Tech Tips, Asset & CMDB

Why do I see the same installer listed 3 times when I created the Software Update Tasks for MS08-053? See the graphic below.

Need to get files other than the standard .exe files into your inventories. Perhaps the programs you need to inventory do not have .exe files such as ActiveX Controls.

Great view to have in your Asset database for reporting the locations your PCs are at. With this view you can easily add a Location column with address to any report you have.

It is nice to be able to see who the primary user is in a report. Since the Primary User table is based on a given month you have to add that as a parameter to every report you want to see Primary User on.

One of the problems with the canned compliance reports is the lack of easily isolated Service Pack information, so I created a report that allows you to select Windows 2000, XP, or Vista and then filter out the most recent SP for that OS.

One of the toughest parts of Barcode is understanding how licenses can be freed up for scanners no longer in use.

Recently, it was discovered that a client machine had a Task History entry for Hardware Inventory, AEXMACHINV.exe of 'Task Stopped'? In fact, AEXMACHINV.exe stays active and in place, showing up in the computers task manager until a time-out occurs. Of course, there was no hardware inventory on the server either. What happened?

Last time we covered adding a collection picker to your reports. In case you missed it you can find it here. I know after reading the prior tip you were excited beyond belief, and happily adding collection pickers to all your reports.