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Lync Server 2010: ServicePrincipalNameError when Publishing Topology
When publishing a Lync Server topology in an environment where a pilot deployment exists in the same...
Date: 10/25/2012
Sending Test eMail via Telnet
There many cases where you need to send a test email from a given host or server but would not have...
Date: 07/06/2012
How to display Profile Thumbnail Photo next to Welcome Message in SharePoint
In your customer master page add a tag declaration/import as follows: <%@ Register...
Date: 07/04/2012
Resolving the Windows Update KB2667402 Error 80004005
This error can drive you nuts if you are dependent on your machine being upto date for Network...
Date: 07/04/2012
SharePoint 2010 Error: An error occurred in the claim provider configured for this Site Collection
In Central Administration you might run into this error where non of the users configured are...
Date: 05/16/2012
SharePoint 2010 User Profile Synchronization Service: Enable NetBIOS domain names
If the NetBIOS name of any domain that you are synchronizing with differs from its fully qualified...
Date: 05/15/2012
When SharePoint 2010 Services are Stuck in Starting State
This rarely happens but when it does sometimes it difficult to nail down what the issue could be. In...
Date: 05/07/2012
Secure Store Shared Service is not responding
There are situations where configuring SharePoint 2010 does not go according to plan as far as the...
Date: 02/07/2012
Using PowerShell to disable Loopback Check
For most of us editing the registry has become more of a tired exercise so any other options are...
Date: 02/07/2012
AD RMS Configuration Error in SharePoint 2010
Trying to connect SharePoint to your AD RMS server gives you this message “The required Windows...
Date: 02/05/2012
Save site as Template Option Missing in SharePoint 2010?
This is one of those minor things that can get you scratching your head trying to figure what the...
Date: 12/05/2011
SharePoint My Site Exception Your personal site cannot be created
When users click on the My Content link from within My Site they get the error: Your personal site...
Date: 12/04/2011
My Site Error: Your personal site cannot be created
When users click on the My Content link from within My Site they get the error: Your personal site...
Date: 12/04/2011
Automatically Detecting Manager for SharePoint Workflow Approvals
One of the most challenging task in SharePoint workflow seems like it should have been so easy OOB...
Date: 12/02/2011
Configure a SQL Alias Without Client Tools
If you run into a need to configure a SQL Alias on Windows Server 2008 or Windows 7 when the SQL...
Date: 12/02/2011
Identifying SharePoint Feature GUIDs
There are a lot of cases where you received an error within SharePoint referring to a feature by...
Date: 10/25/2011
Forcefully Removing SharePoint 2010 Server Role from When Database no Longer Exists
There are cases where a server believes it is still part of a farm but it cannot connect to the said...
Date: 10/25/2011
SharePoint 2010 Site Template Names
Available Sub Site Templates Site Definition Config Concatenated String Preview Image Name Defined...
Date: 07/04/2011
Access Denied Errors Crawling Local SharePoint Sites in SharePoint 2010
gggWhen trying to crawl regular SharePoint sites and People you receive “Access...
Date: 06/22/2011
SharePoint 2010: Cases where FQDN is different from NetBios Name for User Profile Synchronization Service
Copy the following code and paste it into a text editor, such as Notepad: $ServiceApps =...
Date: 03/09/2011
Exchange Server 2010 EMC WinRM Error on Startup
So you installed a fresh copy of Exchange Server 2010 and cannot seem to connect to the Exchange...
Date: 02/13/2011
.NET Regex Data Services Library for HTML (RDSH)
Technorati Tags: Regex Data Services HTML .Net C# Parser Screen Scraping 1.1 ...
Date: 12/30/2010
Extract your main OS partition into a VHD for transfer to new machine or to Hyper-V
I have been running on a dual boot solution between Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. I now have...
Date: 11/30/2010
How to Disable Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-interface 6to4 Adapter
Ok so sometimes this IPv4 to IPv6 shim can become a problem and in some cases it does not appear in...
Date: 11/26/2010
Term Store Management Tool Create New Option Missing in SharePoint 2010
Whether you pull up the Term Store Management Tool from Central Administration or via Site Settings...
Date: 11/25/2010
Site Template Error Importing CMP file using Import-SPWeb PowerShell command-let in SharePoint 2010
CMP files allow you to move, import, and or export site collections across and within SharePoint...
Date: 11/25/2010
Required User Profile Synchronization Permissions in Active Directory for SharePoint 2010
In order for SharePoint 2010 to successfully synchronize user profiles with Active Directory you...
Date: 11/25/2010
User Profile Results Empty in SharePoint 2010: Configure Crawl and Search for User Profiles
Technorati Tags: User Profile Service,Search Results Empty,SharePoint 2010,Enterprise Search,Central...
Date: 11/25/2010
Showing the Search Scope Drop Down on the Enterprise Search Center site
By default the Enterprise Search Center site does not display any of your additional search scopes,...
Date: 11/17/2010
Adding a custom Login Account for a Content Source in SharePoint 2010 Enterprise Search
I get this question a lot from people who get stuck when trying to crawl content that belongs...
Date: 11/17/2010
Using the ForeFront Identity Manager to Configure SharePoint 2010’s User Profile Sync Service
In some cases after configuring the User Profile Synchronization Service in SharePoint 2010 you get...
Date: 11/14/2010
Branching Logic in SharePoint 2010 Surveys
While SharePoint 2010 provides branching logic to proceed in a survey based on specific previous...
Date: 10/27/2010
SQL Server 2005/2008 Windows Authentication - Not Associated with a Trusted SQL Server Connection Error
So you have setup SQL Server either version and from a separate box you are trying to access it...
Date: 08/27/2008
Enabling Impersonation in PerformancePoint Dashboard Viewer
One of there toughest challenges when setting up a PerformancePoint server environment is getting...
Date: 08/27/2008
SSRS Subscription TGGAU Rights: AuthzInitializeContextFromSid Exceptions
When you configure SSRS using a domain account and allow users to setup subscriptions sometimes SSRS...
Date: 08/27/2008
Getting the Wrong IIS Base Address in WCF for sites with one or more identities
By default WCF gets attempts to get the base address from the hosting server's hostname, however in...
Date: 04/09/2008
How to: Invoke a C# Assembly in SSRS
While SSRS has a lot of capabilities there are certain limitations that require the brute force of...
Date: 04/08/2008
Activating & Changing Product Key on Windows Server Core 2008 After Installation
Using the voluming licensing iso or media to install Windows Server 2008 does not provide you the...
Date: 04/08/2008