
The selected cells are read-only
Today I received a report from a user that while using Datasheet View to manage a list they were presented with the following error message: "The selected cells are read-only" I have come across this in the past and the…
Unknown SQL Exception 297 occurred
While monitoring the ULS logs on a SharePoint 2010 server I could see the following message being logged every few minutes for each and every database: Unknown SQL Exception 297 occurred. Additional error information from SQL Server is included below. The…

AutoSPInstaller GUI
For anybody that uses AutoSPInstaller I can highly recommend you download and use AutoSPInstaller GUI. It is a very simple and easy to use application that provides an interface for editing the autospinstallerinput.xml file. Here are some screenshots of it…

Remove online presence information
If you are using Microsoft Lync in your organisation then user online status is shows on various SharePoint pages, and various actions are available. If you need to disable this feature then it can be done using Central Administration in…

Failed to connect to the configuration database when adding a server to a farm
While adding a new server to an existing SharePoint 2010 farm, to be used as a web front end (WFE) server, I encountered the following error: Failed to connect to the configuration database. An exception of type System.ArgumentNullException was thrown. …

Server Error in ‘/’ Application when logging in using FBA
I have just extended a web application to allow users to login using FBA (Forms Based Authentication), however, when logging in the following error is generated: Server Error in ‘/’ Application. So, what could have caused this? Firstly I checked…

PowerShell script to export all sites in a site collection to a seperate file
I have a requirement to export all sites with in site collection to a separate backup file. With lots of sub-sites I thought the best way to do this would be with a PowerShell script that utilises the Export-SPWeb command. …

SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) – The installation of this package failed
I’ve just downloaded Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SharePoint 2010 and it failed to install. I ran oserversp2010-kb2687453-fullfile-x64-en-us.exe and it extracted the files OK but then returned this message: The installation of this package failed. Upon reading the %temp%\wss-x-none_MSPLOG.LOG file…

SharePoint Designer error: Value does not fall within the expected range
After checking out a page to edit using SharePoint Designer I was presented with an unfamiliar error: soap: ServerServer was unable to process request. —> Value does not fall within the expected range. This is the first time I have encountered…