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    - how to rename sub site Hi, I want to rename one of my sub site in the portal I have parent portal http://myportal and it has four web sites created. Now I want to rename of the website from http://myportal/site1 to http://myportal/site2 what are the ways to do this? I am new on sharepoint Pls. advice. (The sites are created using WSS) Thanks! Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32491
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    - Sharepoint Services and NLB Error Hi, I have Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition with SP1 configured in a NLB mode. SPS 2003 is running web and search components on these two servers. Each of the Server is running the web and search component. Sharepoint Services is runinng 6.02.6411 version. When I open a browser and access the virtual IP address , it gives a login Pop-up and after I put the correct credentials , it gives me a page not found error. If I continue to refresh the page for couple times, the sharepoint portal site loads of fine. The portal site is installed of the Default Web Site and I have tried the Default Website running on both the virtual IP and the ALL unassigned in IIS. But whenever I access the sharepoint portal site by accessing a particular node, it works fine. To make sure that NLB is working fine, I created a generic site with a html page and its works fine. The problem lies in accessing through the Virtual IP address. Has anyone come across such a problem ? Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32486
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    - Problem when redirecting from an Apache web server Hello All, I am having problems when our apache server redirects to our Windows Server 2003 with Sharepoint services loaded. We can't get Windows authenication through. Any help appreciated, Thanks -- Bob Hanson Senior Solutions Provider Centare Group Ltd. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32482
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    - adding items to a document library Hi, I receive the following error when I tried to create a new item to put within a list: "To add an item to a document library, use SPFileCollection.Add()" From what I undestand, the SPFileCollection Add method is used to upload a file in a document library, which is not what I want to do. I only want to create an item and put a file as an attachment to it... How can I achieve this? Here is the code I am using: SPSite mySiteCollection = new SPSite("http://myserver/mysite"); SPWeb mySite = mySiteCollection.RootWeb; SPListItemCollection listItems = mySite.Lists["FromExchange"].Items; SPListItem item = listItems.Add(); // Error is thrown here. item["Title"] = "First Item"; item.Update(); Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32481
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    - How to customize the look of the Calendar Hello, my apologies if this has already been answered but I have not yet found an answer. I would like to customize the Calendar. Is it possible to do this using FrontPage? For example, I would like the text of the items that appear in the calendar to wrap. Currently, only about 16 or so characters are visible. My users want to be able to quickly glance at the calendar and see what the items are without having to open an item or hover over it to see what the rest of the text is. I appreciate the help. Thanks, JED Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32479
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    - Version Restore No File with URL Hello! I have a document library with version tracking enabled. There is a spreadsheet within this document library that needs to have a previous version restored. When Restore is selected from the dropdown menu for the file in the Versions listing, the following error appears: There is no file with URL '<Name of DL>/<Name of File>' in this Web. But, but...huh? I created a test document library with version tracking turned on and put a brand new spreadsheet with a small amount of data in it. I changed the spreadsheet and then restored the prior version without any problems. I also created a document library in which I uploaded the file mentioned in the error above. The same error occurred on the new library when trying to restore a prior version. It seems to be tied to the file, but I am not totally convinced of that. Anyone see this or experience anything like it? -- Take care, Brian Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32475
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    - SharePoint Services and FrontPage 2002 Server incompatibilities Hi all... I have a client computer that uses VS.NET and Front Page Server Extensions 2002. On the other hand, I have a server where I had Front Page Server Extensions and hosting web pages (programmed in ASP.NET). Well.. I have uninstalled Front Page Server Extensions in order to install SHAREPOINT Services. After installing it, I cannot connect to the server using VS.NET anymore. It says that Front Page 2002 cannot connect to a more recent version. How can I continue developing applications using VS.NET on a server extended by SharePoint Services? Thanks a lot in advance, Jaime Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32470
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    - Error when I edit an item Hello, When I try to edit any item in a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Web site, I receive this error message: ______________________________ Cannot complete this action. Please try again. If this problem persists, please contact your administrator. Troubleshoot issues with Microsoft SharePoint. ______________________________ This happens to all users when edit a item. I'm using IE 6. Thanks. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32469
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    - Modify a user with stsadm? I am using WSS 2.0 w/ SP1. I added 300 users with a script using stsadm. I now realize I created the Users's Display Name in the wrong format (created John Smith but it should be Smith, John). I am looking for a way to modify the users display name with stsadm but I can't see a way to modify this field with stsadm. Anyone have a solution. Thanks Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32468
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    - wss user's guide Is there a Microsoft WSS user's guide? Could you provide a link, please? Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32465
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    - wss user's guide Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32464
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    - Default.aspx update guide Hi all. I'm new to changing default.aspx. is there a guide or something like that might help me? how can i find a list of all the SPSWC's avaliable and etc. Best Regards, Gadi Berqowitz , Israel. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32460
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    - FrontPage Error when trying to edit Default.aspx When I try to open up our WSS home page to modify items I get the following error. Object moved Object moved to here. The page used to open with no problems. I'm trying to edit it from a displayed view as if you just started sharepoint. Thx Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32459
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    - Sruvey - modify views I need to create filtered views ona survey and I am having trouble doing it. I've figured out to change the survedit url to listedit, and I can create the new filtered view, but when I go to the new view url, it displays the same as Summary View. HELP!! Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32454
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    - Migration from SPS 2001 to WSS I will need to migrate documents from SPS 2001 to WSS. Could you please let me know if there are any tools available? Thanks, Falgun Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32452
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    - Page on WSS Site cant make up its mind what to display? I've created a list (referrals) on my sharepoint site then wanted to change the format of the view. I went into FrontPage Converted it to an XSLT and did my changes. Now when you first load the page the Title of the page shows up as 'Our Families', which is another list, then you hit F5 to refresh and it changes to 'Referrals' hit F5 again and it could be either. Check it out: http://www<dot>redthreaddreamers<d o t>com The list contents is always the 'Referrals' content. though the name changes between 'Referrals' and 'Our Families' when it displays 'Our Families' the links on the left nav bar are also related to the 'Our Families' list. A buddy of mine on a different sharepoint site (though the same Server) wanted to also modify a list, and the same type of issue is happening to him. Is there something we are missing? Thanks, Scott<- Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32447
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    - WSS Migration to another domain We have 2 independent domains - no trusts or anything - never will be. Domain A = WSS in Account creation mode install Domain B = WSS not yet installed but will be using normal install mode (not account creation mode) Question: --------- We need to migrate WSS an its DB from Domain A to Domain B. What is the method to do this? Do I need to be concerned with SIDS or can I just replace the DOMAINA\username in SQL to DOMAINB\username? Thank you. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32444
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    - Domain\username prompt We have 2 domains parent.com and child.parent.com wss is installed on a server in the child.parent.com and is working fine. I can pass through fine when connecting through the parent domain. But if I am on a server in the child domain it prompts me for a username and password. Not sure why it is not passing authentication throught. when it prompts the use sername is the DNS entry that we added for the redirect to sharepoint (sharepoint.parent.com) Antother thing that is odd is that the account that sharepoint was originally installed under never gets prompted it passes right through. Any help would be appreciated. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32441
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    - renaming wss machine Is it possible to rename a WSS physical machine without side effects? Thank you. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32434
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    - Application pool Permission problem in Sharepoint sites Hi gurus..... I installed WSS 2.0 on my WS2003SE. The default website is extended during installation and is working fine. However, when I create new sites with new application pools (so that if one crash won't affect others) running as Network Service, I always get a cannot access configuration database error. If I change the application pool to run as Local System, then everything is fine. What is wrong and how can I fix it so that the app pool can run as Network Service as it should? I am using WMSDE with the WSS. Please help. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32432
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    - Merge two sites Is there a way to merge two Sharepoint sites? I know that I can backup a site and restore it to another site but then doesn't it wipe out the 2nd site? Thanks. Karen Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32431
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    - sharepoint has a newer version of service pack installed I want to use the full text search of WSS. I installed full text on the instance SHAREPOINT. When i run the sql sp3a i get the message "sharepoint has a newer version of service pack installed". Can someone tell how i can solve this. thanx Tim Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32428
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    - Target of links in WSS Can someone give me an example of a links list in a content editor web part? In this way I want to make the target of the links editable without using Frontpage. Or has someone another idea? Thanks Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32426
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    - Performance Problems with WSS / loading Sites extremly slow Hello, we use WSS-Sites in extranet. We have 1 Webserver, 1 ActiveDirectory Server and 1 SQL-Server. WSS configuration: AD-Creation Mode Scalable hosting mode Now we have performance problems with our Sharepoint-Sites. The first loading of Sites takes extramly long, too long for our Users. Does anybody know some tips and tricks for a better performance. sg Thomas weissenbach Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32423
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    - customizing with AlternateHeader property hi group! I wanted to edit some files in the _layouts/1031 folder to customize my sharepoint sites that are included in my sharepoint portal server. I found that the sites could use the "AlternateHeader" propery due to this code: if (alternateHeader == null || alternateHeader == "") Nevertheless the alternateHeader property seems not to be set because the code below <TR> <TD COLSPAN=3 WIDTH=100%> .... gets executed - so I had to make my changes in this code. I found that in onet.xml the alternateHeader property is set to PortalHeader.aspx - but I did not find any setting for my sharepoint sites - Anyone an idea where to set this property? - Customizing would be more convenient! best regards andy Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32417
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    - A default theme applied (using front page) to sharepoint site does not change the looks of default links on quick launch()eg., documents, pictures, lists etc). Hi Group I applied a default theme to the share point site using front page 2003 (theme name : 'In Motion'). The default links on the sharepoint site such as documents, pictures, lists remain unchanged ... but the links present on navigation tool bar acquire the theme site with full fidelity (the colour of links changes when we hover mouse over them, also they are broader and of completely different look). As a result, I have got two kinds of links present on the left hand veticle side of same home page that seems to be very ugly. Is there a way to apply theme to the quick launch tool bar items as well? Also, can we alter the theme applied to sie? eg, change the size, font etc. of links? Any input will be highly appriciated. Thanks Varun Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32408
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    - Disable a tab in Document Library toolbar Hi, Is there a way to disable some tabs (e.g. discuss, delete) which shows in the document library toolbar but still retaining the other tabs (e.g. Save & close, Go back to document library)? Thanks, Jona Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32399
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    - Mike Walsh an MVP? I have applauded numerous MVPs for their excellent responses and ways of handling questions...but Mr. Walsh - if there was a criteria in MVP status requirements about being tactful - you would defintely not make my cut or MS. Microsoft, although Mike Walsh has been helpful many times, there have been way too many times he has rubbed people wrong by the demeanor of his answers - please consider his MVP status as he is clearly lacking tactfulness. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32397
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    - Auto Collapse Links I was wondering if it is possible to have a user click on one main link which opens a bunch of sub links but when they click on another main link the previous link would collapse and the new would expand? Thanks for all the help! Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32396
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    - How to Upload a list template Hi, I have created a List template and have exported it out. I want to upload this in another serve. As I understand I can do it from Manage List Template Gallery .When I upload this stp file, I can only see it in the current site and its sub sites. My question is, how can I upload the .stp file so that it is available in all the sites and subsites Thanks Amit Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32395
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    - Installing a webpart on a document library... Hi, I have created a webpart that is a combo box. I want to place it in my document library area. I found by adding ?ToolPaneView=2 I can see my add web parts panel. (ie .../Forms/Upload.aspx?ToolPaneView=2) Unfortunately it won't let me add a web part. Even though the template was based on webparts. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks in advance Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32392
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    - Hyperlink in WOrd that overrides "next nearest date" in wss worksp hello: In my word doc, I want to link to a list, per specific meeting, on a workspace. By pasting in the url grabbed from the meeting-specific view of that list, I am navigated to the "next nearest" meeting on the workspace. I know to then hit the link for the correct meeting, but my readers will not, and will think the link is wrong. Can the link be customized? Thanks, Bing Germaine Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32389
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    - OfficeChart Hey all, I install SPS2003 and created a portal and a SITE in WSS. After that I installed the office components and the Office Web Access... Now I want to create a officechart webpart, when I click the connect to external source nothing happens, no errors, nothing... Am I missing something? Thx for any help Marc Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32388
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    - scroll position on reload of page viewer webpart I have an asp application for drill down graphs. I have WSS. I use the page viewer web part to display the graph page . At top of graph page is a summary below summary is the drilldown graph positioned about 500px from top. The user clicks on graph to drill down to next level. All levels are on same page, using a select statement to display the graph appropriate for the drilldown level. So after the click the page reloads, new summary on top and graph below it. Problem is that the page scrollbar immediately positions half way down, the position at which the user had clicked on the graph, I want the page to load at scroll position top. When I test the asp application the page loads at top. I thought this was the default behavior. But in WSS using the web part, the web page inside the part loads at top but the WSS patge with the web part has scrolled down to the position of the graph where the user click retaining the last clicked position. How can i change that? WSS is not doing the default behavior and reload page at top, it is saving the height position of the scroll bar when page reloads. Pleaase help me. -- cindy mello -- cindy mello Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32387
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    - Intranet permissions We would like to use WSS for our Intranet and are using Active Directory for authentication. However, there are a select few that need access but don't have AD accounts. They would be accessing the page via the Internet and SSL. Is there a way for the external users to access the page without an AD account (anonomous access is not possible, remember this is an intranet). I wouldn't think that I could set up a 'local' account in Sharepoint that would do the trick. If this isn't possible, can I create a limited AD account that will work? i.e., one that wouldn't allow them to login to the domain, only the site. Thanks! Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32380
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    - How to configure Server E-mail Settings for authentication We use a seperate SMTP that requires authentication to send outbound email. The interface for E-mail server setttings doesn not have a login specification for user name and password. Is there another way to configure these settings? Thanks in advance. -Hal Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32379
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    - Problem in CopyTo Method of SPFolder Class Hi, I want to Copy One Folder to another Folder with in same site(particularly in Shared Documents). I'm using CopyTo method of SPFolder Class. I have Source Folder Object and Destination Folder URL. Before copying i'm checking both the Source and Destination Folder objects are Not null and both Folders are exists. If exists and not null then by using CopyTo method of SPFolder class i copying folder. Problem is if the source folder is having any files (or) folders then it's not copying. If source folder is not having any files (or) folders then its copying. What could be the Problem? Below is my code:- if( (ospFolder != null && ospFolder.Exists ) && (dstSPFolder != null && dstSPFolder.Exists)) { ospFolder.ParentFolder.ParentWeb.AllowUnsafeUpdates=true; ospFolder.CopyTo(''http://sitename/"+dstSPFolder.Url.Trim()+"/"+ospFolder.Name); } Is anybody knows solution to my problem please let me know to solve it. Regards, Vinoth Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32373
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    - can we link sharepoint document libraries in different sites (child and parent sites)to a central document librarythat is present on a child site in WSS? Hi I really need help. Can we have a central document library in a child site and then link this doc lib to other sites (say at parent site and sites at same level and child sites). So that we can create different views of the same document library at different site levels? Main idea is if one edits a document at central doc lib then the same changes appear in the other sites as well at real time. Any suggestions will be highly appriciated. Working on Windows SharePoint Services Thanks Varun Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32372
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    - Problem about to restore the site Hi, if the site will corrupt and is not opening and it exist in the database . then how we can restore it or recreate it with previous or last time saved data. regards Micheal Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32368
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    - Migration from Portal to WSS I need to migrate a site from Windows portal 2003 to windows sharepoint services 2.0 Pls advice on how to proceed. Thanks. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32353
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    - Problem in WSS administration port not exists. Dear All, I try to connect my WSS to the configuration database, but the following error occurred: "The SharePoint admininstration port does not exist. Please use stsadm.exe to create it." Which Port should I get reference to? Is it a TCP/IP port in IIS? Thank you very much. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32346
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    - DataView with same functionality as a regular list Using a regular WSS list, I have the ability to "edit in datasheet". When I modify the list to make it a DataView, I loose some critical List functionality. The reason I want to convert the List to a DataView is so that I can apply Conditional Formatting to some red,yellow,green images in my list. Is there any way to either have a DataView that still has the "regular" List functionality, or a regular List that allows me to create red,yellow,green conditionally fomatted indicators? Thanks! Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32344
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    - Problem with .chm format I have a user who has uploaded a .chm file. They are not on our blocked format list. When you click on the icon to open the system displays the Content/Index/Search tabs with items to select. The other side of the frame displays the standard IE 401 error message. ie. click the refresch, try again later, work offline, etc. Any suggestions on what is happening and how to correct it? Thanks!! Shack Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32340
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    - Link MetaData Is there a way that I can take an issues list and push the metadata within an item into the metadata fields of a document in a library? Each time that the issues list is updated, the meta data associated with the corresponding document in a document library (linked by issue ID number) should be updated. A similar thing can be done using web part connections, but It is necessary for the metadata in the document to be persistent, not just a view of the two combined. Any ideas? TIA Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32339
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    - Expiration Date Hello, I'm trying to create a filter that hides all documents that have been uploaded for thirty or more days. I've tried making a calculated column called "Date Created" that takes the [Created] date and adds 30 to it, but it fails with the message "One or more column references are not allowed, because the columns are defined as a data type that is not supported in formulas.". I've also tried to create a "Date and Time" column that stored "Today's date" and add thirty to that. This works great, until someone realizes that they can modify the [Date Created] field to something outrageous (30 Dec 2999) to push the expiration date back. These are the only two ways that I've found (through trial-and-error and surfing newsgroups and such) to accomplish what I'm trying to do. So I figure I need to do one of two things: 1. Find a way to access the [Created] column. or 2. Find a way to make the [Date Created] column Read-Only. Is there anyone out there who can help me with either of these? It's very frustrating. Thanks. Micheal A Swenson Senior Applications Development Programmer Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32306
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    - uploading folders I already posted this thread in sharepoint.windowsservices.development, but that was the wrong group, so here is my problem: I like to upload structures of directories with their files into a doc.lib in Sharepoint. To be clear: I have a structure as below on my C-drive: A (root) B, C, D (subfolders of A) B1, B2, B3 (subfolders of B) files in B1. Normally I can upload multiple files (if Office11 has been installed on my box), so all the files in B1 can be uploaded to the doclib, but I like to upload the complete structure, so in the doclib a folder was created, named A, then the subfolders B,C and D were created and so on. At the end I have my files from B1 in subfolder B1. Is there a way to accomplish that ? Regards, Ger. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32300
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    - SPS Indexing Stand Alone WSS Sites We are having issues indexing stand alone WSS sites using Portal. The issue we are having is it will index the main virtual server (http://www.example.com/). but it will not index the site collections (http://www.example.com/sites/site1). How can we get SPS to index the site collections without having to create a content source for each site collection. Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32299
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    - Backing up Sharepoint I am running shrepoint services 2003. I have a sql 2000 backend tha tis being backup up on a nightly basis by legato. I am wondering if I should be using stsadm to be backing up the site as well? Thanks Dan Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32298
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    - Modifying MySite design for all users. I need to modify the initial MySite design for all users on a Sharepoint Portal Server. This is for users that have not created their MySite yet. I want to modify the shared view of that site. How do I accomplish this, so that the new sites are created based on a layout I put together? I want to do this via Sharepoint, not by modifying code. I remember one of my team members doing this, but I'm not sure how he did it. Dave Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32294
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    - Installing Sharepoint End-User training I'm trying to install the Sharepoint End-User Training Module (available from download from Microsoft.com). I run the Sharepoint piece, and I get a dialog box "System.Exception". It simply has an ok. When I click that, I get the following error in a dialog box: "Unable to connect to Sharepoint Server at http://<mysps server>. Login failed for user '<DOMAIN\user>'. (Where I have masked my settings with the < > data.). The user <DOMAIN\user> has access rights, and is certainly able to access the site. That user is actually an adminstrator! What causes this error? How can I resolve it? Dave Tag: USA - Users Group in DC/VA Metro area Tag: 32293

I am currently in the organization phase of starting a Sharepoint Users group
for the DC/VA Metro area in the USA. This group would support end-users,
power-users, developers and the just-curious.

As with any other group, there would be monthly meetings. However, the
emphasis will be on hands-on, practical knowledge sharing. We can get
Microsoft and INETA supported speakers for monthly meetings as well as
user-contributed presentations.

If you have any potential interest in this type of local users group, please
reply to garyblatt@cox.net
Thanks,
Gary

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