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Here are some more issued we encountered when moving up to a 64-Bit SQL Server 2005. 

 64-Bit Product level is insufficient errors - This happened to us because we didn't have full SSIS installed on the server, just the development version.

• Why do I get "product level is insufficient..." error when I run my SSIS package?
• Where is my SQL Server Integration Services package running?
• SSIS - DTS_E_PRODUCTLEVELTOLOW Error
• MSDN: DTS_E_PRODUCTLEVELTOLOW

64-Bit Offline Mode is True error - This just required a regsvr on a DLL.

• MSKB: On a computer that has a 64-bit processor, you receive an error message in SQL Server Management Studio when you connect to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services or when you create or edit a maintenance plan
• DestinationConnectionExcel and OfflineMode
• Getting Error in 32bit DTEXEC on 64bit machine

64-Bit Linked Server Error - 64-bit SQL Server calls a stored procedure that doesn't exist on linked SQL 2000 servers. Creating a wrapper around a similar existing procedure fixed the problem for us.

• Issue with 64-bit SQL Server using SQL 2000 linked server
• Linking 64-bit SQL2k5 to 32-bit SQL2k ... or, How to Avoid Wasting 10 Days Waiting For Straight Answers

If you've just switched to the 64-bit version of SQL Server and have SSIS packages that access Excel or Access, you may find that you packages stop working. That's because the JET driver that is used to access Excel and Access is 32-bit only. SSIS normally uses the 64-bit DTExec to run SSIS packages, it has not access to the 32-bit drivers. Here are some articles with all the details and work arounds

Quick Reference: SSIS in 32- and 64-bits
http://toddmcdermid.blogspot.com/2009/10/quick-reference-ssis-in-32-and-64-bits.html

SSIS Snack: SSIS, Excel, and a 64-bit OS
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/andy_leonard/archive/2010/01/19/ssis-snack-ssis-excel-and-a-64-bit-os.aspx 

64-bit Excel Driver in Microsoft Office 14
http://dougbert.com/blogs/dougbert/archive/2009/08/28/64-bit-excel-driver-in-microsoft-office-14.aspx

Excel (and Access) Data Source in 64-bit environment
http://ssis.trigonblue.com/Excelin64bitenv/tabid/523/Default.aspx

SSIS - An OLEDB Error Has Occurred
http://blogs.msdn.com/debarchan/archive/2009/04/13/ssis-an-oledb-error-has-occurred.aspx

MSDN: Integration Services Considerations on 64-bit Computers
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms141766(SQL.90).aspx

MSKB: How to schedule the 64-bit SQL Server Agent to run a package by using the 32-bit version of the DTExec.exe utility
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934653

Microsoft OLE DB Service Components" Hresult: 0x80040154 Description: "Class not registered"
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlintegrationservices/thread/b1d5de28-b80b-4f34-a135-c68e87039c58/

64 Bit SQL Server and Scheduling SSIS Packages
http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/lawrenso/archive/2009/06/18/64-bit-sql-server-and-scheduling-ssis-packages.aspx|

MSJET 4.0 (Excel, Access) in 64 bit environment
http://blogs.msdn.com/sqldev/archive/2008/10/22/msjet-4-0-in-64-bit-environment.aspx

MS Connect: Need 64-bit JET provider for x64 box
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=125117

Running SSIS 32-bit drivers or tasks on a 64 bit machine

MSKB: How to schedule the 64-bit SQL Server Agent to run a package by using the 32-bit version of the DTExec.exe utility

PRB: Data Transformation Services Jobs May Fail Because the Path for Dtsrun.exe Cannot Be Found (For SQL Server 2000 but it has some nice tips anyway.)

Notes for running Integration Services on 64-bit hardware, x64 and IA64.

Facebook Groups

• Has a set look for all groups
• Can enable or disable discussion board, wall, photos, videos, links, related groups, related events
• Cannot rearrange elements on the group's web page
• Limited amount of basic info you can post at the top of the group's web page
• Can easily message all group members
• Can change your group type at any time
• When a group administrator posts to the group, it appears as though that individual posted it
• Group admins' names appear on the group's web page

Facebook Pages

• Starts out with a "wall" page that shows recent posts, like individual profiles
• Supports multiple "tabs" (or "pages") that can have different content
• Can include any applications you want (wall, photos, etc) on different tabs
• Allows you to add blocks of artibrary HTML so you can show anything you want
• Allows you to rearrange the applications on the page
• No way to easily message all page fans
• Cannot change the page type after it's created
• When a group administrator posts to the group, it appears as though the page posted it
• Page admins' names do not appear on the web page
• Provides a Facebook "badge" you can put on your other websites that includes the logo, name and counts of updates and fans
• Allows you to have a "username" for your page so you can have a shorter URL

This information is based on the United States Postal Service standard abbreviations for states and territories: http://www.usps.com/ncsc/lookups/usps_abbreviations.html

If your data needs to include addresses for the continental United States only, it's best to check if the address's state is included in the list of continental states, rather than checking if the state is not in the list of non-continental states.

For example, this incorrect SQL snipit allows addresses in Guam and other territories to pass through:

WHERE store.State NOT IN ('AK','HI','VI','PR')

This is the correct code to check for continental United States:

WHERE store.State IN ('AL', 'AZ', 'AR', 'CA', 'CO', 'CT', 'DE', 'DC', 'FL', 'GA', 'ID', 'IL', 'IN', 'IA', 'KS', 'KY', 'LA', 'ME', 'MD', 'MA', 'MI', 'MN', 'MS', 'MO', 'MT', 'NE', 'NV', 'NH', 'NJ', 'NM', 'NY', 'NC', 'ND', 'OH', 'OK', 'OR', 'PA', 'RI', 'SC', 'SD', 'TN', 'TX', 'UT', 'VT', 'VA', 'WA', 'WV', 'WI', 'WY') AND store.Country = 'United States'

I just found these great indexes for the W3C HTML and CSS documentation. It uses a frameset with a list of all HTML elements or CSS properties in a frame on the left and the current W3C docs on the right. Very nice. I found them on Paul Parks’ website.

HTML Index: http://www.parkscomputing.com/html4/

CSS Index: http://meyerweb.com/eric/css/references/css2ref.html

You can't normally create alerts for SharePoint groups. Here's how:

1. E-mail enable the SharePoint group so that a distribution list/group is created in Active Directory.
2. Edit the properties of the group to change its Group Type to Security. Only security groups will show up in SharePoint's address book. They will show up as "domain groups" in SharePoint.
3. Give the domain group at least visitor permissions on the list that are you are creating the alerts for. Alerts won't be sent if the domain group doesn't have appropriate permissions. This will mean that you'll likely have both the SharePoint group and the domain group in the permissions list. Simply giving the SharePoint group permissions is not enough.
4. Then setup the alert and use the address book to locate the domain group. In the address book you'll see it with the form "DOMAIN\group name".
5. Now test out your alerts. If you have require approval turned on for the list, make sure you approve the items so alerts will be sent.

Paul Liebrand’s Weblog - Does your SharePoint alerts have the wrong time…? - This article has some nice debugging tips.

Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog - Important hotfixes for upcoming Daylight Savings Time (DST) change - September 19, 2007

Microsoft Support - List of products affected by daylight saving time

Microsoft Support - Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center

Microsoft KB 934525 - Description of the security update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: October 9, 2007

Microsoft KB 939809 - Description of the update that addresses the issue in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 in which items that use the Date and Time fields are off by one hour

Microsoft KB 956612 - Description of an update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 that applies to daylight saving time (DST) changes