Upgrade Timer job is exiting due to exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade. SPUpgradeException: Action 4.0.14.0

Problem: When trying to upgrade the SharePoint to a higher service pack you encounter this error in the log [OWSTIMER] [SPUpgradeSession] [ERROR] [11/3/2014 2:56:24 PM]: Upgrade Timer job is exiting due to exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeException: Action 4.0.14.0 of Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPIisWebSiteWssSequence failed. —> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80070003): The system cannot find the path specified. One probably cause is the someone […]

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SharePoint – Add a managed account from one-way trust domain

Setup. A SharePoint farm in a domain. You want to add a managed account from another domain, with one-way trust between domains. Example: DomainB TRUST DomainA. SharePoint instance is in DomainB and you want to add a managed account from DomainA. User AdminA has local admin and farm admin privileges on farm and is used […]

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SharePoint Warm-Up – not needed anymore

Setup: Sharepoint website Problem: When you access first time the website, the response is very slow because IIS need time for  dependencies such as database connections, compilation of ASP.NET code, and loading of modules. Solution:  Application Initialization Module for IIS 7.5 Overview IIS Application Initialization for IIS 7.5 enables website administrators to improve the responsiveness […]

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Sharepoint 2010 setup is not starting on Windows 2012

Setup: Server with Windows 2012 and you want to install Sharepoint Foundation 2010 SP2 Problem: .hta file does not open properly to show the install option. You are asked to save the file. Solution: Go to C\programfilesX86\MSECache\SharePoint2010. Right click splash.hta file and go to  “Open with…” and  select “Choose default program…”.  Expand “More options” and select […]

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Add new realm to existing trusted identity provider in SharePoint 2010/2013

Setup: You have a SharePoint farm with an web application configured to use ADFS 2.0 for authentication via Trusted Identity Provider. Problem: You want to add another web application to this SharePoint farm and configure the authentication via ADFS Solution: Open SharePoint PowerShell and issue the following commands: where appname is the alias of your […]

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