Unique ID in SharePoint list

This seams to be a common problem, and one that I get many calls from users about: I have a query with our Sharepoint site and was advised that you were probably the best person to ask. I have created a list under: http://sharepoint/sites/department/Lists/ListName/AllItems.aspx I need the first column (Issue ID) to be an automatically […]

SharePoint 3.0 and MOSS 2007 Service Pack 1 Update

I had a number of problems installing SharePoint 3.0 Service Pack 1 and then Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1. In fact, I managed to put my server completely out of action and I have been trying to fix it off and on for a couple of weeks (I have been on holiday). […]

Festive holiday studying

I am sorry to tell you all that I am now (as of Friday past) off for the holiday period. With a little luck and some saved holidays I will not be back in the office until the 3rd January 2008 🙂 I will be in the office for damage control on the 31st, but […]

No love between McAfee Enterprise and MOSS 2007

Well I think I have found the root of the problem with my Microsoft office SharePoint Server 2007 dev box! It was McAfee  plain and simple. Event Type:    ErrorEvent Source:    Windows SharePoint Services 3 SearchEvent Category:    Gatherer Event ID:    2424Date:        13/12/2007Time:        09:36:06User:        N/AComputer:    GLA1VS09Description:The update cannot be started because the content sources cannot be accessed. […]

Installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

wssv3sp1-kb936988-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4191A531-A2E9-45E4-B71E-5B0B17108BD2&displaylang=en#filelist Not realy installing updates, more like unpacking… Ah, the usual fun… Good thin this is on a dev box otherwise I would need to be restarting services out of hours…or just tell my users it was a tempourary glitch Got loads of options, but no way to change them…typical service pack build of […]

MOSS SP1 Install Notes

I thought I should create this blog as I am going along because I usually forget some critical item that gubs my server if I try it again Jeff Holliday has posted on what has changes with a plethora of links to relevant content. make sure you read the pre-requisites for the SharePoint updates from […]

Silverlight cream, kinda, but it is interesting!

Naked ALM Consulting Logo

Well, I was browsing the Microsoft downloads site looking for SP1 for SharePoint and a wee popup asked if I would like to see the http://download.microsoft.com beta… You can view it at http://preview.microsoft.com/downloads/HomePage.aspx and see what you think. My Silverlight guru collogue Charlie Holland is currently pulling the site apart to see how it ticks… […]

Event: MSDN: SharePoint for Developers (Edinburgh)

Better late than never, but I attended a MSDN event on Tuesday night in Edinburgh. Although I eagerly signed up for it, I did not expect to learn a lot: Windows SharePoint 3.0 – Martin Parry I am not usually a fan of Martin’s speaking, but it seems that it might have been due to […]

VS2008 Update

Well it seems that Microsoft took the generally felt community suggestion and bundles Team Explorer with Visual Studio 2008 team Suit. I don’t know if they did the same with VS2008 Pro or the other version, but it would seem a good idea. I had a few problems uninstalling Beta 2, but I got there […]