ConfigMgr 2012 Automatic Client Upgrade grayed out
When Configuring the Automatic Client Upgrade in one site the option to Configure Automatic Client Upgrade was grayed out and not available. The User account that was part of the Full Administrator...
View ArticleConfiguration Manager 2012 SP1 Cumulative Update 1 is released!
Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 is now available for download!! http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817245 Don’t forget to the Admin Console even on the...
View ArticleUpgrading CM2012 SP1 Admin Console to CU1, Primary Site server as well
As I wrote in the previous blog post the AdminConsole on the Primary site server and CAS if that is used, is not updated automatically during the installation of CU1 for SP1. It is also noted in the...
View ArticleBest of MMS 2013 – Stockholm, Sweden
On the 16th o May Best of MMS 2013 will take place in Stockholm,Sweden(in swedish). 16 sessions and three different tracks will be available!! It is being arranged by Truesec, Microsoft and Lumagate,...
View ArticleVerify domain join is successful during OS Deployment
There was a question asked on the forums a couple of days ago about how to verify during the OS Deployment Task Sequence, if the computer failed to join the Active Directory domain or not. I wrote...
View ArticleMMS 2013 Keynote recording is now avialable
On Monday 8 of April 2013 the keynote of MMS 2013 was held in the Mandalay Bay Event Center. It’s main focus was the cloud as the name “Cloud Optimize Your Business with Microsoft Management...
View ArticleMultiple SMS Providers and MDT integration error
In Configuration Manager 2012 you can have multiple SMS Providers to achieve a higher availability and load balancing. This is a really great new feature! I ran into this little challenge yesterday,...
View ArticleConfigMgr 2012, UEFI and PXE Boot Support
This is a topic that is discussed in many forums and almost with every customer I meet, how can we do PXE boot on out UEFI devices. This is new technology to many of us and driven by the new Windows 8...
View ArticleWindows 7 SP1 Enterprise Hotfix Rollup
This is actually an update that has been around for a while it was actually released in March, but as it is a great update which contains many interesting hotfixes for Windows 7 sp1 and Windows 2008 R2...
View ArticleSCCM/Intune trial kit for Windows Phone 8 is now available
I am so happy I have to post it here! One of the biggest challenges with evaluating Windows Intune/SCCM 2012 for device management was that you need to buy a certificate from Symantec just to evaluate...
View ArticleConfiguration Manager 2012 R2 announced – recording available!
On Monday, at the first day of Teched System Center 2012 Configuration Manager R2 was announced! The same day there was a session called “Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 – Configuration Manager...
View ArticleRemove computer from collection after OSD – Powershell
I wrote a script long ago which actually started in a Technet froum thread that removes the computer from the OSD collection after a successful OS deployment using a status filter rule. I have used it...
View ArticleMicrosoft Sommarkollo 2013
The summer is here and so is Microsoft Sommarkollo 2013! Sommarkollo is a free event which offers a lot of half day sessions around many new Microsoft technologies in Helsingborg, Stockholm and...
View ArticleNO_SMS_ON_DRIVE.SMS reminder
Time for an old one… NO_SMS_ON_DRIVE.SMS. It is still valid and should be used on disks that shouldn’t be used by Configuration Manager, it goes for all versions. It is an empty text file mentioned...
View ArticleError installing MBAM 2 with multiple Reporting Services points
I did an installation of Bitlocker Administration and Monitoring tool today in an Configuration Manager 2012 Sp1 environment with multiple Reporting Services points. When running the installation of...
View ArticleCreating bootable USB drive the easy way
I have always been using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool to create a bootable USB drives and it has worked fine. By incident I...
View ArticleSCUG.SE System Center 2012 R2 – 23/24 September
Great news right after the vacation is finished! SCUG.SE (System Center user group Sweden) are planning two new System Center days at the Microsoft office in Akalla on September 23/24! We call it...
View ArticleTips when building images with ConfigMgr 2012
I build my master images either in ConfigMgr or MDT depending on customer demands and resources available. When building them in Configuration Manager 2012 there are some things that are good to know,...
View ArticleTips when building images with ConfigMgr 2012 – Part 2
To follow up on my last post on building images with Configuration Manager 2012 I thought I would cover the scenario where you need to pull the updates from either WSUS or Windows Update instead of...
View ArticleNew Configuration Manager 2012 Book:The Walkthrough Book
A new Configuration Manager 2012 book is available, written by fellow MVP Raphael Perez. Be sure to check it out! You find it here:...
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