You cannot import a new version of driver SCCM if one or more driver files in the package are already imported into the site

Problem: When you try to import a new version of driver which was imported earlier , SCCM gives this error:  The selected driver has already been imported at this site.

Solution: Microsoft has launched a hotfix to resolve that issue, it can be downloaded from this location: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2213600 

After installing the hot fix you will be able to import a new version of driver which was imported earlier .

PXE: Failed to read PXE settings. The system cannot find the file specified. (Error: 80070002; Source: Windows)

Issue :You try to PXE boot a computer to deploy operating system through SCCM  but it throw the error :

PXE-T01: File not found
PEX-E3B: TFTP Error – File not found

Upon investigating  you find that smspxe.log shows this error:

“Failed to read PXE settings.
The system cannot find the file specified. (Error: 80070002; Source: Windows)”

This error comes when boot images and related files are not ready on SCCM server  or Windows Deployment Service is not running on PXE service point role.

Solution:
1. Take ownership of this folder and delete all content : C:\Windows\Temp\PXEBootFiles

2. If that doesn’t help delete the boot images and re-create them

Collection variable to prompt for a computer name during an OS Deployment Task Sequence in System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Collection variable to prompt for a computer name during an OS Deployment Task Sequence in System Center Configuration Manager 2007: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

SCCM 2007 interview questions

Q. Can you change a secondary site to a primary site?

A. No. A secondary site is always a secondary site. It cannot be upgraded, moved, or changed without deleting it and reinstalling it. If you delete and reinstall, you lose all secondary site data.

Q. Can you distribute a package to a computer without making it a member of a collection?

A. No. To distribute software you must have a package, a program and an advertisement. Advertisements can only be sent to collections, not to computers. If you want to distribute a package to a single computer, you must create a collection for that computer.

Read more SCCM 2007 interview questions

SCCM 2007 Quiz Application from Microsoft

The System Center Configuration Manager 2007 User Assistance team has created a set of quizzes to help you assess your understanding of the dependencies and requirements for key features of Configuration Manager. These quizzes help to raise your level of awareness of the some of the nuances of these features before you configure and use them.

Read more about SCCM 2007 Quiz Application from Microsoft .

Some useful SCCM learning resources

Great SCCM 7 Guides :
http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1064-sccm-2007-guides/

https://www.sit.auckland.ac.nz/SCCM_Deployment_Guide

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/yli628/archive/2008/06/25/setup-configmgr-2007-sp1-from-start-to-finish.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/configurationmgr/archive/2009/07/27/a-step-by-step-for-using-osd-through-system-center-configuration-manager-2007.aspx
http://communities.intel.com/docs/DOC-4079
Migrate to Windows 7 from XP:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/springboard/archive/2009/11/03/springboard-series-blog-migrating-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7-part-1.aspx

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7
http://communities.intel.com/community/openportit/vproexpert/blog/2009/11/19/vpro-windows-7-migration-with-sccm-sp2
http://www.irongeek.com/i.php?page=security/windows-7-copy-default-profile

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973289

http://blog.brianleejackson.com/sysprep-a-windows-7-machine-%E2%80%93-start-to-finish-v2

How to copy Outlook Personal Folders (PSTs) during XP to Win 7 Migration using USMT 4.0 Hardlinking

 

By default, USMT 4.0 migrates PST files that are linked to a user’s Outlook profile. This is done through internal USMT functions named SetPstPathInMapiStruct and UpdateMvBinaryMapiStruct which is called from within migapp.xml.
What this means is that PST files which are simply stored on the drive but not actually connected to Outlook will not migrate by default when using /i:migapp.cml and /i:migdocs.xml. It’s very possible a user is keeping those around for archive purposes, though. In the example below, the user has a copy of a PST in a c:\psts folder that is not attached to the Outlook profile. They also have a PST created by Outlook Auto-Archive.

In order to migrate those PST files we need to follow these steps:
1.Create a custom XML file
Here is a sample that will gather all PST files from all fixed drives:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<migration urlid="http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/pst%22>
  <component type="Documents" context="UserAndSystem">
    <displayName>All PST migrated from all fixed drives, regardless of location</displayName>
    <role role="Data">
      <rules>
        <include>
          <objectSet>
            <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.pst]", "Fixed")</script>
          </objectSet>
        </include>
      </rules>
    </role>
  </component>
</migration>
Paste that into Notepad and save as PST.XML into your USMT folder and C:\Windows\System32 folder of the target Windows XP machine

2.Add a command  switch /i:pst.xml in TS variable  “OSDMigrateAdditionalCaptureOptionsscanstate” :

BSOD with error 0x0000007B while deploying XP

Most probably this issue comes when we do not use proper storage driver in the task sequence.
Here is resolution that works most of the time:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrosd/thread/7a0c4e85-d7c1-4cea-b827-54a72f265895