| • | Any author-time action in Mozilla Firefox 2.0 does not finish when that action involves a particular SharePoint Server 2007 dialog box
In Firefox 2.0, any author-time action does not finish when that action involves a SharePoint Server 2007 dialog box that lets you perform the following actions: | • | Edit the HTML source code of a given HTML field | | • | Select assets such as an image or a link | | • | Perform a state action, such as "check-in," "submit for approval," or "approval" | This issue also occurs when any Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services or SharePoint Server 2007 dialog box passes non-string values back to the caller. |
| • | The spelling checker does not work on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008
When you try to use the spelling checker on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008, the spelling checker does not work. Additionally, you receive the following error message: Spelling did not complete properly. If the problem persists contact your administrator. |
| • | Caching is effectively disabled when anonymous and authenticated users access a page at the same time
If a page is enabled for anonymous and authenticated users, and if the users of these two access methods access the same page one after the other, caching is effectively disabled. |
| • | A search index backup fails if crawl enumeration for a crawl or for a profile import process is in progress
You start a regularly scheduled crawl or a profile import process. If a search index backup operation occurs during the import process, the search index backup operation fails. |
| • | SharePoint Server 2007 cannot search or index public folders in Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Public folders in Exchange Server 2007 cannot be searched or indexed. This issue occurs because Microsoft Office Outlook Web Access support was removed for Exchange Server 2007. |
| • | By default, some vendor-specific wordbreakers are disabled
By default, the following vendor-specific wordbreakers are disabled. You will not see expected results for some queries in the following languages: | • | Czech | | • | Danish | | • | Finnish | | • | Greek | | • | Hungarian | | • | Polish | | • | Turkish | This issue occurs if the language-specific wordbreaking behavior differs from that of the multilanguage wordbreaker. |
| • | New standardized characters in Romanian cause incorrect matching for search queries
New characters have been introduced in the Romanian language. The search behavior for these characters is incorrect. The characters cause incorrect matching for search queries. |
| • | The Office Server Search service cannot serve queries
You start the Office Server Search service on a new server that is intended to serve queries. The user interface indicates that the service has started. However, the initialization process never finishes. Therefore, the service cannot serve queries.
Sometimes, even if the initialization process succeeds, crawls may not continue. This issue occurs because the search service on the indexer cannot receive notification when a new server is added. |
| • | You cannot issues queries in a Czech locale on a 64-bit version of SharePoint Server 2007
The Czech wordbreaker (Huczlr.dll) does not load, and it causes the search service to stop responding. Therefore, 64-bit versions of SharePoint Server 2007 cannot index documents in Czech. Additionally, you cannot issue queries in a Czech locale. |
| • | Webs and sites that have a period (.) in their names are incorrectly excluded
Webs and sites that have a period (.) in their names are incorrectly excluded by the gatherer because of exclusion rules. Therefore, you may miss the content in that Web. |
| • | Query servers slow down or stop
When two query servers start a master merge at the same time, both query servers slow down or stop completely. Therefore, the queries may take from one to five seconds to display an error message, may time out, or may take a very long time to finish. |
| • | A memory leak occurs in the MSSearch.exe process if the EnableStemming setting is set to "true"
If you query the Web service, and if you set the EnableStemming setting to "true," a memory leak occurs in the MSSearch.exe process on the query server.
Memory consumption increases until the MSSearch.exe process uses about 2 gigabytes (GB) of memory. Then, the query server starts to remove itself from the SharePoint Server 2007 application pool. |
| • | The Advanced Search feature does not work when you use the "created date" property
You perform a query from the Advanced Search page to view all objects that were created after a specified date. When you do this, no sites are returned in that query. |
| • | SharePoint Server 2007 cannot exclude content during a crawl that is behind a complex URL
You cannot exclude a subset of URLs that are differentiated by a parameter in the query string part of the URL. For example, http://zoo/bar.html?p=zoo is to be excluded, but http://zoo/bar.html?p=bar is to be crawled. |
| • | The results that the Advanced Search feature returns do not contain keywords as expected
If you enter an Advanced Search query in the top two fields, the returned results contain keywords from either of these fields. However, you expect the results to contain keywords from both fields. |
| • | Error message when you try to add or to edit best bets for a keyword: "Error: Access denied"
You are an administrator of a non-root site, but you are not the administrator of the root site. When you try to add or to edit best bets for a keyword in the site administration page of the non-root site, you receive the following error message: Error: Access denied. |
| • | The search service stops responding when you try to enable stemming during the query time in the Greek version of SharePoint Server 2007
Users in Greece want to index and to query for documents in Greek on a computer that is running SharePoint Server 2007. When the users try to enable stemming during the query time, the search service stops responding. |
| • | The SP1 version of the Metro IFilter no longer lets you index compressed (.zip) files or .xlsb files
After you install the SP1 version of the Metro IFilter, you cannot index .zip files or .xlsb files. |
| • | You cannot configure single sign on (SSO) on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008
You try to visit the following Web site on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008: http://servername/_admin/SSO/manageserver.aspx When you do this, the site is never displayed. Therefore, you cannot configure single sign on (SSO). |
| • | The URL field is not left-to-right on the related links settings page
You use the related links settings page to add URLs that appear as related links. The URL for this page is as follows: http://servername/ _layouts/RelLinksScopeSettings.aspx However, in right-to-left builds, the text box for entering URLs is not left-to-right. |
| • | A small font is displayed on the "My Profile" page
You run the Traditional Chinese (CHT) or the Simplified Chinese (CHS) version of SharePoint Server 2007. In this case, the CHT or CHS characters in certain properties on the "My Profile" page, such as Title, Office, and Telephone, are too small to read. |
| • | Private or public pages under "My Site" load very slowly |
| • | An upgraded listing Web Part is not rendered
If the regional setting is a non-English locale, and if the Web Part is grouped by modified date, an upgraded listing Web Part is not rendered. |
| • | Users who are missing from an import are not marked for deletion after you upgrade Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to SharePoint Server 2007
After you upgrade SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to SharePoint Server 2007, you perform an import operation. However, during the import operation, some users are missed.
These missing users are not marked for deletion. Therefore, these users are not deleted from the user profile, and the "My Site" page is not cleaned up. |
| • | The Preview pane displays the contents of private messages to a delegate who uses the "regular find" feature
A mailbox delegate can use the "regular find" feature and the Preview pane to discover and to read private messages. This issue does not occur if the delegate uses the "advanced find" feature. |
| • | Telephone numbers are reversed in right-to-left locales |
| • | Top navigation intermittently displays links for the incorrect user
When two or more people are using "My Site," the horizontal navigation can mix the requests and can intermittently display links for the incorrect user. |
| • | A "My Site" cleanup job does not clean up deleted users |
| • | A personalization site link does not follow the alternative access mapping
You create personalization links from the Central Administration page. Then, you log on to "My Site." When you do this, your personalization link does not follow the alternative access mapping. |
| • | Error message when you try to reinstall SharePoint Server 2007: "Error 997"
You install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and then upgrade to SharePoint Server 2007. Then, you uninstall SharePoint 2007. When you try to reinstall SharePoint 2007, the installation fails. Additionally, you receive the following error message: Error 997 |
| • | Some profile features do not work on a Turkish operating system
Some profile features, such as Windows SharePoint Services Synchronization, do not work on a Turkish operating system. |
| • | A Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) role provider does not cache roles
The Roles.GetRolesForUser() method queries the provider database even if the CacheRolesInCookie setting is set to "true." |
| • | The LDAP provider supports authenticated LDAP binds
In a deployment that does not use the Active Directory directory service, customers want to use SharePoint Server 2007 to authenticate against a generic LDAP directory. The LDAP provider supports authenticated LDAP binds. |
| • | The single sign on (SSO) default database server does not work for Windows Server 2008 |
| • | An OverflowException that is thrown by the CheckSiteChanges() binary large object (BLOB) cache causes the portal to crash
You enable BLOB caching on one of your Web sites. Then, you perform a throughput test or some search crawl tests. After you do this, an OverflowException is thrown by the CheckSiteChanges() BLOB cache. The OverflowException causes the portal to crash. |
| • | The Project Web Access home page shows an unexpected error on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008
If Shared Web services are broken, the Project Web Access home page shows an unexpected error on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008. |
| • | When you try to change master page settings on Topics subsites, the settings are not updated
You upgrade a SharePoint Portal Server 2003 portal to a SharePoint Server 2007 portal. When you try to change master page settings on Topics subsites, the settings are not updated. |
| • | "My Site" blogs that have comments cannot be searched
When you try to search and find some blog posts, "My Site" blogs that have comments cannot be searched. |
| • | On "My Site," personal documents that are created by using a language other than the default language have the same permissions as shared documents
You create a "My Site" page in a SharePoint Server 2007 installation that has a language pack installed. You create the "My Site" page in one of the languages in the language pack.
When you do this, the permissions for personal documents on the "My Site" page are incorrect. The personal documents have the same permissions as the shared documents. |
| • | You cannot migrate Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 content to a computer that is running a 64-bit version of SharePoint Server 2007
When you try to migrate Content Management Server 2002 content to a computer that is running a 64-bit version of SharePoint Server 2007, the migration fails. Additionally, you may receive the following error message: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. |
| • | You cannot start Microsoft Excel services or Microsoft Project Server services on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008
You cannot start Excel and Project Server services from the Services on Server page on the SharePoint Server 2007 Central Administration page. |
| • | Query results are not correctly sorted by property when the number of results is small
You issue a query that uses free text restriction and then order the results by property. When you do this, you may receive the results in the wrong order if the number of results is small. For example, this issue may occur if there are fewer than 20 results. |
| • | The "Scope" property of the CoreResultsWebPart class does not affect the search query that the Web Part runs, and the predefined scope is ignored
You implement a search center that has several tabs. Each tab contains an advanced SearchWebpart class that has a separate results page. Each results page contains a CoreResultsWebPart class that has the Scope property set to the scope of the tab in the search center.
However, the Scope property of the CoreResultsWebPart class does not affect the search query that the Web Part runs. The predefined scope is ignored. |
| • | No search results are returned when you use Forms-based authentication
When you use Forms-based authentication, no search results are returned. However, when you use NTLM authentication, search results are returned. |
| • | A gradual upgrade fails if the profile or service database spans more than one data file or log file
If the profile or service database is configured to span multiple data or log files, a gradual upgrade from SharePoint Portal Server 2003 to SharePoint Server 2007 fails. Therefore, you cannot upgrade the shared services by using the gradual upgrade method. |
| • | The first full crawl does not index sites that have a period (.) in their name
An incremental crawl indexes sites that have a period in their name. However, the first full crawl does not index these sites. Additionally, no change occurs if you reset the index. |
| • | You cannot revert a property to the default type
You set the Include values from all crawled properties mapped setting. Then, you remap the Author property to additional crawled properties. When you do this, the type changes from the default text type to an object type.
If you do not set the Include values from all crawled properties mapped setting, the object type does not revert as expected. |
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