Cliff Hobbs

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2865173 Updated

Microsoft has just updated the following KB Article: An anti-malware platform update for Endpoint Protection clients is available from Microsoft Support Summary: This article describes an anti-malware platform update package for both Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection Service Pack … Continued

ConfigMgr 2012 – KB Article 2923401 Updated

Microsoft has just updated the following KB Article: Configuration Manager client update is not installed successfully on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 clients Symptoms: You install an update to any version of Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager or … Continued

How do I install the ConfigMgr Console using “ConsoleSetup.exe” from a Command Prompt?

After upgrading from ConfigMgr 2012 RTM to SP1 numerous Reports are prefixed with two underscores (“__”)

After upgrading from ConfigMgr 2012 RTM to SP1 numerous Reports are prefixed with two underscores (“__”) I’ve upgraded from ConfigMgr 2012 RTM to SP1 but now when I look in the Console I see lots of Reports prefixed with two … Continued

Congratulations 2014 Microsoft MVP!

Well 2014 got off to a fantastic start for me. Not only were we in Lisbon (where we dream of emigrating to if anyone is looking for ConfigMgr guy 😉 but I also received the following email from Microsoft. It … Continued

“ERROR: DownloadContentFiles() failed with hr=0x80070197 Software Updates Patch Downloader”

“ERROR: DownloadContentFiles() failed with hr=0x80070197 Software Updates Patch Downloader” I’ve got a ConfigMgr 2012 R2 Primary which is hosting both the Software Update Point (SUP), and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) roles. I’ve setup a proxy server that requires a … Continued

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Thank you from the FAQShop Team

‘Tis that time of year again (the year’s seem to get shorter each year). 2013 has certainly be an “interesting” year for FAQShop and me personally both major highs and lows. One of the highs is once again traffic has … Continued

Why don’t I see a “colleval.log” on my CAS?

Why don’t I see a “colleval.log” on my CAS? I’m trying to troubleshoot a Collection-related issue but I don’t see a colleval.log on my CAS.

ConfigMgr 2012 – Standalone Media – Machine boots into Task Sequence then reboots

Problem: I’ve got an issue where I’m booting from Standalone media. I see the first white ConfigMgr screen but after a delay the machine just reboots without any errors, messages, etc. If I look in smsts.log I see the following: … Continued

“The conversion of a varchar data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range value”

“The conversion of a varchar data type to a datetime data type resulted in an out-of-range value” I’ve tried installing Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) for ConfigMgr 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1). The update has installed but has a warning status. … Continued

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