Month: May 2008

Although the principles behind protecting a ConfigMgr DP haven't changed since SMS 2003, the way you do it has and to in my opinion for the worse which is what prompted this article: How do I Protect…(read more)

Just got this through from my good friend and fellow MVP Tony Rogerson: Regional Meetings of the UK SQL Server User Group coming up in the next couple of weeks: LEEDS AREA SQL SERVER USER GROUP: THURSDAY…(read more)

Internet Explorer 6.0 952690 Internet Explorer automatically changes top-level domains (TLDs) when you add them to the "Trusted sites" security zone or to the "Restricted sites" security…(read more)

ConfigMgr SP1 Information [26/05/08] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS] ConfigMgr Service Pack (SP) 1 is now available. Want the low-down on it's contents and where to download it? Then…(read more)

You can now download ConfigMgr SP1 from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5aae62e8-4b7f-4af7-be01-aefaa4bf059a&DisplayLang=en Seems Microsoft has really got their act together…(read more)

When the documentation for ConfigMgr was first released one of the glaring omissions I noticed was there was no Capacity Planner tool like there was for SMS 2003. After making enquiries to several people…(read more)

Just got word that ConfigMgr 2007 SP1 has been officially signed off so is now officially released. Now of course there will be a short delay in making the download available on the MS site but I just…(read more)

Following on from my last post I just wanted to make everyone aware that I've now created the Tools and Utilities page for ConfigMgr. So feel free to drop by and if there's something missing from…(read more)

I'm in the process of putting together a page of useful tools and utilities for ConfigMgr (and updating the SMS 2003 page). So if you know of any cool tools and utilities you've come across that…(read more)

What are the Management Point log files? [22/05/08] Contributed By: Cliff Hobbs [MVP ConfigMgr/ SMS] Like all SMS components Management Points have their own set of log files. This article contains a list…(read more)