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Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007 is now free


Microsoft has been implementing a number of changes to promote and facilitate even more customization efforts on top of the SharePoint platform including making SharePoint Designer 2007 available now as a free download. Be sure to watch the video in the "Related Resources" on the download page to learn more about details and future direction. […]

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Ten Themes for SharePoint in VSeWSS Projects


This is a set of ten Visual Studio 2008 extensions for SharePoint projects containing designed themes for SharePoint. You can see screenshots of these over at Paul Andrew’s blog here including the expected timeframe for the Release To Web version of VSeWSS 1.3.  You can grab the latest CTP here. Technorati Tags: VSeWSS 1.3, Windows […]

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March 2009 VSeWSS 1.3 CTP now available


You can download it from Microsoft Downloads site here. NOTE: Previous versions of VSeWSS will need to be uninstalled prior to installing VSeWSS 1.3. Feedback You can submit feedback for this CTP on the SharePoint Community Connect site: https://connect.microsoft.com/site/sitehome.aspx?SiteID=428 You can discuss this CTP on the SharePoint Developer MSDN Forum: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevelopment/threads/   Technorati Tags: VSeWSS […]

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Windows SharePoint Services Timer Errors – Event ID: 6398, 6482, 7076


If you are getting the following errors repeated in your Application Event Log Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: Windows SharePoint Services 3Event Category: Timer Event ID: 6398Date: 12/03/2009Time: 7:26:12 AMUser: N/AComputer: XXXXXXXXDescription:The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerAdministrationServiceJob (ID 33e027e7-b206-440c-8bde-3a98a74d5760) threw an exception. More information is included below. Attempted to read or write protected memory. This […]

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stsadm can inadvertently delete a root site collection if erroneous URL path used


This is something you should definitely be aware of while using the restore command.  If you pass an improper URL path to the stsadm –o restore command with the -overwrite parameter and getting an error you notice a site one level up from the site you were trying to restore is deleted.  The root level […]

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Workflow Task Locked: This task is currently locked by a running workflow and cannot be edited


If you are getting this error it’s probably because the number of items in the list in getting high (> 1500). Check out this blog posting for more details and the solution to the problem. Technorati Tags: SharePoint Server 2007, Workflow

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White Paper: Workflow Scalability and Performance in WSS 3.0


If you do development with SharePoint and Workflows then this paper is a must read.  This was published February 2009 and contains information related to testing the performance of workflow applications and how to apply those results. It is posted here. Technorati Tags: WSS 3.0,SharePoint Server 2007

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VSeWSS 1.3 February 2009 CTP Released


Download the updated release here. New features in version 1.3 include: Can be installed on x64 Server OS machines running SharePoint x64. Previously only x86 Server OS could be used Separate build commands for package, deploy and retract are added as Visual Studio menu items WSP View improvements for consistency of deleting feature elements, merging […]

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SharePoint Dispose Check v1.3.1 – January 2009


It provides assistance in correctly disposing of certain SharePoint objects to help you follow published best practices. This tool may not show all memory leaks in your code. Further investigation is advised if you continue to experience issues. It is a console application that takes one parameter which is the path to assemblies to be […]

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Inserting Flash and Media Files using Telerik RadEditor for MOSS


  This only works for Web Parts and WCM (Publishing) scenarios, you cannot enter media or flash files for Lists, Wikis, or Blogs.  Here is the link to the Telerik RadControls help on the subject. You can see in the beginning of toolbar two additional buttons displayed, these are added to the Telerik RadEditor Toolbar […]

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