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SQL server 2008 R2 – Silent installation for the SSMS

SSMS Silent Install instructions C:\[SQLImagesPath]\setup.exe /ACTION=INSTALL /QUIET /FEATURES=CONN,BC,SSMS

Uninstall IE9 via SCCM

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Internet Explorer 9 is the fastest, most secure iteration of IE yet!  Unfortunately, some companies are not ready to deploy it into production or are in a testing phase.  In environments with System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) you may have cases where an administrator accidentally rolled out IE 9 via SCCM’s Software Updates.  In this scenario you may need to uninstall IE9 and reinstall at a later time.  But how do you go about removing IE9 from systems? I have seen various ways to do this with SCCM, and I am a fan of simple solutions.  Microsoft has provided a Microsoft Fix It link within this article:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2579295#phrss .  The awesome part is that the link runs an MSI.  MSI installers are a perfect item to package up in SCCM for easy distribution! Here is the summary of how I set it up for one of my customers: Create a Collection of Workstations with IE9 installed Package the MSI downl...

How to remove Google Toolbar from all the PC's

1. Depending on the version you can uninstall it using MsiExe.exe /X{string} /QN 2  Here is a link to a tool  to find the uninstall string.: http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/how-to-find-uninstall-strings - Run it and find the uninstall string for Google Toolbar something like below: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Toolbar\Component\GoogleToolbarManager_223E2B8E7BAD9544.exe" /uninstall  Uninstall string depends upon the version  installed on the system. - Create a package in SCCM and while creating a program, in the Command Line Under General tab put the same Uninstall string and run with Administrative rights. References:1. http://www. itninja .com/question/uninstall-google-toolbar                   2. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrswdist/thread/088af4e5-dd13-47f4-a89a-756c1d98e74e

Deploying Office 2007 via software distribution (SCCM 2007 or SMS 2003)

Here's a link to the whitepaper which contains a step be step instructions to setup na d deploy Office2007 package to SCCM or SMS clients: http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/2/d/e2daa5d4-b813-4cb9-89aa-1c3a8099f347/deploying_office_2007_with_sms_2003_r2_white_paper.doc

Deploying Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1 via software distribution (SCCM 2007 or SMS 2003)

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1. Create a Package. 2. Create a Program with command line Setup.exe /q for silent Installation with Maximum Allowed runtime Of 3:00 Hours. 3. Advertise it.