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[ConfigMgr 2012] System Center Configuration Manager 2012 Beta 2 has been released!

Major news today Microsoft announced the availability of the Public Beta of ConfigMgr 2012 Beta 2. Full details in this post from Ken Pan but get downloading as this is the coolest version of ConfigMgr to date. “I am very … Continued

[ConfigMgr 2007] Test Lab Guide: Install Configuration Manager 2007 Now Available

Just seen this posted over on the TechNet Wiki: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/2387.test-lab-guide-install-configuration-manager-2007.aspx

Intune – Windows Intune Service Level Agreement (SLA) Download Now Available

The Windows Intune Service Level Agreement (SLA) download has just been released by Microsoft: “Service Level Agreement documentation for Windows Intune.” It can be downloaded from: We’ve added this to the Microsoft Downloads Page on the Intune section of the site.

[ConfigMgr 2007] Announcement: Adobe Acrobat and Reader X SCUP Catalogs are Here!

Following the announcement made at MMS 2010, Adobe has released the new SCUP catalogs for Acrobat and Reader X: “We made the announcement at MMS 2010 that starting with Adobe Acrobat and Reader X products, their updates will also include … Continued

“Error: the service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion” when trying to start the Windows Deployment Service

“Error: the service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion” when trying to start the Windows Deployment Service I’ve installed the Windows Deployment Services server role on a computer running Windows Server 2008 R2 … Continued

[ConfigMgr 2007] Known Issue: Install Software Updates Action Hangs on Windows 7

It seems there is a known issue with the Install Software Updates action will hang indefinitely on Windows 7 clients. The ConfigMgr Sustained Engineering and Customer Support and Services teams are busy working on getting to the bottom of this one … Continued

“The Windows Deployment Services Server service terminated with service-specific error 10048 (0x2740)” when trying to start the WDS Service

“The Windows Deployment Services Server service terminated with service-specific error 10048 (0x2740)” when trying to start the WDS Service I am trying to start the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server on a Windows 2008 Server-based computer but it’s failing to … Continued

Microsoft announces the Retirement of the SMS Scan Tools

It’s sad to read that on April 12th SMS 2.0 (the version I first cut my teeth on), will reach the end of it’s extended support lifecycle. As a result of this Microsoft has announced it is retiring the Security … Continued

Congratulations 2011 Microsoft MVP!

The start of the New Year is always an exciting time for me but the 1st of January is always a bit of a nail biting day for me as this is when I find out whether my MVP has … Continued

[ConfigMgr 2007] Latest Version of the Configuration Manager 2007 Help File Update Wizard Available for Download – Includes R3

The latest version of the downloadable ConfigMgr Documentation (which includes the updates for R3), is now available from: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17214

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