System Center Configuration Manager Solutions

Path is too Long

I ran into an issue with a customer where they were getting an error that the package could not be...

Author: mwiles Date: 10/07/2011

Branch DP’s and Hash Values

          How can I find the package hash value in WMI on a...

Author: mwiles Date: 09/30/2011

Clients Never See the Pop Up Balloon in the Systray

I ran into a really strange issue a while back with a customer and then last month I hit the same...

Author: mwiles Date: 09/16/2011

Troubleshooting “Failed to Insert Object” error message

I have run into a few CI update problems over the last few months. It seems that these are becoming...

Author: mwiles Date: 06/24/2011

How to Move the WSUS Database

  I ran into an issue where a customer needed to move the WSUS Database to a different SQL...

Author: mwiles Date: 06/17/2011

What Collections is your Client a Member of?

Many times during the course of troubleshooting, you may come across a situation where you need to...

Author: mwiles Date: 06/10/2011

How to Remove Custom Discovery Architecture

A while back a customer had added some custom discovery architecture to their sites but needed to...

Author: mwiles Date: 06/03/2011

Asset Intelligence is failing to Sync

  If you have looked at your AIUpdateSvc.log file lately you may have notice a few errors in...

Author: mwiles Date: 05/27/2011

Where are the patches in Resource Explorer

  On Server 2008/Vista and Server 2008R2/Windows 7 machines you will not find the patch...

Author: mwiles Date: 05/13/2011

Questions about Service Locator Points (SLP’s)

I was working with a customer last week on a few questions about SLP’s.  We needed to check...

Author: mwiles Date: 03/21/2011

How to remove Custom Discovery Information from the Database

I was working with a customer recently on an issue where they had added custom discovery information...

Author: mwiles Date: 03/10/2011

Easy setup of SRS with Config Manager R2

I just completed a screen cast video for my customers on configuring SRS with Config Manager. While...

Author: mwiles Date: 02/19/2009

Reporting Services Server Properties Grayed Out

In doing some research and testing for one of my screen casts on SRS and Config Manager I ran into...

Author: mwiles Date: 02/18/2009

January’s Config Manager Newsletter

Each month, right after Patch Tuesday, I put together a newsletter for my customers and for all of...

Author: mwiles Date: 02/16/2009

Client Schedule ID’s

I get asked this quite often so I have been compiling a list of the Schedule ID’s for a Config...

Author: mwiles Date: 02/06/2009

My First Post

I am now venturing in new uncharted territory: Blog posting. This being my first post I just wanted...

Author: mwiles Date: 01/13/2009