STS: How to Turn Off Document Library Rules (275743)


The information in this article applies to:

  • SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft
This article was previously published under Q275743
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SUMMARY

A SharePoint Team Services document library is a collection of shared files. You can configure rules to manage these collections. In some cases, as administrator of a SharePoint team Web site, you may want to turn off all rules affecting a SharePoint Team Services document library.

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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To turn off rules on a SharePoint team Web site, from the Web server, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, point to Run, and then type regedit in the Open box.
  2. Locate the following key in the registry:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions \All Ports

  3. Right-click All Ports, select New, and then select String Value.
  4. For the name of the string, type EnableRulesScript.
  5. Double-click the string.
  6. For the value of the string, type 0.
  7. Quit the Registry Editor.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/11/2002
Keywords:kbhowto KB275743
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