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  • Cannot start the WSS Search Service & Office SharePoint Search not working - Same SQL & WSS\MOSS Server

    Cannot start the WSS Search Service & Office SharePoint Search not working - Same SQL & WSS\MOSS Server Problem Running SQL and MOSS on the same server, I was unable to start the WSS Search Service and the Office SharePoint Search service was showing errors in the SSP Site. I had the following...
    Posted to stop collaborate and listen (Weblog) by Tom Short on 11-11-2008

  • Taking Accounts into Account

    Every service which runs on a Windows server requires an account. While there are built-in accounts designed to facilitate these services ("Local Service" and "Network Service"), many times you will find it is better to use a domain user account when setting up services. This is especially...
    Posted to The Sanity Point (Weblog) by WoodyW on 10-27-2008

  • SharePoint licensing - a common question I get asked...

    SharePoint licensing is available in 8 models (if you count all flavours of SharePoint). List pricing shown, your Select/EA “true” costs will vary significantly (i.e. will probably be much lower!). WSS – licensed as part of the Windows OS on which it runs, no additional licensing is required unless you...
    Posted to Matt Groves - SharePoint blogger. (Weblog) by Matt Groves on 05-12-2008

  • More on configuring search

    As promised this is a follow up to SharePoint Search is not Psychic , In this article I hope to briefly cover a few of the ways you can start to influence you search. I don't intend to discuss search scopes or managed properties in this article. Authoratative sites/pages The concept behind Authoritative...
    Posted to Jenny Everett (Weblog) by JennyE on 01-24-2008

  • WS-FileConvertor 1.0a

    WS-FileConvertor 1.0a WS-FileConvertor is a .NET application that converts image files into text readable format. Currently, the output is TXT files. All image formats are supported including GIF, JPG, TIFF, etc. I have only tested major formats like GIF, BMP, etc. I am still working on this application...
    Posted to All About SharePoint - S.S. Ahmed - MVP Microsoft SharePoint (Weblog) by ssa on 11-26-2007

  • New Tools for Anyone Who Uses SharePoint

    I've added yet another new section in the right-hand column of this blog titled " My Toolbox ," and added two initial links to it. I've found myself using both of them on a pretty regular basis recently, and highly recommend that you take a look at them. The first item is a link to...
    Posted to For The User (Weblog) by ferringer on 11-12-2007

  • Wildcards? We're not playing poker!

    Lame title, I know. But I'm pressed for time, so please bear with me Anyways, I wanted to take a quick second to point out something that is missing from Search in WSS v3 and MOSS 2007: wildcards. If you already know what a search wildcard is, feel free to skip ahead to the next paragraph. Wildcards...
    Posted to For The User (Weblog) by ferringer on 11-07-2007

  • Seek and Ye Shall (Probably) Find...

    Search. It's definitely a big deal nowadays in this data-driven Information Age. I would guess that at 25% of my time on the Internet starts with a search of some sort, probably over at the Big G . And when you have a large number of documents, web pages, or other resources such as forums and wikis...
    Posted to For The User (Weblog) by ferringer on 10-31-2007

  • With Great Power: SharePoint Search

    By now it shouldn't be a secret that SharePoint can be a very powerful and useful tool for your organization or business. Its features are highly touted, and I'm definitely a big fan of them. Sometimes we're not aware of how powerful SharePoint can be until it's too late. So its important...
    Posted to For The User (Weblog) by ferringer on 10-25-2007

  • Custom Cross-List Search Development Pitfalls (Part Two)

    In my previous post Custom Cross-List Search Development Pitfalls (Part One) I talked about the importance of managing Meta data in order to provide effective ways for users to search for documents. Meta data can be managed via "Managed Properties" in MOSS or having some concerted policy and...
    Posted to SharePoint FieldNotes (Steve Curran) (Weblog) by steveC on 06-20-2007
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