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Dec
19
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A colleague of mines Derek Wade modified Richard Ding’s sp_SDS stored procedure to work with SQL Server 2008 R2 & SQL Server 2012. You can run the original stored procedure on SQL Server 2008 R2 however the report would be blank because there is version information in query for SQL Server 2008 R2 and this […]
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Dec
15
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When reviewing the event log you will see the following error and you get the error in the screen shot below. Failed to create the configuration database. An exception of type System.Security.AccessControl.PrivilegeNotHeldException was thrown.” Additional exception information: The process does not possess the ‘SeSecurityPrivilege’ privilege which is required for this operation. System.Security.AccessControl.PrivilegeNotHeldException: The process does […]
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Nov
16
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I perform a lot of SharePoint installs. I like to Slipstream both the Service Pack and the Cumulative Updates before I begin an install. In the zip file you find the batch file and links to the latest MOSS 2007 and SharePoint 2010 Service Packs. I will keep this zip file up to date when […]
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Apr
04
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Step 1 – Prerequisites Account needed for Syncing We need an account set up for the AD profile synchronization. Let’s call it “Service-spADsync”, we need to configure a couple of things on this account in AD: Add “Replicate Directory Changes” permission On the domain controller, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory […]
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Feb
24
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1. Install Adobe PDF iFilter 9 for 64-bit platforms on the INDEXING server(s) in your farm. You can get the binaries here: http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4025 2. Verify that PDF has been added to the registry. a. Run Regedit by browsing to c:\Windows\system32\regedt32.exe and double-clicking it. b. Within left-side tree, browse to: \\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\14.0\Search\Applications\{site GUID}\Gather\Portal_Content\Extensions\ExtensionList c. If PDF […]
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Nov
03
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In this article I will install SharePoint 2010 Cumulative Update on my SharePoint 2010 farm. You can find the latest news and updates about SharePoint 2010 products on this site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff800847.aspx Needed Updates: * SharePoint Foundation 2010: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2394323/ * SharePoint Server 2010: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2394320/ I did the actual installation using the August 2010 cumulative updates. […]
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Oct
20
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In this article I will install the August SharePoint 2010 Cumulative Update on my SharePoint 2010 farm. You can find the latest news and updates about SharePoint 2010 products on this site: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/ff800847.aspx Needed Updates: SharePoint Foundation 2010: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028568 – the file that will be extracted from the zip file is “spf-kb2352346-fullfile-x64-glb.exe” SharePoint Server 2010: […]
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Oct
20
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These step-by-step guides help IT Professionals learn about and evaluate Windows Server 2008. They are not as visually great as the guides I try to create, however they are still helpful. Original article @ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=518D870C-FA3E-4F6A-97F5-ACAF31DE6DCE&displaylang=en Creating_and_Deploying_Active_Directory_Rights_Management_Services_Templates_Step-by-Step_Guide.doc 158KB Download Deploying Active Directory Rights Management Services in a Multiple Forest Environment Step-by-Step Guide.doc 314KB Download Deploying Active […]
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Oct
20
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Issue: Tried to deploy a custom solution on a SharePoint 2010 farm from Central Administration > System Settings > Manage Farm solutions. I received the following error in the ULS logs. Access denied.” Only machine administrators are allowed to create administration service job definitions of type: Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSolutionDeploymentJobDefinition, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c Fix: This fix only […]
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Oct
20
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Original post @ Techscrawl.com Microsoft’s NLB Clustering is kind of to High Availability Load Balancing what Natural Light is to the beer world. Both will basically get the job done, and on the cheap, but in the long run they might leave you with a wicked headache and wishing you spent a few extra dollars […]
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Jul
29
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Issue: You go to activate Microsoft Office 2010 and you receive a message stating, “Your copy of Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 cannot be activated because the specified Product Key has already been activated the maximum number of times permitted for your software license as specified in the Microsoft Software License Terms.” ” “The solution […]
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Jul
26
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I created a small utility using C# to do the following in tasks (listed below) in SharePoint. The example code used for this is also located in this article it covers all of these SharePoint tasks. 1. Create 3 columns in SharePoint. a. “Example Amount” – Type: Current, Not a Required Field b. […]
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Jul
21
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In this article we will change the default listening port for RDC/RDP from 3389 to 5555. This is useful when you want to prevent external or internal users from scanning port 3389 to see what computers are available to connect to. Sure they can scan port 5555 however it is another step for an intruder […]