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119 days ago
DotNetNuke 5.x – What happen to Forums and FAQ and other Modules? If you’re new to DNN 5.x and you’re very familiar with DNN 4.x or 3.x – you’ll notice some distinct changes, and not all of them are intuitive at all. Take the Forums and FAQ modules. Where are they? In DNN 5.x – Sign in as HOST. Under Host—>(select) Extensions Scroll this all the way down and click on Install Available Extensions Now you’ll see the list you’re probably more familiar with – and you can select the modules you’re looking for. NOTE: If you log into www.dotnetnuke.com and click downloads – you can also find the latest Projects for many of the modules, including much newer ones for DNN 5.x Hope that helps another newbie to DNN 5.x.
119 days ago
Deleted User Login Control or Changed Login and Delete Page in DotNetNuke and cannot login During a recent reconfiguration of a client’s site – we encountered this. Our situation was this: We created a Sign-In page – and under Admin—>Settings – we set the login to use this page. We do this frequently when we stand up a site on a static IP that needs SSL. At some point later, the Account Login control gets deleted – and regardless of why – it does – and our Sign-In page renders a blank login. First thoughts are to try to navigate and force the login control using www.mysitename.com/default.aspx?ctl=login However, this fails because we setup the login to redirect to our custom Sign-In page. Thank you very much to John Mitchell’s post and fix for this. NOTE: This works in DNN 4.9 – we do not know about later versions. Hopefully this will help others out there that shoot their foot off periodically :)
447 days ago
Over the past several weeks, myself included, a number of people have complained about the True Singles network advertising that consumes at least 50+% of the ad space in my MSN Messenger alone. When you get used to using MSN Messenger, it is not uncommon at all to have it open all the time; even during presentations and in Live Meetings. Of late however, I have found myself closing Messenger simply because of these ads - they're simply not appropriate for Corporate America - no matter how much money is spent on the advertising - certainly MSFT has more couth, finesse... Or not? A Road Less Traveled... I have had a number of colleagues already that have approach me w/ideas for a new approach: That's right - we wipe out Messenger altogether and start new. IMPOSSIBLE and INSANE is largely what the feedback was. Well, is it really? Come on! It's simply a messenger tool - and IM client that allows for peer-to-peer networking! Good heavens, surely no one thinks Microsoft's is a ...
Cleaning up a Basic WSS (Windows SharePoint Services) v3 uninstall. Removing SQL Server embedded ...505 days ago
Cleaning up a Basic WSS (Windows SharePoint Services) v3 uninstall. Removing SQL Server embedded #SSEE database setup - this has proven a pain for a lot of our clients, as well as some of our developers that are not familiar with the goings on of WSS v3. and a Basic installation. INSTALLATION When you install WSS v3 - by default - and most of us love defaults - it blazes right through and does a BASIC installation/configuration. BASIC Under this installation - WSS creates NOT a well known documented and easily discernable MSDE flavor of SQL Server - in all the right places like \%PROGRAMFILES%\Microsoft SQL Server\blah blah blah... Nope... It creates a hybrid of sorts - Microsoft Embedded SQL Server - nested under the OS folder. Neat... FARM INSTALLATIONS / INSTALLATIONS using a separate SQL Server The key to getting WSS to work on a remote SQL Server - major requirement in most all organizations, is to be aware that you need to do a COMPLETE installation - for a ...
522 days ago
FAST Search for SharePoint Server 2007 / Microsoft (MSFT) Acquires FAST Search The following links are provided to give you 1) more background on what this acquisition means, and 2) how to leverage it immediately in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/jan08/01-08FastSearchPR.mspx http://blogs.msdn.com/enterprisesearch/archive/2008/01/08/microsoft-announces-offer-to-acquire-fast-search-transfer.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/sharepoint/archive/2008/06/20/announcing-sharepoint-web-parts-for-fast-esp.aspx A firm believe that there is nothing new under the sun , this does not surprise me. I see this as a serious enhancement to an already formidable foray into this space by MSFT. Regards...
