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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 …

I’m starting to construct a list of SharePoint Performance resources and links I’ve discovered. This blog post is my list of favourites to refer to:   http://blogs.msdn.com/arpans/archive/2008/10/21/things-to-consider-for-sharepoint-performance.aspx (Things to Consider for SharePoint Performance, by Arpan Shah) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc850694.aspx (Best practices for team collaboration sites, by Microsoft) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/sharepointserver/bb736746.aspx (Best Practices Resource Center for SharePoint Server 2007, by …

Small Business Server 2008   We are your Victoria and Vancouver Island SBS Experts   The best selling Microsoft  Small Business Server (SBS) has been a cornerstone technology for the small business market place over the last few years, especially so with the SBS2003 version.  However, as good as SBS2003 was, the needs of business …

Although you can search your file system for all of the web.config files, when you need to modify something specific, low-level in SharePoint, it’s best to find the right one, first. 🙂   So, because I’ve asked this several times before, I figured I’d show the quickest way to locate your SharePoint sites web.config file …

When you create a new item in SharePoint, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, the “!New” icon appears (in green), like this:     The default is that this icon appears for 48 hours (2 days).  However, if you aren’t happy with the duration, you can change it.   To get the current duration of the …

Apologies to the original author, I’ve found this post a 1/2 dozen times, all with the same text, so I guess I’m copying an existing copy and paste.  But, this was worthy of placement here as I ran into this again today…   By default, SharePoint Search Services can crawl and filter a file with …