WSSv3

Determine if MOSS is installed

Paul Schaeflein — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:53:00 GMT

Occasionally, I see a question about determining if a given installation is MOSS or simply WSS. I am unaware of any Object Model method or property that indicates this, but I did find a different way. The User Profile service is a web service that is included in MOSS and not WSS. So, if the asmx file exists, then MOSS is installed.

Here is a code snippet:

string isapiFolder = SPUtility.GetGenericSetupPath("ISAPI");
string userProfileServicePath = Path.Combine(isapiFolder, "UserProfileService.asmx");
bool SharePointServerInstalled = File.Exists(userProfileServicePath); 

Paul Schaeflein — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:02:00 GMT

Shane is rallying the troops on WSSv3 customization.

HOWTO: Setup Forms Authentication for WSSv3 in 7 Days

Paul Schaeflein — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:32:00 GMT

I started the process on Friday afternoon, so you may need to adjust each days activities...

Day 1 (afternoon)

Create Virtual Machine and Virtual Disk; Install Windows 2003 Server R2; Download 32 patches from Windows Update.

Day 2

Watch A.J beat the Cubs in the ninth-inning sandwich by the World Cup semi-finals.

Day 3

Mow lawn; Buy new garage door opener; Pay for installation (It is a hardware problem!); Other honey-do's.

Day 4

Work on a setup project for the SharePoint Forums WebPart.

Day 5

Independance Day parade, cook-out and fireworks.

Day 6

Download and install WSS and its prerequisites. Ian Morrish has them summarized on his demo site.

Day 7 (morning)

Configure Forms Authentication using tips from Nick Swan and code from the ASP.Net Quick Start. (In an interesting intersection of old and new, I used Notepad to create an ASP.Net 2.0 application!)

The SharePoint Team has done a fantastic job!