Sep25

What service pack is on my SQL Server?

Categories: SQL Server
Quick way to determine which SP is on your SQL Server:  "If you are a DBA in a big SQL Server database shop, keeping track of what service packs are on each SQL Server can become daunting. Here are a couple of scripts that help you determine wh...
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Sep25

SharePoint Crawl and SQL Server Errors - Event ID: 17310

Categories: SQL Server
After setting up a crawl rule to crawl something other than SharePoint sites (such as a file share), you may encounter some errors for SQL Server.  If you start to see these repeatedly - check that you have the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL ...
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Sep19

Change default location for SharePoint Database files: .mdf .ldf

Categories: SQL Server
When installing SharePoint, you may have decided you want to keep your data files for the database on a separate directory / drive.  However, you need to keep in mind that the SharePoint installer is going to create the databases for you automatical...
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Sep18

Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client - Error with Vista & Wireless

Categories: Miscellaneous
Recently working with a client and they had a Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client to connect to their network (version 2.1.0148).  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to connect to their VPN when my laptop was wireless. After some searching on the internet, I only...
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Sep6

Determine Which Version of SharePoint is Installed

Categories: General, Tips
I've come across this several times, where someone asks me a SharePoint question.  Not that I want to answer a question with a question, but the first thing I ask is what version of SharePoint they are running. Is it WSS 3.0 or is it MOSS 2007?  ...
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Sep6

WSS Topnav Bar Highlighting - Selected Tab incorrect

Categories: Branding
I was helping a SharePoint User Group member with a top link bar highlighting problem.  Their issue was that in WSS, the top link bar highlighting does not follow you as it does in MOSS. The selected navigation tab was not highlighted showing were y...
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Sep5

Resolution for Event ID 7888 - Only site admin can access Data Source object from user profile DB

Categories: Errors
After a recent implementation of MOSS 2007 (least privilege), I was going through the event viewer to ensure everything was running without hiccups and I discovered that II had an Event ID: 7888 in the logs. Event Type: Error Event Source: Off...
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Sep2

SharePoint Server 2007 Downloadable e-books / content

Categories: General
Microsoft has a good amount of downloadable content for SharePoint.  They make some pretty good references as all of the content is actually available on TechNet.  I like to keep these on an external drive however, In case i need to research somethi...
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