When you install Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 on Vista, you may not be able to login initially, and presented with an error message. HTTP Error 404.2 - Not Found Description: The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the ISAPI and CGI...

I recently purchased a netbook, and unfortunately had to install XP on it.  I wanted to install the Windows 7 Beta, but unfortunately it doesn’t support my Verizon Broadband card.  I have seen it working on the RC however, so I’m waiting for...

ShareComic   Last November I wrote a post about SharePoint, the evolution of it’s names, and the historical path of its technology.  You can view it here: SharePoint - a product of many names .  To quote the article: “I just hope that the...

Dear avid 7 readers – the last few weeks have been busy.   Here’s some updates for you on where I’m sharing the point… 1. Blog Article Series – Another article was published at EndUserSharePoint.com, and is now an official series.  What...

ShareComic – SharePoint Easter Egg Thanks to all who have enjoyed the comics so far.  The series was featured today over at Get The Point (very cool!).  Laughter is the best way to get through life!  Even when working (IMO).  Have...

If you haven’t yet, I recommend checking out the Microsoft Office Live Workspace.  It really is a great solution for individual(s) who need to collaborate on documents (that are Microsoft centric).  Personally, it feels like a lite version of...

I’ve noticed lately there has been a growing interest in Public sites running on SharePoint.  Twitterverse, blogs, client meetings, and then today at an event in both of my SharePoint presentations. Thanks to Ian Morrish for his compilation of SharePoint...

ShareComic – Conficker Attacks SharePoint

This post comes from, Will Phifer.   He was working on some workflows, and had installed Nintex to test out its functionality.  Had had removed Nintex from the environment, but some of the workflows in the environment were then getting errors...

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I like to think I’m a funny guy.  Well, I always make 1 person laugh at least (I do count as one person right?). I was reading some comics at Office OFFline by David Salaquinto (be sure to check out David’s - he’s got some great stuff!).  David...

I can’t believe I didn’t know about this little shortcut already *hangs head in shame*.  I thought I would post this just in case I’m not the only GUI dork who isn’t a command line master-jedi. When working with the command prompt (in our case stsadm...

I typically always hit a snag when implementing FBA for a SharePoint site.  *shrugs*   I just accept it… it will not always go smoothly for me.  :) However, there are several resources that I typically lean on as a reference if I get...

I found a serious issue with a SharePoint implementation recently.  It turned out, there were actually 2 separate places in SharePoint where an error was occurring.  After searching extensively for a resolution, I never found an actual answer...

Not a new concept here, but I thought I would add this to my blog so I’m not always referencing other blogs for it. Plus I will be referring to this post very soon.  :) When you get an error in SharePoint, by default it’s not going to be very descriptive...

Last evening I drove to Asheville, NC to present at a SharePoint User Group meeting.  It’s about 2.5 hours from Charlotte (where I’m located).  On my way back to Charlotte I was heading down a mountain road enjoying the curvy road in my Mazda...

You may have this error in your environment resulting in your Search Service not being able to crawl your content.  If you’ve verified that your default content access account has the appropriate permissions and you are still getting this error,...

Do you browse the web for SharePoint information?  Keep an eye on RSS feeds for that next latest and greatest piece of info or tidbit that will make you more knowledgeable on all things SharePoint? You do?  Me too!  Luckily for us, we aren...

Typically the 4965 error occurs doing Publishing Provisioning because of an access denied issue.  I had blogged about that previously here: Event ID: 4965 - Publishing Provisioning Error .   Today while enabling the Publishing Infrastructure...

Quick update for my 7 readers: Article I wrote an article, Discussion Board vs Blog , that was published on EndUserSharePoint.com today: http://www.endusersharepoint.com/?p=1272 .  If you haven’t ever been to this site – you should!  They have...

Hotfix for the hotfix eh?  Previously I had a post about common errors in SharePoint after a new installation: SharePoint Exception Errors: Event ID 6398, Event ID 6482, Event ID 7076 The resolution for that is to install a hotfix (kb 946517). ...

Did you know that the content on TechNet for SharePoint Server (MOSS) is available for download in compiled help format (CHM)?    It’s been available for a few months now, but today they just released version 4.  That’s a great file...

Repeatedly I have come across a SharePoint implementation that was not well planned out in regards to data storage.  When you are planning the taxonomy and information architecture of your sites, a good amount of effort and thought should be put...

I keep thinking of new ideas!  See this post for my original ideas on Microsoft Tag   Here are some latest: Amber Alert Amber Alerts could have tags, so that individuals that are mobile could grab a tag to get a picture of what the missing child...