PDF iFilter on WSS?

I have installed the Adobe PDF iFilter on our WSS server.
1 - How WSS knows about the PDF iFilter installation.
2 - Is there any place on "Central Admin" to add the PDF file type?
3 - Any place to add the PDF icon?
4 - Do I have to rebuild all my Full-Text Catalogs?
5 - Any reported major problems
6 - Anything else I have to do to get things working properly?
Does the following help:
To specify the .gif file that you want to use for the icon that represents
Adobe PDF documents that are stored in Windows SharePoint Services document
libraries, follow these steps:
Copy the .gif file that you want to use for the icon to the following folder
on the server:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\60\Template\Images
Edit the Docicon.xml file to include the .pdf file name extension. To do so:
Start Notepad, and then open the Docicon.xml file. The Docicon.xml file is
located in the following folder on the server:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web server
extensions\60\Template\Xml
In the <ByExtension> section of the Docicon.xml file, add an entry for the
..pdf file name extension. To do so, add the following line, where
NameofIconFile is the name of the .gif file:
<Mapping Key="pdf" Value="PDFIcon.gif"/>
For example, if the name of the .gif file is MyPicture.gif, add the
following line:
<Mapping Key="pdf" Value="MyPicture.gif"/>
On the File menu, click Save, and then quit Notepad.
Restart Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). To do so:
iisreset
Brad Covelle
NuSoft Solutions
bcovelle@.nusoftsolutions.com
http://blogs.sagestone.net/bcovell
"Alex" <Alex_Man04@.excite.com> wrote in message
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>I have installed the Adobe PDF iFilter on our WSS server.
> 1 - How WSS knows about the PDF iFilter installation.
> 2 - Is there any place on "Central Admin" to add the PDF file type?
> 3 - Any place to add the PDF icon?
> 4 - Do I have to rebuild all my Full-Text Catalogs?
> 5 - Any reported major problems
> 6 - Anything else I have to do to get things working properly?
>

Path of SystemDB during SQL Server 2005 Installation

Hello,
During SQL Server 2005 Installation I would like to change the path for .mdf
on D:\MSSQL\Data\ and .ldf on E:\MSSQL\LOG\ for all the system databases.
Can anybody guide me how we can do it?
Thanks in advance,
MBsee the following link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/224071
VT
"MB" <mital.bhadaniya@.itcinfotech.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> During SQL Server 2005 Installation I would like to change the path for
> .mdf
> on D:\MSSQL\Data\ and .ldf on E:\MSSQL\LOG\ for all the system databases.
> Can anybody guide me how we can do it?
> Thanks in advance,
> MB
>|||Hello,
During the SETUP process; in the Feature selection, option select database
services; click browse and change the drive and directory
and continue the installation.
Thanks
Hari
"MB" <mital.bhadaniya@.itcinfotech.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> During SQL Server 2005 Installation I would like to change the path for
> .mdf
> on D:\MSSQL\Data\ and .ldf on E:\MSSQL\LOG\ for all the system databases.
> Can anybody guide me how we can do it?
> Thanks in advance,
> MB
>|||Thank you Vinu & Hari,
Actually I am looking for the specific location only. When we change
location while doing installation it's installing other folders also and the
.mdf & .ldf location won't be exact as we desired an on the same drive.
Hence, the only solution is attached and detached db.
But I am looking for any optins how we can do it on SQL Server 2000. i.e.
specifying exact location for .mdf & .ldf
Best Regards,
Mital Bhadaniya
"MB" <mital.bhadaniya@.itcinfotech.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> During SQL Server 2005 Installation I would like to change the path for
> .mdf
> on D:\MSSQL\Data\ and .ldf on E:\MSSQL\LOG\ for all the system databases.
> Can anybody guide me how we can do it?
> Thanks in advance,
> MB
>

Patch SP4 hanging

SP4 installation hangs. I used windows login to do the patch, a message
saying that it is not a valid user. I selected "retry" then used "sa". It
started hanging when "...MDAC" message disappeared.
I checked c:\winnt\sqlsp.log file. It is different from the files on the
other normal patched servers.
The last 2 lines in the file are:
End: Installpkgs(ID_INSTALLMDAC)
**** Starting open OP in write mode ****
What is the cause? How to fix it?
Hi Julia
You may want to try using the MDAC component checker to see if you have a
consistent installation of MDAC and possibly loading MDAC MDAC 2.8 SP1 if on
Windows 2000 or MDAC 2.8 SP2 if on XP/Windows 2003 before installing the
service pack.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/r...splayLang= en
John
"Julia" <Julia@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> SP4 installation hangs. I used windows login to do the patch, a message
> saying that it is not a valid user. I selected "retry" then used "sa".
> It
> started hanging when "...MDAC" message disappeared.
> I checked c:\winnt\sqlsp.log file. It is different from the files on the
> other normal patched servers.
> The last 2 lines in the file are:
> End: Installpkgs(ID_INSTALLMDAC)
> **** Starting open OP in write mode ****
> What is the cause? How to fix it?

Patch SP4 hanging

SP4 installation hangs. I used windows login to do the patch, a message
saying that it is not a valid user. I selected "retry" then used "sa". It
started hanging when "...MDAC" message disappeared.
I checked c:\winnt\sqlsp.log file. It is different from the files on the
other normal patched servers.
The last 2 lines in the file are:
End: Installpkgs(ID_INSTALLMDAC)
**** Starting open OP in write mode ****
What is the cause? How to fix it?Hi Julia
You may want to try using the MDAC component checker to see if you have a
consistent installation of MDAC and possibly loading MDAC MDAC 2.8 SP1 if on
Windows 2000 or MDAC 2.8 SP2 if on XP/Windows 2003 before installing the
service pack.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?productID=&freetext=mdac&DisplayLang=en
John
"Julia" <Julia@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> SP4 installation hangs. I used windows login to do the patch, a message
> saying that it is not a valid user. I selected "retry" then used "sa".
> It
> started hanging when "...MDAC" message disappeared.
> I checked c:\winnt\sqlsp.log file. It is different from the files on the
> other normal patched servers.
> The last 2 lines in the file are:
> End: Installpkgs(ID_INSTALLMDAC)
> **** Starting open OP in write mode ****
> What is the cause? How to fix it?

Patch SP4 hanging

SP4 installation hangs. I used windows login to do the patch, a message
saying that it is not a valid user. I selected "retry" then used "sa". It
started hanging when "...MDAC" message disappeared.
I checked c:\winnt\sqlsp.log file. It is different from the files on the
other normal patched servers.
The last 2 lines in the file are:
End: Installpkgs(ID_INSTALLMDAC)
**** Starting open OP in write mode ****
What is the cause? How to fix it?Hi Julia
You may want to try using the MDAC component checker to see if you have a
consistent installation of MDAC and possibly loading MDAC MDAC 2.8 SP1 if on
Windows 2000 or MDAC 2.8 SP2 if on XP/Windows 2003 before installing the
service pack.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...La
ng=en
John
"Julia" <Julia@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:686DFD79-5223-4A80-BF1B-99469046BF5D@.microsoft.com...
> SP4 installation hangs. I used windows login to do the patch, a message
> saying that it is not a valid user. I selected "retry" then used "sa".
> It
> started hanging when "...MDAC" message disappeared.
> I checked c:\winnt\sqlsp.log file. It is different from the files on the
> other normal patched servers.
> The last 2 lines in the file are:
> End: Installpkgs(ID_INSTALLMDAC)
> **** Starting open OP in write mode ****
> What is the cause? How to fix it?

Password not Added after Installation

Hi,
I recently installed MSDE 2000, by giving the following to
setup parameters in the Command Prompt:
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\> D:\MSDE2000\Setup.Exe SAPWD="apple" SECURITYMODE=SQL
DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0 /L*v C:\MSDELog.txt
C:\>
In log file, it did mentioned that the installation is
successfull at it's end of the file. However the SA
password is blank eventhough I gave the password
as "apple". Why did this happen. Is there anything wrong
in my setup parameter mentioned in the Command Prompt?
Help required on this matter, cos there are several
computers left to install MSDE 2000 and hoping to use the
above setup parameters.
Thanx in advance,
shahzard.
hi shahzard,
"Shahzard" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Hi,
> I recently installed MSDE 2000, by giving the following to
> setup parameters in the Command Prompt:
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> C:\> D:\MSDE2000\Setup.Exe SAPWD="apple" SECURITYMODE=SQL
> DISABLENETWORKPROTOCOLS=0 /L*v C:\MSDELog.txt
> C:\>
> In log file, it did mentioned that the installation is
> successfull at it's end of the file. However the SA
> password is blank eventhough I gave the password
> as "apple". Why did this happen. Is there anything wrong
> in my setup parameter mentioned in the Command Prompt?
> Help required on this matter, cos there are several
> computers left to install MSDE 2000 and hoping to use the
> above setup parameters.
the command line is ok, and i reproduced the problem on a Win2k box, where
SECURITYMODE=SQL has not been honored...
will investigate a little further... for workaround, run Regedit, locate
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\InstanceName\MSSQLServer
and set LoginMode key = 2
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.8.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.54.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
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