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Screencast (Part 2 of 4): Master Your Environment with System Center Configuration Manager 2007

johnbake — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Part 2: Site System Roles

The second screencast in a series of four on System Center Configuration Manager.

Part 1 of 4: The Administrator Console : Review the basics of SCCM 2007

Part 3 of 4: Operating System Deployment and Software Update Management : Review the OSD functionality and integration with WSUS.

Part 4 of 4: Desired Configuration Manager and Network Access Protection : Review DCM and see how NAP can be integrated with SCCM 2007 to remediate unhealthy systems.

As more clients and servers are added to your environment, the task of managing these resources becomes much more complex. Knowing the range of available hardware and software, while keeping the machines current with the latest applications and patch updates can become onerous. But don’t despair – there’s a solution to this problem. System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM 2007) is the ideal way to comprehensively assess, deploy, and update your servers, clients, and devices – across physical, virtual, distributed, and mobile environments. Not only can you take control of your infrastructure, but you can also leverage SCCM 2007’s integration with Network Access Protection (NAP) to quickly and easily remediate machines throughout the organization that don’t meet the network policy requirements. You’ll see how simple this remediation process can be, regardless of whether machines are communicating with your network through VPN, hardwired, or wireless connections.

Screencast (Part 3 of 4): Master Your Environment with System Center Configuration Manager 2007

johnbake — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Part 3: Operating System Deployment and Software Update Management.

The third screencast in a series of four on System Center Configuration Manager.

Part 1 of 4: The Administrator Console : Review the basics of SCCM 2007

Part 2 of 4: Site Server Roles : Discuss the different Site Server Roles and what each of role does.

Part 4 of 4: Desired Configuration Manager and Network Access Protection : Review DCM and see how NAP can be integrated with SCCM 2007 to remediate unhealthy systems.

Screencast (Part 4 of 4): Master Your Environment with System Center Configuration Manager 2007

johnbake — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Part 4: Desired Configuration Management and Network Access Protection.

The final screencast in a series of four on System Center Configuration Manager.

Part 1 of 4: The Administrator Console : Review the basics of SCCM 2007

Part 2 of 4: Site Server Roles : Discuss the different Site Server Roles and what each of role does.

Part 3 of 4: Operating System Deployment and Software Update Management : Review the OSD functionality and integration with WSUS.

Screencast (Part 1 of 4): Master Your Environment with System Center Configuration Manager 2007

johnbake — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:21:00 GMT

Part 1: The Administrator Console

The first in a series of four screencasts on System Center Configuration Manager.

Part 2 of 4: Site Server Roles : Discuss the different Site Server Roles and what each of role does.

Part 3 of 4: Operating System Deployment and Software Update Management : Review the OSD functionality and integration with WSUS.

Part 4 of 4: Desired Configuration Manager and Network Access Protection : Review DCM and see how NAP can be integrated with SCCM 2007 to remediate unhealthy systems.

Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 4 of 12 - Changing Your Desktop Background [Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 4 of 12 - Changing Your Desktop Background]

johnbake — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:37:00 GMT

In this screencast we're going to take a look at how easy it is to change desktop background in Windows Vista. There are a variety of options available to us including over 20 different wallpapers, sample photographs and solid colors. And if that isn’t enough, you can use your own photographs too!!!

These are the default five areas you can get your wallpaper files from:

Windows Wallpapers
Pictures
Sample Pictures
Public Pictures
Solid Colors

Of course you can also browse to anywhere on your computer to select the file too.

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Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 3 of 12 - Viewing Folders and Files in Different Ways [Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 3 of 12 - Viewing Folders and Files in Different Ways]

johnbake — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:33:00 GMT

The Windows Explorer window is dynamic and changes to reflect the content you are viewing. In this screencast we'll look the new layout of Windows Explorer and how we can customize our view.

The core elements of Windows Explorer are:

Back and Forward buttons - works in the the same way as Internet Explorer.
The address bar - again the same as Internet Explore, except the address will be a folder structure.
Search box - where you type in criteria for searches.
Search Pane - when enabled displays above the toolbar (not displayed by default).
Tool bar - is context sensitive depending on what type of file or folder is selected as well as the customization of Windows Explorer
Navigation Pane - Navigation around Windows Explorer can be done through this pane or through the address bar.
Content Pane - This is where the contents of the drive or folder are listed.
Preview Pane - is on the right side of the window and obviously displays a preview of the selected file (not displayed by default).
Details pane - gives detailed information based on the selected item, for a folder it shows the content information and for a file it gives some extra detail on the file.

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Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 2 of 12 - Using and Modifying the Start Menu [Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 2 of 12 - Using and Modifying the Start Menu]

johnbake — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:27:00 GMT

This is the second screencast in my 12-part series and will look at Using and Modifying the Start Menu. The Start Menu is what links you into all the programs and tasks you can run on your computer. It is very different from the Windows XP start menu as it has much more information and is customizable.

What we're going to look at in this screencast are the various areas of the Start Menu: Pinned Programs Area, Recently Opened Programs List, the All Programs link, all of the fast links to different resources on your computer as well as the Shutdown and Logoff buttons.

After reviewing the layout of the Start Menu we'll walk through how to customize the menu and do things like add programs to the Pinned Program Area.

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Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 1 of 12 - Updating Windows System Files [Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 1 of 12 - Updating Windows System Files]

johnbake — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:22:00 GMT

I have put together a 12-part screencast series on Windows Vista with content taken from the MSPress book: Windows Vista™ Step by Step.

Each part in the series excerpts a section from a chapter. I'm calling each of these excerpts a "nibble", hence the series title: Step-By-Step: Window Vista Nibbles.

The first screencast in the series is Chapter 1: Updating Windows System Files. In this short screencast I'll take you through how to modify the Windows Update settings and how to install any available updates.

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Screencast: How To Network Your Workgroup Computers [Screencast: How To Network Your Workgroup Computers]

johnbake — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:17:00 GMT

Whether you're configuring a home or a small office workgroup, if you have Windows XP and Windows Vista machines in the workgroup you might have had problems getting them to see each other and access shared resources. This short screencast will explain some of the main networking related differences between Windows XP and Windows Vista and cover the things to check to get everything running smoothly.

The assumption is the physical network is functioning correctly.

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Screencast: Ways to Improve Your Windows Vista Computer Performance

johnbake — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:07:00 GMT

I decided for my first screencast that I would leverage the Windows Vista Help and How-to website. After reviewing the content available there, I thought it would be useful to do a quick run through of Performance Information and Tools in the control panel.

Turns out it wasn't as quick as I thought it would be, but I'll work on making sure future screencasts are much shorter.

Screencast: How-To Configure the Central ADMX Store

johnbake — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:58:00 GMT

Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 introduce a new format for displaying registry-based policy settings. Registry-based policy settings (located under the Administrative Templates category in the Group Policy Object Editor) are defined using a standards-based, XML file format known as ADMX files. These new files replace legacy ADM files, which used their own proprietary markup language.

The Group Policy tools —Group Policy Object Editor and Group Policy Management Console—remain largely unchanged. In the majority of situations, you will not notice the presence of ADMX files during your day-to-day Group Policy administration tasks. Something to note however, the Group Policy tools will recognize ADMX files ONLY if you are using a Windows Vista–based or Windows Server 2008–based computer.

Unlike ADM files, ADMX files are not stored in individual GPOs. By default the ADMX files are stored locally in %systemroot%\policyDefinitions. For domain-based enterprises, administrators can create a central store location of ADMX files that is accessible by anyone with permission to create or edit GPOs.

This video demonstrates how to create the ADMX central store.

Entries for johnbake

Screencast (Part 2 of 4): Master Your Environment with System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Screencast (Part 3 of 4): Master Your Environment with System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Screencast (Part 4 of 4): Master Your Environment with System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Screencast (Part 1 of 4): Master Your Environment with System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 4 of 12 - Changing Your Desktop Background [Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 4 of 12 - Changing Your Desktop Background]

Windows Wallpapers

Pictures

Sample Pictures

Public Pictures

Solid Colors

Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 3 of 12 - Viewing Folders and Files in Different Ways [Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 3 of 12 - Viewing Folders and Files in Different Ways]

Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 2 of 12 - Using and Modifying the Start Menu [Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 2 of 12 - Using and Modifying the Start Menu]

Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 1 of 12 - Updating Windows System Files [Screencast Series: Step-By-Step Windows Vista "Nibbles" - Part 1 of 12 - Updating Windows System Files]

Screencast: How To Network Your Workgroup Computers [Screencast: How To Network Your Workgroup Computers]

Screencast: Ways to Improve Your Windows Vista Computer Performance

Screencast: How-To Configure the Central ADMX Store