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Upgrading SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Customizations to SharePoint Server 2007
Two new technical articles just posted on MSDN:Title: Upgrading SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Customizations to SharePoint Server 2007 (Part 1 of 2) URL:...
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Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 Update
This update for Microsoft Virtual Server R2 SP1 includes support for the following additional Host and Guest Operating SystemsAdditonal Guest Operating System support: Windows Vista® Ultimate Edition...
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Lots of databases, full recovery model, low disk space...what to do?
I do not much care for having my development databases set to Recovery modell = full. There is really no need for that. The day I need to restore a logfile the environmnet better be a production...
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Software Upgrade Assessment Add-In for Visio 2007 Pro
Visio Add-in for Software Upgrades will help IT/Datacenter administrators and managers assess the hardware and software installations on servers and user computers/laptops.Use this valuable add-in to...
View ArticleConnecting custom service application proxies using Powershell
In my current project we have scripted a NewsGator install in a multi-server farm. One of the challenges we faced is that we needed to connect a proxy for the NewsGator Social Platform Services service...
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Configure redirect via IIS using command line script
In our current project, we were moving an old SharePoint installation to a new farm, As part of this migration, we got a new, nicer DNS name. We wanted to support old users who had bookmarks etc., by...
View ArticleTroubleshooting SharePoint logging
Both the Event Log and the ULS log are invaluable sources of information when monitoring or debugging your SharePoint solution. Sometimes logging doesn't work. In my experience these are the most...
View ArticleHow to speed up SharePoint Management Shell startup
On virtual machines without internet access it may take 1-2 minutes to start SharePoint Management Shell. The problem is that when loading signed assemblies the .NET Framework checks the Internet based...
View ArticleIncorrect syntax near the keyword ‘AS’
The error "Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'AS'" can occur when you try to run SQL scripts that require SQL Server 2008 on an earlier version of SQL Server. In my case it occurred while installing...
View ArticleRemoving an invalid WebConfigModification using Powershell
SharePoint supports adding web.config modifications programmatically. Here is an example from MSDN. Each modification is stored with a web application, and you are able to list them using the following...
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How is the link to people’s My Site from Outloook provided?
In Lync and Outlook you can hover over a contact to get a popup showing ways to interact with the person. This is what it looks like in our environment: When hovering over the persons name, you should...
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Deploying search synonyms to SharePoint Search
SharePoint 2010 Search enables you to add search synonyms via XML configuration files on the server. The configuration is well described on TechNet and seems pretty straighforward. There are sample...
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Lost authentication cookies in SharePoint
Are your users complaining about losing their session in your SharePoint environment? Or do your users complain about being thrown out after a while? This might be the explanation. When the user has...
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How to copy a file via remote desktop connection
In some cases, you may need to copy a file from your local computer to a server, or vice versa, via a remote desktop connection (RDP). In most cases, you can easily do it by exposing your local disks...
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