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Event Type: Error
Event Source: crypt32
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8
Date: date
Time: time
User: user name
Computer: computer name
Description:
Failed auto update retrieval of third-party root list sequence number from:

 

<http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootseq.txt> with error: The specified server cannot perform the requested operation.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://support.microsoft.com.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behaviour, you must connect to the Internet or turn off the Update Root Certificates component. To turn off the Update Root Certificates component, follow these steps:

1.	In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
2.	Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
3.	Click to clear the Update Root Certificates check box, and then continue with the Windows Components Wizard.

Reference Microsoft Support KB

The cumulative update packages for October 2008 contain the latest hot fixes for the 2007 Office core suite applications and servers.

Packages that are included in the October 2008 cumulative update

A link to a Microsoft Knowledge Base article that discusses each hot fix will be released as the article becomes available. To obtain a specific hot fix, please contact support and ask for the hot fix by referencing the Knowledge Base article number.

The list is too long and can be viewed here

Update: SharePoint October 2008 hot fix links

 

Hotfix package name	Knowledge Base article number	Product
Sts.msp	957691 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957691/) Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Sts.msp): October 28, 2008	WSS
Ccoreserver.msp	957693 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957693/) Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package (Coreserver.msp): October 28, 2008	MOSS / Search
Iifswfe.msp	957694 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957694/) Description of the Forms Server 2007 hotfix package (Ifswfe.msp): October 28, 2008	InfoPath Forms Server
Iipeditor.msp	957695 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957695/) Description of the InfoPath 2007 hotfix package (Ipeditor.msp): October 28, 2008	InfoPath
Coreservermui.msp	958567 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958567/) Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package (Coreservermui.msp): October 28, 2008	MOSS / Search
Dlc.msp	958569 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958569/) Description of the SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package (Dlc.msp): October 28, 2008	Office Core

Request downloads

SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=957693&kbln=en-us

SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package
http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=958567&kbln=en-us

SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package
http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=958569&kbln=en-us

Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=957691&kbln=en-us

Situation

• Configuration of multiple web applications using host headers for extranet.
• Configure for extranet on port 443 (SSL)
• Configure using Wild Card Certificate

Error

When I tried to configure the second web application, the web site stopped with the error

Cannot create a file when that file already exists

Resolution

In the given situation, multiple host headers are to be configured to use port 443. Since we are using multiple web applications on the same secure port you will need to use the ADSUtil to configure the “SecureBindings”

In addition to installing a wildcard server certificate on SSL-enabled Web sites, it is recommended to configure the SecureBindings metabase property on each site so it contains the host header name of the site. All SSL-enabled sites that use the same IP/port binding and are distinguished only by host header name must use the same wildcard server certificate.

To configure the SecureBindings metabase property for SSL host headers

From the command prompt navigate to c:\inetpub\adminscripts

Type the following command at the cmd prompt

cscript.exe adsutil.vbs set /w3svc/<site identifier>/SecureBindings ":443:<host header>"

where host header is the host header for the Web site, for example, extranet.justsharepoint.com

where site identifier is the identifier for your web site in IIS.

Sample command

cscript.exe adsutil.vbs set /w3svc/848820626/SecureBindings ":443:extranet.justsharepoint.com"

 

 

Installation Requirements

· Download Adobe Reader v.8

· Download Adobe PDF IFilters 6.0

· Download the pdf icon image of size 17X17 from here and save it as "icpdf.gif" somewhere to the local hard disk

Installation Steps

· Start –>Run–>> Services.msc and stop the IIS Admin service.

· Run the IFilters installer on the Indexing Server.

· Copy the icpdf.gif to the following location "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\Template\Images" (Web front end servers)

· Edit the DOCICON.XML, in the following location “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\Template\Xml\” (Web front end servers)

o Add this entry in the DOCICON.XML: <Mapping Key="pdf" Value="icpdf.gif"/>

· Add the filter-extension to the File types crawled: Start -> Program -> Microsoft Office Server -> SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration  -> <Name of Shared Service Provider> -> Search Settings -> File Types -> New File Type (Add extension  pdf here)

· Modify the following Registry keys by changing their "Default" value to the new CLSID of the Adobe IFilter:  {E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office Server\12.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension\.pdf

Default –> {E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\12.0\Search\Setup\ContentIndexCommon\Filters\Extension\.pdf

Default –> {E8978DA6-047F-4E3D-9C78-CDBE46041603}

· Add the Installation directory of the Adobe Reader v.8 to the System Path.

· Perform an IIS RESET

· Recycle the search service:

• net stop osearch
• net start osearch

· Perform the crawl again

If you want to allow your blog visitors to comment on blog posts you will need to explicitly allow them to do so. To achieve this, you will need to setup unique permissions on your blog.
Here is the procedure:
1. Open http://your_blog_url/Lists/Comments/AllComments.aspx
2. Select Settings > List settings
3. Select Permissions and Management > Permissions for this list
4. Open Actions >Edit permissions (confirm this action when dialog pops-up)

Now you can setup unique permissions for this list. From this step forward you can add permissions for a specific user. The best approach is to give the Visitors group “Contribute” rights for this entire list.

You will also need to limit user’s ability to edit and delete only his comments.
The procedure is as follows:
1. Open http://your_blog_url/Lists/Comments/AllComments.aspx
2. Select Settings > List settings
3. General Settings> Advanced Settings
4. Choose “Only their own? for Edit access option

Source

Early this month, I did my exams for MCTS: Configuring and Administering MOSS 2007 70-630 exams and scored 1000/1000! Yeah, felt great for sure. Next on list is 70-631 and for sure I see that Becky  Bertram is on track for that as well. Becky has very graciously shared study guide for this exam. It’s not your run of the mill study guide. She has researched well and compiled list of links to resources for each and every relevant section. Now that surely is awesome! Thanks Becky! All the best.

List of links that can be helpful when studying for the MCTS: WSS Configuration exam from Becky Bertram

I have tried to twitter at least, if not blogging and today this post really got me to reference here for future – SharePoint and Twitter Web Part! Wow, this is really cool.

This Last week I have had been on Mindsharp SharePoint Designer Training with Kathy Hughes (SharePoint MVP) and really enjoying enjoyed the training. I haven’t been using SharePoint Designer a lot lately and this course has been a great refresher! I wanted to reference two good tools that I am sure you would appreciate when doing css – IE Developer Toolbar and Firebug for FireFox.

Of course

• SharePoint is best viewed in Internet Explorer
• SharePoint CSS is best understood with Firebug

Stay tuned for some cool SharePoint Designer posts.

First off, loyal blog subscribers a big thank you for your subscription and hanging in there. I am happy that you have stuck around, since I have not really been in touch with you all in last 3 months. You won’t be sorry for having been around, especially those from SharePoint land! Why?

Well, I have resigned from Education Queensland early last month and finished up in the last week of June. Took 10 days off and now I start afresh on July 9th, 2008.

I had been employed with Education Queensland for 5 years – I have been in Australia for 5 years Now that is long term in IT, but I have achieved some big milestones in these 5 years. I am more than happy. I got an opportunity to work on what I would call this planet’s largest SharePoint implementation – 1280 MOSS farms built using my command line unattended installation!

I tried to blog my SharePoint experience, although not as much as I wanted to, especially in last couple of months. Given that I blogged, specialised in SharePoint and was active on various social networks like LinkedIn, Twitter job offers were just coming every now and then.

SharePoint is ultra hot right now and given that demand exceeds supply, consulting in some form or other is the right thing to do.

Blogging and networking is the key to success today. This is exactly what I have experienced today, thanks to my blog, having been head hunted by one of the most renowned SharePoint Gurus – James Milne and Ivan Brebner. It is an honour to be working with such greats! I am looking forward to this.

I start with Myriad Technologies from July 9, 2008 as Senior Portals Specialist, joining the big leagues of SharePoint Consulting as have KK, Chandima, Ivan Wilson to name a few.

This means more SharePoint content naturally. In addition to SharePoint, I will be blogging more on Microsoft technologies then ever before.

Whew! I have not written in last 3 months ( you would know better). I have not blogged, literally. No excuses, just fact that I moved in to a huge house and had no internet access for 4 weeks. Can you live without internet for even a day? Well, I did. Although I had internet access at work, it is not same as home – because I don’t blog from work.

And then I resigned, so handover etc.

It’s all history now, something that I will always cherish. Now let’s start afresh – all SharePoint and Microsoft.

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