Essential SharePoint 2007, 2nd Edition

Server Files and Locations

Table B-6 lists the folders that are found under the install path of SharePoint Services. Typically, that is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12.

Table B-6. Folders used by SharePoint

Folder	Description	Files and purpose
\ADMISAPI	The physical directory addressed by the SharePoint Central Administration _vti_adm virtual directory.	admin.asmx Web service for administration
\BIN	Contains the core binary files for Windows SharePoint Services.	*.DLL Core binary files OWSTIMER.EXE Microsoft SharePoint Timer service PRESCAN.EXE Scans WSS 2.0 sites prior to upgrading them STSADM.EXE Stsadm utility PSCONFIG.EXE Configuration Wizard (command-line tool) PSCONFIGUI.EXE Configuration Wizard (interactive tool)
\BIN\LCID\	Contains the core binary files used by specific languages.	FPEXT.MSG Error messages and text strings Microsoft.SharePoint.Msg.dll Core international binary file
\CONFIG	Contains configuration files and default values for the server.	*.xml XML files used to map default values for time zones, blocked files, and file types appwpresweb.config Configuration file adminweb.config Configuration file for the administrative virtual server web.config Default configuration file settings for new virtual servers wss_mediumtrust.config Security policy that allows access to SharePoint object model wss_minimaltrust.config Default security policy for web applications
\HCCab\LCID\	Contains Help files and support files used in the Help system.	*.CAB Compressed XML, ...