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Events – See you in Madrid courtesy of Microsoft UK

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:57:06 GMT

Earlier this year with the announcement of Windows Server 2012 and SP1 for System Center, Microsoft requested that the MVP Community help raise awareness of these by blogging/ telling people about how they could download trial/ evaluations of this software...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2007 – ‘HTTP 404 Not Found – The webpage cannot be found’ When Trying to Run a Report

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:01:04 GMT

Problem: When I try to run a Report I see a “HTTP 404 Not Found” tab with the page itself stating “The webpage cannot be found” [More...] The post ConfigMgr 2007 – ‘HTTP 404 Not Found – The webpage cannot be found’ When Trying to Run a Report...(read more)

Events – Wally’s Back in London 21st June 2013

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:06:14 GMT

Wally is stopping off in the UK on Friday 21st June at the Microsoft office in Cardinal Place, Victoria, London to present a whole day on ConfigMgr 2012 SP1 and Mobile Device Management. If you want to attend this free event then simply drop by the WMUG...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2841764 Released

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Wed, 29 May 2013 16:25:59 GMT

Microsoft has just released the following KB Article which contains Hotfix which you should apply if you are seeing the issue described (you’ll also need CU1 applied before you start) : FIX: Site assignments do not work in a System Center 2012 Configuration...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2832598 Released

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Fri, 10 May 2013 07:45:07 GMT

Microsoft has just released the following KB Article which contains a Hotfix which you should only apply if you are seeing the issue described: DMP Uploader enters a bad loop in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 Symptoms Consider...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2817245 Updated

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:55:18 GMT

Microsoft has just updated the following KB Article: Description of Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 Summary This article describes the issues that are fixed and functionality that is updated in Cumulative...(read more)

ConfigMgr – Announcement: Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for April 2013

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:32:58 GMT

So this month the ConfigMgr Documentation Team have been busy updating a whole bunch of stuff for ConfigMgr 2012 (there were no major updates for ConfigMgr 2007 this month). So grab a coffee, relax and enjoy the read: “The Documentation Library...(read more)

Need Your Help – List of WMIC CSProduct Get Name Results

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:13:17 GMT

I’ve just added my new Lenovo W530 to the List of WMIC CSProduct Get Name Results but I know there are far more machines in existence than I have listed. So if you notice there are machines missing from the list that you can help provide the information...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2007 – Site Backup: ‘Error: SMS Writer not found’

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:48:47 GMT

Problem: My backup on my site Server is failing and when I look in the smsbkup.log I see the following: Error: SMS Writer not found. [More...] The post ConfigMgr 2007 – Site Backup: ‘Error: SMS Writer not found’ appeared first on FAQShop.com - Giving...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2832622 Released

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:17:39 GMT

Microsoft has just released the following KB Article: FIX: Automatic client updates are unsuccessful for Configuration Manager 2007 clients in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 Symptoms Consider the following scenario: You enable...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2007 – SCCM 2007 HealthCheck Toolkit Redeveloped and now FREE

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:30:22 GMT

My very good friend and fellow MVP Raphael Perez has completely redeveloped his SCCM 2007 HealthCheck Toolkit using PowerShell and best of all it’s now free. So what are you waiting for? Go check it out: https://www.rflsystems.co.uk/sccm-2007-healthcheck...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2828900 Released

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:00:23 GMT

Microsoft has just released the following KB Article: FIX: The content status of a package is stuck in “In progress – Waiting for Content” status in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Symptoms Consider the following scenario...(read more)

TechEd – Win a trip to TechEd Europe and be part of the TechNet team

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:18:36 GMT

So, following on from my Can you help get me to Tech Ed EMEA in Madrid? post where I asked for your help to help win me some prizes (and still not too late to help me it’s time for me to “share the love” with news of a new promotion...(read more)

Misc – Is there an easy way of exporting a list of servers from Remote Desktop Connection Manager?

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:39:14 GMT

Question: I’ve got all of my servers configured in Remote Desktop Connection Manager. I need to give management a list of my servers which I don’t have elsewhere. Is there an easy way of exporting a list of servers from Remote Desktop Connection Manager...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2007 – Site Backup – ‘Error: VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE. Error Code = 0×80,042,3f3’

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:08:37 GMT

Problem: I am trying to backup my Site Server using the built in maintenance task but when I check the “smsbkup.log” I see the following lines: Info: Asynchronous BackupComplete finished. After BackupComplete SMS Writer status = WAITING_FOR_FREEZE. Error...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2839072 Released

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:50:51 GMT

Microsoft has just released the following KB Article: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Mac client enrollment fails if passwords contain special characters Symptoms The Configuration Manager CMEnroll tool fails on a Mac client computer with the...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2831166 Updated

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:38:26 GMT

Microsoft has just updated the following KB Article: Installing Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) 2.0 fails with “System Center CM Objects Already Installed” Symptoms Consider the following scenario: · Microsoft BitLocker...(read more)

New Name for the ConfigMgr MVPs

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:43:00 GMT

So effective today all of the ConfigMgr MVPs are being re-branded as “Enterprise Client Management” MVPs. This does not impact the product in anyway and for me personally it’s business as usual, I just wanted to communicate the name change in case you...(read more)

Webinar – Wally Mead Tells All! BYOD, System Center SP1 & MMS 2013 – 28th March 2013

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:20:33 GMT

Mark your calendar’s for this one folks, should be great: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/507087120 Webinar Registration Want a chance to pick Wally Mead’s brain on some of the hottest topics in IT today? Then mark your calendar for this free...(read more)

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2817245 Released

FAQShop.com - Giving you the FAQs... — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:10:30 GMT

Microsoft has just released the following KB Article: Description of Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817245 Summary This article describes the issues that are fixed and functionality...(read more)