We noticed several cases where customers reported an Error on a SharePoint XML WebPart: "Failed to Apply XSLT to the content." or "unable to display this Web Part" In ULS logs you may find these errors like this: On SharePoint 2010: Error while executing web part: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an … Continue reading SharePoint XML Webpart Error: Failed to apply XSLT to the content
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SharePoint 2013 – Problem with Search topology…
Recently I came across an issue with the Search Service after a topology change. Scenario: You have SharePoint 2013 RTM with Search Service application Service installed and configured on a multi server farm. You then decided to add a new server to the farm and moving over the search components to the new added one … Continue reading SharePoint 2013 – Problem with Search topology…
SP2010 – Reset User Profile synchronization
Sometimes the User Profile Synchronization service may not start properly, stucks in starting mode or simply remains in a "stale" state. Also it may happen, when you have used a PowerShell Script but with some missing or incorrect settings, which then will cause the sync service to fail as well. So usually, MS Support … Continue reading SP2010 – Reset User Profile synchronization
SharePoint 2010 Server stops working after installing KB 2756920
I just noticed an issue with Windows Server 2008 R2 (RTM) / Windows 7 (RTM) where SharePoint Server 2010 is installed! Seems that it is caused by a recent Security Update, described in "MS13-004: Description of the security update for the .NET Framework 3.5.1 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2" --> related content: … Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Server stops working after installing KB 2756920
Alerts in SharePoint 2010 (Troubleshooting)
Since I blogged the first two posts a while ago regarding "Alerts in SharePoint (Troubleshooting MOSS/WSS)" and "Alerts in SharePoint Part II (Troubleshooting MOSS/WSS)" I thought, it's time to continue this series with some updates and news So first of all, most of the details and troubleshooting steps in the above mentioned posts are still … Continue reading Alerts in SharePoint 2010 (Troubleshooting)
September security Bulletin MS11-074 causes SharePoint to stop
Credits to Tehnoon Raza The September Security Bulletin will have SharePoint security updates with a security rating of “Important”. Both 2007 and 2010 versions will be affected including Office Web Apps. When updates are pushed out to servers without the administrators noticing, this can cause SharePoint to stop working because the updates are installed but … Continue reading September security Bulletin MS11-074 causes SharePoint to stop
SP2010 – Site Membership displayed on MySite is out of sync
Some time ago, I worked on a case, where the membership displayed on the MySite ran out of sync. ISSUE On My Site page ( …/MyMemberships.aspx…) we usually see the memberships to sites the user is a member of (see figure below): For some reason, we still have memberships for sites on which the user … Continue reading SP2010 – Site Membership displayed on MySite is out of sync
poor performance on people picker search in SPS2010
Today, I’d like to post about a behavior in SharePoint that has a dramatically impact on performance! Consider this scenario: You go to the people picker to search for let’s say: “User42”. You wait for about more than 3.5 min. until the results are displayed. You’d now check if there is a general problem and … Continue reading poor performance on people picker search in SPS2010
SharePoint 2010 Runtime Exception when edit items in pending for approval
Recently I came across with a customer’s incident that is running a “custom workflow” that finally creates a List-Event (item update, asynchronous). Unfortunately we could not repro the issue but while troubleshooting and research, I found another interesting “Issue” in my lab. How found?? see below steps and/or just use the quick links to jump … Continue reading SharePoint 2010 Runtime Exception when edit items in pending for approval
SPS2010 AskMeAbout Webpart exception thrown
Recently we have found a new issue with the “My Profile” page and there especially with the “AskMeAbout – Web part”. How found? You have installed a SharePoint 2010 (Build 5123 or higher) in english and additionally you have installed the SharePoint language packs for i.e. german and/or french. The metadata service and the user … Continue reading SPS2010 AskMeAbout Webpart exception thrown
Troubleshooting User Profile Sync Issues on SharePoint 2010
As a follow up to my previous post on "User Profile Sync - SharePoint 2010", I'll wrap up with some very good links and other currently known issues we discovered with User profile sync stuff in SharePoint 2010. If you have not started to setup and configure the User profile Service at all, don't … Continue reading Troubleshooting User Profile Sync Issues on SharePoint 2010
User Profile Sync does not work when Central Admin page runs on SSL
We had an issue with Running Central Administration over SSL as already posted by Spencer. Good News! There is a fix in work and is in planning for the October CU! (KB 2394320) What is the issue?: When you have changed your Central Administration (CA) to listen on Port 443 / SSL and you … Continue reading User Profile Sync does not work when Central Admin page runs on SSL
Delete the user property SPS-Local in SharePoint 2010 breaks the My Profile page
Today I’ll notify you about an issue I recently discovered when you delete the user property SPS-Local (Office location) in SharePoint 2010 which breaks then the My Profile page! Action: You have User profile service application provisioned and a running user profile import connection. The My Sites are setup and in use by your users. … Continue reading Delete the user property SPS-Local in SharePoint 2010 breaks the My Profile page
User Profile Import from BDC fails on SharePoint Server 2010 with Event ID 6301
SymptomYou have a running User Profile synchronization Service, configured with an Active Directory connection and in addition a Business Data Catalog (BDC or also known as Business Connectivity Service - BCS). You have the User profiles from the Active Directory connection mapped to the Business Data Catalog by using the "Work Email" property to fill … Continue reading User Profile Import from BDC fails on SharePoint Server 2010 with Event ID 6301
Problem after installing August CU for SharePoint 2010
After you have installed the hotfix package 2352342 or 2281364 in SharePoint Server 2010, the Event ID 3 Error is logged. We observed, that after applying the august CU the following error shows up in bulks in the event application log of the server the User Profile Synchronization service is running: Log Name: Application Source: … Continue reading Problem after installing August CU for SharePoint 2010
User Profile Sync – SharePoint 2010
Since RTM Release, we had lot’s of cases regarding problems with “user profile synchronization service” in SharePoint 2010 RTM. There is already many stuff out there about it and some of them are very good, some others are not so good. I completely revised (more revoked) my post to help you by leading to the … Continue reading User Profile Sync – SharePoint 2010
Office 2010 x64 with SharePoint issue
I would like to announce the mitigation to an issue customers may see when they use Office 2010 64-bit with existing or new SharePoint installations. Please see the information below for more. Issue: Datasheet feature on SharePoint not available for customers who install the 64-bit version of Office 2010 Description: Customers using the 64-bit version … Continue reading Office 2010 x64 with SharePoint issue
Security Bulletin MS10-039
A new security update for SharePoint (WSSv3 / MOSS2007) got released: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-039 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2028554) See also KB979445 -> MS10-039: Description of the security update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: June 8, 2010Update: In case you have installed Feb 2010 CU for WSS … Continue reading Security Bulletin MS10-039
Alerts in SharePoint Part II (Troubleshooting MOSS/WSS)
Related posts in this series: Troubleshooting MOSS Alerts in SharePoint (Troubleshooting MOSS/WSS) Alerts in SharePoint Part II (Troubleshooting MOSS/WSS) - This post Alerts in SharePoint 2010 (Troubleshooting) I recently had a case with alerts and the "Issue: Not getting Alerts on new uploaded items but getting it for creating a new document via the … Continue reading Alerts in SharePoint Part II (Troubleshooting MOSS/WSS)
All about updating WSSv3 and MOSS2007
As repeatedly asked and apparently still confusing the IT folks, I'll post some information's and what to consider how, during and while updating WSSv3 and MOSS 2007. Support Life Cycle: As already announced you should be aware of the retirement of SP1 for WSSv3 which also affects MOSS as it relies on WSSv3 … Continue reading All about updating WSSv3 and MOSS2007
Troubleshooting MOSS
Troubleshooting MOSS - A repository for miscellaneous Issues and How-To's On this page I want to provide you a helpful List with direct links to all recently published posts. There will be some troubleshooting descriptions as well as Guidelines, Issue descriptions and hints for resolving or avoiding it. Hopefully this will give you short overview … Continue reading Troubleshooting MOSS
Office 2003 RMS Issue
We recently noticed that there might be an issue with Office 2003 and RMS. this issue is fixed in-between and here are the information:Symptom: Starting on December 11, 2009, customers using Office 2003 will not be able to open Office 2003 documents protected with the Rights Management Services (RMS) or Active Directory Rights Management Service … Continue reading Office 2003 RMS Issue
“password expired” message when accessing SharePoint via ISA
Problem description:You are using load balanced ISA Server 2006 to publish an internal MOSS portal and here you are also using the password change feature on ISA Server to allow the users to change their password on the form.When a user browses from internet to your Site like https://portal.company.com via ISA Server 2006 – SP1 … Continue reading “password expired” message when accessing SharePoint via ISA
Move of SSO encryption key service fails…
Today I’ll post another nice issue that may appear in your farm ;-)Description:You try to move the encryption-key server role to the index server as suggested in out article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262305.aspx "The encryption-key server should be an application server computer, such as the index server" The same article described the scenario "how to move the role to … Continue reading Move of SSO encryption key service fails…
Alerts in SharePoint (Troubleshooting MOSS/WSS)
This is the first post about “troubleshooting MOSS/WSS” on a series, defined by topics and Issues. Other related posts following this series has been published here: "Alerts in SharePoint Part II (Troubleshooting MOSS/WSS)" "Alerts in SharePoint 2010 (Troubleshooting)" (applies to: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007; Windows SharePoint Services 3.0) Content: Alerts in SharePoint 2007 The typical issue Examples of common … Continue reading Alerts in SharePoint (Troubleshooting MOSS/WSS)
SharePoint Server 2010 Beta
Beta announcement: As previously posted on "Now it's Official" I’ll proudly present the official news of the day: Today, Microsoft is releasing the public beta of Office 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, Visio 2010, Project 2010 and Office Web Apps for business customers. Millions of people can download the beta at the following links: SharePoint Foundation … Continue reading SharePoint Server 2010 Beta
Office 2003/2007 Integration and Forms based authentication (FBA) with SharePoint (MOSS)
Some time ago, a customer requested a clear statement from Microsoft Support regarding “Office integration with FBA (forms based authentication) and MOSS (SharePoint Server 2007)” PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: ==================== On a Document Library in SharePoint 2007, "versioning and check-out required" has been configured. After modifying documents in word (Office 2003) the expected Pop-Up should appear for … Continue reading Office 2003/2007 Integration and Forms based authentication (FBA) with SharePoint (MOSS)
SP2 for MOSS/WSS, Trial issue, August CU -What is the final status?
Hi folks, ok, I know it has been posted already many times but still I'm receiving questions from customers "what is now the current status about the update story?" Well, I'll try to light it up a little bit and may collect all information about it by now 😉 Let's start with the Service pack … Continue reading SP2 for MOSS/WSS, Trial issue, August CU -What is the final status?
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