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As featured on the System Center Configuration Manager Community page, FAQShop.com provides hints, tips and answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), relating to Microsoft’s various Systems Management technologies such as System Center Configuration Manager and Systems Management Server (SMS), amongst others.

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WMUG Event – Software Updates Overview with Robert Marshall MVP

WMUG Event – Software Updates Overview with Robert Marshall MVP

Posted by Cliff Hobbs on 14 May, 2013 with 0 Comments

My fellow MVP Robert Marshall is giving an overview session on Software Updates next Thursday evening (UK time), so...

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System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

WMUG Event – Software Updates Overview with Robert Marshall MVP

WMUG Event – Software Updates Overview with Robert Marshall MVP

Posted by Cliff Hobbs on 14 May, 2013 with 0 Comments

My fellow MVP Robert Marshall is giving an overview session on Software Updates next Thursday evening (UK...

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System Center Configuration Manager 2007

ConfigMgr 2007 – Site Backup: Why don’t I see the ‘SMS Writer’ listed when I run vssadmin?

ConfigMgr 2007 – Site Backup: Why don’t I see the ‘SMS Writer’ listed when I run vssadmin?

Posted by Cliff Hobbs on 1 May, 2013 with 0 Comments

Problem: I have run “vssadmin list writers” from a Command Prompt on my Site Server but I don’t se...

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Windows Intune

MMS – Best of Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) UK 2013 – Register Today!

MMS – Best of Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) UK 2013 – Register Today!

Posted by Cliff Hobbs on 22 Mar, 2013 with 1 Comments

Microsoft has announced that there will be another "Best of MMS UK" event on Tuesday 21st May, full detai...

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Systems Management Server 2003

SMS 2003 – “Point to point” Server Management Article

SMS 2003 – “Point to point” Server Management Article

Posted by Cliff Hobbs on 16 Nov, 2012 with 0 Comments

This article is a reproduced version of the “Point to point” article I wrote for Server Management Ma...

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Systems Management Server 2.0

[ConfigMgr 2012][ConfigMgr 2007][SMS 2003][SMS 2.0] Are there any Site Code Combinations I should avoid using?

[ConfigMgr 2012][ConfigMgr 2007][SMS 2003][SMS 2.0] Are there any Site Code Combinations I should avoid using?

Posted by Cliff Hobbs on 8 Sep, 2012 with 0 Comments

This is one article/ post I've been meaning to write for as long as I can remember and now is the time....

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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

MMS – Best of Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) UK 2013 – Register Today!

MMS – Best of Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) UK 2013 – Register Today!

Posted by Cliff Hobbs on 22 Mar, 2013 with 1 Comments

Microsoft has announced that there will be another "Best of MMS UK" event on Tuesday 21st May, full detai...

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Miscellaneous Articles

Need Your Help – List of WMIC CSProduct Get Name Results

Need Your Help – List of WMIC CSProduct Get Name Results

Posted by Cliff Hobbs on 24 Apr, 2013 with 1 Comments

I've just added my new Lenovo W530 to the List of WMIC CSProduct Get Name Results but I know there are f...

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