Microsoft has just updated the following KB Article which includes a hotfix:

An update for the bootstrap certificate in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Asset Intelligence is available

Symptoms

In Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, the issuing certificate that System Center Online uses to validate the bootstrap certificate expires in September 2012. After this date, System Center Online does not recognize the bootstrap certificate.

Note The current hardcoded Asset Intelligence (AI) bootstrap certificate is valid until June 19, 2015.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2733615

I’ve updated the list of KB Articles for ConfigMgr 2007 accordingly.

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Microsoft has updated the following KB article which contains a Hotfix:

Asset Intelligence sync point doesn’t sync with the System Center Online service after you install hotfix 2733615 on a Windows Server 2003-based Configuration Manager 2007 SP2 site server

Consider the following scenario:

• You have a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) site server that is running on Windows Server 2003.
• You install an Asset Intelligence synchronization point on the site server.
• You install the hotfix that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article 2733615 on the site server:
• The Asset Intelligence synchronization point tries to synchronize with the System Center Online service.

In this scenario, synchronization fails. Additionally, the following error message is logged in the Aiupdatesvc.log file:

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Microsoft has updated the following KB article:

Advertisements are not listed when you run the Configuration Manager console from a remote computer if System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 is installed on the site server

Summary:

Consider the following scenario:

• You implement a site database by using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 on a site server that is running Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
• You run the Configuration Manager console from a remote computer.

In this scenario, the Advertisements container is blank, and no advertisements are listed.

Note When you run the Configuration Manager console on the site server, the advertisements are listed as expected.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983252

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Microsoft has updated the following KB article:

Task sequence fails in Configuration Manager if software updates require multiple restarts

Summary:

If a Configuration Manager task sequence that uses the “Install Software Updates” step installs a software update that triggers multiple restarts after the task sequence successfully runs the Install Software Updates task, the task sequence can fail and generate the following error message:

Task Sequence environment not found

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2894518

NOTE: This KB applies to both ConfigMgr 2007 and 2012.

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Microsoft has released the following KB article:

Asset Intelligence does not count the Office licenses on certain computers in System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Summary:

Consider the following scenario:

• You install Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) in an environment.
• There are several clients in the environment that have Microsoft Office 2010 products installed.
• You install update 2796738 for System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2.
• You try to use Asset Intelligence in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to count the number of Office 2010 product licenses in the environment.

In this scenario, the Office licenses on certain computers are not counted.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2869381

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Microsoft has released the following KB article:

An anti-malware platform update for stand-alone Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 clients is available from Microsoft Update

Summary:

This article describes an anti-malware platform update package for Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 clients. This package updates Endpoint Protection client services, drivers, and user interface components.

Microsoft regularly releases anti-malware platform updates to guarantee consistency in protection, performance, robustness, and usability in a malware landscape that is constantly changing. This update package is dated August 2013.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2864366

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Microsoft has updated the following KB article which applies to both ConfigMgr 2012 and 2007:

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 1 (SP1) clients and Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010 clients. These packages update Endpoint Protection client services, drivers, and user interface components.

Microsoft regularly releases anti-malware platform updates to guarantee consistency in protection, performance, robustness, and usability in a malware landscape that is constantly changing. This update package is dated August 2013.

Note This update applies only to Endpoint Protection clients that are integrated with Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager or Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2865173

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In case you weren’t aware, the official Microsoft Support Forums for ConfigMgr 2007 can be found here:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/systemcenter/en-US/home?category=configurationmanager

You can of course subscribe to these, but it can be a bit tiresome adding them one by one so I’ve created an .OPML file which you can download from here then just unzip/ import it to your favourite RSS Reader.

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Microsoft has just updated KB 2625165:

An incorrect locale setting is configured when you deploy a Windows 7 image by using ConfigMgr 2007, MDT 2010, or MDT 2012

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

• You deploy a Windows 7 image by using one of the following:
  • System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (ConfigMgr 2007)
  • Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 (MDT 2010)
  • Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 (MDT 2012)
• The default system locale setting is changed.
• The locale name (for example, sv-SE) is set correctly. However, the locale code in the registry remains set to 00000409 (en-US).

In this scenario, some applications will display incorrect characters or languages. For example, the page setup in Microsoft Paint is still set to U.S. (inches) instead of Metric (millimeters).

Full details:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2625165

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Microsoft has just updated KB 977057:

A properties setting of a deployment management object is unexpectedly changed on a computer that is running System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Symptoms:

Consider the following scenario:

• You have a computer that is running Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2).
• You create a deployment management object by using the Configuration Manager console.
  Note The deployment management objects are saved in the following location:
  Computer Management\Software Updates\Deployment Management
• In the properties dialog box of this object, you select the Download Settings page. Then, under Specify whether to allow clients that are within the boundaries for one or more protected distribution points to download and install software updates from unprotected distribution points when the updates are not available from any protected distribution point, you click Do not install software updates.
• You drag some updates onto this object, and then you complete the Deployment Wizard.
• You again open the properties dialog box of this object.

In this scenario, the Do not install software updates setting on the Download Settings page is unexpectedly  changed to the Download software updates from unprotected distribution points and install setting.

Full details:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977057

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