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  • Blog Post: Tip 34: Adding a SharePoint 2010 Search Suggestion

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for SharePoint Server 2010 , Search Server 2010 and Search Server 2010 Express . SharePoint Server 2010 and Search Server 2010 Express include a new feature for search called Search Suggestions. Search suggestions are listing below the search box that suggests search terms while you are...
    on 24 Jun 2010

  • Blog Post: New SharePoint Foundation 2010 Update Out - KB2032588

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    If your SharePoint 2010 servers are running Automatic Updates you may see a new SharePoint Foundation 2010 update listed. Update 2032588 was released yesterday, July 13, 2010. For more information on what this update contains see the following KB; http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2032588 . There is one...
    on 14 Jul 2010

  • Blog Post: SharePoint Performance Boost

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    on 23 Dec 2009

  • Blog Post: Workaround: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Training

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Training http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/blogs/GetThePoint/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=23
    on 24 Apr 2010

  • Blog Post: Tip 33: Branch Cache and SharePoint 2010, or How to Make SharePoint Fast over Slow Networks

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 when running on Windows 2008 R2 and browsing SharePoint on Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 and up. My internal training in the next version of SharePoint has sparked some intriguing thoughts around what will be possible in the near...
    on 19 Mar 2010

  • Blog Post: Tip 11: Troubleshooting SharePoint Events Log Entries with EventTriggers.exe

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0/3.0, SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, SharePoint Foundation 2010, SharePoint Server 2010 and really any Windows computer, XP and up which is writing an Event Log entry that needs investigation. If you have ever...
    on 2 Dec 2009

  • Blog Post: Tip 19: Keep Track of That Application Pool

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0/3.0, SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and may apply to SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010; when running on IIS 6.0 or IIS 7.0/7.5 with the IIS 6 Management Compatibility role services installed...
    on 12 Dec 2009

  • Blog Post: Tip 36: SharePoint Search Server Name Mappings

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 , Search Server 2008 , SharePoint Server 2010 and Search Server 2010 Express . Need to return search results with a different URL than the URL that was crawled by SharePoint? You can do this using a Server Name Mapping in the search settings...
    on 16 Jul 2010

  • Blog Post: Tip 13: What’s Old is New

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0/3.0, SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and may apply to SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010. Here is a tip for those of you who want to interface with a SharePoint without programming against...
    on 4 Dec 2009

  • Blog Post: Tip 29: X-Header Marks the Spot

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 , Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and may apply to SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 . Although it is a good practice to manage the RFC 2822 header fields, or X-Headers in your email system, SharePoint does use some X-Headers...
    on 12 Jan 2010

  • Blog Post: Tip 1: The right way to upgrade to a SharePoint Service Pack or Update

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
    on 16 Nov 2009

  • Blog Post: Tip 31: The 411 on 401s

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip pertains to all versions of SharePoint and no versions of SharePoint. Again, it is really more of an IIS troubleshooting tip. Since you have gone through Tip 30 and enabled all of the extended logging options in IIS you will not doubt have access to the “Protocol Status” and “Protocol Substatus...
    on 8 Feb 2010

  • Blog Post: Tip 5: Use a SQL Connection Alias

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
    on 20 Nov 2009

  • Blog Post: Tip 6: Browsing to a Document Library

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
    on 23 Nov 2009

  • Blog Post: Tip 23: Use SharePoint to Research SharePoint

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    Warning, this may create a space-time paradox , but the risk is worth it because of the payoff! Also, this tip pertains to all versions of SharePoint and no versions of SharePoint. I recently seen that the WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 Technical Libraries were updated and available in .chm format from...
    on 21 Dec 2009

  • Blog Post: Tip 39: Set Visual Upgrade Back to Previous Version Part Deux

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for SharePoint Foundation 2010 , SharePoint Server 2010 and Search Server 2010 Express . So you have your heart set on the WSS 3.0/MOSS 2007 look; I know, how could you not just looooove it? But have just installed a fresh new SharePoint 2010 farm. Or, you have visual upgraded your sites...
    on 9 Sep 2010

  • Blog Post: Tip 25: Check Up On Your Web Services

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. Just like a teenager, the Office Server Web Services need checking on from time to time as they both tend to get into trouble when left to their own devices. So what are the Office Server Web Services? When would you want to check them and...
    on 5 Jan 2010

  • Blog Post: Tip 38: SharePoint 2010 Enable Visual Upgrade on Sites with PowerShell

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for SharePoint Foundation 2010 , SharePoint Server 2010 and Search Server 2010 Express . When upgrading to SharePoint 2010 from WSS 3.0, MOSS 2007 or Search Search 2008 there are some choices on whether or not the administrator wants to upgrade sites to the new SharePoint 2010 look and...
    on 26 Aug 2010

  • Blog Post: Tip 24: Save Typing For The Typists

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0/3.0, SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010. As a SharePoint administrator there will be many times that you will find youself running the SharePoint command...
    on 4 Jan 2010

  • Blog Post: Tip 27: Workflow Overflow

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 , Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and may apply to SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010 . There is a hidden list in SharePoint called Workflow History . This list is hidden from the “View All Site Content” and the...
    on 8 Jan 2010

  • Blog Post: Installing SharePoint 2010 RTM Over Previous Versions

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    Before even writing on how this can be done I have to state that I would not recommend this be done on a production system. Previous versions of any software is going to leave traces of itself even after an uninstall so, while everything may seem to be working fine at the time, issues may occur down...
    on 28 Apr 2010

  • Blog Post: Tip 40: IIS Application Pool Tracking

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip pertains to all versions of SharePoint and no versions of SharePoint. It is really more of an IIS troubleshooting tip. When strange things happen to IIS application pools I am reminded of the old public service announcement, “ Do you know where your children are? ” Well, do you...
    on 19 Nov 2010

  • Blog Post: Tip 10: Recycling is good for SharePoint’s Environment Too

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and may apply to SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010. Did you know that there are 2 recycle bins in SharePoint? One bin that can be used by site users to recover...
    on 1 Dec 2009

  • Blog Post: Tip 12: Hide in plain view with SharePoint:SPSecurityTrimmedControl

    Chad Schultz - MSFT
    This tip is for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and may apply to SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010. To celebrate my watching of a classic ninja movie last night; I thought my next tip should be about...
    on 3 Dec 2009