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Sharepoint - Problem Viewing Months

System Administrator — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:06:44 GMT

Sharepoint - Problem Viewing Months

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Problem

The reported problem is that the month view in Sharepoint 3.0 does not show the items untill a week with an item on is viewed in the week view, then returned to the month view.

Solution

This appears to be related to a pre SP1 issue. Update to SP1 for Sharepoint 3.0

Additional Comments

Cannot open CHM files in Vista

System Administrator — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:08:12 GMT

Cannot open CHM files in Vista

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Problem

You try to open a .chm file in windows vista and you receive an error page saying the content could not be opened.

Solution

Why doesn't this CHM work on Windows Vista?

I recently downloaded the Silverlight 1.1 SDK. I wanted to start reading the doc's which come in Compiled HTML Help files - you know those *.CHM files. I drag some out of the downloaded ZIP, confirm to Windows Vista that I really want to open this file, and nothing seems to work right in the details pane. It reads 'Navigation to the webpage was canceled'.

Hmmm. What is this? Nope, nothing strange like the file being read only. But, I do notice this 'Unblock' button in the file properties.

So, I click this, re-open the CHM file, and bingo - the content now shows. What gives?

This is a security feature that has early roots in Windows XP SP2 and improved in Windows Vista. Basically, files downloaded from the Internet are untrusted sources - until I unblock them.

Windows Vista is good!

Additional Comments

The problem is associated with the crappy security of Vista. How would my mother go with finding this solution! Microsoft. You have just sucked another 1/2 hour of my life!

http://blogs.msdn.com/jonbox/archive/2007/07/06/why-doesn-t-this-chm-work-on-windows-vista.aspx

Can't create file: FILE Outlook 2003

System Administrator — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:09:21 GMT

Can't create file: FILE Outlook 2003

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Problem

'Can't create file: FILE NAME Right-click...' Error in Outlook 2003 when trying to open an email attachment in outlook.

Solution

Posted by: Jason N. Gaylord, on 31 Jan 2006 | View original

Ever receive an error message similar to: 'Can't create file: FILE NAME.pdf. Right-click the folder you want to create the file in, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu to check your permissions for the folder.'? Well, I have the solution. It appears that when you install any Microsoft Small Business products (including Small Business Accounting 2006 and Business Contact Manager), the OutlookSecureTempFolder key in the registry is changed from '..\Temp\...' to '...\Temporary Internet Files\...'.

So, go into the registry and change the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Security registry key OutlookSecureTempFolder value from '...\Temporary Internet Files\...' to '...\Temp\...'.

Additional Comments

http://dotnetslackers.com/Microsoft/re-20563_amp_quot_Can_t_create_file_FILE_NAME_pdf_Right_click_amp_quot_Error_in_Outlook_2003.aspx

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=outlook+can%27t+creat+file+right+click+the+folder+you+wan+to+create+the+file+in+adn+properties&meta=

WSUS not installing updates

System Administrator — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:10:48 GMT

WSUS not installing updates

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Problem

Client computers report to WSUS, however the list a number of updates required but never install the updates.

Solution

On the Client Computer

Method 1: Register the Wups2.dll file in Windows

To register the Wups2.dll file in Windows, follow these steps:

Stop the Automatic Updates service. To do this, follow these steps:

a.	Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
b.	At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: net stop wuauserv

a.	At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: regsvr32 %windir%\system32\wups2.dll Note For a computer that is running Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, type the following command, and then press ENTER: regsvr32 %windir%\syswow64\wups2.dll
b.	Click OK on each verification message that you receive.

Start the Automatic Updates service. To do this, type the following command at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:

net start wuauserv

Exit the command prompt. To do this type exit, and then press ENTER.

Additional Comments

From: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943144

To force a WSUS detect: wuauclt.exe /detectnow

Cannot Disable the Inline Editor in DotNetNuke website

David Finley — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:00:43 GMT

Cannot Disable the Inline Editor in DotNetNuke website

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Problem

Dotnetnuke inline editor feature is set to disabled in the Admin / Settings / Usability menu, but the inline editor feature continues to function on the DNN portal.

Solution

We found this situation on a version of DNN that had been upgraded in the core all the way to DNN 4.9.2.

The solution was found by updating the Text / HTML module it's self from the older version that was part of the previously updated website to 4.8.1 of the Text HTML module it's self.

The process is as simple as downloading the Install version of the Text/HTML module form the DNN core site, and installing it in the HOST / Modules page as you would any other module.

Additional Comments

DNN modules found at: http://www.dotnetnuke.com

Conveting MS Word .doc or .docx to Adobe PDF leave the hyperlinks not working

David Finley — Wed, 06 May 2009 01:48:29 GMT

Conveting MS Word .doc or .docx to Adobe PDF leave the hyperlinks not working

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Problem

When you covert a MS word document to Adobe PDF you find that the end result has hyperliks that do not function.

Solution

There are two ways to convert .DOC files to PDF: You can either print to the 'Adobe PDF' printer, or you can use the PDFMaker macro (the PDF button on Word's toolbar). When you use the print route, everything is converted to PostScript by the printer driver. A printer does of course not know anything about links, so the links are lost. When you use the PDFMaker, you will also use the PostScript driver in the first step, but in a second step the so created PostScript is 'enhanced' by so called pdfmark commands that can represent links in a PostScript file. Distiller will convert these commands then in the last step to links in the PDF file.

So, depending on which way you chose to convert your file to PDF, you either end up with the links or not.

The right-click>'Convert to PDF' on the actual file in Explorer will also create links if you configured it to do so: In Acrobat select Edit>Preferences>Convert to PDF. Then select 'MS Office' and hit the settings button. There is a checkbox for links on the dialog that comes up.

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Editing Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

Stephen Monahan — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:06:50 GMT

Editing Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

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Purpose & Scope

This is how a user can easily edit their own privacy policy and terms of use for a DNN website.

Procedure

1. Login as an administrator or host to the DNN website

2. Go to the admin menu and select languages

3. Go to the dropdown arrow for the Languages and select Language Editor

4. On this page you will need to scroll down to find: MESSAGE_PORTAL_PRIVACY.Text and MESSAGE_PORTAL_TERMS.Text

It's under these sections that you will be able to edit the text of the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

Additional Comments

Additional support from http://www.dotnetnuke.com/tabid/787/default.aspx

The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process while trying to start

David Finley — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:26:40 GMT

The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process while trying to start a website. Found to be wspsrv.exe

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Problem

Trying to start a wbsite throws: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process while trying to start a website

Using cmd and command prompt: netstat -ano> c\temp.txt

To find what process is using prot 80 or 443.

You find it is wspsrv.exe and this is part of ISA server (in our case isa 2004)

Solution

Open Services, and stop: Microsoft Firewall - You will not loose remote control of the server doing this. ( I thought you would).

Then start the IIS website or sites.

Then restart the Microsoft Firewall services.

Additional Comments

It appears that sometimes the ISA firewall grabs resources before IIS does. This prevents sites from starting.

Error: Site Settings is currently unavailable. DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException

David Finley — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:15:20 GMT

Error: Site Settings is currently unavailable. DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException

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Problem

Error: Site Settings is currently unavailable.
DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Cannot insert the value NULL into column 'DefaultLanguage', table 'dnndev.dbo.Portals'; column does not allow nulls. UPDATE fails. The statement has been terminated. ---> System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot insert the value NULL into column 'DefaultLanguage', table 'dnndev.dbo.Portals'; column does not allow nulls. UPDATE fails. The statement has been terminated....

Solution

Error is caused by no default value had been set on the Admin tab >> Other Settings >> Default Language dropdown.

To correct the error:

Step 1

While logged in as Host account, I went t Admin Tab >> Languages.

> Languages' border=0 alt='DotNetNuke Admin Tab >> Languages' src='http://dnnprofessor.com/Portals/0/ArticleImages/Buck-Anderson/DNN_5.1.2_language_fix_2.png' width=400 height=255>

Step 2.

I selected my choice of default language.

Step 3.

I edited the language and enabled it.

> Languages' border=0 alt='Enable language in DotNetNuke Admin >> Languages' src='http://dnnprofessor.com/Portals/0/ArticleImages/Buck-Anderson/DNN_5.1.2_language_fix_4.png' width=425 height=175>

Step 4.

I returned to Admin Settings and the default language dropdown was now propagated.

Step 5.

I updated the Admin Settings and the error is corrected.

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Upgrading Steps for DotNetNuke from DNN 4.x.x to DNN 6.x.x

David Finley — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:57:26 GMT

Upgrading Steps for DotNetNuke from DNN 4.x.x to DNN 6.x.x

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Purpose & Scope

To Understand the steps required in general terms for upgrading DotNetNuke from versions as early as 2.00.04 through to DNN 06.01.03 or later.

Procedure

Specifically we wanted to take a version of DotNetNuke from 4.9.1 to 6.1.3 today and actually found that it worked perfectly.

We did take some steps that helped a lot. This may be of value to some of you.

Before we Began

1. Backed up the entire file system for the website.

2. Backed up the database on SQL server for the site in question.

3. Ensured we had a HOST login account that worked.

4. Ensured the server we were running on (Windows 2008 R2) was patched and running .Net Framework version 3.5 SP1.

5. If your site is busy, work out a way to stop the traffic. One way is to add a portal alias, like test.domain.com in your DNN website. Setup a DNS entry to that test.domain.com points to the IP address of your DNN web server. In IIS, setup a Binding, so that test.domain.com will answer for your site.

Then access the site on test.domain.com and check you can login, etc.

Then remove the binding in IIS for www.domain.com (temporarily while you play upgrade).

This way, the site will not answer normal user access, but will answer you when you go to test.domain.com.

Update Path

We suggest the following table for upgrading your DNN Website.

Upgrade From	Upgrade To
02.00.04	02.01.02
02.01.02	03.01.01
03.01.01	03.02.02
03.02.02	04.03.07
04.03.07	04.04.01
04.04.01	04.06.02
04.06.02	04.09.05
04.09.05	05.04.04
05.04.04	05.05.01
05.05.01	05.06.04
05.06.04	06.00.02
06.00.02	06.01.03

Note: If you are upgrading a version prior to DNN 4.6.2, then you will need to manually update the web.config file. After this version the updates are automatic.

Steps On Upgrade

On Codeplex, Click on View All Downloads

Find the version for the next upgrade step from the table above. Then find the Version Upgrade download link.

Download the .zip file to your server. Then extract the contents directly over the existing website directory structure.

You will be asked to overwrite files, Tick yes to all.

You will be asked to overwrite folders, Tick Apply to all – And continue.

Once you have extracted, hit your website in a browser, and watch the upgrade happen before your eyes.

Repeat the steps of backing up after each successful update, and download the next update package and repeat the process.

Tricky Bits

If you are using the XML module, on a DNN version before 5.3.0, then you should obtain the latest update of the module before moving past 5.3.0.

If you have the Ifinity URL Master module. We suggest turning it off to upgrade.

After Upgrade

In IIS you will wan to move the website to a new application pool that is running .net 3.5 or 4.0 Integrated. You cannot share application pools with earlier DNN versions that run on .net 2.0.

Jump into the HOST settings, and configure things like, friendly URL’s, DNN Host Menu Options, and performance settings.

If you disabled bindings (from the initial steps 5 above) re-enable them and test access.

DotNetNuke Upgrade Service and Support

We offer a DotNetNuke Support Service that can include the upgrading of DNN websites for you. This is especially useful if you are not confident with either .net websites or IIS server administration.

We are happy to help you evaluate the upgrade path and potential problems. The cost of the service is in effect calculated at at an hourly estimate. It should be noted that if everything goes well, and trouble free, there there is at least 1 hours work in this upgrade, usually more as there are often little bugs to sort out.

Please contact us for support here:http://www.interactivewebs.com/Services/DotNetNukeSupport.aspx

Additional Comments

Reference: http://www.interactivewebs.com/blog/index.php/dotnetnuke-support/upgrading-steps-for-dotnetnuke-from-dnn-4-x-x-to-dnn-6-x-x/