Steve Chen [MSFT] Support Escalation Engineer

SharePoint Supportability flash May 2012

Steve [MSFT] — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:04:00 GMT

This is just a summary of some supportability news and flashes related to SharePoint, as recent as per May 2012. Updated Browser Support Matrix Until this month, the Plan Browser Support matrix document on TechNet was a common edit point for...(read more)

April 2012 CU for SPS2010/Foundation

Steve [MSFT] — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:47:00 GMT

SPS 2010/Foundation (WSSv4): Note: It is recommended to install first the Service pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 and Foundation. Consider the dependencies with already installed Language Packs and maybe having Office Web APPs as well! Please see the related...(read more)

April 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3

Steve [MSFT] — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:25:10 GMT

As usual, here is the information of the bi-monthly cumulative update packages: WSSv3/Moss 2007: Important: this is a Post-SP3 hotfix. It is highly recommended to first install Service Pack 3 of WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007 before installing February...(read more)

Builds and Updates MOSS/WSS

Steve [MSFT] — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:28:00 GMT

This is the new continued page about all recently published cumulative updates, service packs and related info all around MOSS 2007 and WSSv3 sicne SP3. For any older MOSS/WSSv3 build numbers and/or update information, please check the previous page!...(read more)

February 2012 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 and SPS2010/Foundation

Steve [MSFT] — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:30:00 GMT

Also delayed due to my workload and again in reference to my peers, Joerg Sinemus and Stefan Gossner, below the information of the bi-montlhy cumulative udpate packages: Quick Jump: WSSv3/Moss 2007 SPS 2010/Foundation WSSv3/Moss...(read more)

December 2011 CU for MOSS/WSSv3 and SPS2010/Foundation

Steve [MSFT] — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:55:00 GMT

Here is the delayed post about the bi-monthly cumulative updates as usual. Due to some lack of time, I'm referring to the posts of my colleagues, Joerg Sinemus and Stefan Gossner to this topic. Just for your convenience, I'll copy over the most important...(read more)

‘Limited access’ and default permission levels vs. lockdown mode (SharePoint 2010)

Steve [MSFT] — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:12:06 GMT

From a recent case, we were facing the following scenario: Pre-Requ’s: SPS 2010 Server with SP1 and August 11 CU, OS: Server 2008 R2, all engl. and of course 64-bit . REPRO STEPS: --------------------- 1). Create a new site and a document library...(read more)

October 2011 CU for MOSS/WSSv3

Steve [MSFT] — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:12:00 GMT

After some problems and a bit delayed, we finally got the October 2011 cumulative update for MOSS and WSSv3 out Due to the problem with the Oct CU (it could not be installed on top of SP3 ) you may have found some download problems and/or KB articles...(read more)

October 2011 CU for SPS2010 and Foundation

Steve [MSFT] — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:46:00 GMT

As usual, the bi-monthly cumulative updates are published now. Note: It is recommended to install first the Service pack 1 for SharePoint 2010 and Foundation. Consider the dependencies with already installed Language Packs and maybe having Office Web...(read more)

Current service pack announcements Oct. 2011

Steve [MSFT] — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:58:00 GMT

Hello, This is for your comfort, to inform and notify about the latest service pack announcements. Office 2007 and MOSS 2007 (Office SharePoint Server 2007): Now available! Office 2007 and MOSS 2007 Service Pack 3 (likely the final last) ...(read more)

SharePoint 2010 PowerShell Command Builder

Steve [MSFT] — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:07:00 GMT

just wanna’ make you aware of a new “feature”, the Windows PowerShell for SharePoint Command Builder ,-) It’s a nice, comfort tool to help you to interact directly with SharePoint-based web applications, site collections, sites...(read more)

Move-SPProfileManagedMetadataProperty : UPDATE failed because the following SET options have incorrect settings: 'QUOTED_IDENTIFIER'

Steve [MSFT] — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:28:00 GMT

it is some time ago, I was working on a case with a problem on using the Move-SPProfileManagedMetadataProperty cmdlet. As per TechNet: “Perform post-upgrade steps for an in-place upgrade (SharePoint Server 2010)” - http://technet.microsoft...(read more)

HTTP 404 error when opening document on restored and RBS enabled database

Steve [MSFT] — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:12:00 GMT

Today I want to make aware of a recent discovered “Documentation Issue on TechNet Article”"!! From a recent case, a customer reported an issue with an RBS enabled database, that was backed up and restored from a production to a test server...(read more)

Worldwide Changes to Daylight Saving Time

Steve [MSFT] — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:30:00 GMT

A recent notification pushed me to share it here with you as it might be useful and/or important for some customers: From the “Business productivity & Solutions team”: ”We recently posted on the Microsoft Corporate blog the...(read more)

September security Bulletin MS11-074 causes SharePoint to stop

Steve [MSFT] — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:11:00 GMT

Credits to Tehnoon Raza The September Security Bulletin will have SharePoint security updates with a security rating of “ Important ”. Both 2007 and 2010 versions will be affected including Office Web Apps. When updates are pushed out...(read more)

SP2010 - Site Membership displayed on MySite is out of sync

Steve [MSFT] — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 09:05:00 GMT

Some time ago, I worked on a case, where the membership displayed on the MySite ran out of sync. ISSUE On My Site page ( …/MyMemberships.aspx…) we usually see the memberships to sites the user is a member of (see figure below): For some reason, we still...(read more)

August 2011 CU for SPS2010 and Foundation

Steve [MSFT] — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:09:00 GMT

The new August 2011 Cumulative updates for WSSv4 (MSF2010, aka Foundation) and SPS2010 Server has been released now with some delay but will be available yet: Note This is build 14.0.6109.5002 of the cumulative update package. SharePoint 2010...(read more)

August 2011 CU for MOSS 2007 and WSSv3

Steve [MSFT] — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:02:04 GMT

The new August Cumulative update for WSSv3 and MOSS has been released and will be available now: WSS: KB 2553022 Description Full server package download for WSS MOSS: KB 2553022 Description Full server package download for MOSS Further information: Install...(read more)

Create Profile Sync connection with Powershell

Steve [MSFT] — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:21:00 GMT

Yesterday, a good fellow (Zsolt Illes) notified me about the new cmdlets, introduced by SharePoint 2010 SP1 and that this information is available and published on Spencer Harbar’s blog with more details. Here’s just a short “cut out”...(read more)

SharePoint 2010 new database limitations and RBS

Steve [MSFT] — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:12:00 GMT

Since 8th of july 2011, the product group has published a new post regarding changes on database size limitations and guidance. The most interesting key points out of the above mentioned post are as follows: For a SharePoint content database up to 200...(read more)

End of Support for Office XP Products

Steve [MSFT] — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:35:00 GMT

Effective with the 11 th of July 2011 , Office XP Extended support will retire worldwide. What does that mean? The end of support means that we will no longer provide public fixes for the Office XP release. Automatic Updates that ship on “Patch...(read more)

June 2011 CU for SharePoint 2010 and MOSS 2007 released

Steve [MSFT] — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:47:00 GMT

The June 2011 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010 Server product family have been published now. MOSS/WSS: 2544399 The full server package for WSS http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;2544399 2544398...(read more)

Service Pack 1 for SharePoint and Office 2010

Steve [MSFT] — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:39:00 GMT

On TechEd Atlanta the SharePoint and Office 2010 Service pack 1 have been announced! *** Update 2011-07-29 *** Since today, SP1 is now available for Download! Please find more details and Information on the official blog post of the "Office sustained...(read more)

April 2011 CU for MOSS and SharePoint 2010 published

Steve [MSFT] — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:41:00 GMT

The April 2011 Cumulative Update for the SharePoint 2007 and 2010 product family have been published now. As usual, the according KB articles and Links are not ready right away, so please expect some delay. Once published, they will be found finally...(read more)

SharePoint celebrates birthday

Steve [MSFT] — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:43:52 GMT

“This week is the 10th anniversary of the first release of SharePoint Portal and Team Services. As I was digging through my closet to find the first SharePoint T-Shirt to wear to work, I reflected on how timely it was to both look back at the progress...(read more)