This is a great post. I had looked at trying to find a way to convert Integer-8 values to datetime format using SQL functions before, but could never figure it out. Here it is, the entire post in case it ever disappears from its original site.
It’s possible you’re pulling a value from Active Directory [...]
Sep
9
2009
9
2009
SMS/ConfigMgr – SQL Function to Convert Integer8 (from Active Directory) to Datetime/Local Time – Number2 Blog – myITforum
Aug
11
2008
11
2008
How to rebuild WMI on a client machine
Thank you to John Marcum.
Ccmclean.exe
net stop winmgmt
rename– Windows\system32\wbem\repository
net start winmgmt
rundll32 wbemupgd, RepairWMISetup
ccmsetup.exe
SCCM Client Problem – TechNet Forums
Jul
30
2008
30
2008
Network Documentation Made Easy with SYDI
SYDI is the open source project aimed to help you to document your network.
How does SYDI do this?
At the most basic level SYDI consists of a collection of scripts which collects information from your servers and networks, then writes the data to a report.
Documenting a network can seem like a huge project, SYDI helps you [...]
Jan
28
2008
28
2008
Make your job more difficult by using My Documents Redirection and Offline Caching – Part 1
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Maybe later I will write an introduction to that title, but for now, just know that
I am in charge of a corporate network that has been using My Documents redirection
in combination with Offline Caching for many, many years. I am convinced the cost
overhead involved with this technology far outweighs and productivity gains that we
get. Don’t [...]
Sep
25
2007
25
2007
Updating your Offline Files cache in Windows Vista to point to a new server
A newsgroup customer recently asked us how to synchronize his Offline Files with a
server after the server had been renamed. Offline Files in Windows Vista provides
scripting support to enable users to write custom scripts to perform such tasks. To
illustrate this, one of our Offline Files developers created a script that uses the
“rename” functionality offered by [...]
Jan
15
2007
15
2007
Installing Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile on Cingular Blackjack
I recently switched from a Blackberry device to the Cingular Blackjack running Windows
Mobile 5.0. Because I have been on Blackberry for so long, there has been a learning
curve for me on the Windows mobile device, especially since I am also running Vista
on my desktop.
The first big test I have had is getting Office Communicator Mobile [...]
Aug
1
2006
1
2006
Download details: The WMI Diagnosis Utility
Overview
WMIDiag.vbs is a VBScript script designed to help you ascertain the current state
of the WMI service on a computer. The download package includes the utility itself,
a ReadMe file that discusses how the tool works (and how to best use it), and sample
spreadsheets that provide information about the default WMI configuration on various
versions of the Microsoft [...]
Jul
3
2006
3
2006
Cisco and Microsoft Collaborate to Enhance Real-Time Business Communications
ORLANDO, Fla. — March 6, 2006 — Today, at the VoiceCon 2006 conference,
Cisco Systems and Microsoft Corp. announced they are working together to provide collaborative
real-time capabilities for businesses through the integration of Microsoft® Office
Communicator 2005 and the open Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based Microsoft Office
Live Communications Server 2005 with the new SIP-based Cisco Unified Communications
system.
Cisco and [...]
Jun
14
2006
14
2006
Location of Registry Files in Windows
I had a need today to find out what the value for a certain registry key was in the
past. To do this, I needed to restore the actual registry file as it looked it before
(to a different location of course).
In Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 the system registry resides in the following files:
NTUSER.DAT. – this file contains the HKEY_CURRENT_USER [...]
Jun
5
2006
5
2006
System Operations Manager 2007 Beta Available for Download
If you are part of the Sysem Center 2007 Beta Program, then you should
have already received the email from the beta site that the Beta is available for
download.
If your not part of the beta try to apply at http://connect.microsoft.com