Why is upgrade from Windows XP® to Windows 7 not supported?

Why is upgrade from Windows XP® to Windows 7 not supported? There are many changes in how PCs have been configured (applets, hardware support, driver model, and so on), and a clean installation yields the highest quality. The User State Migration Tool provides support for moving files and settings, but you must reinstall applications. For … Read more

Which tools are available to help with my Windows 7 deployment project?

Which tools are available to help with my Windows 7 deployment project? The following are some of the predeployment and deployment tools that help you automate common project-related tasks: Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit This tool inventories hardware and devices. Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 5.5 This tool inventories applications, analyzes compatibility, and creates … Read more

Software Distribution Flowcharts

Software Distribution Flowcharts Software distribution is the SMS feature that you use to automate software installation in your site. You can also use software distribution to open applications or run commands on targeted clients. Several steps are required to distribute software. You must create packages and then target those packages to client computers in your … Read more

Configure Proxy Settings Used When Downloading Software Update Files

By default, software update files are downloaded from the Internet using the credentials of the logged-on user and the proxy settings configured for the user in Internet Explorer. The UpdDwnldCfg.exe utility is available on the Configuration Manager 2007 DVD and on every site server. It can be used to modify the server and account credentials … Read more

Computers in Workgroups

Configuration Manager 2007 provides support for clients in workgroups. It is also supported for a client to be moved from a workgroup to a domain or from a domain to a workgroup. To support workgroup clients, the following requirements must be met: 1. During client installation, the logged-on user must possess local administrator rights on … Read more

Configuration Manager 2007 site server roles are not supported on below OS

|Configuration Manager 2007 site server roles are not supported on any operating system prior to Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1. Configuration Manager 2007 site roles are explicitly not supported on the following operating system versions: Windows NT 4.0 Server Windows 2000 Server Windows 2003 Server, with no service pack installed

Unsupported Client Platforms

Unsupported Client PlatformsThe Configuration Manager client is not supported on any operating system prior to Windows 2000 Service Pack 4. Installing the Configuration Manager client is explicitly not supported on the following operating system versions:  Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Millennium Edition Windows XP Media Center Edition Windows XP Starter Edition Windows XP Home … Read more

Unable to load console on Primary Site Server

Symptom: Unable to load console on Primary Site Server Further Conditions – WMI Failures indicated by errors 0x80041002 in the Event Log, MPControl.log.  Unable to connect to namespace root/cimv2. Use the WMI Diag tool for further analaysis and confirmation of namespace errors. Restart WMI service and check corresponding event log for errrors. If necessary rebuild … Read more