Category Archives: ConfigMgr 2012

using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager – Part 12. Connecting PowerShell and Building a reference image of Windows 8 with .Net 3.5

Posted on April 12, 2013 by ncbrady

In Part 1 of this series we created our new LAB, we got the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ISO and extracted it, then copied it to our Active Directory server. We then created the System Management container in AD, … Continue reading →

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when updating PowerShell CMDLets help file for Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 CU1 you receive an error

Posted on April 11, 2013 by ncbrady

Introduction Microsoft released Cumulative Update 1 for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and it contains updates to the PowerShell CMDLets in addition to bugfixes. As part of the update you can update the help files for the PowerShell CMDLets … Continue reading →

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PXE boot failure after upgrading to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ncbrady

Introduction I’ve seen reports about problems with PXE boot specifically related to the boot images not getting properly upgraded during the upgrade to Service Pack 1, and I came across this problem yesterday, the suggested fix’s published by others online … Continue reading →

Posted in Assessment and Deployment Kit, ConfigMgr 2012, Windows 8 | 4 Comments

How can I determine what Antimalware Policy is applied to my SCEP 2012 SP1 client ?

Posted on February 17, 2013 by ncbrady

Introduction One of the many changes in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 is related to the way the System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) client processes anti malware policy. A new functionality called Client Side Merge is included … Continue reading →

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using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager – Part 11. Upgrading the hierarchy to Service Pack 1

Posted on February 8, 2013 by ncbrady

In Part 1 of this series we created our new LAB, we got the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ISO and extracted it, then copied it to our Active Directory server. We then created the System Management container in AD, … Continue reading →

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when running /testdbupgrade for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 you get an error: SQL Native client 11 is not installed

Posted on February 7, 2013 by ncbrady

If you are upgrading from System Center 2012 Configuration Manager RTM to System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 and are using /testdbupgrade to test the upgrade on a copy of your database, you may see the following error in ConfigMgrPrereq.log … Continue reading →

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how can I backup System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ?

Posted on February 3, 2013 by ncbrady

Introduction Backing up your Configuration Manager hierarchy is important for a variety of reasons including: preparation for avoiding loss of data preparation for upgrade failure and ability for site rollback preparation for hardware failure If you don’t enable the site … Continue reading →

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SQL Server 2012 SP1 support in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1

Posted on January 29, 2013 by ncbrady

UPDATE: 2013/2/12 Please see this support annoucement from the Configuration Manager Team Blog – http://blogs.technet.com/b/configmgrteam/archive/2013/02/11/support-announcements-for-february-2013.aspx Configuration Manager 2007 and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 now support Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1. So basically the below article is … Continue reading →

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The CM12 BitLocker FrontEnd HTA

Posted on January 18, 2013 by ncbrady

Introduction Update: This has been replaced with newer versions ! The latest available was released in 2016 and is available here. I guess this could be called version 3.0 of the original windows-noob FrontEnd HTA, and this time it has … Continue reading →

Posted in ConfigMgr 2012, Windows 7, Windows 8 | 7 Comments

System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 is released

Posted on January 15, 2013 by ncbrady

Back in September, we announced our strategy around unified device management, and how the next releases of Windows Intune and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager will deliver on that vision.  As part of today’s update to our Cloud OS vision, … Continue reading →

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Where can I download additional clients for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 ?

Posted on January 3, 2013 by ncbrady

Now that there is support for additional operating systems in Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 you can download clients for those operating systems (Linux, Unix, Mac), but where can you download them from ? The answer is easy, on the first … Continue reading →

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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 – Don’t install it in production if downloaded from MSDN or Technet, wait until General Availability.

Posted on January 2, 2013 by ncbrady

There’s been a lot of talk lately about System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Service Pack 1 being released to MSDN and Technet and I (like a lot of people) have downloaded and installed it in my lab. The key part … Continue reading →

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using System Center 2012 Configuration Manager – Part 10. Monitoring our Monthly Updates Automatic Deployment Rule

Posted on December 8, 2012 by ncbrady

In Part 1 of this series we created our new LAB, we got the System Center 2012 Configuration Manager ISO and extracted it, then copied it to our Active Directory server. We then created the System Management container in AD, … Continue reading →

Posted in ConfigMgr 2012, Software Update Point | 1 Comment

Deploying Windows 8 with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1

Posted on November 22, 2012 by ncbrady

hi all, the video of my session at the Enfo Workplace day in Malmo Sweden is now online, please have a look, share and tell me what you think of it 🙂 and here’s my PowerPoint from the event (PowerPoint … Continue reading →

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How can I sequence applications using App-V version 5 for Configuration Manager 2012 SP1

Posted on November 12, 2012 by ncbrady

Now that App-V version 5 is available and Configuration Manager 2012 Service Pack 1 beta is out there’s more reason then ever to learn how to sequence applications with App-V and then deploy them with Configuration Manager 2012 Service Pack … Continue reading →

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