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You may wish to add the WSUS console to the Software Center in SCCM. This stops people logging onto WSUS servers and also provides quick and easy access to multiple WSUS servers. However, the installer requires a few setup parameters to make it work correctly. Download WSUS Console Windows Server Update Services Console 3.0 SP2 … Read more
< div dir=”ltr” style=”text-align: left;”> If you have a requirement to place Exchange Management Tools 2007 into your Software Catalog, then it can be a bit tricky finding out the correct installation parameters to setup to get it to work fully. I have been through this and managed to get it working correctly so below … Read more
We have recently had an annoying issue with machines taking a very long time to get to the ALT-CTRL-DEL screen on boot up and getting stuck on starting Windows and also taking ages to shut down and do anything in Windows. We found a few hotfixes for this issue, but when we tried to run … Read more
We are pleased to announce the release of our latest utility – ShoreWAVCon v4.4. This is a new utility based on our Shoretel Batch WAV Converter that we released a few weeks ago. In this utility you can browse for the WAV file that you wish to convert and we have also added a small … Read more
If you need to create standalone media for any of your task sequences within SCCM, you may find that you have to use a large capacity memory stick. I have found that when I’ve tried to use a 64GB memory stick or above, the Create Stand Alone Media process always fails. So to get round … Read more
If you wish to run Internet Explorer 10 as a silent install or to add it to your SCCM Software Catalog, you should use the settings as below. DOWNLOAD Download Internet Explorer 10 SILENT INSTALL For a standard silent install, the command line is: IE10-Windows6.1-x64-en-us.exe /quiet /norestart CONFIGURATION MANAGER SOFTWARE CATALOG If you wish to … Read more
If you are using PDF-XChange Pro and you wish to run a silent installation or add it as an application for your Software Catalog in SCCM, you can use the settings as below: Silent Install For a standard silent install, the command line is: All you have to do is put in your own serial … Read more
If you have been frustrated like many other IT professionals at the ever growing size of the WinSXS folder and having absolutely no choice but to not touch it, then you will be delighted to know that Microsoft have finally released an update that allows you to clear this folder and free up huge amounts … Read more
If you have Configuration Manager 2012 and you are using SQL Reporting, you may want to create some custom reports. In your Configuration Manager 2012 Console, you can browse to Monitoring, then into the Reporting module. This will display all the reports that are currently available to you. If you want to create a custom … Read more
I was recently given a tip on how to speed up the MDT Toolkit Package part when running the Operating System Deployments within my SCCM environment. This is a simple yet effective change that slightly speeds things up if you have MDT integration enabled. The change is turning off a built in setting to delay … Read more
A lot of programs these days rely on Microsoft Dot Net Framework 4 to work. In an SCCM environment, this can prove to be a very useful application to have in your Software Catalog and as an application so that your users can install it when required and so that you can also use it … Read more