Questions tagged [wss-3.0]
for questions related to Windows SharePoint Services version 3.0
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How is my Sharepoint site still running?
This has me scratching my head...
We have a WSS3.0 front-end server which connects to config and content databases on a separate SQL server (SQLA). This DB server is being decommissioned so we are ...
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How to set up custom 401 error page or redirect in WSS3 SP2
I've got a WSS3 sharepoint site that requires windows authentication both in IIS and via the Sharepoint site. What I would like to do is in the case that a user does not provide valid AD credentials ...
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Moving WSS sites to a new SharePoint 2010 Foundation server
This existing question helps but it doesn't answer all my questions.
I have WSS 3 running on Server1 (Server 2003) and its database is DBServer1 (SQL 2008). I have installed SharePoint 2010 ...
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Windows Phone 7 and Sharepoint
Do I need to install/configuge the (entire and expensive) Windows Sharepoint Server (is the 2007 version sufficient?) or am I fine with Sharepoint Services 3.0 in order to work with the sharepoint ...
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SharePoint WSS3.0 how much free space should I be running with
My Sharepoint WSS 3.0 box is running into various issues and I notice it has less that 3GB free HDD space.
what is the recommended amount for a sharepoint server to keep free and available?
This is ...
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Sharepoint (WSS) - searching for column values - how?
I've created a document library in Sharepoint (SBS 2008/WSS 3.0). I did add a custom column (case #) to the list, and would like the users to be able to link to/search for documents with specific #'s. ...
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WSS 3.0 fails to hide quick launch items for which the current user does not have access
I'm running a Small Business Server 2008 with Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0 (WSS 3.0). I thought WSS was supposed to hide menu items for which the current logged in user don't have access? ...
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How does Round Robin verus Sticky IP affect performance
I am analysing a performance problem on a Load Balanced WSS 3.0 site.
The site uses Round Robin load balancing and Windows autentication with NTLM.
One of the problems appears to be excessive http ...
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Moss 2007 on windows 7 installation compatibility
I have the machine with installed the Windows 7 Enterprise N edition. I have installed the sql server 2008 also there . so can i install MOSS 2007 on such connfiguration? if not what should i do. i ...
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Http 401 entries in IIS log of SharePoint Server
We are trying to fix a performance problem.
It is a WSS 3.0 solution running on Windows 2003, behind a hardware load balancer with IE6 clients. We use windows authentication with integrated security.
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Sharing documents across document libraries
I am looking for a solution that will allow users to share the same document across multiple document libraries. No matter the location of the document, if the user edits the document or its metadata, ...
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Sharepoint site settings add on ssl port number?
WSS 3.0
IIS6/WinSever2003
CAG
We have several WSS sites on a SharePoint WSS box that talk to the outside, all of which are SSL enabled. So you get a CAG(Citrix Access Gateway) to translate the 443 ...
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WSS 3.0 Permissions Add docs but not change
Is there a security configuration in WSS 3 that would allow end-users to add documents to a site, but then not be able to change this document?
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Setting up a watchguard policy to allow sharepoint site access from the internet
I have a sharepoint site that I have full access to over the local network, but from the internet I just get webpage can not be displayed. I've checked the settings in IIS and Sharepoint and ...
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Backup Exec 11D and MS WSS 3.0 Granlar Restore?
Has anyone use the Backup Exec 11D (7170 SP4) with the Share Point Agent to backup and restore?
I have been using the Agent to back a WSS 3.0 SP2 and the backups are reporting successful. I have ...
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Create custom home page for each user in WSS 3.0
We are using WSS 3.0 with Windows server 2003 Std R2 for our office intranet. Right now every AD user logs on to the WSS site with same default page. I would like to know if it's possible to create ...
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How do I get mydomain.com to resolve to www.mydomain.com with WSS3?
I recently purchased WSS 3.0 hosting from a local provider who set my environment up as www.mydomain.com. For a couple weeks, any requests for the URL mydomain.com would resolve correctly and show ...
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Sharepoint Intermittent 403 Error
I have a virtual server running Windows Server 2008 r2 onto which I have installed Windows Sharepoint Services 3. My SQL server is also a VM running MSSQL 2008 on Windows Server 2008 r2. I am using ...
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reduce size of WSS Log DB
The mdf of my WSS Log DB has become too big and I need to reduce the size. There appears to be a lot of articles on the net about shrinking the db, which will reduce the ldf size. My problem though is ...
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How do I migrate an existing FBA database to work with Claims Based Authentication?
I have an existing FBA database of ~2000 users for one of my clients in WSS 3.0.
I have successfully upgraded their WSS site collection (in a test environment) to SharePoint 2010.
I have also ...
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Local references to old server name remain after Windows 2003 server rename
I have a standalone Win 2003 server with Windows Sharepoint Services (WSS3) running on it. I had to rename the server and I had bunch of problems resulting from this. Note that the server is not in AD ...
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Users lose access privileges every night
I'm having a problem with a WSS 3.0 instance where users keep losing their upload access rights every night.
Users can always enter the Site involved and can browse lists, document libraries etc. ...
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Sharepoint : send alert when field is empty : bug?
Is it possible to send an email alert when a field of a list is empty ?
I've tried the following :
Create a custom list, add a field named
"TestField"
Create a personal view named "TestView",
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Are these the correct instructions to backup TFS 2010?
I am working on a backup plan for TFS 2010. I found this site http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms253070(VS.100).aspx that details a complex backup solution.
Has anyone tested these ...
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A free WebDAV client for Windows?
I'd like to copy files from a network drive to a SharePoint site (perhaps as a mapped drive). What's a good client to do so? Obviously Windows (XP) Explorer is bad, I'm trying RichCopy at the moment....
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WSS_Content contains?
WSS 3.0:Windows2003
I have a content database that keeps growing for the name of simply, "WSS_Content"
This database is aside from all the other content databases that are linked to an web ...
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How do I force a server to leave a SharePoint farm
I have two web servers in a SharePoint (WSS 3.0) farm with one database server for the config and content databases.
I already moved my content databases to a new database server successfully. But ...
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IIS 6.0: AspMaxRequestEntityAllowed influencing maximum upload size in Sharepoint 2007?
The IIS MetaBase.xml file entiry "AspMaxRequestEntityAllowed" can make any difference in uploading sharepoint 2007 files?
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WSS having two OWSTIMER.EXE (v11 and v12) running at the same time
I've just found that my WSS 3.0 server had two OWSTIMER.EXE services running:
SharePoint Timer Service
v11
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\60\BIN\OWSTIMER.EXE" ...
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Maximum Upload size
The Maximum Upload size is '50MB' for a web-application, will it be the same for the site-collections underneath of that web-application?
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WSS and CAG , _layout pages break
Alright,
I've searched everywhere and I cannot find the answer, due to the rarity of our setup.
WSS 3.0/IIS 6.0/WinServer 2003
We have a sharepoint site that is in good shape, almost. Its TCP and ...
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WSS "Cannot connect to the configuration database"
I have 64-bit WSS 3.0 installed on a 64-bit Windows 2003 Server. After installing WSS 3.0 I switched IIS to run in 32-bit emulation mode as we have some applications that require this.
I'm getting a "...
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Sharepoint 3.0 and Script to Extract files
We have a sharepoint server that we are looking to script an extraction on a partial site.
The request is that they have a site that that can have multiple sub-folders. The file will then be ...
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What does "Enable update query support" do in SharePoint?
In SharePoint 3.0/2007 under Central Admin -> Operations -> Data Retrieval Service there is an option titled Update Support which has a single option Enable update query support.
The flavor text for ...
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Complete backup / restore solution Windows Sharepoint Services 3.0
Let me start by saying that if I've missed out on some very basic papers, KBs or anything, feel free to link me in the right direction. I've checked some threads here and haven't found the answer to ...
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WSS3.0 to SharePoint Foundation 2010 upgrade
I've got a Windows 2003 x86 server with a small WSS3.0 installation. Now we've bought a new server with Windows Server 2008 x64 and installed SharePoint Foundation 2010 on it. I wish to transfer the ...
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Sharepoint db issue after DB move to SQL 08
Recently we have moved our sharepoint 2007 db from sql 2000 server to 2008 x64 SQL server.
All seems well, however there is a problem where the sql server stops running and the service has to be ...
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WSS 3.0 installation on x64
I'm getting the following error:
Setup is unable to proceed due to the following error(s):
This product requires ASP.NET v2.0 to be set to 'Allow' in the list of Internet Information Services (IIS) ...
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Why are my SharePoint downloads not completing for outside users?
I am using WSS 3.0 with Microsoft Server 2003.
I am running into the following problem.
On a pretty frequent basis, outside users are having trouble downloading documents.
Some downloads are ...
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WSS - Multiple password prompts
I'm using WSS 3.0 SP1 with IIS 6.0 on integrated authentication. However when access Sharepoint this is what happens. You are prompted for a password when you first access the site (via IE8), and then ...
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What are the biggest selling points of MOSS 2007 over WSS 3.0
I have to give a presentation to a client who is interested in SharePoint. My experience is primarily with MOSS 2007. I have customized and developed sites on MOSS 2007 but haven't had much time to ...
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Export SharePoint Wiki to PDF from the Command Line
We use a SharePoint wiki* at the office to serve as a knowledgebase for our IT operations. Recently we went through a disaster recovery exercise where we realized we had a key hole in our plans: how ...
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Windows SharePoint Services Search won't stop
Background: I had been asked to create a second Sharepoint application server to reprovision the one that is currently in the SharePoint Farm. I installed the os, SharePoint, and SP1. I then began the ...
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How Much Time is being Wasted on Windows Server 2008?
I am using Windows Server 2008, running in a Hyper-V VM. The system performs very badly. We're pretty sure it's due to insufficient memory. I've looked at How to find out if my Windows Server 2003 ...
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How to block user to access some Sharepoint 3.0 sites
I have Sharepoint 3.0 deployed on a Windows 2008 server platform. My issue is quite simple for now but I still can't figure it out.
I have added the domain admin group from AD. So all of us can ...
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Using WSS 3.0 Site Collections to Host Customers
We would like to host multiple customers in a single WSS 3.0 web application (so we can use https instead of custom SSL ports). Because they are different customers, we don't want them to 'see' each ...
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How do I host multiple independent, secured SharePoint sites (WSS 3.0) without using Active Directory on the same server?
I have a SharePoint site set up on one of my networks to service Active Directory users. To be clear, this is a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 installation running on Windows Server 2003 Standard. ...
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Changing WSS 3.0 to point to a new SQL instance
I'm testing a failover procedure using a mirrored data tier for TFS 2008 with WSS 3.0 on top of SQL Server 2008. I have been following the instructions at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/...
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sharepoint 3.0 site restore/import trouble
We have some old sharepoint data (from a WSS 3.0 SP1 or SP2 install), that I need to restore. Problem is: This is a time management site, and one of the fields automatically pics up the user name of ...
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Permissions Required for Sharepoint Backups
We are in the process of rolling out an extranet for some of our partners using WSS 3.0 as the platform. We already use it internally for a variety of things, and we are using the following powershell ...