iisapp R.I.P

Out of habit I still type iisapp at a cmd prompt even though its gone in IIS7. I was going to add a batch file but that’s just grasping

Reminder to self:
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list wp

How to get the Windows Service name from the Windows Service Description

Sometimes you need to stop and start a Windows Service from the Cmd line or from a batch file. To do this you need to know the Windows Service’s ‘KeyName’ rather than the display name of the service.

To get the KeyName run this command from the cmd line:

C:\sc.exe GetKeyName DisplayName

Example
C:\sc.exe GetKeyName “Windows Services Timer service”
will return Name = SPTimerV3

You can then use this name in your batch files i.e.

net stop “SPTimerV3”
net start “SPTimerV3”

SharePoint 2010 Beta Release Known Issues

I’ve been looking for a list of know issues in the SharePoint 2010 beta for a while now. There is now a list on the Microsoft SharePoint Developer Documentation Team Blog. Hopefully this will be kept up to date. Click through for full story.

Microsoft SharePoint Developer Documentation Team Blog : SharePoint 2010 Beta Release Known Issues

CJG : SharePoint 2010 - Wait, its not working! HELP!

Good post from Chris at CJG: I’ve come across the same issues but CJG beat me to the blog:

Ok, the two most important things for you to check if something is NOT working in SharePoint 2010

• Check IIS Application Pool called "SharePoint Web Services" IS RUNNING, and make sure its not running as "Local System" but something that has some *UMMPHF* to it!
• Check Timer Service - this thing seems to shut itself down and doesn't restart!  Make sure it is running or NOTHING will happen in your system

That will solve ALOT of your problems!

Chris

See CJG : SharePoint 2010 - Wait, its not working! HELP! for original post.

Installation notice for the SharePoint Server Public Beta on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Windows 7

In a previous blog post I whinged about errors when installing the SharePoint beta on Windows Server 2008 R2. I’m happy to say that Microsoft has now provided the WCF Hotfix to fix the allowinsecureTransport bug. To download it click here Be sure to read the whole story on the SharePoint Team blog.

Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog : Installation notice for the SharePoint Server Public Beta on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Windows 7

I expect someone has been working very hard to get this fix out so quick, so…thank you.