Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 public beta now available
Yesterday the Configuration Manager product team announced the release of the public beta for Configuration Manager Service Pack 2 and it’s available for download for all customers. Service Pack 2 for...
View ArticleSome Configuration Manager SP1 hotfixes have been re-released for Windows...
Yvette O’Meally just posted a note about the release of some updated hotfixes for Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Vista SP2. If you’re trying to install some hotfixes on either of these platforms and got...
View ArticleDetermining the version of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 that is...
Here’s a tip sent to me by a buddy here at Microsoft. Apparently we don’t document this anywhere so I thought for now we could at least put it out on the blog.Summary: This article describes how to...
View ArticleConfiguration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 is now available for download
Just in case you missed the big announcement last Friday, Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 is now released: SP2 provides: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 support that enables customers to...
View ArticleNew KB: 971348 - List of hotfixes and updates that are contained in System...
We had one new Knowledge Base article published last week, this one documenting the hotfixes and updates that are contained in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2...
View ArticleTechNet Webcast: Technical Overview: System Center Configuration Manager 2007...
With the release of the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems, new capabilities and usage scenarios are emerging for system management. Economic, regulatory, green IT, and security...
View ArticleUpdated Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Management Pack – Now with 64-bit support
The updated Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 Management Pack adds support for monitoring Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 in a 64-bit environment with Operations Manager 2007 R2 or Operations Manager 2007...
View ArticleConfiguration Manager 2007 support announcements for November 2009
Looks like the Configuration Manager product team made a couple announcements regarding supported configurations over on their blog. You can read the details yourself but here's the long and short of...
View ArticleUpgrade to ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 may break App-V File Type Associations
When you upgrade a computer that is running the App-V 4.5 client to System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2, it may break all the File Type Associations (FTA's) for the virtualized applications....
View ArticleThe Configuration Manager Service Pack Install Guide
This document was created to help in troubleshooting Configuration Manager Service Pack 2 (SP2) install failures. This document is not entirely specific to Service Pack 2 and can apply to Service Pack...
View ArticleSolution: ConfigMgr2007 SP2 Setup stuck in Upgrade status
I recently ran into this issue a couple days ago and didn't see a whole lot documented on it so I thought I would do a quick write up here. If you're trying to upgrade some of your site servers to...
View ArticleConfiguration Manager AD system discovery will not work across external...
After upgrading to SCCM 2007 SP2, AD discovery methods will fail to bind across external trusts. When the failure occurs, the ADSysDis.log will contain entries similar to this:ERROR: Failed to bind to...
View ArticleWhen deploying Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit as a Software Update via...
When attempting to deploy Windows Server 2008 x64 SP2 (KB948465) as a Software Update via System Center Configuration Manager, the update may not be offered as applicable to some Windows Server 2008...
View ArticleNew Hotfix: The Compliance Evaluation report is not localized correctly on...
Consider the following scenario: You install the Japanese version of the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) client. You open Configuration Manager in Control Panel. You...
View ArticleHow to use USMT 4 hardlinking in a Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence
Suppose you want to use the USMT 4 feature of hardlinking in a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence, but you notice that the "Capture User State"/"Capture User Files and Settings"...
View ArticleNew Solution: A System Center Configuration Manager 2007 site fails to...
SymptomsA System Center Configuration Manager 2007 site fails to upgrade to Service Pack 2 and reports SQL Error: The server service principal name already exists. You may also see the following in...
View ArticleConfiguration Manager 2007 R3 SP2: An Explanation of Server and Client...
The following post was written by Charlie Chen (MCS):=====Though System Center Configuration Manager 2007 has been out for some time now (currently at R3 SP2), and System Center Configuration Manager...
View ArticleNew Hotfix: Slow performance after you change the system time or resume the...
Consider the following scenario: 1. You deploy many updates to a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) client. 2. You perform an operation that generates the...
View ArticleHOTFIX: OSD tasks stop responding in System Center Configuration Manager 2007...
Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published recently. This one is a hotfix for an issue where a ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 task to install a virtual application that is located on an App-V distribution...
View ArticleSupport Questions about Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 for...
This blog post addresses the Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 support questions you’ve been asking about for Configuration Manager and Endpoint Protection. Question: Which versions of...
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