Microsoft releases security patches [operating system as well as application updates] on second Tuesday of every month. Not all security patches are applicable in your environment. Only approved security patches need to be updated on the machines.
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When it comes to 64-bit operatind system, there are two registry hives to store the Add/Remove programs [or Programs & Features] entries. 32-bit ARP location and 64-bit ARP location.
32-bit ARP location:
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Though we can use the default option in Wise Package Studio to add ENVIRONMENT VARIABLEs, sometimes we might need to add them using scripts. Scenarios like silent install need scripts to the job. I have created a script that I used for one of the ...
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The executable program that interprets packages and installs products is Msiexec.exe. Note that Msiexec also sets an error level on return that corresponds to ...
I have compiled a list of the most accurate error codes and descriptions both from the Altiris side as well as the Microsoft side. This had taken years of both Google searching as well as vendor communications to get it to be as accurate as possible. I ...
Networkchic had a handy wise script that demonstrated checking to see if a user was a member of a group. However she didn't have the VB script that was need to complete the project. So I wrote one for another project I'm working on. ...
I wrote this Visual Basic script when I came across a scenario where I know only the Application Name [As it is under Add/Remove programs] and I need to uninstall the application based on application GUID.
Look at the example below:
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This video will step through functionality available in the WPS7 product. Approximately 1 hour in duration.
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(Endpoint Management, Wise Packaging, Downloads, Features, ...
As part of creating a super all-in-one source of data for our CMDB, I have built an inventory to determine if a Windows server is configured for PAE. PAE allows applications to address more than 4 GB of physical memory. When PAE is enabled, the operating ...
As we know, their are some gaps in the inventory of Network Interface Cards. This is mainly due to the wide variety of network cards out there, it can be hard to create a robust enough solution to accommodate all makes and manufacturers out there as ...