Issues with FLV file when Blob Cache is enabled

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  Noticed this issue yesterday. Although this has been fixed with KB961749 - http://support.microsoft.com/?id=961749, there may be requirements wherein the update/patch cannot be applied and hence requires a workaround. There are two possible workarounds, the first of which is to disable Blog Cache(not a good workaround :-) ). This can affect performance of other file types. The second option...
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Remove Licensing issues in SharePoint Server 2007 post SP2

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  During the installation of SP2, a product expiration date is improperly activated. This means SharePoint will expire as though it was a trial installation 180 days after SP2 is deployed. The activation of the expiration date will not affect the normal function of SharePoint up until the expiration date passes. Furthermore, product expiration 180 days after SP2 installation will not affect...
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What is best - Backup/Restore or Export/Import?

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    Chart showing the differences between Backup/Restore and Export/Import.   Backup/Restore Export/Import 1 Two methods – when the url parameter is used a site collection backup is created - when the backupmethod parameter is used backup of an...
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Additional STSADM commands

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  Post release of the SP2 for SharePoint there are additional operations available. Including brief details of the same. stsadm.exe -o enumallwebs -databasename <database name> [-databaseserver <database server name>] Displays the IDs and site map status for all site collections and subsites in the content database. More Details: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd793606.aspx...
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Word 2003: Red "X" displayed in place of embedded pictures/graphs/cliparts in Word document

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  Symptoms Observed and Error Message ------------------------------------------------------------ When a user opens a word document all embedded pictures/Graphics in the document  are replaced with the a blank box and a red "x" at the top left corner of the picture holder. No error message is observed. However right clicking the blank box with the red "x" can display error messages...
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SharePoint 2010

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  Word web app cannot open this document for viewing due to an unexpected error. To view this document open  it in Microsoft word. The first point to check is if you are observing this error on the DC. For a DC there are additional steps that need to be taken for the Web app to work successfully. Executed the following command in SharePoint Powershell  $e = Get-SPServiceApplication...
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People Picker issues

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Technorati Tags: MOSS,sharepoint,Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007,Troubleshooting There are quite many posts on debugging people picker issues and hence this post is primarily to highlight recent increase in people picker issues because of network appliances. It is best to take a two way network capture(between WFE and desktop) and analyze the same.  make sure you do a  ipconfig...
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MOSS/WSS basics of debugging errors

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  This blog is dedicated to troubleshooting MOSS/WSS errors. I will keep adding to this periodically. 1. The first and foremost is of course the Application log in Windows Event Viewer. 2. Next check for the ULS log; this is located under the ……/12/logs folder. It is not always that you get a horde of information here, but then there are time when the information in the log points you to the...
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