MarC on September 2nd, 2010

On Stefan Gossners blog I saw that the August CU for SharePoint 2007 AND 2010 is available. Find more information on his blog.
Downloadlinks:
WSS 3.0
MOSS 2007
SharePoint Foundation 2010
SharePoint Server 2010
SharePoint Server 2010 and Project Server

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MarC on August 3rd, 2010

The STS3S protocol is used for crawling SharePoint content that is exposed using SSL, without having to have URL links that lead to every possible content item in the web site. This protocol is used to index WSS 3.0 server farms using SSL (which MOSS 2007 is layered on top of ) STS3S protocol achieves [...]

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MarC on July 27th, 2010

Only until now I realize that there is a dependency between the user information list and crawling the site. After a full crawl the user information list is updated with information in the User Profiles.
In a customer farm there are some accounts in the Imported User Profiles list where the display name is in the [...]

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MarC on July 13th, 2010

Cumulative Update June 2010 for SharePoint 2007 is available. It is build 12.0.6539.5000 and you can get it here. Request the hotfix immediately here.

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MarC on May 17th, 2010

This is a post without a solution (yet). I’m always having some kind of trouble with installing this SharePoint 2007 service.
I use these settings:
 
The description with this service states that: To use the Directory Management Service you need to provide the SharePoint Central Administration application pool account with write access to the container you specify [...]

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MarC on April 27th, 2010

Found this on the Nintex forum: Because you can’t copy the hyperlink on the “Export to spreadsheet” link on SharePoint lists, here is how you can create your own hyperlink.
http://[Server]/[Site]/([Subsite]/)_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?C
S=109&Using=_layouts/query.iqy&List=[ListGUID]&
View=[ViewGUID]&CacheControl=1′
Replace the [Placeholders] with your environment’s information.  A handy way to get the list and view GUIDs is to go into “Modify Columns and Settings” then [...]

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MarC on April 23rd, 2010

I had to install, not for the first time, the Report Viewer and Report Explorer web parts at a client farm. Last time I did not write down what I had done so that is why I post it here.
It is very simple. The cab file that contains this web parts can be found here:
C:\Program [...]

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MarC on April 19th, 2010

Pricing for MOSS can be complex, especially when calculating the cost of optional products.  For your convenience and information, Bamboo Solutions developed the SharePoint Price Calculator.  This tool can help you develop a good ballpark estimate of your total licensing expenditures. At the moment it is only for SharePoint 2007
Find here the calculator site.
Microsoft also [...]

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MarC on March 22nd, 2010

At a client I am investigating a SharePoint farm which has been connected to another AD domain in the past and several accounts from that domain can still be found in SharePoint. For example if one adds a user to a group through a people picker, for some people two or more accounts are shown. [...]

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In the past I encountered this problem myself and a colleague of mine had the same problem this week. Uploading large files to SharePoint 2007 that is installed on a Windows Server 2008. By accident I have found the following post through the “Windows Server 2008 Resource Center for SharePoint Products and Technologies” which can [...]

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