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"I've been wondering this one myself. It's my understanding that the "right way" is to use System Center Update Publisher to import or create the update for the software, then deploy it. This will update the application wherever it is installed, whether or not it was originally deployed from ConfigMgr. You probably want to create a new application as well to supersede the old one, but if you don't, when the old version gets installed somewhere it will automatically get updated by the update you deployed. Can any ConfigMgr experts weigh in and let me know if I've got this right?" - Ryan Steele

"Daidoco has indeed closed, but a new restaurant called Uchida has opened in its place. As I understand, it's owned by one of the partners who owned Daidoco and it's essentially the same restaurant as far as I can tell." - Ryan Steele

"From the [BikeSense](http://www.bikesense.bc.ca/) guide published by the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition: >Passing vehicles on the right between intersections, especially in congested city traffic, is a topic of debate, even in the courts. Under appropriate circumstances, case law suggests that cyclists should be able to legally pass slower moving traffic on the right where the curb lane is wide, provided they are cautious. I don't know the details about the case law they cite but the answer to "Is it legal for a cyclist to pass on the right?" seems to be "probably". I highly recommend the BikeSense guide, by the way. It is really well written and informative." - Ryan Steele

"Best barber shop/hair salon (maybe two separate categories?)" - Ryan Steele

"Best clothing store" - Ryan Steele

"The capture media isn't bootable, you run the program from within the OS. It takes care of running sysprep for you." - Ryan Steele

"I'm just figuring this stuff out myself, but I think what you want to do is [capture your image using Capture Media](http://www.windows-noob.com/forums...)." - Ryan Steele

"Don't forget to modify the audit log's last modified date after you modify the audit log." - Ryan Steele

"Happy to help!" - Ryan Steele

"Sounds to me like bad RAM. Run Memtest86+ or the memory test on the Windows installer DVD on this machine. If it's not the RAM, it could be the network adapter. Not sure if Dell makes a bootable diagnostics available but that would be the next thing I'd try." - Ryan Steele

"Yup! The background update runs as a scheduled task under the SYSTEM account and runs regardless of whether a user is logged in or whether any logged-in user is an admin or not. On some browsers, if the update runs while a user has the browser open, the update won't take effect until the user closes and re-opens the browser. There are more details in the [Flash Player Administration Guide (PDF)](http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www...)." - Ryan Steele

"Adobe provides a silent installer, so I don't see this being a big deal. You just need to apply for a license to distribute it (which is free): http://www.adobe.com/product... Plus, if you configure it to, Flash player can update itself silently and automatically: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-p..." - Ryan Steele

"I've been battling with similar issues here. You might want to check if there is a duplicate SMBIOS GUID in your environment. This can happen if you've replaced the motherboard in one or more computers and have not set the service tag in the BIOS. There's a KB article about the issue here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb... The article is for SCCM 2007, and I haven't determined whether this is still an issue in 2012, but it may be worth investigating. In my case, I'm trying to run a Build and Capture in a VM and the SCCM client seems to report a different SMBIOS GUID than the PXE boot client, causing a mismatch when you attempt to perform the B&C a second time without deleting and re-creating the computer object in SCCM." - Ryan Steele

"Both trails have sections of hard-packed gravel and wooden trestles (which, as toontca says, get slippery when wet, and are downright unrideable when frosty). I think lots of people do ride them on road bikes though." - Ryan Steele

"Further to the OP's question about drivers, Lenovo does make a "SCCM Driver Pack" available. http://support.lenovo.com/en_US... It's not a CAB file, but an archive of the individual drivers. You have to import them into SCCM manually. I'm just getting started with SCCM OS deployment and we don't use Dell gear in our shop so I can't say how much that will change your workflow." - Ryan Steele

"If the machine is equipped with a TPM and you're running Windows 7, enable [BitLocker](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us...). This is the best way to prevent someone from booting from a live CD and messing around with the filesystem. Yes, you can disable booting from the CD-ROM in the BIOS and set a password, but anyone can get around that by opening the case and resetting the BIOS. Be aware that if someone does boot from a live CD and messes with the boot sector, the computer will fail to boot completely unless the BitLocker recovery key is entered. Make sure to back up those recovery keys." - Ryan Steele

"Thanks for posting this, it was very helpful! I'm still in the middle of the upgrade, but I thought I'd contribute something for Step 4. During the ADK installation, it asks which components to install. According to [this TechNet article](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us...), the required components are: * User State Migration Tool (USMT) * Windows Deployment Tools * Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) Also, Step 7 is not required if you obtained the SP1 media after Jan. 25 since they've included the hotfix in the installation media. ([source](http://support.microsoft.com/kb...))" - Ryan Steele

"Upvoted for searching for a previous thread and summarizing the comments from it." - Ryan Steele

"Just out of curiosity, have you checked if there are any Exchange servers listed in AD that are no longer on the network? Launch ADSI Edit and navigate to: CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=LOCAL CN=Services CN=Microsoft Exchange CN=EXCHANGE_ORG CN=Administrative Groups *AND/OR* CN=First Administrative Group CN=Exchange Administrative Group (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT) CN=Servers I'm experiencing a similar issue and we've still got our decommissioned Exchange 2007 server showing up in this list. I'm waiting for our Exchange admin to properly uninstall this server so I won't know until then if this is the cause, but it might be worth looking into." - Ryan Steele

"I think the method detailed in [this Reddit post from August](http://www.reddit.com/r...) is a much more elegant approach. Using this method, you can add sites that you need to allow Java on to the Trusted Sites zone, but be aware that being in the Trusted Sites zone can stop some sites from working properly for some reason." - Ryan Steele

"Downtown, I would guess the coverage will be about equal. The variability is going to be in the outlying areas. If that is a concern for you at all, there are a couple cell tower maps you can use to estimate the coverage you will get with each provider. Here's one: http://www.ertyu.org/steven_... For the record, I'm on Rogers and I have no major complaints." - Ryan Steele

"Although I haven't used it myself, a number of folks here have recommended [Ninite Pro](https://ninite.com/pro), which lets you silently install and update a number of different applications, including Java, Adobe Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player." - Ryan Steele

"I like "[system unit](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA...)". I'm on a crusade to popularize the term within our organization. The number of people I've convinced to start using it is approximately zero." - Ryan Steele

"Overall, good info, but... >Clean off the CPU and heatsink and apply Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste, which can be purchased from Radio Shack for $10. Use a tiny bit more than the size of a pea. That's a bit too much Arctic Silver. You should be using an amount the size of a grain of rice. http://www.arcticsilver.com/PDF... > A quick way to test your PSU is to listen to the back of it. As you hit the power button listen for a hissing noise. If anything it's a blown capacitor Some power supplies make weird noises, even when they're working just fine. If it *starts* making a new weird noise, then yes, that could indicate a problem." - Ryan Steele

"Yes. The important part of changing your password is that if someone else's phone was set up to receive your iMessages, that will disable it." - Ryan Steele

"Can you please confirm you've changed the password on your Apple ID?" - Ryan Steele

"Very strange. Was the reply that came in an SMS or an iMessage? If it was an iMessage, it wouldn't have shown up in your online text log, since those don't go through your provider's text message server. Maybe that message from a Seattle number is unrelated to this. Either way, I'd change the password on your Apple ID, just to be on the safe side." - Ryan Steele

"I can think of a couple possibilities. Since you're using iMessage, it could be the bug that a couple other people have mentioned, which is that if the SIM card from your iPhone has ever been installed in another iPhone, then any iMessages sent to you may be received on that other phone. If this is the case, changing the password on your Apple ID should fix it. The other possibility is that you have an entry in your Contacts with your name on it and someone else's phone number, and that is where the text got sent." - Ryan Steele

"[Yeah, that's a thing.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...)" - Ryan Steele

"There's an easy fix if you've installed Java over top of a previous version with an MSI and it's corrupted in this way, as long as you know what version you installed over top of: Just remove the current version, install the previous version, remove the previous version, then reinstall the current version. For example: start /wait msiexec /x jre1.6.0_37.msi /qn start /wait msiexec /i jre1.6.0_35.msi /qn start /wait msiexec /x jre1.6.0_35.msi /qn start /wait msiexec /i jre1.6.0_37.msi /qn" - Ryan Steele