When trying to download Software Updates in ConfigMgr it is possible that the following error message is displayed: "The process is not in background processing mode". When trying again the error message stays. Rebooting the ConfigMgr server doesn't help, so what to do next?
When implementing Windows 7 in your environment it's time to think about managing them too. For that new Group Policy templates are available which can be download at the following location:
When installing Windows Server 2008 (R2) or Windows Vista / 7 in your network you must think about volume activation. With volume activation there are two (2) different models for completing this. These are Key Management Service (KMS) and Multiple Activation Key (MAK). Both are working and has there own benefits.
Last week I used an existing Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 installation on a Windows Server 2008 server. This for creating a new Windows 7 SP1 image and deploying it also. Most of times I install MDT for ConfigMgr integration only. Now for me the change to see MDT features and functionality. In this blog we have a look at the setup and choices made during configuration.
Yesterday I installed Windows Deployment Services (WDS) on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server. A good possibility to see the new features available in this release. Most of times I install WDS needed for ConfigMgr installations. Then there's no need to configure WDS; this will be left unconfigured then. In this blog we have a look at the new features in this release.
In ConfigMgr 2007 with R2 it was possible to import App-V packages and stream them to the end user. There was also the possibility to choose between streaming or local delivery for that. Have a look at this blog for more information about ConfigMgr 2007 with App-V integration: http://henkhoogendoorn.blogspot.com/2010/12/configmgr-2007-with-app-v-integration.html
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