Rick Houchins at myITforum.com

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

I don't see where to download these tools. Please direct me to the download. Thanks you.

# SCCM Custom Tools Available Again....

I don't know what the issue was, but a gentleman by the name of Rick Houchins had a blog on the site

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Is anyone working on a Wake-On-LAN Right Click Tool for SCCM? The WOL product from IE had Tools for the SMS 2003 Console to manually wake up individual computers and/or Collections but now that SCCM has WOL features built-in, I would have thought Microsoft would have included a similar Console Tool to manually wake up a Computer or Collection of computers.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Hi Rick,

 nice tool.

couple of questions though.

1. When you right click a machine (SITE) Client Tools/Computer managment. Should it not connect to that machine..? Only seems to launch Computer managment but dosent connect to the computer managment of the remote PC.

Is there an easy way of removing some of the tools/logs/Actions listed on the right click for my admins who i wouldnt want to see all the options..?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Link to download pack latest pack is to myitforum.com/.../0521ConfigMgrTools.zip which was previous version & does no longer work.

If you copy the url instead of clicking on it it works as its to myitforum.com/.../0527ConfigMgrTools.zip

clickable link needs pointing to 0527 not 0521

regards

Mark.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Hi Rick,

Is there an way I can remove some of the listed tools/logs/Actions on the right click options so I can deploy only the desired options to my Techies..?

# SCCM Right Click Tools updated to Version 1.7

Requested by a myITforum’er, version 1.7 adds the Software Updates Scan Cycle to the Collection root

# Harjit @ UVM » SCCM Right Click Tools

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# Force clients to check-in for advertisements

Always good material on the email list to blog on :-) There are 2 ways to force the client to retrieve

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

The function of bringing up the web reports for a client appears to assume the reporting point site system in on the primary site server itself.  If this is indeed the case, any chance of a quick fix I can make on this end to have the links point to the actual reporting server?

Regards,

Vance

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Hi there Rick. Do you have a manual that explains every option?

Thanks

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Hi Rick,

Do you have an estimated date for your next update?

Can you also verify exactly what the options are for installation?  Our management points are used by many support staff connecting to many different site databases.  If they select a particular site code and server name during install, will this affect the other users of the management point?  Or will they be able to set their own site codes and server names?

Thanks,

Kezza

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Has anyone had any success using these on server 2008?  The tools appear for me but none of them work.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

In  the client actions right click tools you have "Security Updates Scan Cycle" and "Security Updates Deployment Evaluation Cycle" are these the same as "Software Update Scan Cycle" and "Software Updates Deployment Evaluations Cycle".

If they are why the name change to security?

By the way.

Thanks for the great tool, it has saved me a bunch of time. Excellent Job!

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Is there an easy way of removing some of the tools/logs/Actions listed on the right click for my admins who i wouldnt want to see all the options..?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Is there anyway of incorperating the WMI fix into a right clock.

i.e. using psexec to stop the WMI service delete the wmi repositry & restart the service.

Also what about a shutdown & restart right clock option?

keep up the good work.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Is there any documentation on an easy way to convert any scripts/addon tools I created with the SMS right click tools so they get added on to the new SCCM Right Click Tools?

I wrote a tool for my Helpdesk to be able to remote control machines by IP address (because our laptops roam and our the associated DNS and WINS records don't always update in a timely manner). We still need this tool in SCCM.

I have other tools, but right now this is the one preventing me from upgrading our Primary site to SCCM 2007.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

I get the same error.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Re-Run advertisment from list broken

listadverts.hta fails for me at line 129 row 2.

The remote server machine does not exist or is unavailable 'GetObject'

Fails both on my remote console and the server with the same error message.  Any ideas guys?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

The one thing that is missing in all this is the ability to add computers to multiple collections in one move (perhaps a browse?)

Other than this "wish" and my little issue above, I'm finding the tools of great benefit.

Thanks to all who contribute

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

I installed but get errors.

On error resume Next

Const HKLM = &H80000002

sScheduleID = WScript.Arguments(0)

sType = WScript.Arguments(2)

ChangeAssign = False

SetAction = False

ReRunAdvert=False

Any customizations I'm supposed to make after installing this?

Thanks,

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

If you change Webreports.xml to use report ID 111 instead of 107, it will be a much more useful function when you right click on an advertisement and want to see the advertisement status.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

V1.8 (2/13)

ping workstation does not work. Nothing happens when this is selected.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Hello

I have installed this tool and it looks like it overwrites the security permission that are currently set. I have restricted collection that come down from the central site and this tools allows you to add computers to these collection. Is there a way I can restrict this tool from allowing computers to be added to certain collections.

Thx

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

chiners_68, replace the cmd.exe in the sccmtools folder with your existing working one.. and that will fix it. The supplied cmd.exe registers as a non win32 application.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

In version 1.0, you state that there is a process that needs to be done for the right click for Advertisement status to work.

"4.       The ability to check the status of an advertisement with a right click from that advertisementIn order to get the client and the advertisement web reports to work you must perform the following. "

Could you fill in the procedure?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

The Install SCCM Client right-click option is not working in version 1.8.  I was using 1.4 before, which works.

==========[ ccmsetup started in process 1416 ]========== ccmsetup 3/17/09 5:06:43 PM 3596 (0x0E0C)

Version: 4.0.5931.0000 ccmsetup 3/17/09 5:06:43 PM 3596 (0x0E0C)

Command line parameters for ccmsetup have been specified.  No registry lookup for command line parameters is required. ccmsetup 3/17/09 5:06:43 PM 3596 (0x0E0C)

Command line: "C:\WINDOWS\ccmsetup.exe" /mp: /service SMSSITECODE=NBG ccmsetup 3/17/09 5:06:43 PM 3596 (0x0E0C)

Invalid ccmsetup command line: "C:\WINDOWS\ccmsetup.exe" /mp: /service SMSSITECODE=NBG ccmsetup 3/17/09 5:06:43 PM 3596 (0x0E0C)

Thanks!

Russell

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Can anyone advise .. is this tool still being developed ?

Additions I would really like to see if possible are:

Remote shutdown/restart

Remote fix WMI

Remote run custom VBscript

Thanks in advance

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

^Thanks for the re-boot option ! :)

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Is there a download for the SCCM tools? Or was it removed?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Never mid,, I miss took these version numbers for SMS 2003 versions. converting in a couple of weeks.. and didn't want to lose the option.

Thanks.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

I can help you in developing tools?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Your last posted version says:

Version 1.9 (4/24/2009)

I believe it should read:

Version 1.9 (3/24/2009), as 4/24/2009 isn't even here yet.

The timestamp on the EXE within the ZIP file shows 3/24/2009.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Monday, April 14, 2008 9:37 AM by bremeski

Bremeski,

I hope you found the download link it is the last thing posted in the blog.

myitforum.com/.../0424ConfigMgrTools.zip

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Love the tools.

I'm trying to add in the ability to do WOL.  I'm fairly close, but I'm having trouble defining a new ##SUB value in Adminconsole.xml for mac address.  Since this a variable tracked by SCCM per client, shouldn't we be able to reference this?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Would a new menu to access the 64-bit SYSWOW folder (e.g., CCM,logs)from a 32-bit console be unreasonable?  We have a mix and it's a few steps to get to the 64-bit data.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

We've installed your tools into a brand new SCCM environment and have come across something very weird.

i40.tinypic.com/2ebuzxd.jpg

This happens when we right click on a device listed under a collection.

Any ideas why please?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Getting exactly the same problem as jamesrobinson on a new sccm environment. right click machine and multiple install client appear.

any solution for this ?

thanks

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

I'm having the same problem as kdyer571 above where re-run an advertisment doesn't display the list.

Line 129 Char 2 of ListAdverts.hta

The remote server machine does not exist or is unavailable 'GetObject'

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Just to add: Thanks for the tool, I like the integration with the console.

I primarily want it for re-assigning a few clients (ad-hoc basis) and this is great. However I noticed an error when trying to reassign relating to the SLP, AD and WINS. Our SCCM install is all tickety-boo (extended, published, security rights etc) but I couldn't rehome my client:

Failed to resolve 'SMS_SLP' to IP address from WINS LocationServices 18/05/2009 11:10:09 14308 (0x37E4)

LSGetSLP : Failed to resolve SLP from WINS, is it published LocationServices 18/05/2009 11:10:09 14308 (0x37E4)

I added a WINS entry manually for SLP (technet.microsoft.com/.../bb632567.aspx) and it's fine.

Cheers again,

Nick

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Looking for some silent install switches so I can send this to desktop technicians with console access.

Any help on this?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Was performing some tests and thus wanted to uninstall this tool. Although it removes the program from Add/Remove Programs, the extensions are still present within the SCCM console.

Any way to actually remove them?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Web reports does not run correctly if Reporting point in othet than Site server. That may be necessary if you run site server in 64 bit server and want to use Office Web componets in reports. Then you need to install Reporting point in 32 -bit server.

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

I've got 1 primary and 9 secondaries in 9 different domains. Do I have to take the Central or primary version?

Thanks

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

Would it be possible to have the tool try to contact the clients with FQDN instead of the computer name?

# re: SCCM Right Click Tools

I'm a big fan of your tools, just 2 issues I have with it at the moment.

The install automatically assumes C:\Windows and the system directory instead of use %SystemRoot%. We are not using C:\Windows on our workstations and it took me a while to figure out I needed to move the tools to get them to work.

Second, the "Client Web Reports" are assuming a specific format for URL path, but this can be changed at SCCM install and we have done this.  It would be good to have the install for your tools allow the user to specify a path to the reports URL, or better yet read it from SCCM.

Otherwise great tools, thanks!