Fix: Unable to delete the OSDStateStorePath folder in an OSD Task Sequence...
When using Hard Links for User State Migration, attempting to remove the OSDStateStorePath folder after restoring the users data in a Task Sequence may fail or appear to hang.Note: This is in reference...
View ArticleNew Hotfix: Program does not run in a task sequence on a System Center...
Consider the following scenario: You create a deployment package on a Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 (SP2) site server. You create a program in the package. The name...
View ArticleConfigMgr 2007 Basic User Driven Installation Task Sequence Step by Step
I recently encountered a question from a customer who wanted to be able to set the computer name, and also be able to have their Desktop Technicians select software to be installed during an Operating...
View ArticleConfigMgr 2007 fix: Task Sequences with a large number of steps fail to run...
I have had a couple of cases recently that involve running a task sequence from the Run Advertised Program (RAP) Control Panel applet which has a large number of software package installation steps...
View ArticleHOTFIX: Task sequence does not run if it has lots of Install Software steps...
We blogged this issue a couple weeks ago but now there’s a hotfix available to resolve the issue:=====Consider the following scenario: You create a task sequence on a Microsoft System Center...
View ArticleConfigMgr 2007 Application Mapping With a User Driven Installation Task Sequence
After creating the article ConfigMgr 2007 Basic User Driven Installation Task Sequence Step by Step, I wanted to follow up with another article covering the Application Discovery and Mapping features...
View ArticleNo Assigned Task Sequence when initiating deployments caused by duplicate...
Here’s another good KB article we published today. If you’re seeing an issue where ConfigMgr fails to find a task sequence then this one is for you:=====SymptomsWhen trying to start a System Center...
View ArticleNew Hotfix: Task sequence fails with an "0x80004005" error code in System...
Here’s a KB article we published today on ConfigMgr 2007. This one describes a hotfix/update we released that addresses an issue where a Task sequence fails with an "0x80004005" error code in System...
View ArticleUSMT restore fails when using prestaged media in System Center Configuration...
Here’s another good KB article we published today on ConfigMgr 2007. This one describes an issue you may run into with USMT restores and how to fix it:=====SymptomsWhen using the prestaged media...
View ArticleKB: Task Sequence Fails when using Stand-Alone Media in System Center 2012...
Here’s a new Knowledge Base article we published. This one talks about an issue where a ConfigMgr 2012 Task Sequence fails when using Stand-Alone Media. =====SymptomsTask Sequence execution fails when...
View ArticleForcing a ConfigMgr Task Sequence to Rerun
From our very own Steve Rachui comes another great System Center tip. This one covers how to get a Configuration Manager 2007 Task Sequence to rerun:There are well known methods to force an...
View ArticleHOTFIX: Task sequence with dynamic variable list continues if application...
We have a new hotfix for ConfigMgr 1511 that fixes the following issue: When you use a task sequence to install applications, you experience one of the following symptoms: A task sequence tries to...
View ArticleHOTFIX: Terms and Conditions compliance settings generate errors in System...
Hi everyone, I just wanted to post a quick note about a new hotfix we published. In Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager version 1511, the device management point generates an exception after...
View ArticleHOTFIX: Mobile devices aren’t listed in Microsoft System Center Configuration...
Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know about a new hotfix that we released for ConfigMgr 2012 SP2, ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 and ConfigMgr 1511. The hotfix addresses the following problem: In a...
View ArticleCumulative Update 3 for ConfigMgr 2012 SP2 and ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 is now...
Hi everyone, Cumulative Update 3 (CU3) for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2 and System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1 is now available. There are a bunch of fixes in this release...
View ArticleNew online guide for configuring and troubleshooting Software Update...
If you’re someone who ever does any work with software updates, either via WSUS or a Configuration Manager Software Update Point (SUP), we have a new guide that I think you’re really going to like....
View ArticleHOTFIX: Windows PE boot images from WinADK fail to initialize and log error...
The Windows PE boot images that are included with the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 10, version 1511, are missing information that’s required in order to configure network...
View ArticleMicrosoft .NET Framework version 4.5.2 is installed on ConfigMgr 1511 clients
Hi everyone, here’s a quick reminder about .NET Framework and the Configuration Manager build 1511 client that I want to be doubly sure you’re aware of. If you’re running Configuration Manager 1511 or...
View ArticleHOTFIX: Service windows are removed from System Center Configuration Manager
Here’s a quick note on a new hotfix we released in case you run into the problem. When a service window is created on one site in a System Center Configuration Manager hierarchy, service windows on the...
View ArticleHOTFIX: ConfigMgr 1511 cannot connect to a SQL server that has the Service...
If you find that your System Center Configuration Manager 1511 site server can’t connect to your SQL server, check for entries that resemble the following in both the smsexec.log and hman.log files on...
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