Using different application.master for different site collections

Using different application.master for different site collections

1. Create a folder called SampleSite at C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS.
2. Copy the originally installed files and folders from the Layouts folder to the newly created SampleSite folder.
3. Mapping of layouts folder to Site Collection: Follow the below steps to map the application.master to a site collection.
4. Open Internet Information Services (IIS).
5. Select and expand the Web Sites section.
6. Select and expand the site, to map the application.master.
7. Right click on _layouts and click on Properties.
8. Click Browse under Local Path and select the SampleSite folder located under Layouts folder.
9. Reset the IIS.

Now what ever changes you have applied to the application.master located under SampleSite folder, the changes will be applied only to the specific site collection.
Limitations:

1. This method may cause maintenance issues.
2. If a service pack is installed that contains updates to the files in the Layout folder, the update is not applied to your custom layouts folder.

Download multiple documents from MOSS

Follow the below steps to download multiple documents from a document library.

1. Open a document library.
2. Go to 'Explorer View'.
3. Now, select multiple documents and right click. Now you will get the options to send these selected documents to My Documents.