June 2009 - Posts

[MDT] MDT 2010 New Feature #11: Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 support
From Michael Niehaus’ blog: A few people asked why I hadn’t talked about support for these new OSes yet.  First, these were mentioned in the original announcements so you’ve probably already heard about that, and second, I said I would mention new...
Posted: Jun 30 2009, 02:47 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[MDT] MDT 2010 New Feature #10: Detection of signed drivers
From Michael Niehaus’ blog: When importing drivers into MDT 2010, Deployment Workbench will validate if each driver is signed; this information will be recorded and visible in the list of drivers.  Remember that Windows will always prefer signed...
Posted: Jun 30 2009, 02:46 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Events] One of THE Coolest Giveaways
Now this is a COOL offer I saw on Jeff Alexander’s blog . Apparently all paid attendees to TechEd Australia will receive a free HP 2140 Mini Notebook with Windows 7 pre-installed - certainly beats a free pen or T-shirt. Jeff has also asked for people...
Posted: Jun 30 2009, 02:06 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Deployment] Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta 2 is now Available for Download!
Just seen this over on the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Team Blog : “ Get ready to deploy Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta 2. The Windows ® 7 and Windows Server ® 2008 R2 launches are just around the corner...
Posted: Jun 26 2009, 11:14 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Misc.] Passing of a Legend - The King of Pop Michael Jackson
When I heard the breaking news late last night just before going to bed that Michael Jackson had been rushed to hospital little did I know that when my alarm went off this morning as it does every morning in time for me to wake up to the 7 o’clock news...
Posted: Jun 26 2009, 03:21 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[HP] HP Blends Functionality, Durability and Style with New HP Mini PC
HP today unveiled its top-of-the-line Mini PC for on-the-go professionals who demand a stylish, yet durable fully functional companion PC. The HP Mini 5101 features a sturdy, lightweight anodized aluminum display enclosure with a black, brushed finish...
Posted: Jun 25 2009, 02:48 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Deployment] MDT 2008 Update 1 does not support ConfigMgr SP2 Beta
Just a quick heads up that MDT 2008 Update 1 or earlier versions won’t work with the ConfigMgr SP2 Beta. There is a new beta of MDT 2010 on the way VERY soon (Beta 2) that resolves the issue. For more info see the following post on Michael Niehaus'...
Posted: Jun 25 2009, 02:36 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[HP] HP Expands Server Offerings to Help Telecoms Reduce Costs in Telephony and IT Networks
HP today expanded its telecom hardware portfolio with powerful, carrier-grade versions of the company’s most advanced enterprise servers and storage products. The new offerings provide telecom companies the reliability set by NEBS requirements, as well...
Posted: Jun 24 2009, 05:43 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[HP] HP Expands ProBook Family of Notebooks
Adding to its recently introduced HP ProBook s-series notebook family, HP today announced a new model that offers enhanced functionality, while keeping with the line’s stylish design and affordability for small and midsize businesses and mobile professionals...
Posted: Jun 24 2009, 02:44 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[HP] HP Introduces Cloud Consulting Services for Enterprise IT Organizations
HP today announced new consulting services to help enterprise customers consider incorporating the cloud as part of their broader IT strategy. The new offerings, including the HP Cloud Discovery Workshop and HP Cloud Roadmap Service, are part of a larger...
Posted: Jun 23 2009, 11:45 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[HP] HP Introduces World’s First Web-connected Home Printer
HP today unveiled the world’s first web-connected home printer: The HP Photosmart Premium with TouchSmart Web. HP is bringing the power of the web directly to the printer and combining it with HP’s TouchSmart technology to give people quick, easy, touchscreen...
Posted: Jun 22 2009, 03:40 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[WMUG] Thanks for attending our event - 18th June 2009
Just a quick thanks to all of those who attended our event last night. 35 was a great turnout for us and the sessions seemed to go down really with the general feedback you want more of the same so we’ll see what we can do. Once again our thanks to Microsoft...
Posted: Jun 19 2009, 02:27 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Win7] Wot no IE in Europe?
According to Computer Weekly it looks like Microsoft are to release a version of Windows 7 WITHOUT a browser in Europe just to keep to the EU bureaucrats happy who’ve got nothing better to do than sit around making daft policies like this and others Read...
Posted: Jun 12 2009, 05:54 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[Misc] A World Record Broken...
What would you do with £80 million? Big house? Flash sports car? Holiday Villa? Well personally none of that is for me. If I had a fraction of this I’d LOVE to be able to travel the world with my camera capturing it’s beauty and man’s achievements starting...
Posted: Jun 11 2009, 04:18 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[WMUG] Quick Reminder About Our Next Event - 18th June 2009
Just a quick reminder that there’s still time to register for our next event which is just over a week away: WMUG EVENT - 18/06/09 - 18:30 to 21:00 - Cardinal Place, London We are delighted to be able to announce our next meeting on Thursday 18th...
Posted: Jun 10 2009, 05:02 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[ConfigMgr] OSD Task Sequence: A script may fail without error when deploying a 64-bit OS
This is a really useful post by Will Swanda I saw over on the The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog if you’re using OSD to push out 64-bit images of W2K8: “ Here’s a tip on an issue you may run into if you’re trying to run a script at the end of...
Posted: Jun 04 2009, 03:07 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[OpsMgr] OpsMgr 2007 Tip: Some Reports may be missing from the Reporting pane
Some good info in this post by Milan Jajal over on The Operations Manager Support Team Blog : “ Using System Center Operations Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you may notice that some reports folders are missing from the Reporting pane under Operations...
Posted: Jun 03 2009, 09:47 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[ConfigMgr] HP Server Updates Catalog for System Center Configuration Manager 2007
“ Hewlett-Packard Server Updates Catalog for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 enables IT administrators to use Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) RTM, SP1, or R2 to automatically manage and distribute HP ProLiant server system...
Posted: Jun 03 2009, 04:28 AM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[MOM] MOM 2005 ReliabilityAnalysisReporting task taking a long time to complete?
More useful information from the folks over at The Operations Manager Support Team Blog : “ If you have installed the MOM 2005 Reliability Analysis Reporting pack and found over time the task has taken longer and longer to complete, then it may be time...
Posted: Jun 02 2009, 02:38 PM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 2 Jun 2009 - Weekly Summary
Internet Information Services 6.0 971718 The W3WP.exe process crashes when the Anonymous authentication is disabled on the IISADMPWD virtual directory Outlook 2003 971878 Steps to enable Exchange 2007 store tracing for calendar issues Outlook 2007 968469...
Posted: Jun 02 2009, 01:12 PM by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com
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