I can’t seem to find anyone else with this issue, but I’m deploying Internet Explorer 9 via WSUS to my clients. Some of them accept it and install it as a normal update but randomly others get it in the “optional updates” section and never install it. I can’t seem to find a way in … Read more
We have a System Center Essentials (SCE) server to filter updates to our laptops. We’ve configured it to download the update, and then the laptops get the update from this server; this of course reduces our internet bandwidth and the time it takes for employees to receive the updates, which reduces the complaints we get … Read more
I’ve been looking for a way to update third-party software on my client computers for a while. I want to do some monitoring, push Windows updates for my client computers and push updates for things like Flash, Java and my virus scanning software. Eventually I want to push programs like Office out to some of … Read more
I ran the WSUS cleanup wizard in the WSUS MMC snap-in but this made no difference. I think the files are associated with System Center Essentials because they are in a folder called “data\SCE2007\WsusContent” I’ve looked for a similar cleanup wizard in System Center Essentials but can’t find one. Is there a way to clear … Read more
I need to be able to monitor two sets of Windows Server 2008 machines with System Center Essentials 2010. One physical and 3 virtual (Hyper-V) servers in a domain configuration. On the same LAN, but not in a domain configuration two physical and 3 virtual (Hyper-V) machines in a workgroup. The non domain machines are … Read more
Too many times our office has been hit with spyware crawling in through old versions of plugins, so I’m configuring our System Center Essentials server to push updates of Java and Flash. Java is all set, but with Flash I have a quick question. I got approval for the Adobe Flash distribution, so I added … Read more
SCE is IT Management solution for mid size business. But if my company only has 2 servers and 15 workstations. What do I use to manage IT? Do I really have to walk around making sure updates are installing correctly? Or there is solution from Microsoft for it. Will SCE 2010 be overkill in such … Read more
Typically I can deploy MSIs with no issue, but the Gotomeeting one refuses to install. SCE lists it as pending and AD just attempts to install it, gives up, and never tries again. When I tried running it by double-clicking its icon, it told me “needs to run with elevated privs.” I don’t see how … Read more
I’d like to improve the monitoring of my environment, and after experimenting with Splunk Storm, New Relic and others have decided to have a look at using the Monitoring pack in System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. Unfortunately, I have absolutely no budget to add servers into the environment. Its currently all-physical and has 6 boxes: … Read more
If any one can explain to me the difference between sccm, wsus, gpo, sce “system center essential”, in sw and patch deployment. Thanks Answer With GPOs you can only do basic software distribution tasks (i.e. automatically install some software), and you don’t have much control on this process. With WSUS you can do all of … Read more
