Windows 2008

All the Third-Party Solutions for SCCM & SMS

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Web Sites: MyITForum is the premier online destination for IT professionals responsible for managing their corporations’ Microsoft Windows systems; it is especially useful for IT professionals working with Microsoft Systems Management Server. (https://www.myitforum.com) FAQshop endeavors to provide a “one-stop-shop” for systems management questions, answers, and utilities. (https://www.faqshop.com) SMS Alliance is a consortium of companies that … Read more

All the Third-Party Solutions for SCCM & SMS

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Web Sites: MyITForum is the premier online destination for IT professionals responsible for managing their corporations’ Microsoft Windows systems; it is especially useful for IT professionals working with Microsoft Systems Management Server. (https://www.myitforum.com) FAQshop endeavors to provide a “one-stop-shop” for systems management questions, answers, and utilities. (https://www.faqshop.com) SMS Alliance is a consortium of companies that … Read more

SCCM / SMS Inactive systems from Active Directory?

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Detailed Feature Comparison of ESD 2007, SMS 2003 and SCCM 2007 Feature ESD 2007 SMS SCCM 2007 Ability to extend discovery with additional AD Attributes Yes No Yes Ability to filter on the when changed attribute Yes No No Delta Discovery – Only Discover AD Objects that have changed since the last discovery Yes No … Read more

How to Install Configuration Manager Clients Using Software Update Point Based Installation

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Step:1 To configure an Active Directory Group Policy object to specify the software update point for client installation and software updates Using an editor such as Windows Group Policy editor, open a new or existing Group Policy object. In the Group Policy editor, navigate to Computer Configuration / Administrative Templates / Windows Components / Windows … Read more

Analyzing Windows Kernel Dumps

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Analyzing Windows Kernel Dumps   This post contains information on steps I took to investigate a kernel mode dump with a repeatable 0x7F bugcheck caused on a workstation when printing a specific document to a generic LaserJet 4000 on a remote print server. After analysing the kernel dump, the problem appeared to be occurring in … Read more

This was a basic overview of the ‘for’ command

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This was a basic overview of the ‘for’ command This is the first in a series of posts containing information on what I consider the building blocks to automate repetitive tasks at the Windows command-line. These components are the for, find, findstr, set, if and echo commands, control files used for data input, combined with … Read more

Find the URLs of the currently running Internext Explorer Windows

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' VBScript' Find the URLs of the currently running Internext Explorer Windows ' References:'  https://windowssdk.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms630310.aspx'  https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/browser/webbrowser/reference/objects/internetexplorer.asp Const IE_EXE = "iexplore.exe" Call FindCurrentURLs(strURLSet)WScript.Echo strURLSet wscript.quit(0) Function FindCurrentURLs(ByRef strURLSet) Dim objShell, objWindowSet, objWindow Dim strwindowName, strURL, strFullName  Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")    ' Create a Windows shell automation object Set objWindowSet = objShell.Windows      ' Get the collection of open windows belonging … Read more