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SharePoint and Office SP1s are Go!
It’s been a long time in the comming, a few people jumped the gun with annoucements, but it was worth the wait. MOSS 2007, WSS v3 and Office 2007 Client Suite Service Pack 1s have been released. The 2007 Microsoft … Continue reading
Search Server 2008 Express VPC essential tip.
Many of you will have downloaded (or plan to download) the VPC image for Search Server 2008 Express and will be keen to get going with the Federated Searching that is the cool new things in MSS (see my other … Continue reading
Why is SharePoint slow when I first use it?
Following a recent forum thread on the subject I thought it would be useful post something for all of the people who have recently moved to MOSS. Quote for Joel Oleson: Ever had users say, for some odd reason some times … Continue reading
You can run 64bit Guests on a 32bit host
Finally I am able to build and test my 64bit MOSS deployments on a 32bit Laptop This is solution was brought to you on by Lenovo T61p – UK Spec (T7500, 4GB Ram) Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit Host VMWare … Continue reading
SPS2003 Adding Existing Content Database
I encountered a problem recently whilst trying to do a Database Migration for MySites. Running PRESCAN I encountered to the usual problems with “Error: The following site has not been scanned. Id =…” a quick search led me to Bill … Continue reading
Alternative Access Mappings in SharePoint
I have to hold my hands up to recently getting my AAM settings wrong.. thanks to fellow MVP Shane Young for pointing out my obvious errors. Alternative Access Mappings (AAM) provide a way to serve the same SharePoint content using … Continue reading
Database Mirroring or Log Shipping for SharePoint
Michael Watson posted a short blog on Database mirroring and log shipping. Which is better? but this fails to highlight that SharePoint does not support the “;Failover Partner=PartnerServerName” and therefore does not offer the benefit of automatic failover. The white paper Using database … Continue reading
How to include Pictures when your site is created
This can be achieved using a feature or as part of the onet.xml file for a site definition. I will use a feature as this is my preferred approach and it can also be reused across multiple sites. 1. Create … Continue reading
Adding Javascript functions to the OnLoad event
This posting is a bit of a note to self, apologies if you’ve seen this before (and you probably should have as Official SharePoint blog should be on your feed list!). This post shows how the SharePoint design team have used … Continue reading
SQL Maintenance Plans and MOSS give 100% CPU error
Andrew Bridgeman recently emailed me about an issue he had encountered with his internal MOSS 2007 deployment. He had implemented the out of the box maintenance plans using the wizards and initially all was well with the world. He only realised … Continue reading
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