SCCM – WQL Query for machines with 4GB RAM or more

If you have a requirement to identify machines with 4GB RAM or more, then you can use the following WQL query to do this. select distinct SMS_R_System.Name, SMS_R_System.ADSiteName, SMS_G_System_X86_PC_MEMORY.TotalPhysicalMemory, SMS_R_System.IPAddresses, SMS_R_System.LastLogonUserName, SMS_R_System.DistinguishedName from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_X86_PC_MEMORY on SMS_G_System_X86_PC_MEMORY.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_X86_PC_MEMORY.TotalPhysicalMemory >= 4096000 order by SMS_R_System.Name, SMS_R_System.ADSiteName, SMS_R_System.IPAddresses, SMS_R_System.LastLogonUserName, SMS_R_System.DistinguishedName You can change the where value of 4096000 …

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Microsoft Evaluation VHD’s – Windows Server 2012 Contoso Administrator Password

Although most people will be using full versions of Windows Server 2012 products by now, some may still use the evaluation VHDs from Microsoft. We have just downloaded all 11GB of VHD files from Microsoft for doing some testing and got to the point where we need to enter the Contoso Administrator password. After trying all the passwords we could …

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Microsoft will remove Security Essentials (MSE) for Windows XP in April 2014 – Download NOW!

If you have Windows XP, or if like me, you have to rebuild many friends and family members old computers, then you will probably be aware of Microsoft Security Essentials – the free Microsoft security program. Microsoft have provided this free of charge to Windows XP and Windows 7 users for some time now but that is soon to end …

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SCCM – WQL Query for devices with specific software installed

If you want to identify machines with a specific piece of software installed, you can utilise the Add/Remove Programs software inventory to do this by using this query. select distinct SMS_R_System.Name, SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion, SMS_R_System.ClientVersion from SMS_R_System inner join SMS_G_System_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS on SMS_G_System_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS.ResourceID = SMS_R_System.ResourceId where SMS_G_System_ADD_REMOVE_PROGRAMS.DisplayName = “Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010” order by SMS_R_System.Name In this example, we are using “Microsoft …

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SCCM 2012 – Newly discovered machines in the last 24 hours

If you want to identify machines that have been newly discovered within the last 24 hours, then you have use the query below. select SMS_R_System.Name, SMS_R_System.CreationDate from SMS_R_System where DateDiff(dd,SMS_R_System.CreationDate, GetDate ()) <= 1 If you want to change the 24 hours value, then just amend the where value of 1 (this is a day value not hour value) to …

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Report on Dell Warranty Statuses for all machines using SCCM & Dell Client Integration Pack

Dell have an excellent tool freely available called Dell Client Integration Pack. Included in this tool is something called Warranty Status. What this part of the tool does is looks at your SCCM SQL database for Dell machines and their asset tags, then checks against its own warranty database for the warranty information. It then inserts all the warranty information into …

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Windows 8.1 Dot.Net 3 Feature Enable using Operating System media offline

If you are having trouble in getting the Dot.Net 3 feature to enable on your Windows 8 machine, there is a way that you can do this offline by using DISM and the original Windows 8 media. Instructions Firstly, you sure ensure that you have your original Windows 8 media in your optical drive (or on a USB stick). Then …

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How to add a custom static page to your blog and not adding it to your menu tabs – Google Blogger

We have recently been asked about how to add a static page to Google Blogger, but not have it added to the menu tabs – whilst keeping other tabs in place. So in essence – how to create a hidden custom page. We use these to give general information on pages without them being added to our menu bar and …

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