Monday, July 29, 2013

How to determine SharePoint 2007 versions installed in server

This is quick guide to determine MOSS 2007 versions. I'm writing this post share knowledge because it took while to find out Service Pack versions which are installed on MOSS 2007 servers.

1. Go to Central Admin.
2. Then go to "Operations".
3. Select "Servers in farm" under Topology and Services category.
4. You can see the version of the SharePoint.


5. Follow below table to find out which version of SharePoint/Service pack installed on the server.

Version NameVersion NumberKB
First Release Version (RTM) 12.0.0.4518 N/A
Service Pack 1 12.0.0.6219 KB936988
Service Pack 2 12.0.0.6421 953338
Service Pack 3 12.0.0.6606 2526305

Friday, July 12, 2013

Cannot connect SPD 2013 to SharePoint 2013 online public site

We cannot connect to the SharePoint online 2013 public site using SharePoint Designer 2013. Hovever we can connect to the private silte collections via SPD2013.

Try below steps to connect to the private site collections.

  • Open the SPD 2013
  • Click open site in SharePoint desinger and give the private site collection address.(Make sure to add https instead of http)
  • Then give the online account credentials to login in to the site.