Archive for July, 2008

 

How to: Set Team Foundation Server Administrator Permissions

 
Overview Below MSDN post shows the steps to grant sufficient privileges to a new Team Foundation Server Administrator. Reference How to: Set Team Foundation Server Administrator Permissions

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Hands-Free TFS 2008 Install

 
Overview Installing VSTS Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2008 is way more than just run "setup.exe" and keep clicking "Next". Actually if you have all the prerequisites ready then the installation is simple, but usually you have to prepare all the prerequisites by yourselves. I found two post by Grant Holliday and William Bartholomew [...]

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Renaming a SharePoint 2007 / WSS 3.0 Server

 
Overview Sometimes you have to rename a Server, it can easily be done in "System properties". However, if the Server host a SharePoint Services/Server, then renaming will cause SharePoint sites to stop functioning. Eventually I found a Blog showing the steps to rename a SharePoint 2007 / WSS 3.0 Server, and I have repost [...]

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Uninstall WSS 3.0 MICROSOFT##SSEE Database

 
Overview I come across a situation that I was installing WSS 3.0 but the "SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard" failed at half-way and it keep crashing even after I uninstall and reinstall WSS. The result is the broken "MICROSOFT##SSEE" Database which is the configuration database created by WSS. After I followed instructions of [...]

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Problems installing SQL Server 2005 with IIS 7

 
Overview When I install SQL Server 2005 Enterprise on Windows Server 2008 with IIS 7, I was warned that "Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is either not installed or is disabled". Actually this misleading warning means some features of IIS 7 are not installed, and SQL Server 2005 installation needs those features. Reference [...]

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Installing PHP with FastCGI in Windows Server 2008 (IIS 7)

 
Overview FastCGI can greatly improve the performance of CGI applications. I will share my experience of installing and configuring PHP 5.2.6 with FastCGI in Windows Server 2008 environment (the main difference is between IIS 7 and IIS 6). Reference Install PHP Install IIS FastCGI Steps Install & Configure PHP [...]

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Uploading Multiple Files using Struts FormFile

 
Overview It is convenient to group same type of Form Inputs with an ArrayList (or other types of List). For checkbox this is easily done in Struts Framework, but how about "File" or other types of input? Reference Uploading Multiple Files using Struts FormFile Code Snippet I copy the code [...]

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Lock-down Internet Explorer with password

 
Overview You can prevent others from using IE to surf the Internet by using its built-in "Content Advisor". A Supervisor password can be set to control the usage of IE. Reference Yahoo! Answers: Block other users from accessing the Internet Explorer HOW TO: Use the Internet Explorer 6 Content Advisor to [...]

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