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 at wss.collutions.com or www.wssfaq.com
daily.)
From 23rd January - 19th February 2006 (because of my holiday - usually
weekly)
I. KB Articles
New
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;913435
Description of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix
package: January 30, 2006
14th February 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889938
The presence information for a Windows Messenger contact is not displayed
correctly in Windows SharePoint Services or in Outlook (ver 1.1)
9th February 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=913373
Description of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix
package: January 18, 2006
30th January 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;910925
Description of the Visio iFilter 2003 add-in hotfix package: November 9,
2005
25th January 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822059
You receive a form submission exceeded the maximum length error message when
you upload a file to your Windows SharePoint Services Web site (ver 1.1)
23rd January 2006
Modified
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=912492
Windows SharePoint Services and SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Support
boundaries for Active Directory Federation Services (ver 3.1)
10th February 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=910354
The Last Modified Time value is updated when you discard the changes when
you check in a document in Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 2003 (ver
2.0)
9th February 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=891983
Supported scenario to restore a backup of data from the original release
version of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to SharePoint Portal Server 2003
Service Pack 1 (ver 3.1)
7th February 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=889591
Survey results in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 and in Windows SharePoint
Services are not exported to an Excel workbook if the answer to a question
uses a rating scale (ver 3.0)
6th February 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=841057
Support may not be available if you modify tables or stored procedures in
SharePoint Portal Server or Windows SharePoint Services databases (ver 5.0)
3rd February 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883547
You receive an "Unable to connect to database" error message when you
install SharePoint Portal Server 2003 or Windows SharePoint Services (ver
1.1)
3rd February 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=840931
"The page cannot be displayed" error message when you connect to the portal
site if you use Apache Web server to reverse-proxy Windows SharePoint
Services (ver 2.1)
27th January 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=912060
No Web Parts are displayed in the online Web Part gallery, or you cannot
retrieve content in the Content Editor Web Part in Windows SharePoint
Services (ver 1.1)
25th January 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=832816
"The server instance specified was not found." error message when you
perform an operation on a virtual server in Windows SharePoint Services (ver
2.0)
23rd January 2006
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=911559
Description of the Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003
post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: December 5, 2005 (ver 1.2)
21st January 2006
II. MS Articles
New
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_sppt2003_bk/html/WSSInsideOutCh21.asp
Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out - Chapter 21: Creating
Custom Administration Tools
17th February 2006 (date added here)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_sppt2003_bk/html/OfficeSharePointResKitCh36.asp?frame=true
Resource Kit: Chapter 36 - Building Applications for Microsoft Office
SharePoint Portal Server 2003
17th February 2006 (date added here)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_sppt2003_bk/html/OfficeSharePointResKitCh37.asp?frame=true
Resource Kit: Chapter 37 - Using Visual Studio .NET to Create Web Parts
17th February 2006 (date added here)
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=9023081&Validate=false
Microsoft Office System Webcast: Tips and Tricks for Simple Security with
Office System 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services (Level 200)
14th February 2006
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=9023112&Validate=false
TechNet Webcast: Deploying SharePoint Products and Technologies (Level 100)
9th February 2006
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d013465b-454a-4a18-8ec4-6a5a82c81fb3&DisplayLang=en
SharePoint Products and Technologies Document: Planning and Designing
SharePoint Products and Technology Solutions for Geographically Dispersed
Sites
9th February 2006
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=9023197&Validate=false
MSDN Webcast: BizTalk Adapter Spotlight: Windows SharePoint Services (Level
200)
2nd February 2006
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastRegistrationConfirmation.aspx?culture=en-US&RegistrationID=9023231&Validate=false
TechNet Webcast: Understanding the Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server
Architecture (Level 100)
19th January 2006
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/odc_SP2003_ta/html/WSSTipsTricks.asp
Tips and Tricks for Developing with Windows SharePoint Services
December 2005
Modified
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=a637eff6-8224-4b19-a6a4-3e33fa13d230&displaylang=en
Windows SharePoint Services Administrator's Guide (ver 1.8)
20th January 2006
III Non-MS Articles
New
http://www.sharepointshow.com/Podcasts/SPS-2006-02-17.mp3
Podcast - 105 Features of SharePoint v3 (Office SharePoint Server/Windows
SharePoint Services), with Perspectives by Dustin Miller (Gene Kraybill)
17th February 2006
http://www.atlantamspros.com/Default.aspx?tabid=76
SharePoint 1, 2, 3! Levels 100, 200 and 300 Presentations and Hands on Labs
(Atlanta Microsoft Professionals)
20th January 2006
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/mosessaur/webpartscommunication01172006044658AM/webpartscommunication.aspx?ArticleID=aa46c1b8-d50e-42c0-ad7a-8961352116f8
WebParts Communication: How WebParts on a page communicate with each other
(Muhammad Mosa)
17th January 2006
http://blogs.sqlxml.org/bryantlikes/articles/592.aspx
Extending SharePoint using Global.asax - Who's Online (Bryant Likes)
13th May 2004 (new here)
http://blogs.sqlxml.org/bryantlikes/articles/583.aspx
Extending SharePoint using Global.asax (Bryant Likes)
11th May 2004 (new here)
Modified
None
IV. WSS FAQ additions
http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=595
VII.10.45 Free WSS-relevant Programs - Visio template and stencil for
designing SharePoint sites (Ferry den Dopper)
http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=596
VII.05.88 WSS Products - BrightWork Reporter
http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=597
VII.08.43 Free WSS Web Parts - Events for You (*SPS 2003 ONLY*)
V. WSS FAQ amendments
http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=356
I.12.2.6 Document Library - Alerts - Alerts from a https site have the
address marked as http. How can I correct this?
http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=580
I.28.2 What is fixed in the fix packs for SPS 2003 Service Pack 2
http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/EditForm.aspx?ID=105
III.30 Search isn't working - what could be the reason?
http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/EditForm.aspx?ID=124
III.46 How can I recover individual documents to my WSS site?
http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/EditForm.aspx?ID=189
III.55.1 Alerts aren't working even if the Timer Service is running. What
might be wrong?
http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=491
VII.05.59 WSS Products - Item Level Permission for SharePoint and WSS
(spstools)
http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSS%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=436
VII.10.23 Free WSS-relevant programs - SharePoint User Utility (krichie)