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Resolution – ‘Local accounts should only be used in stand alone mode’ – How to fix that!

One thing that you will find installing the Sharepoint 2010 BETA Installation is that things have changed concerning Standalone versus Complete installation. Standalone build is usually the one to go for when you want a single server developer type environment and...

Solve 403 FORBIDDEN when trying to access SEARCH Administration SharePoint 2007

Random Muslings

Ok, had a right old hassle here, another blog will follow detailing how to resolve the dreaded 'cannot access sts3' etc. Anyway, to business. What now follows is a step by step account of how to resolve getting a 403 Forbidden. I've tried this against various farms...

EVENT 7888 and 5553 – Failure trying to synch site and Cannot insert duplicate key row in object

Random Muslings

Thought it high time I blog this. You may get errors like this following a DB move, for example, moving a content db from a sql box to a cluster / vice versa <grin>. 7888: A runtime exception was detected. Details follow. Message: Cannot insert duplicate key row...

Hey, lets chuck out Sharepoint Search and Put another Search engine in

Automation, Implementation

Someone said to me today 'Hey - our Sharepoint Search system Sucks - I reckon Google Search is better, lets put that in now!' - here's my reply sorry if it turns into a rant hehe. Implementing google search over sharepoint enterprise federated search just because it...

SharePoint 2010 has arrived

Automation, Implementation, Random Muslings

Hi there, In this article we'll have a list of links and stuff that you will need to start looking at if you are interested in going down the Sharepoint 2010 route: Technet Evaluation Centre Sharepoint 2010 Beta - HERE Get Ready for Sharepoint 2010 - Software and...

Memberships out of date in MySite SharePoint – Synchronization issue – a fix

Random Muslings

When moving your sharepoint instance to another server group, watch out for synchronisation issues. For example, you may see a situation where old memberships from your old instance is still being shown. The membership functionality strictly works off the users listed...

Does Sharepoint Block Files by its Content?

Random Muslings

Was asked today about this and thought it high time I blogged it.. As I understand it, Sharepoints blocked file types is a file extension blocker,not a content blocker. For example, if you wanted to block AVI files, and you renamed the extension AVI to MPX that the...

GEGETListInfo – SharePoint tool to mass obtain List IDs (GUID) in SharePoint 2013

Free Tools

Introduction. Trying to extract a GUID from a site component directly is a hassle. And the developers always asked for a GUID from a list etc. Options was to give them Design Rights to a List so they could use the ahem 'Famous' hack of extracting it from the...

Process Diagram

Automation, Implementation

Project Management - A Process This is a map showing a project management process - note this is not directly Prince 2(tm) related but marries up with that methodology. Download: prjprocess

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Setting Edit Rights in a SharePoint Site – Approach with Caution!

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Forms and Process Design Importance

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SharePoint Requirements Analysis Guide

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Content Management Systems – Principles and Concepts of Information Assurance

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Workflow Service Delivery Options

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SharePoint Service Level Agreement Guide

Support service development for SharePoint is crucial to ensure sustained SharePoint Governance and User Adoption. I had the situation where in building a SharePoint support service that a customer needed the provision of support to be handled differently for a newly...

SharePoint and the Internet of Things

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SharePoint Governance Guide

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SharePoint Delivery Planning Guide

As part of my book, SharePoint 2013 User Adoption Planning and Governance, below is a SharePoint Delivery Detail Plan. This plan encompasses the tasks required to deliver a SharePoint solution from Envision through to User Adoption.

SharePoint Archive Planning Guide

History has a way of repeating itself. Thankfully, when we learn from the mistakes of the past, we are able to address new challenges more quickly and in smarter ways. In the early 1990s, email emerged as a collaboration mechanism, speeding up communications between...