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Hi All,

SharePoint MVPs are now on a single OPML link :), WOOOOWO get the latest from the best from one OPML here it is

http://services.newsgator.com/ngws/svc/opml.aspx?uid=430219&mid=1

A nice one by Microsoft Watch, Vista's mission in spreading into the market seems harder and harder check this link out

http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/vista/study_just_six_percent_of_american_business_pcs_can_run_vista_premium.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535

Hi All,

I have redesign the MOSS architecture, just kidding Microsoft recently released a few white papers explaing MOSS and its features, however they contain a really cool high level arch view, I have redraw the Architecture with a new look and feel.

Please find it below with power point source.

Hi All,

It has been a while since I posted an entry on my blog hopefully I will get back on the track again, Microsoft added a comprehensive list of features across SharePoint tecnologies so that you can pick what fits your client check it out.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointtechnology/FX101758691033.aspx

Microsoft just recently published new exams and certifications but the question is when MS will release the SPS certifications  ?!!!!!

follow the link to view the new exams which includes a LCS exam,

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcpexams/status/new.mspx

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Follow this link to update your IE, enjoy people

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

A great article that shows a great start for MCMS developers into the world of MOSS 2007 catch this up

http://techtalkpt.wordpress.com/2006/06/19/sharepoint-server-2007-for-mcms-2002-developers/

Hi Folks,

Restoring SharePoint portal server is a straight forward and easy job, but sometimes there are some restrictions that might put in a realllllly bad situation due to service packs versions, here is an example:

You have a machine that has SharePoint SP2 installed, and you wanted to restore an old copy of a portal that  has SP1 installed, SharePoint wont allow you to restore the an old version due to versioning issues, so the first solution that would come in your mind is :

• Uninstall SP2 for WSS and SPS.
• Install SP1 for WSS and SPS.
• Restore the portal.
• Upgrade to SP2 for WSS and SPS.

I found a better way without uninstalling anything, but I don't guarantee that it will always work, because Microsoft does not allow restoring from service packs versions for a specific reason I am not aware off.

Please open the file that holds the backup configuration in your backed up files (i.e. the file that has an ext of .XML), the first tag would appear like this in both service pack versions:

SP1 —- <SharePointPortalServerBackupManifest Version="11.0.6715.0" BackupType="Site-All" TimeStamp="2006-05-17 14:57:38Z">

SP2 —- <SharePointPortalServerBackupManifest Version="11.0.8126.0" BackupType="All" TimeStamp="2006-05-31 14:04:59Z">

Simply change the versions and enjoy your restore process , without doing any donkey work of installation issues. 

The funny thing about SharePoint portal server 2003 is the broken links in the sites area when you delete a website from WSS, the link stays in the sites list with a broken URL and you have to remove manually not to mention if the number of sites is large and the websites are automatically deleted because they are not used, you have to start checking links if it is broken or not and then remove it which is a very big overhead , they did improve this issue in MOSS 2007 and developed a sites link checker, Check this screen shot for the site menu below.

When clicking the first open scan for broken links, the following screen appears:

When you press okay MOSS will check the broken links and display results as shown below:

Press okay again and a list of broken links would appear, you can delete all the broken links like removing list items  Enjoy.