July 2010 - Posts

[MS Security Bulletins] "Out-of-Band" Release - 2nd August 2010
Sat, Jul 31 2010 3:37

Looks like Microsoft are going to do an " out-of-band " for the following patch on Monday: This is an advance notification of one out-of-band security bulletin that Microsoft is intending to release on August 2, 2010. The full version of the...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, MS Security Bulletins

[FAQ][SMS] “There are jobs to target_site_code of the same priority waiting to be sent, won’t send this batch”
Fri, Jul 30 2010 4:28

Problem: I have sent a Package to a remote DP but it has not arrived. Looking in the replmgr.log on the sending Site it states: “There are jobs to < target_site_code > of the same priority waiting to be sent, won’t send this batch” Resolution: Check...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, MDAC, SMS

[Misc] Formatting lost when pasting into Windows Live Writer
Thu, Jul 29 2010 16:25

OK this one was a bit of a head scratcher for me. I installed a VM on my Mac and inside this installed Windows 7 and Windows Live Writer as I've unfortunately been unable to find a native Mac blogging tool as good as Live Writer. Everything was going...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., Mac

[Misc] We're having a boy.
Thu, Jul 29 2010 15:18

Well my wife and I went to the hospital today for our second scan as we're expecting our first baby in December. I'm delighted to say everything went OK and we're having a baby boy...!!!...( read more ) Read More...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Misc., Announcements

[FAQ] [SMS] "SQL error <[08S01][0][Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Communication link failure"
Thu, Jul 29 2010 5:52

Problem: I'm trying to upgrade my SMS 2003 SP2 Central Site to SP3. However, the installation fails with a dialog box stating “Systems Management Server Setup cannot continue because of the following error: Setup cannot upgrade the SMS database...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, SMS

[FAQ] Temporary Home for New FAQs
Thu, Jul 29 2010 5:44

Progress on the new version of FAQShop is a LOT slower than I'd like and I'm conscious of the fact that folks are experiencing problems that I can potentially help with but can't as the content is tucked away on my hard disk. So as a temporary...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

[ConfigMgr 2007] Podcast: How Do I: Deploying Windows 7 using System Center Configuration Manager?
Wed, Jul 21 2010 2:41

Abstract: In this video, Kyle Rosenthal, demonstrates how to configure System Center Configuration Manager to deploy Windows 7 – he shows you how to create boot images, task sequences and finally how to create a Windows 7 image and advertise it...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007, TrainCert, Podcasts

[Photography] I’m This Month’s PhotoPlus Magazine Apprentice – In the Shops NOW…!!!
Mon, Jul 19 2010 12:46

For those of you that are not aware my dream is to one day become a Professional Photographer travelling and photographing this amazing World we live in. I’ve been very fortunate to meet and speak to some great photographers along the way and I...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, Photography

[ConfigMgr 2007] How Do I: Deploy System Center Configuration Manager?
Fri, Jul 16 2010 2:53

In this video, Kyle Rosenthal, demonstrates install, configure and deploy System Center Configuration Manager. He also examines how to push deploy the Config Manager client to machines in your domain. Download this podcast WMA | MP3...( read more ) Read...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007, Podcasts

[ConfigMgr 2007] How Do I: Desktop Virtualization and Configuration Manager
Fri, Jul 16 2010 2:46

Abstract: Jeff Wettlaufer, technical product manager in System Center marketing, chats with Brad Anderson, GM of the Management Services Division, about the latest desktop virtualization innovations that are a part of the R2 release of System Center Configuration...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, ConfigMgr 2007, Webcasts/ Chats, Podcasts

[SCE] How Do I: Intro to System Center Essentials
Thu, Jul 15 2010 2:43

Abstract: If you happen to be managing a mid-sized business IT environment (with, shall we say, ~50-500 desktops and up to 30 servers), and are tired of dealing with multiple tools and processes, and just wish you had a better way, David Mills, technical...

by Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com

Filed under: General, System Center, TrainCert, Podcasts