Find Mysql Version on Windows

To find the version of MYSql you are using on a windows machine (i assume it is the same on a linux box) Open up a command prompt type the following : mysql -u root -p

You will then be prompted for your mysql password.

Now type: status

Office Sharepoint Server 2007 Blocked due to compatibility issues

When trying to install Office Sharepoint Server 2007 onto Windows 2008 R2 x64 you get the following error dialogue:

This program is blocked due to compatibility issues.

Program: Office Sharepoint Server 2007 – Please read Microsoft Knowledge Base article: 962935

Unfortunatly a quick search of the Microsoft site doesn’t yield this KB. If someone can find it please let me know and I’ll put a footnote to this post.

To fix this you are going to have to slipstream the Office Sharepoint Server 2007 SP2 into the CD or install files you are using.

1. Copy the Sharepoint CD to a folder on the Computer.

2. Download the releavant Service Pack 2 for the architecture you are using (64 bit in this case) from: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b7816d90-5fc6-4347-89b0-a80deb27a082&displaylang=en

3. Open a command prompt to the folder with the Service Pack 2 in it and type in the command: officeserver2007sp2-kb953334-x64-fullfile-en-us.exe /extract:c:\users\Administrator\Desktop\Sharepoint\x64\Updates

The path you extract to will most likly different depending on where you extracted the CD.

Note: According to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261890.aspx you are supposed to delete a dll called Wsssetup.dll but I didn’t have this file in my updates folder or any other folder within the CD source so I ignored this step.

From here you should now be able to run the setup.exe from the root of your installation folder.

Start Firefox in Private Browsing Mode

Firefox Private Mode is an instance of Firefox that  does not save Cookies, Passwords, Browsing History, URLs typed into the search field or Temporary Internet files much like Internet Explorers inPrivate Browsing discussed previously. More info non Private Browsing at Mozilla’s Website here: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Private+Browsing

There are a few ways you can instantiate this mode:

1. From within Firefox: Click on the Tools Menu and select Start Private Browsing (or use the Keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift +P).

2. To Start Firefox in Private browsing mode all the time we need Click on Tools -> Options, Then click on Private, Select Use custom settings for history and Tick the Automatically start Firefox in a private browsing session as shown below. I personally don’t like this method unless this is needed for shared computer you always want to be in private mode.

3. Start Firefox private browsing from a shortcut: Firefox does not let you have add a “private” flag to a Firefox shortcut by default like Internet Explorer does. To enable this functionality you will need to install the add-on “Private Browsing Command Line Flag“. This will enable you to copy your existing shortcut to Firefox and append  -private to the string.

4. Another addon worth mentioning is the “Toggle Private Browsing” button addon. This allows you to add a private browsing button to your toolbar as pictured below. More information on how to setup the icon is available at the add-ons page.