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Introduction I recently encountered this problem, after PXE booting a new virtual machine I selected a task sequence from the list of task sequences available and after some delays processing policy the task sequence failed with an error “Failed to … Continue reading →

well today I was lucky enough to quickly test a Lenovo USB 3.0 docking solution (link) and was pleasantly surprised to see that it works perfectly with the Microsoft Surface Pro running newly installed Windows 8 Enterprise and Lenovos USB … Continue reading →

Introduction One of the user definable sources for updates for Endpoint Protection definition updates is an UNC file share, but how you populate that share can mean success or failure when it comes to deploying definition updates from a UNC … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was lucky enough to get a Surface Pro and spent the evening setting it up, however at one stage during the evening I needed to take a screenshot of what I was seeing onscreen, I looked at the … Continue reading →

The binaries for System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and System Center Endpoint Protection 2012 have been updated to correct some minor issues. The binaries have been updated at the Download Center, and also on the Technet and MSDN download sites. … Continue reading →

if you’ve just installed Server 2012 on a laptop (LAB use) then you’ll probably want to get connected wirelessly, but out of the box, wireless is disabled and you probably are not carrying around a RJ45 cable so getting connected … Continue reading →

The kindle version of System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Unleashed was just released on amazon, see the link below. http://www.amazon.com/System-Configuration-Manager-Unleashed-ebook/dp/B008LW61JI/ The book itself  (“Paperback” 1360 pages!) should be arriving in Pearson’s warehouse next week and it’s a very good read … Continue reading →

This is just a very quick post before I head off to TechEd Europe in Amsterdam tomorrow. I’ll be at the Technical Learning Center as part of the Microsoft Staff and I hope some of you drop by and say … Continue reading →

Microsoft have released Service Pack 1 CTP2 days after announcing it at TechEd in the US. You can download the CTP here. This Community Technology Preview (“CTP2”) enables System Center customers to jointly evaluate System Center 2012 and Windows Server … Continue reading →

spotted this on Twitter this morning, and i’d recommend you check it out, it’s a free to download PDF Guide to help you pass the 70-243 Exam. All it takes to get the guide is you have to Tweet the … Continue reading →

It’s with sadness that I post this post as a good friend of mine recently passed away, a young man with a young child and a very bright future ahead of him. While catching up on the MMS news last … Continue reading →

System Center 2012 was released was released yesterday and as a result all System Center 2012 products are available now! You can read more about the Microsoft Private Cloud here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/new.aspx and you can download the Microsoft Private cloud Evaluation … Continue reading →

sooner or later you’ll need to know if the creation of the BitLocker Partition was successful, this script will aid you in doing so, simply place it in a sub-folder of your MDT Toolkit Files scripts folder and update that … Continue reading →

if you are working on a computer that has BitLocker enabled and it’s just been deployed, the first 90 minutes or so the computer will be busy Encrypting the drive and therefore will be pretty slow to use. If you … Continue reading →