When removing solutions from SharePoint the WebPart entries are left orphaned in the WebPart Catelogue. In this article we look at using a SPFeatureReceiver to delete these entries when a feature is deactivated or a WSP is retracted using stsadmin.

In Part 1 of the series we looked at the requirements for building a SharePoint Development Machines. In this article we will look at the actual installation of the main parts of the system to ensure that we have a working virtual machine that will not cause the network division headaches or destroy your well implemented home network.

This is the first of a two part series on building a development environment for SharePoint 2007 using Windows Server 2008. It covers the software required for the installation and links to finding all the usefull tools for building a proper virtual machine.

I've recently started working with SharePoint 2007 and needed to create my first WebPart. The purpose of the WebPart was simply to allow a user to connect to an external ASP.Net 2.0 application and allow a direct pass through for the current SharePoint user, simulating a single sign on experience. After a doing a bit of research and analyzing the needs it was decided to keep it as simple as possible. A simple LinkButton with an event to do a Response.Redirect to the required URL and adding the Username to QueryString. The directed application will take care of the login...