Note: All of the addresses of the KB / Articles - 2007 Products / MS / Non-MS Articles below were valid at the time I added them to the WSS FAQ site and to this file. I can't guarantee that they still are.

(Items are added to the WSS FAQ throughout the week so you will find new items more quickly by checking at www.wssfaq.com (wssv3faq.mindsharp.com) daily.)

From 1st to 7th November 2009

NOTE: Amendments to KB articles are now only listed when a version is x.0. MS no longer change the dates of KB articles when version changes are minor.

I.1 2007 KB Articles

New

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;975527

 

Description of the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 hotfix package (Coreserver-x-none.msp): September 30, 2009

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;974549

 

The link of an old site is displayed instead of the link of a new site after you restore the old site to the new site in SharePoint Server 2007

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954780

The WindowsInternalDatabaseMigration rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 warns you about databases that are larger than or close to 4 gigabytes (GB)

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954761

 

The SiteDefinitionInfo rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 lists information about site definition templates

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954783

The WindowsInternalDatabaseSite rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 warns you about the site collections that are hosted on the Windows Internal Database that are larger than or close to 4 GB

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954779

 

The ReadOnlyDatabase rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 reports any databases that are set to read-only

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954759

The FarmInfo rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 provides information about a farm

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;976217

 

The WebPartInfo rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Service 3.0 October 2009 cumulative update provides information about the Web parts that are referenced in a farm

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954773

The ContentOrphan rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 lists the names of content databases whose data is corrupted

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954763

 

The LanguagePackInfo rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 lists the languages that your Web sites are using

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954776

The MissingWebConfig rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) lists the name of the computers and the Web site URLs that have missing Web.config files

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;976218

 

The ServerConfigErrors rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 October 2009 cumulative update warns you about missing server files or server configuration issues

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;976384

The FormsAuthenticationApplications rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provides information about forms-based authentication providers or WebSSO authentication providers that are referenced in a farm

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954770

 

The OSPrerequisite rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 warns you about incorrect operating system prerequisites when you upgrade SharePoint servers

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954760

The UpgradeTypes rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 checks the current setup of a farm and determines what kinds of upgrade are available to the administrator

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954778

 

The InvalidServiceAccount rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 warns you about Web applications that use invalid service accounts

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954777

The InvalidHostName rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 warns you about an invalid host name in the URL of a Web application

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954758

 

The ServerInfo rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 lists the servers in a farm

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954772

The InvalidDatabaseSchema rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 lists the names of the content databases that have a schema that differs from the standard Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 content database schema

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954762

 

The FeatureInfo rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 lists all features and scans the content databases for references to the features

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954774

The SiteOrphan rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 lists the names of site collections that are not in the site map

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954764

 

The AamUrls rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 scans a Web application and reports certain AAM URLs and databases

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;976215

The UnsupportedSQLServerVersion rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 warns you about SQL Server versions that are running with incompatible architecture or about unresponsive databases

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;976216

 

The EventReceiverInfo rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 provides information about event receivers that are referenced in a farm

3rd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;954775

The PendingUpgrade rule in Pre-Upgrade Checker in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 warns that the gradual upgrade of a farm is not yet completed

2nd November 2009

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;976480

 

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package (Sts-x-none.msp, Wssmui-en-us.msp): October 27, 2009

30th October 2009

Modifed

None

I.b Forefront KB Articles

New or Modified

None

I.c InfoPath 2007 KB Articles

New or Modified

None

I.d SPD 2007 KB Articles

New

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;976475

Description of the SharePoint Designer 2007 hotfix package (Spd-x-none.msp): October 27, 2009 (ver 1.1)

27th October 2009

Modified

None

II. Articles - 2007 Products

New

A. Office 2007 Server Products

New

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721075.aspx

 

SharePoint guidance for SQL Server database administrators (Downloadable book) (updated 29th October 2009)

29th October 2009

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc287996.aspx

Planning and Monitoring SQL Server Storage for Windows SharePoint Services: Performance Recommendations and Best Practices (white paper) (updated 29th October 2009)

29th October 2009

B. Other Office 2007 products

None

C. Other relevant products

None

Modified

None

III WebCasts (+ PodCasts, On-Line courses) for 2007 Products

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032429229&EventCategory=5&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

 

TechNet Webcast: Creating Branded User Experiences in SharePoint Server 2007 (Level 200) (Andre Engberts, Razorfish)

28th October 2009

IV WSS v3 FAQ

New or Modified

None

V WSSv2 KB Articles (plus SPS 2003 Hot fixes)

New or Modified

None