 117 kb |
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| Verify Patch compliance of any remote computer by comparing WMI to your SMS database using this script to generate a XLS Report for your tech's. |
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| Scripting |
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| KiXtart 2010 4.61 |  | rodtrent |  | Scripting |  | 10/5/2009 |  | 878.6 kb |
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| KiXtart 2010 4.61 RTW. Check out KIX2010.TXT and the manual for more detail on the enhancements. |
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| WebDavCheck |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, Security |  | 6/7/2009 |  | 1.2 kb |
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| Check a server to see whether WebDAV has been installed. Rename to .vbs |
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| Security |
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| WebDavCheck |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, Security |  | 6/7/2009 |  | 1.2 kb |
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| Check a server to see whether WebDAV has been installed. Rename to .vbs |
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| Uninstall Old Java |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, Patch Management, Security |  | 10/20/2008 |  | 4.3 kb |
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| This script allows you to uninstall all but the latest version of Java from local or remote PC. Rename from .txt to .vbs |
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| SMS 1.2 |
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| Installation Wrapper |  | hbirnstiel |  | SMS 2.x, Altiris, Software Management, SMS 1.2, SMS 2003, Wise Solutions, System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Deployment |  | 1/23/2009 |  | 351.1 kb |
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| Yet another wrapper? Maybe ... but anyway, it might have different features that might be useful for some administrators.
The wrapper is supposed to be used as an application installation wrapper instead of defining a msiexec.exe command line directly in you deployment tool. |
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| VBScript Function for NOIDMIF Creation |  | rjones |  | SMS 1.2, SMS 2003, Scripting, System Center Configuration Manager |  | 10/22/2007 |  | 4.6 kb |
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| VBScript Function for creating NOIDMIF files for SMS ad-hock inventory. |
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| SMS 2.x |
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| Basic SMS CfgMgr Overview |  | ealdrich |  | SMS 2.x, SMS 2003, System Center Configuration Manager |  | 2/17/2009 |  | 579.5 kb |
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| This is an annotated Vizio dwg that gives the newcomer a basic overview of the basic architecture and major functions of the SMS/CfgMgr installation |
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| Installation Wrapper |  | hbirnstiel |  | SMS 2.x, Altiris, Software Management, SMS 1.2, SMS 2003, Wise Solutions, System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Deployment |  | 1/23/2009 |  | 351.1 kb |
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| Yet another wrapper? Maybe ... but anyway, it might have different features that might be useful for some administrators.
The wrapper is supposed to be used as an application installation wrapper instead of defining a msiexec.exe command line directly in you deployment tool. |
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| SMS 2003 |
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| Capturing User Specific Data with SCCM SMS |  | jmartin |  | SMS 2003, SMS Queries, Reports and MOFs, System Center Configuration Manager |  | 9/10/2009 |  | 46.5 kb |
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| This document details two different users specific data captures. User Printers and local profile folder sizes. |
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| SCCM Site Monthly Totals |  | jmartin |  | SMS 2003, SMS Queries, Reports and MOFs, System Center Configuration Manager |  | 9/8/2009 |  | 2.4 kb |
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| This series of reports can be used to create a report dashboard to show the last three months of creation, edit, and deletion activity for collections, packages, programs, and advertisements. SMS 2003 instructions included in .zip file as .txt |
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| SMS Alliance |
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| 1E SystemForge |  | rodtrent |  | SMS Alliance |  | 6/5/2007 |  | 179.7 kb |
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| SystemForge - quickly & simply build and adapt large, complex Windows enviroments. |
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| 1Es Nightwatchman Screen Saver |  | rodtrent |  | SMS 2003, Windows, 1E, SMS Alliance |  | 11/13/2006 |  | 3.2 mb |
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| Download this screen saver from 1E and learn how to save time, power, and the world at the same time. |
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| SMS Installer |
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| Keyboard Layout |  | mdejung |  | SMS Installer |  | 6/10/2008 |  | 2.7 kb |
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| Get the Keyboard Layout. You can also modify to write it into a Logfile |
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| ka-boom |  | rodtrent |  | SMS Installer |  | 9/19/2007 |  | 6.9 kb |
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| Compile w/ a copy of xcacls and cause a blue screen. |
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| SMS Queries, Reports and MOFs |
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| Capturing User Specific Data with SCCM SMS |  | jmartin |  | SMS 2003, SMS Queries, Reports and MOFs, System Center Configuration Manager |  | 9/10/2009 |  | 46.5 kb |
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| This document details two different users specific data captures. User Printers and local profile folder sizes. |
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| SCCM Site Monthly Totals |  | jmartin |  | SMS 2003, SMS Queries, Reports and MOFs, System Center Configuration Manager |  | 9/8/2009 |  | 2.4 kb |
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| This series of reports can be used to create a report dashboard to show the last three months of creation, edit, and deletion activity for collections, packages, programs, and advertisements. SMS 2003 instructions included in .zip file as .txt |
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| Software Management |
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| Installation Wrapper |  | hbirnstiel |  | SMS 2.x, Altiris, Software Management, SMS 1.2, SMS 2003, Wise Solutions, System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Deployment |  | 1/23/2009 |  | 351.1 kb |
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| Yet another wrapper? Maybe ... but anyway, it might have different features that might be useful for some administrators.
The wrapper is supposed to be used as an application installation wrapper instead of defining a msiexec.exe command line directly in you deployment tool. |
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| Create MSI AIP XP2003 reg |  | pludlam572 |  | Software Management |  | 7/26/2005 |  | 1.8 kb |
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| Provide a "Create AIP" (Create Administrative Installation Point) option when you right click on an MSI file (for Windows XP and later) |
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| SQL Server |
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| Change Execute Permissions |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, SQL Server, Patch Management |  | 1/9/2009 |  | 1.8 kb |
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| This will set apply the workaround in MS Advisory 961040 by running "use master; grant execute on sp_replwritetovarbin to public" remotely. Integrated authentication must be enabled for this to work. |
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| Get Last SQL Backup |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, SQL Server |  | 12/3/2007 |  | 3.5 kb |
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| Script connects to SQL server, gets list of databases, last successful backup and count of backup files. |
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| Support Management |
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| RDP History |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, Support Management |  | 1/9/2009 |  | 2.2 kb |
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| This script creates a list of your RDP history. IPs are resolved when possible. |
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| Program files application Blocker |  | rtruss |  | SMS 2003, Scripting, Windows, Support Management, Security, System Center Configuration Manager |  | 10/23/2007 |  | 6.5 kb |
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| A small util to add blank files to the program files dir and remove permissions for local administrators, everyone and users groups and then add domain admins and whatever group you would like to add as well. |
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| System Center Configuration Manager |
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| Package-Migrator ZIP |  | naquino353 |  | System Center Configuration Manager |  | 2/8/2010 |  | 12.9 kb |
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| JIT application to migrate packages from one SMS 2003/SCCM site to another. Note: Program requirements tab will not migrate 100% |
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| SortMIFS 1.0 |  | rmahle |  | System Center Configuration Manager |  | 11/19/2009 |  | 766.4 kb |
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| SortMifs was written to parse your inventory badmifs and ensure the clients have later resynchronized with the server. |
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| System Center News |
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| Software Asset Management - Software Licensing Law Your rights and responsibilities |  | bhusselbaugh |  | SMS 2.x, MOM, Altiris, SMS 2003, Miscellaneous, Support Management, Patch Management, Security, Microsoft Office, System Center News |  | 8/4/2006 |  | 162.4 kb |
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| Explains the law surrounding software licensing. Necessary read for anyone implementing software asset management. |
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| System Center Operations Manager |
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| SCOM 2007 Heartbeat Monitoring Tool |  | jboezaard |  | System Center Operations Manager |  | 9/10/2009 |  | 1.6 mb |
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| We created a tool to assist the monitoring team to easily catch important events and create an audio and visual alert to grab their attention.
Full description & manual: http://blog.seven-winds.com/post/SCOM-2007-Heartbeat-Monitoring-Tool.aspx
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| OpsMgr 2007 Database and Data Warehouse Size Calculator |  | rodtrent |  | System Center Operations Manager |  | 10/17/2007 |  | 9.4 kb |
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| This DB size calculator is not an official sizing calculator and is to provide guidance on DB sizing. The official sizing tool is System Center Capacity Planner. |
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| Web Technologies |
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| Soon HTA |  | akaplan |  | Scripting, Web Technologies |  | 12/4/2007 |  | 4.2 kb |
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| This HTA is a front end for schtasks. It lets you schedule a task on a remote system with a set time delay by querying the remote system for current time. |
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| Spectroscope |  | rodtrent |  | Web Technologies |  | 6/14/2007 |  | 177.7 kb |
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| Handy color picker ~ Lean, fast, Use it for web development. |
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| Windows |
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| Windows Server 2008 Features Review |  | eit863 |  | Windows |  | 11/13/2008 |  | 2.9 mb |
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| This a great review document provided for the Microsoft Professional. Please have a look and master the features of Windows Server 2008. |
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| ListComps |  | bpeterson199 |  | Scripting, Windows, Active Directory and Group Policy |  | 4/1/2008 |  | 10.4 kb |
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| This utility lists all computers in a specified domain in order to perform an action against those computers. It was written to simplify these operations without the noise of Netdom and other utilities. This utility requires .Net Framework 2.0. Listed below is an example:
For /F %i in ('ListComps /D:DOMAIN') do (sc \\%i query winmgmt) |
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| Windows Mobile |
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| CECopy |  | rodtrent |  | Windows Mobile |  | 4/3/2003 |  | 12.4 kb |
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| CECopy is a command line utility for your computer that allows you to copy files from your computer to your PocketPC in a command prompt. |
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| Pocket PC NOIDMIF Info Generator |  | rupdegraff |  | SMS 2.x, SMS 2003, Windows Mobile |  | 1/26/2003 |  | 2 kb |
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| This vbs will pull Pocket PC info from the registry of the desktop used to ActiveSync with it. The registry info seems to only be recorded on Win2k machine with the newest ActivSync. Check it out and use it or modify it. USE AT YOUR RISK! I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THIS SCRIPT IN MY ENVIRONMENT. |
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| Windows PowerShell |
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| Query SMS Programs With Dependencies |  | mtaggart |  | SMS 2003, Scripting, Windows PowerShell |  | 11/21/2006 |  | < 1 kb |
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| This script uses Powershell and WMI to find and extract information about SMS Programs that are configured with links to(are Dependent on)
other SMS Programs. |
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| Wise Solutions |
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| Installation Wrapper |  | hbirnstiel |  | SMS 2.x, Altiris, Software Management, SMS 1.2, SMS 2003, Wise Solutions, System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Deployment |  | 1/23/2009 |  | 351.1 kb |
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| Yet another wrapper? Maybe ... but anyway, it might have different features that might be useful for some administrators.
The wrapper is supposed to be used as an application installation wrapper instead of defining a msiexec.exe command line directly in you deployment tool. |
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| Get IP Address |  | apayne |  | Wise Solutions |  | 6/24/2005 |  | 3.1 kb |
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| This Wise script retrieves the IP Address of a machine into a text file. This can be executed inside another program to store the IP Address to a variable. |
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