MOSS 2007 : Data changes are lost after Check in of .accdb file
Let's describe the user issue :User had a database file stored on our SharePoint 2007 environment. (Database into another Database… Uh ? )The process to reproduce the user's issue :- Put the...
View ArticleIIS 7.0 & Special Caracters in path of filename
Who was not faced to the error 404 page in SharePoint 2007 ?Specially when the End User explain that his site is no more working?Little debug, shows that the EU had the wonderfull idea to create a new...
View ArticleHow to reset the "AllItems.aspx" page in your Shared Documents Library
I was face to a blank page while accessing Shared Documents Library.First, checking with SharePoint Designer 2007, I saw that the AllItems.aspx page's size was more than 13000Kb (instead of 1Kb).Trying...
View ArticleHow to Limit the Self-Service Site Creation to only users of a specific AD group
This week, we are finishing the settings and tests of the mySite part of SharePoint 2010.We will open the mySite for a bench of test users (about 200) until end of February.After that, we will open the...
View ArticleHow to hide an option into the mySite Edit Profile
Today, I was asked to hide an option from the "Edit Profile" section of your mySite.So, in Central Administration of your service Farm, under the Application Management > Service Applications,...
View ArticleHow to change the "Show To" option in the "Edit Profile" of mySite
Yesterday, I was asked to change the default "Show To" option in the Edit Profile section on our production mySite.Some, had to be removed (check my hide post ) from the list, and most of the changes...
View ArticleSearch Service Application : old entries to remove to be accurate
Since last week, I've nearly done all to adapt the Search Crawl of our corporate mySite, so it'll match the ne requirements.During previous tests last November, some old entries were not able to be...
View ArticleSingle Farm Installation Guide (French tutorial)
Today I found this nice tutorial in french explaining how to install on virtual servers SharePoint 2010 and all the needed applications : Active Directory, DNS, SQL Server and SharePoint...
View ArticleHow to acces in read/write a checked out document ?
Today, I had to explain to a Site Collection Admin how I unlock a file on his SharePoint 2007 site.The file was checked out by a user that was no more working in his team.This post resume the steps I...
View ArticleError while editing SharePoint file.
Hi,Today, I'm facing to a pervert error on an Excel file located in the SharePoint Library.This is the error message that the end-user got : So, I decide to open the document (with Office 2010) and...
View ArticleRSS viewer webpart in SharePoint 2010
Today I solved the issue concerning the availability of the RSS viewer webpart in our production mySite.2 steps are needed in our case :1- Web.config of mySite : a. updated the defaultProxy...
View ArticleSharePoint 2007 : Issues with 'Not Finished' Surveys
Today, I was forced to go into the SharePoint Survey Database to try to "unlock" the not finished surveys.The problem is due to the misuse of the Survey Button.End-user think that if we point the fact...
View ArticleFYI : Sharepoint Designer 2010 cannot edit SharePoint 2007 Web Sites
Dear all,This mail is only for information purpose concerning SharePoint World.Opening SharePoint 2007 site with SharePoint Designer 2010 give this message box :Reason : Solution : install SharePoint...
View ArticleData Protection Manager for SharePoint 2010
Today's post will point to a link explaining how DPM SharePoint 2010 is working.I was asked to recover a single file that was deleted early this month and unfortunately, the versioning is not set.To...
View ArticleHow to Open .pdf in your browser with SharePoint 2010
Hi all,Today's issue came from the complain of a user as he was not allowed to directly open a .pdf file in his browser.The only solution was to download the .pdf (even if it is set as Read Only)...
View ArticlePEBKAC story
Today's story is only to show how this product (SharePoint) is known by the end-users.When they do modification into their documents, and the result is different as expected, it is always SharePoint's...
View ArticleHow to list all the Site Collection Admins into a specific Web Application in...
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View ArticleHow to reinstall SharePoint 2010 on previous uninstalled SharePoint 2010 server
Voilà, I finaly succeded to join the farm with my server.But now, the story, and how did I solved my issues :At the begining, the Service Farm had 2 virtual servers.I was asked to move a physical...
View ArticlePost SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010 Migration Issues/Solutions
Today's post will be focused on the issues reported by the end-users when using the new SharePoint 2010 environment.Hope this will help.1. How to choose to open your documents in the browser or in...
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