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What is a sms_def.mof and why do I care? By: Jeff Gilbert
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Microsoft 70-089 Passed!
Passed Microsoft exam 70-089 - Planning, Deploying, and Managing Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003. 2 more (70-290 and 70-291) to go for MCSA 2003.
Good SMS resource sites
http://myitforum.com/
Microsoft TechNet
Microsoft TechNet Newsgroups
http://www.appdeploy.com/ - for SMS package deployment
Advertisement Not Showing in Run Advertised Programs
From: Scott Brimley [MSFT] - view profile Date: Mon, Jul 18 2005 5:04 pm Email: “Scott Brimley [MSFT]”
Groups: microsoft.public.sms.swdist
The simplest definition for a mandatory program is one that has a schedule. All programs that are mandatory will not show up in Run Advertised Programs (RAP). An Optional program is one that does not have a [...]
New for SMS 2003 SP1: Client Obsoletion and the Hardware ID
By Eric Holtz (MS-SMS) at myITforum.com
One of the changes that occurred with SMS 2003 SP1 was how client identity is handled. Previous to SP1, the client record in the database could be merged with the data in an incoming Discovery Data Record (DDR) even if the new record had a different SMS Unique Identifier (a.k.a. [...]
SMS 2003 MP Troubleshooting Steps
From: Travis Sweat \(MSFT\)
Date: Fri, Mar 26 2004 8:34 am
Email: “Travis Sweat \(MSFT\)”
Groups: microsoft.public.sms.adminHere is the standard list of troubleshooting steps. Try these and [...]
Getting the Most out of SMS
Tips and tricks from an SMS veteran to help you recoup your investment in Microsoft’s System Management Server.
by Greg Shields
December 2005
Redmond Mag
Windows XP Offline Files - Troubleshooting
A very informative blog post/thread about troubleshooting XP offline files issue
Source:
Jonathan Hardwick’s blog
Chage Remote Desktop/Terminal Services Ports
To change the Remote Desktop or Terminal Services listening port,
you’ll need to edit the following Registry value:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\
TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber
This registry value is the same for Windows NT 4.0 Terminal
Server Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server
2003 (see Microsoft Knowledge Base articles
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=187623 or
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=306759 for more information).
To access the value, run regedit and navigate to the [...]
Oulook 2003 Out of Office Assistant
Various user I support were getting “the command is not available” error message when they tried to turn off out of office assistant in Oulook 2003.
Finally found a solution from Microsoft KB 327353.
Remove/rename
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Resiliency
Source:
MS KB
