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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Looking for guidance with Power Pivot 2013?

If you are looking into learning Power Pivot 2013, look no more.

The following course will bring you up to speed:

http://www.learnnowonline.com/course/ppf2/power-pivot-basic-concepts/

Trouble applying the July 2014 CU to SharePoint 2013?

If you find yourself unable to install the SharePoint 2013 July 2014 CU, follow the steps below to successfully apply it:

  • Download the SharePoint 2013 Foundation SP1 rerelease 
  • Download the SharePoint 2013 Server SP1 rerelease
  • Both available at: http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/2014/04/22/sp1-for-sharepoint-2013-has-been-rereleased.aspx
  • Apply the SharePoint 2013 Foundation SP1 rerelease
  • Reboot
  • Run the configuration wizard
  • Apply the SharePoint 2013 Server SP1 rerelease
  • Reboot
  • Run the configuration wizard
  • Download or apply the July 2014 CUs
  • Run the configuratino wizard
  • Reboot

It will take time applying the service packs so advise your end users or plan to perform the installs on a low usage schedule.

You should be good to go after that!

If you find yourself wondering why this all occurred, the explanation is simple: The first Service Pack 1 for SharePoint 2013 was applied and that was causing issues with the July 2014 CU.