27/11/2011 by Nitesh

How to create a .wsp file manually

A .wsp file is a deployable, reusable package that contains a set of features, site definitions, and assemblies that you can apply to a SharePoint  site and can activate/deactivate individually on your own discretion. MOSS provides a way to bundle all of the components called a solution file which is a cabinet or .CAB-based format…

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24/11/2011 by Nitesh

Troubleshooting Generic “File Not Found” Error in Sharepoint

Dear Friends, While working with Sharepoint, almost everyone of us have faced the Sharepoint “File Not Found” error..may be while adding a webpart to a page or while performing some action on the page. The error as shown below: It is highly recommended that you do NOT apply these changes on production server. Also, on…

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24/11/2011 by Nitesh

Activating and Deactivating features on MOSS using stsadm

Dear Friends, In my previous post, I wrote about installing and deploying webparts in MOSS server. In this post, I will detail about the process of installing/activating/deactivating/uninstalling features on MOSS using the stsadm utility. Point to Note: You must be an administrator on the local computer to use Stsadm. File Located at: Stsadm is located…

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18/11/2011 by Nitesh

Installing and Deploying web part solutions using stsadm Utility

Hello Friends, From Microsoft TechEd, Stsadm is a command line tool for administration of Office SharePoint servers and sites. stsadm has been included in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and MOSS 2010. Stsadm provides a method for performing the Office SharePoint Server 2007 administration tasks at the command line or by using batch files or…

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