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[ConfigMgr 2007] KB article released to address the known issue of the Install Software Updates Action Hangs on Windows 7

You may recall back in January you bought you news from Microsoft about a Known Issue of the Install Software Updates Action Hangs on Windows 7. Well they’ve just released the following KB Article to address this which includes a hotfix: … Continued

ConfigMgr – Announcement: Configuration Manager Documentation Library Update for April 2011

The Documentation Team have made a number of updates to the ConfigMgr 2007 Documentation Library this month as detailed below. And don’t forget to check out the new ConfigMgr 2012 Documentation Library: “The Configuration Manager 2007 documentation library (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680651.aspx) has … Continued

SCCM 2012 Physical to Virtual Migration Toolkit CTP Now Available

I just wanted to let you all know that the Community Technology Preview (CTP), release of the ConfigMgr Physical to Virtual (P2V) Migration Toolkit is now available for download from Connect at: https://connect.microsoft.com/ConfigurationManagervnext/program6835 The following is from a document Microsoft … Continued

[ConfigMgr 2012] Open Beta 2 Now Available

The email below is one I was very pleased to receive in my Inbox yesterday which means Microsoft have officially released the Public Beta 2 of ConfigMgr 2012. I was very impressed with the build I saw in Redmond last … Continued

Intune – Windows Intune Trial Guide Download Now Available

The Windows Intune Trial Guide download has just been released by Microsoft: “Learn how you can get the most out of your 30-day trial with the Windows Intune Trial Guide.” It can be downloaded from: We’ve added this to the … Continued

[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

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

[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

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