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Adobe PDF x64 IFilter for MOSS 2007 Installation Tips

It has been a while since we installed the Adobe PDF IFilter for MOSS 2007 or Search Server 2008.  This is in part because Foxit Software (http://www.foxitsoftware.com) released a 64-bit PDF IFilter for SharePoint before Adobe did and because clients have been gravitating towards 64-bit SharePoint Server Farms for a while now.  In any case, I had to revisit the installation for a new client and came across a couple of things I thought would be good to share.    First, the IFilter installation document found here: http://www.adobe.com/special/acrobat/configuring_pdf_ifilter_for_ms_sharepoint_2007.pdf  instructs you to verify that...

Where is the SQL Server 2005/2008 Service Manager?

If you’ve worked with SQL Server prior to the 2005 release you’ve seen the Service Manager.  It was a taskbar tool that let you quickly stop and start SQL Server Instances and Services without having to load the SQL Server Enterprise Manager or the Services MMC.  Honestly, I hadn’t used it in ages but this morning I wanted to find and stop all SQL Server instances on a development server in order to save on memory usage and host a Virtual Machine.  At that point I remembered that it didn’t exist in the SQL Server 2005 or 2008 versions. ...

Helpful SharePoint Query String Parameters and JavaScript

Every so often I find it necessary to force a SharePoint web part page into edit or design mode using query string parameters. Originally posted on one of our internal development blogs, I decided to share this because it does come in handy from time to time.  SharePoint Query String Parameters Query String Parameter Values DisplayMode ...