Jose Barreto's Blog
A blog by Jose Barreto, a member of the OneDrive team at Microsoft.
Comparing default services on Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008 (Core and Full)
I have been experimenting with Windows Server 2008 for a while now and I recently did a number of...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/08/2007
Personalizing the Desktop on a Windows Server 2008 Server Core install
As mentioned in a previous blog post, a Server Core install of Windows Server 2008 does not include...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/06/2007
Testing Windows Server 2008 using Virtual PC (step-by-step)
Windows Server 2008 is just around the corner. The Beta 3 bits are publicly available,...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/05/2007
Questions for Course 6042: Windows Server 2008 Installation and Management
As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I am delivering a private, newsgroup-based,...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/03/2007
Comparing running processes in Windows Server 2008 in Full and Core installs
Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation is a minimal install of the upcoming Windows Server OS...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/01/2007
Comparing executable files in Windows Server 2008 in Full and Core installs
Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation is a minimal install of the upcoming Windows Server OS...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/31/2007
“Validate” in Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering is your friend
Windows Server 2008 greatly simplifies the installation, configuration and management of Failover...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/29/2007
Installing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on the Windows Server 2008 June CTP (includes command-line)
P.S.: WSS 3.0 will no longer be included in the box with Windows Server 2008, but as a separate...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/28/2007
A Core install of Windows Server 2008 has no Explorer or MMC, but it's not character mode either
Everyone that is experimenting with Windows Server 2008 is excited about the Server Core...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/27/2007
Changes in Windows Server 2008 Roles and Features from the Beta 3 to the June CTP
As mentioned in a previous blog post, one of the main highlights of Windows Server 2008 is...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/25/2007
Server Manager, roles and features in Windows Server 2008 Beta 3
One of the most important changes in Windows Server 2008 is improved componentization. This allows...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/24/2007
How low can Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 go?
Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 memory requirements, as published at...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/24/2007
SharePoint Application Development: The Process
SharePoint Applications Again In previous blog posts, I have shared some ideas around SharePoint...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/21/2007
Windows Server 2008 Training for Microsoft MVPs
I will be starting an MVP-targeted course on Windows Server 2008 on August 1st. This is something...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/16/2007
Q and A for Collection 5403 - Implementing Microsoft WSS 3.0
In a previous blog post I mentioned an MVP training on Windows SharePoint Server 3.0 based on the...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/12/2007
Microsoft Technology Roadmap in Fortaleza, Brazil
It's becoming a habit. Every time I take a vacation in Brazil (more specifically in the city of...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/12/2007
Misleading error 1418 message in SQL Server Database Mirroring
While setting up a four-server database mirroring environment (one domain controller, two partner...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 06/11/2007
Experimenting with Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering in Beta 3
I just wanted to share my experience around the use of Windows Server 2008 Failover Clustering. I...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 06/04/2007
Questions for Collection 5403 - Implementing Microsoft WSS 3.0
As I mentioned previously, I have started an MVP training on Windows SharePoint Server 3.0 based on...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 05/15/2007
Starting a course on Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 for Microsoft MVPs
I will be starting an MVP-targeted course on Implementing Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on April...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 04/13/2007
Searching the web for WSS v3 or MOSS 2007 sites
It seems like the latest sport out there is looking for Windows SharePoint Server v3 (WSSv3) and...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 04/12/2007
Integrating SharePoint with other portals and web applications
Introduction Maybe you’re lucky enough to work for a company that has standardized on...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 04/05/2007
MOSS rich text editing from any browser with Telerik's r.a.d.Editor
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 uses an ActiveX control to provide rich text editing...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/28/2007
List of MOSS 2007 ActiveX controls (created searching the visible code)
I was looking for a list for all ActiveX controls used by Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/26/2007
Site Directory in MOSS 2007 via a custom Search Scope
In a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007, you will likely need to provide your users a...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/24/2007
Complete reference of all STSADM operations (with parameters) in MOSS 2007
This post is obsolete. Please check the SP1 version of it...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/22/2007
Crawling SharePoint sites using the SPS3 protocol handler
When you setup your content sources in a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS 2007), you have a...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/19/2007
Packaging, Deploying and Instantiating SharePoint Applications
There are tools and methods to package, deploy and instantiate SharePoint applications (I made a...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/16/2007
The risks around SharePoint application deployment
SharePoint is growing in popularity, partially due to its great model for describing and deploying...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/11/2007
The Case for SharePoint Applications
Introduction I have been spending some time on the idea of using SharePoint as an application...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 03/05/2007
Enabling and Disabling SharePoint Integration in Outlook 2007
Outlook 2007 improves the SharePoint integration, which was already there in Outlook 2003. In a...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 01/27/2007
Unique Document URLs in MOSS 2007
P.S.: There's now a feature in SharePoint 2010 to address this: See...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 12/23/2006
Moving a content database from MOSS 2007 Beta 2 TR to RTM
If you're upgrading your MOSS 2007 (Microsof Office SharePoint Server 2007) from Beta 2 TR to the...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 12/05/2006
Starting a course on .NET Framework 2.0 Foundation for MVPs
I have started today an MVP-targeted course on .NET Framework 2.0 core development. This is...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 12/05/2006
Steps to Configure a basic MOSS 2007 Farm (RTM)
I have finally gathered all the required resources to build my test server for MOSS 2007 (Microsoft...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 11/07/2006
Changing a Site Collection URL
There is no out-of-the-box command in SharePoint to rename a site collection URL. So if you have a...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 10/03/2006
Installing MOSS 2007 Beta 2 TR (or should I say upgrading?)
If you like the majority of the IT people out there, you're not really fond of reading manuals and...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 09/22/2006
Keeping up with discussions in MOSS 2007
I recently got a question about how one would keep up with a discussion hosted in Microsoft Office...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 09/09/2006
Moving your MOSS 2007 databases to a larger drive
I was doing a small Proof-of-Concept with SharePoint Server 2007, using one server for the database...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 09/05/2006
Maintaining your MOSS 2007 SQL Databases
If you're running Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007), your're also running a SQL...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 08/01/2006
Steps to configure a basic MOSS 2007 farm
I’m working on a step-by-step procedure to install Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/30/2006
Processess running on a MOSS 2007 Beta 2 box
I configured a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 (MOSS 2007) server and I was trying to...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/30/2006
Tips for Excel Services Beta 2
I just wanted to share some things that I learned while implementing a proof of concept on Microsoft...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/28/2006
Two more exams...
I am happy to share that I used the free exam offering during an internal Microsoft conference and...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/27/2006
SQL Training Q&A - 8
Q) If you set up a database with 3 files, will SQL Server fill the first file before using the other...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/24/2006
SQL Training Q&A - 7
Q) I noticed in SQL Server Configuration Manager|Network Config|TCP/IP|Properties|IP Address that...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/24/2006
SQL Training Q&A - 6
Q) Is there a good reason for having more than just a single (default) instance of SQL Server on a...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/24/2006
SQL Training Q&A - 5
Q) In connectionstrings I often see server=localhost. Where is this "localhost" name coming from? Is...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/24/2006
SQL Training Q&A - 4
Q) How do you know if an instance of SQL Server 2005 has been upgraded to SP1 and what do you do to...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/24/2006
SQL Training Q&A - 3
Q) I specified the SQL Server service to run under LocalSystem, but noticed a domain user account is...
Author: JoseBarreto Date: 07/24/2006