Unexpected reboot upgrading ConfigMgr Admin Console
Yesterday I upgraded my ConfigMgr 2012 R2 lab to SP1 and encountered a small bit of trouble. During the SP installation the Admin Console failed to uninstall; during installation the MSI performed an...
View ArticleConfigMgr OSD and the HP Virtual Install Disk
A recent customer was having an issue using ConfigMgr (SCCM) to deploy Windows on their new HP ProLiant Gen9 servers. Their existing hardware models and virtual machines worked fine, but the new HP...
View ArticleBITS error 0x80200013 during ConfigMgr client installation
When attempting to install the ConfigMgr / SCCM client on a few remote computers, the installation failed (more like stalled out) when ccmsetup.exe tried to download the full client binary files. The...
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What’s my ConfigMgr version: 2012 SP2 or 2012 R2 SP1?
I’ve been installing a few lab and production ConfigMgr environments recently and found a little quirk with the versioning to go along with the service pack madness / confusion of the 2012 SP2 / 2012...
View ArticleNTFRS or DFS-R replication for SYSVOL
For a recent customer I was going through all of the requirements to implement DirectAccess. One that I stumbled on a bit was that DirectAccess requires DFS-R replication but I wasn’t certain how to...
View ArticleSorting ConfigMgr data by IP Address
If you’ve ever wanted to report on ConfigMgr client IPAddress you know it can be a challenge. ConfigMgr stores IP Address information in the v_GS_NETWORK_ADAPTER_CONFIGURAITON SQL view (and other...
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Upgrade Windows 10/8.1/8 Pro to Enterprise edition
The synopsis: Using Windows 10/8.1 Enterprise media, Windows Pro can be upgraded to Enterprise edition while keeping installed apps, personal files, and settings. The story: I ran into an...
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Error installing Windows ADK
When preparing a new Windows Server 2012 R2 system for a new ConfigMgr 2012 R2 site, I ran into an error installing the Windows ADK. In this case it is version 10; however, I believe the same scenario...
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ConfigMgr Reporting Services Point with complex SQL
In a new ConfigMgr 2012 R2 SP1 environment the Reporting Services point was proving a bit challenging to install. After setting all of the required permission it was finally happy. Required...
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ConfigMgr Status Message Viewer MFC120u.dll Missing Error
When the ConfigMgr Admin Console version 2012 SP2 (or 2012 R2 SP1) is installed and the ConfigMgr client is not updated on the same computer you could see an error like the one below. statview.exe –...
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PowerShell Create-RandomFiles.ps1
I was recently taking a training course and the lab guide said “create some files in c:\stuff”. Sure, I *could* use Windows Explorer or Command Prompt or even a PowerShell command to do this. I guess...
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When VMware started making physical computers…
Ok, so that’s a bit misleading. The actual issue is that ConfigMgr’s detection routine for some virtual machines is broken. This apparently started around May 2014 but I noticed it for the first...
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Downgrading SQL Enterprise to Standard for ConfigMgr
At a recent client engagement we discovered that Microsoft SQL Server Enterprise edition was installed on the ConfigMgr Primary Site Server. Technically this is not a problem, but it is only needed if...
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SSRS Error 401.3 Access is denied
So, you’ve been denied! It’s OK. It happens to the best of us. If you are lucky enough be gifted with this message take a look at the NTFS rights of the SQL Server Reporting Services instance which...
View ArticleConfigMgr fails to distribute a package… failed to create instance of...
Awhile back I had an issue distributing a new Package in ConfigMgr (SCCM). There didn’t seem to be anything unique about the package, it just didn’t want to process. Digging into the SMS Distribution...
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ConfigMgr reporting of AD timestamps
I was helping out a fellow consultant with some less-than-obvious T-SQL for some custom reporting recently. One of the needs was to get the Last Logon time for an Active Directory user. ConfigMgr...
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Using a Task Sequence Secret Value when changing a local password
At one time it became routine to manage Windows local account passwords with a Group Policy Preference. However, some time ago the process was was discovered to have a significant venerability and...
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Recovering from BCD error 0xC000000D with BitLocker and Hyper-V
I recently had a nasty issue with my seriously awesome laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad P50 with a Samsung 950 Pro NVMe n.2 SSD). After a full shutdown (hold Shift when shutting down Windows 10) on the next...
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Azure AD join error code 8018000a
Recently when attempting to perform an Azure AD Join with a Windows 10 v1511 computer I got the following error: Something went wrong. The device is already enrolled. You can contact your system...
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Azure AD Join Error 80180026
When attempting to join Azure AD you are presented with the message “contact your system administrator with the error code 80180026” Something went wrong. Confirm you are using the correct sign-in...
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