Miscellaneous (CM07)

Second Site Server Server Management Magazine Article Now Available

This article is a reproduced version of the “Second site saver” article I wrote for Server Management Magazine back in October 2008. Thumbnails of the actual pages from the magazine are included at the end of the article which can … Continued

ConfigMgr 2007 – Hotfix Available for Invalid Software Updates

If you’re using ConfigMgr 2007 you need to be aware of this from the ConfigMgr Support Team Blog (ConfigMgr 2012 isn’t affected): “If you are a Configuration Manager 2007 customer, we recognize you might have concerns about the impact of recent … Continued

Is there anyway I can search JUST the ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007 Documentation Library?

PROBLEM: I’m using the “Documentation Library for System Center 2007 Configuration Manager” but finding it a pain that every time I use the search function it returns results from other sources such as the forums. Is there anyway I can … Continued

[ConfigMgr 2007] KB 2750782 released to add Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Support to ConfigMgr 2007 SP2

Microsoft has just released KB 2750782 “Update adds support for Windows 8-based client computers in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2” that adds support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 to ConfigMgr SP2 (which includes R2 and R3), which you can … Continued

[ConfigMgr 2007] ‘Task Sequence: <name> has failed with the error code (0x80072EE2). For more information, please contact your system administrator or helpdesk operator.’

Question: I am trying to build a machine but the Task Sequence is failing with the following error: ‘Task Sequence: <name> has failed with the error code (0x80072EE2). For more information, please contact your system administrator or helpdesk operator.‘ [More…]

Query to show Package Source Version

PROBLEM: Does anyone have a query that will show me the Package Source Version of a particular Package on my DPs?

[Security Bulletins] MS-062 updated to clarify ConfigMgr 2007 R2 and R3 ARE affected

Microsoft has released version 1.1 of the MS-062 Security Bulletin to make it clearer that ConfigMgr 2007 R2 and R3 ARE affected by this update as I reported in my blog post from yesterday. Here’s the excerpt from the amended … Continued

[Security Updates] New Security Bulletin for ConfigMgr SP2 & SMS 2003 SP3 – MS12-062

As part of this month’s Patch Tuesday Microsoft has released a security bulletin that affects ConfigMgr 2007 SP2 and SMS 2003 SP3. Just to clarify some items: This update needs to be applied on all Site Servers (Primaries and Secondaries) … Continued

[ConfigMgr 2007] Failed to Run Task Sequence – An error occurred while retrieving policy for this computer (0x80072EE7)

If you’re seeing this error when trying to run a Task Sequence make sure that your computer has an IP address [More…]

‘Script for Package: <pkg_ID>, Program: <program_name> failed with exit code 7’ when installing a video driver using ConfigMgr / SCCM 2007

I’m trying to install a Video driver although when I look in execmgr.log I’m seeing that the following lines: Successfully prepared command line "\\path\SMSPKGz$\SMSPKG\<pkg_ID>\Setup.exe " -s Command line = "\\path\SMSPKGz$\SMSPKG\<pkg_ID>\Setup.exe " –s, Working Directory = \\path\\SMSPKGz$\SMSPKG\<pkg_ID>\ Created Process for the … Continued