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[SMS 2003] New FAQShop Article - 7th July 2009

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:22:18 GMT

Can I specify the directory name to Extract SMS 2003 SP3 to from the Command Line? Yes you can but the command line you need to use might not be what you'd expect......( read more ) Read More......(read more)

[SMS 2003] New FAQShop Article - 6th July 2009

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:17:00 GMT

How do I Extract SMS 2003 SP3 to a specific directory? To extract SMS 2003 SP3 to a specific directory you can use a switch on the command line......( read more ) Read More......(read more)

[MMS] Call to Action - A Serious Poll with a Serious Outcome

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:14:04 GMT

Saw this on Rod’s blog which caught my attention and should also be of concern to anyone that uses the System Center products and has attended/ plans to attend MMS. Now I fully appreciate Microsoft like any business has to re-evaluate everything it does...(read more)

[MMS] Grab some popcorn, crash on the sofa and enjoy...

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:59:18 GMT

.. various videos including the MMS keynotes all for free and without any jetlag: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/infrastructure/videoGallery.aspx...( read more ) Read More......(read more)

[MMS] Cinderella you CAN go to the ball

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:22:39 GMT

Thinking you’re missing out by NOT being at MMS? Well you CAN be there thanks to Microsoft’s new Virtual Attendee package that gives you: Access to the MMS 2009 CommNet now and after MMS Live Webcast of the MMS 2009 Keynotes* Video Recordings of Breakout...(read more)

[MMS] BOF Sessions announced

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:55:00 GMT

The Birds-of-a-Feather Topics have now been announced and there looks like there are some crackers. More details at: http://www.mms-2009.com/public/boftopics.aspx There’s also still time to register at www.mms-2009.com but get in quick ....( read more...(read more)

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 24 Mar 2009 - Weekly Summary

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:47:00 GMT

.NET Framework 2.0 969189 How to override .NET connectionManagement settings in an application configuration file 961902 FIX: Error message when you compile an ASP.NET project that contains many application resource files: "A first chance exception...(read more)

[MMS] 2009 Early Bird Registration Closes on April 3rd!

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:41:00 GMT

Make sure you get in before 3rd April to get your discount... Register by April 3 rd and save over $300! Reserve your place now at the premiere technical event of the year for IT Management Professionals. Register before April 3 rd 2009 and you’ll save...(read more)

[1E] Register for the NightWatchman 5.5 Launch Webinar

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:52:52 GMT

In case you’re not aware of NightWatchman it’s 1E power management tool that can help you manage the complexity of powering down the machines in your estate thus reducing your power consumption which can result in some significant cost savings (and help...(read more)

[MS KBs] Two new Knowledge Base articles available – 13 Jan 09

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:29:48 GMT

Feed: The Configuration Manager Support Team Blog Posted on: 13 January 2009 18:20 Author: jchornbe Subject: Two new Knowledge Base articles available Last week we had one new ConfigMgr 2007 article and one new SMS 2003 based KB. The links and titles...(read more)

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 13 Jan 2009 - Weekly Summary

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:05:35 GMT

.NET Framework 2.0 954316 FIX: Error message when you try to apply a theme to an ASP.NET 2.0 Web page that contains a control that has the ToolboxBitmap attribute defined: "GDI+ is not properly initialized (internal GDI+ error)" 946573 The WebProxy...(read more)

[ConfigMgr] [SMS] SQL 2005 SP3 Now Officially Supported

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:49:23 GMT

In case you missed it, Microsoft has added official support for SQL 2005 SP3 to ConfigMgr and SMS. More… Don’t forget you’ll also need the latest Cumulative update I blogged about here ....( read more ) Read More......(read more)

[MS KBs] New KB Articles At Microsoft 6 Jan 2009 - Weekly Summary

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:06:00 GMT

.NET Framework 2.0 954832 FIX: You cannot use the mouse to resize a control if you open many forms in Visual Studio 2005 or in Visual Studio 2008 on a computer that is running the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 Outlook 2003 959633 When you try to print multiple...(read more)

[SMS 2003] KB 961726 5th Jan 09 - Available command line switches for PatchInstall.exe

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:35:14 GMT

RAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION. http...(read more)

[ConfigMgr][OpsMgr] Coming Soon: Specialized OpsMgr 2007 and ConfigMgr 2007 blogs

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:24:37 GMT

In case you missed J.C. Hornbeck’s blog post, effective today the SMS&MOM Team’s Manageability Team Blog is going to be split into dedicated tracks for ConfigMgr/ SMS and OpsMgr/ MOM/ SCE (links below). Don’t panic though, you’ve got a few weeks to...(read more)

Congratulations 2009 Microsoft MVP!

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:28:14 GMT

As well as marking the start of the New Year the 1st of January is always a time I get nervous and excited at the same time in checking my email to see if my MVP has been re-awarded. Well as you can see from the mail below I’ve been very fortunate in...(read more)

[SMS 2003] Inaccurate software metering reports may be generated from Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 3-based primary site servers

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:26:00 GMT

SYMPTOMS The software metering processor on a Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 3-based primary site server may return an invalid file size when it handles the software metering summarization data (.sum file) from a child site server...(read more)

[SMS 2003]Link to SQL 2005 SP3 added to SMS 2003 SQL Page

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:13:07 GMT

Download link to SQL 2005 SP3 added to SQL page [18/12/08] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS] I've added a link to SQL 2005 SP3 to the SQL Page......( read more ) Read More......(read more)

[Misc] End of an era?..

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:03:56 GMT

I love Server Management Magazine to which I’ve been a subscriber since the days of when it was BackOffice Magazine and of course I’ve been lucky enough to write a few articles for them ( including one on BDPs ), and I hope I have the opportunity to write...(read more)

[MMS] Call for MMS 2009 Topics is Live

Cliff Hobbs at myITforum.com — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:43:24 GMT

http://www.mms-2009.com/CFT/ This site may be used by Customers, Consultants and Microsoft Staff to submit topic proposals for the MMS 2009 event in Las Vegas, April 27th – May 1st 2009. To use the tool you will require an access code: Community...(read more)