Note: All of the addresses of the KB / MS / Non-MS Articles below were valid
at the time I added them to the WSS FAQ site and to this file. I can't
guarantee that they still are.
(This is also posted to my blog at (feed) http://mikeswss.blogg.de/rss.xml
(site) http://mikeswss.blogg.de) where you'll also find earlier versions)
(Items are added to the WSS FAQ throughout the week so you will find new
items more quickly by checking there daily.)
From 14th March - 20th March 2005
I. KB Articles
A. New
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=894630
You receive a "The specified file or folder name is too long" error message
when you create a new folder or a new document in a document library in
SharePoint Portal Server or in Windows SharePoint Services (ver 2.0)
15th March 2005 (new here, ver 1.0 not added)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=894681
Description of the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 1 hotfix
package: February 25, 2005
9th March 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=894629
You receive an error message when you try to upload a file to a document
library in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 or in Windows SharePoint Services
8th March 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=894631
Using Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services with a content database that is
configured as read-only in Microsoft SQL Server
7th March 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=894376
Description of the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 1 hotfix
package: February 21, 2005
3rd March 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=893696
You receive a "Can not add the user because a user with that name already
exists" error message when you try to add a user to a SharePoint Portal
Server 2003 portal site or to a Windows SharePoint Services Web site
2nd March 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=894258
Description of the Windows SharePoint Services post-Service Pack 1 hotfix
package: February 17, 2005
1st March 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;891060
You receive a "The upgrade patch cannot be installed by the Windows
Installer service" message when you try to install a Windows SharePoint
Services update on a computer that is running the original release version
of Windows SharePoint Services
14th December 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;889644
"Error setting password for user account '<UserName>' " error message when
users try to change their password in Windows SharePoint Services
10th December 2005
Modified
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=829358
Critical update for SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows) on Windows
Server 2003 is available for download on the Windows Update site (ver 3.3)
4th March 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;841216
"0x80040E14" or "HTTP 500" error message when you connect to your Windows
SharePoint Services Web site after you install a Windows SharePoint Services
service pack or a security update
2nd March 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=887981
MS05-006: Vulnerability in Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Team
Services could allow cross-site scripting and spoofing attacks (ver 2.0)
2nd March 2005
Withdrawn
None
II. MS Articles
NOTE: Most of the links to WSS Web Casts below were correct but were not
working at the time of posting. I'll continue to monitor the situation and
will amend the WSS FAQ items if and when necessary.
New
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032269755&CountryCode=US
MSDN Webcast: Customizing and Branding SharePoint Portal Server and Windows
SharePoint Services (Level 300)
18th March 2005
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032269620&CountryCode=US
MSDN Webcast: Creating and Customizing Windows SharePoint Services: List,
Library, and View Definitions (Level 300)
17th March 2005
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032269889&CountryCode=US
Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Windows
SharePoint Services (Level 200)
17th March 2005
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032269883&CountryCode=US
MSDN Webcast: Coding and Using Web Part Connections for SharePoint Sites
(Level 300)
16th March 2005
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=2429924
MSDN Webcast: Best Practices for Developing and Deploying Web Parts for
SharePoint Sites (Level 300) [the address is for the download - it works]
14th March 2005
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4a581c05-4a3f-4daf-b96d-804b83f34868&DisplayLang=en
Technical Guidance for Connecting Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server
2003 to mySAP ERP
3rd March 2005
(version 1.0 but replaces the older version that had the same name except
for "SAP/R3" instead of "mySAP ERP")
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4C5BF9DD-3EFB-451D-B213-98ED039190BF&displaylang=en
SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Document: Deploying on an Extranet by Using
ISA Server 2000 and ISA Server 2004 (SPS 2003 only)
1st January 2005
http://www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/evaluationoverview.asp
Implementing Rich Collaboration Infrastructure Using Windows SharePoint
Services and SharePoint Portal Server 2003
20th October 2003 (new here)
Modified
None
Withdrawn
(see above "Technical Guide ...")
III. Non-MS Articles
New
http://msd2d.com/Content/Tip_print.aspx?id=da2291d8-d800-482b-9198-eaac1d02e8d8
Usage Analysis Processing in Windows SharePoint Services Sites (MSD2D -
needs registration)
16th March 2005
http://www.theserverside.net/articles/showarticle.tss?id=WebParts1
WebParts - From Sharepoint to ASP.NET 2.0 (Dino Esposito)
8th March 2005
http://blogs.msdn.com/lamonth/articles/372064.aspx
Installing SharePoint 2003 and Exchange 2003 on a Domain Controller (Lamont
Harrington)
13th February 2005
http://sharepointblogs.com/mkruger/archive/2005/03/14/1446.aspx
Understanding the Configuration Database vs. the Content Database in a
Windows SharePoint Services or SPS Environment
(CorasWorks - date unknown - marked as 15th March 2005)
Amended
None
IV. WSS FAQ additions
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=421
II.11.1 My multiple document uploads are failing because they are too large.
What's the solution? (added to European mirror only where it was missing)
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=422
II.11.2 My uploads of (single) very large documents are failing. What is the
problem? (added to European mirror only where it was missing)
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=423
II.11.3 My packaging of a large WSS site in FP 2003 is failing. What's my
problem? (added to European mirror only where it was missing)
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=420
II.12 How do I enable Session State? (added to European mirror only where it
was missing)
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=414
III.12.7 How do I see which web parts are being used in a page?
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=416
III.97 Why do I not see the "Publish to Source Location" option in the
drop-down list of a document workspace?
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=417
III.103 When I use Save As to save .pps files from a WSS document library,
they are stored as .ppt files. How can I avoid this?
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=415
VII.05.37 WSS Products - InfoView (use InfoPath forms without InfoPath)
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=418
VII.05.38 WSS Products - BitDefender for MS SharePoint 2003 (antivirus)
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=419
VII.05.39 WSS Products - Neverfail for SharePoint (monitoring of SPS 2003 /
SQL Server etc.)
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=420
VII.08.16 Free WSS Web Parts - Sharepoint - cseg Rollup webpart (Carlos
Segura)
V. WSS FAQ amendments
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=355
I.23.2 What is fixed in the fix packs to WSS Service Pack 1?
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=205
II.17.2 How do I install WSS to use an existing copy of SQL Server instead
of WMSDE? (Single server)
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=71
III.06.3 Site Migration from WSS to WSS
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=366
III.12.8 Why can't I add the Office web parts to a WSS site which has a
static address?
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=86
III.13 How can I make a field read-only?
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/EditForm.aspx?ID=99
III.25.1 Why am I being prompted for Authentication many times when I open
an Office document in WSS?
(was item 97)
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/EditForm.aspx?ID=128
III.50 What workflow approval possibilities are available ?
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/EditForm.aspx?ID=181
III.53 How do I programmatically upload a document?
http://www.asaris-matrix.com/mvp-walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/EditForm.aspx?ID=135
IV.05 How can I create new (whole-site) Themes?
Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
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