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Apparently… Microsoft plans to release SharePoint Designer, as a FREE software package/download as of April 1st. If the blogs I’m reading and gathering this from are trying to pull an April Fool’s joke, it is pretty lame and lacks creativity. But if it is true, folks will soon be able to download and install the …

What?   A common complaint is that SharePoint site visitors are repeatedly prompted for their login credentials (username and password), particularly when utilizing Document Libraries and opening and saving documents.   So What?   First things first… SharePoint is a complex product in the back end (SQL Servers, IIS, Windows Servers, SMTP, ASP.NET, C#, XML, …

Monday, March 09, 2009 4:51 PM This guide has been created to provide the necessary steps to ‘refresh’ a Sandbox Collection (Different Web Application) with Production Data, so that it can be ‘played with’ without breaking the Production Implementation.     Note on Authentication/Permissions: Ensure you perform these tasks with an account that has full …

First off, OneNote is awesome. Combined with the latest SnagIt and I have the worlds best documentation tools and personal resource library.   Now, to share this information, we of course store OneNote in SharePoint (good/quick guide here to how to get rolling and how info is stored: OneNote and SharePoint – the basics   …

Don’t mind me, I’m just starting to compile a list of resources and links for changing passwords in WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007.   Eli Robillard – How to change service accounts and their passwords in MOSS and WSS 3.0 Microsoft – How to change service accounts and service account passwords in SharePoint Server 2007 …

The following links have been assembled to assist anyone trying to move SharePoint Databases in either WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007.   Move all databases (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512723.aspx Move content databases (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc287899.aspx Add, split, and merge content databases (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc825325.aspx Move all databases (Office SharePoint Server …

First off, I never install SharePoint (WSS or MOSS) with the default configuration. This would leave me without the ability to grow a farm (and if we implement SharePoint right for an organization, its popularity and use with grow and if it makes us profitable, we’ll need to grow it – as my old boss …

Larger companies deploying Enterprise SharePoint solutions should have formal planning sessions. But some businesses want to realize the immediate value of having their data available online and accessible from anywhere, at any time and on anything.   itgroove can  help companies implement Microsoft SharePoint quickly, in a protected fashion, delivered using best practices, and in …

I’m constantly seeing this in environments where the simple fix is applied (darn you IIS WAMREG and your damned Local Activation whining). On a Windows 2008 R2 box and finding that registry key is greyed out/unavailable?  Be sure to check this out first… http://www.wictorwilen.se/Post/Fix-the-SharePoint-DCOM-10016-error-on-Windows-Server-2008-R2.aspx   1.    Go into regedit and expand out HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT 2. Go …

There are lots of links to get the Fantastic 40 templates and background on them but I find myself always searching for this information, so I’m linking it for myself (and you, if it helps).   Where to get ‘em http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/wp-content/uploads/brainlitter/brainlitterarchive/sharepoint/bb407286.aspx   Descriptions of each one http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/wp-content/uploads/brainlitter/brainlitterarchive/sharepoint/bb407287.aspx   Groupings by Business Area http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/wp-content/uploads/brainlitter/brainlitterarchive/sharepoint/bb848091.aspx   Frequently …