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Beware of /bin/ is SP2010 Url’s

Came across troubleshooting an issue with a site collection with the name bin. This site collection had a url like http://portal/sites/bin, making the default homepage http://portal/sites/bin/default.aspx. For some reason the site did not render and I got a HTTP 404 … Continue reading

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How to change the language of a site in SP2010

Notice: the information in this post is not supported by Microsoft. The use of the method described below will revoke your support status for your environment. Use at your own risk This question came up today and I remembered being … Continue reading

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What Every SharePoint Admin Needs to Know About Host Named Site Collections by Kirk Evans

been a while, busy busy busy …. what else just wanted to point out a very good article that sums up all you need to know about Host Named site collectiosn in SharePoint 2010. Find the original article by Kirk … Continue reading

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Cumulative updates packaging changed for SharePoint 2010

while browsing the updates page on Technet I found: The packaging of cumulative updates changed as of August 31, 2011. The following packages are provided for cumulative updates: • SharePoint Foundation 2010 • SharePoint Foundation 2010 + SharePoint Server 2010 … Continue reading

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Manage automatic propagation of variation pages

I was asked today to disable the automatic propagation of variation pages for one of our site collections. Immediately I checked the Technet article for this. According to the Technet article I needed to execute the following Powershell scripts: Unfortunately … Continue reading

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Remove HTTP Response Headers for internet facing SharePoint sites

if you are serious about to publish an internet facing SharePoint site you have to consider security. One of the first things a possible hacker will inspect are the HTTP Response Headers. I usually use the Firefox Developper toolbar to … Continue reading

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Update All Web Applications with Powershell

long time no post just a quick post with a simple command. I needed to update all the Default Time zone settings for all the web applications in a SharePoint 2010 farm. Here’s how to do it in a single … Continue reading

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Fix: Unable to activate worker process proxy object within the worker process (by Sven Häfker)

Encountered the same issue as described by Sven Häfker and for sure his fix did the trick Sven Häfker’s post: Fix: Unable to activate worker process proxy object within the worker process Issue: We have encountered an issue that the … Continue reading

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Getting rid of “Could not find stored procedure ‘dbo.Search_GetRecentStats’” error

another one of those errors that can appear in your ULS logs which can easily be solved. This error also logs events in the Application eventlog with ID 6398 and 5586. I found the solution to this issue on the … Continue reading

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Getting rid of “Missing server side dependencies” MissingWebPart error in Health Analyzer for Central Admin – Update

Now that I am finalizing some of my farm installation I am starting to pay attention to those small issues reported by the Health Analyzer. One of those errors in there is the following: Title Missing server side dependencies. Severity … Continue reading

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