Monthly Archives: January 2013

SQL Server 2012 SP1 support in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1

UPDATE: 2013/2/12 Please see this support annoucement from the Configuration Manager Team Blog – http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2013/02/11/support-announcements-for-february-2013.aspx Configuration Manager 2007 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 now support Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1. So basically the below article is … Continue reading

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You may need to re-download Configuration Manager 2012 and Endpoint Protection 2012 SP1 Binaries!

The binaries for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and System Center Endpoint Protection 2012 have been updated to correct some minor issues. The binaries have been updated at the Download Center, and also on the Technet and MSDN download sites. … Continue reading

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The CM12 BitLocker FrontEnd HTA

Introduction Update: This has been replaced with newer versions ! The latest available was released in 2016 and is available here. I guess this could be called version 3.0 of the original windows-noob FrontEnd HTA, and this time it has … Continue reading

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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 is released

Back in September, we announced our strategy around unified device management, and how the next releases of Windows Intune and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager will deliver on that vision.  As part of today’s update to our Cloud OS vision, … Continue reading

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When trying to create a new variable on a computer, it’s greyed out (Configuration Manager 2007)

just a very short post, if you are trying to create a new computer variable on a computer that is in a multi-site hierarchy and the computer object is greyed out like the screenshot below, then you are most likely … Continue reading

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Where can I download additional clients for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 ?

Now that there is support for additional operating systems in Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 you can download clients for those operating systems (Linux, Unix, Mac), but where can you download them from ? The answer is easy, on the first … Continue reading

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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 – Don’t install it in production if downloaded from MSDN or Technet, wait until General Availability.

There’s been a lot of talk lately about System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 being released to MSDN and Technet and I (like a lot of people) have downloaded and installed it in my lab. The key part … Continue reading

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