Nov 30
On a fresh install of Windows Server 2008, MOSS 2007, Visual Studio 2008, and the Visual Studio Extensions for Windows SharePoint Services I received the following error when trying to deploy or package a solution with VseWSS:
The content type text/html; charset=utf-8 of the response message does not match the content type of the binding (text/xml; charset=utf-8). If using a custom encoder, be sure that the IsContentTypeSupported method is implemented properly. The first 1024 bytes of the response were: ‘<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
Apparently the VseWSS CTP 1.3 uses the WCF in the deployment process and requires the Windows Server 2008 WCF HTTP Activation feature to be activated. To activate the WCF feature in Windows Server 2008 use the following steps:
- Open ‘Server Manager’ from Administrator Tools.
- Highlight the ‘Features’ node under Server Manager.
- Click the ‘Add Features link on the right-hand side of the screen.
- Expand the ‘.NET Framework 3.0 Features’ node.
- Expand the ‘WCF Activation’ node.
- Check ‘HTTP Activation’ (required). Optionally you mat wish to check the ‘Non-HTTP Activation’ feature if you will be using WCF projects that utilize this, but it is not required for the VseWSS to work.
- Click Next to install.
Tagged with: SharePoint • VseWSS
Nov 29
I have noticed the following error a few times when activating the MOSS Publishing Infrastructure feature on a newly created site collection:
Failed to activate feature ‘PublishingPrerequisites’ (ID: a392da98-270b-4e85-9769-04c0fde267aa) at scope ‘http://[url]‘.
Typically opening a command prompt (as administrator) and running an ‘iisreset /noforce’ will resolve this error.
Tagged with: MOSS 2007 • SharePoint
Nov 29
In Windows 7 the QuickLaunch toolbar is no longer present by default nor is it an option in the toolbars menu.
To enable the QuickLaunch toolbar in Windows 7 do the following:
- Right-click the taskbar and choose Toolbars –> New Toolbar.
- Navigate to the folder ‘C:\Users\[YourUserName]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch’ and click the ‘Select Folder’ button.
- Now within your taskbar you should see a new toolbar labeled ‘QuickLaunch’.
- Right-click on your taskbar again and uncheck ‘’Lock the taskbar’.
- Drag the QuickLaunch over near your Start Menu.
- Right-click on the QuickLaunch text and uncheck ‘Show text’ first and then uncheck ‘Show title’.
- Size your toolbars the way you like and right-click the taskbar again and check ‘Lock the taskbar’.
You should now have your QuickLaunch toolbar!
Tagged with: Windows 7
Nov 29
With UAC (User Account Control) enabled in Windows Server 2008 or Windows 7 you will often find the need to run a command prompt using the “Run as Administrator” option. Using the typical method of Start –> Run and typing ‘cmd’ does not allow you to run as administrator.
However, you can now use the search box to start a cmd session as administrator:
- Open your Start menu and type ‘cmd’ in the search box. Then rather than just hitting enter, use Ctrl + Shift + Enter.
- The User Account Control dialog box will be shown requesting permission.
- Use Alt + ‘C’ (Continue) in Windows Server 2008 or Alt + ‘Y’ (Yes) in Windows 7 to continue.
Your cmd prompt will then be open with administrative privileges.
Tagged with: Windows 7 • Windows Server 2008
