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step 1: Go to Logging in Central Admin, Select All Categories then set both event log and diagnostic logging to None and remove the path for the log folder Step 2: restart timer and tracing services on all servers Step 3: Go to Logging in Central Admin, Select All Categories then set event log level to error and diagnostic log to unexpected and put the log folder path step 4: restart timer and tracing services on all servers

Steps for installation of DPM to protect MOSS environment. 1- Install the MOSS then WSS sp1 then MOSS sp1 2- Install Knowledge Base article 941422, "Update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0" ( http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=100392 ). 3- Install Knowledge Base article 941422 on all protected servers on which Windows SharePoint SharePoint Services 3.0, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SP1 are installed. 4- Prepare the DPM Box: (Install DPM on a server different than the servers used on the  MOSS Farm)  1- Install Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later.  2- Install Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB940349)  3- Install Windows PowerShell 1.0 English-Language Installation Package for Windows Server 2003 (KB926139)  4- Windows Deployment Services (WDS) on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) servers.  -OR-  SIS on Windows Storage Server 2003 R2.  5- I...

Steps to make a disaster back up: Record which Web applications are associated with the SSPs ·          Perform a full back up of the SSPs. ·          Completely stop the farm by stopping the services associated with Office SharePoint Server 2007 and by stopping Internet Information Services (IIS). ·          Back up the following databases by using SQL Server 2005 tools: o         Content databases o         Central Administration content database o         Configuration database o         Windows SharePoint Services Help Search database o         Back Up the SQL Server logins, fixed server roles, fixed database roles, and permissions for these databases o  ...

We have faced an issue before that some users when opening a document in SharePoint document library the internet explorer crashes. After investigation I have found that this issue most pobably happens due to existance of several versions of office on the machine. To solve that check these links: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929360 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938888

Changing the passwords from time to time is a healthy thing to do. Here you are a nice link to do that in SharePoint accounts. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934838

Somtimes the solution status keeps as deploying, seems that it is stucked to solve that we can do the following: Run stsadm -o execadmsvcjobs on all the servers in the farm Restart the timer service.

To migrate lotus notes to SharePoint here you are the steps and some useful links: Steps : Use Microsoft Application Analyzer 2006 for Lotus Domino to start the process of analyzing Domino applications: a. Identify which applications are still active and which applications should be archived. b. Eliminate administration and mail applications from the migration or integration list. c.  Determine which applications should be migrated and which applications should be integrated with Microsoft technologies. Build a proof-of-concept environment to test the migration to new or existing applications   Use Transporter Suite, .Net or third-party tools to migrate or integrate applications, or move to existing applications or off-the-shelf applications. Tools:     http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=35FC4205-792B-4306-8E4B-0DE9CCE72172&displaylang=en [Free from Microsoft]     http://www.mic...