SharePoint 2010: Failed to Create Configuration Database error

When running the SharePoint Configuration Wizard after installing SharePoint, you may encounter the following error:

Failed to create the configuration database.

An exception of type System.IO.FileNotFoundException ws thrown. Additional exception information. Could not load file or assembly ‘microsoft.identity.model. version=1.0.0.0,culture=neutral, publickeytoken=31bf3856ad364e35′ or one of it’s dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

This is a known issue and a KB article is available here.

Solution: Download and install Windows Identity Foundation from the download page here.

Microsoft, SharePoint

SharePoint

April 21, 2010

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Problem Installing Mercury Quality Center 9.0 Client on IE8

I was having a problem today trying to install the Mercury Quality Center 9.0 ActiveX client on IE8.

A quick search on Google led me to the following blog post by Scott Heaberlin:
http://scotth.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/hp-mercury-quality-center-with-ie8-or-not/

Thanks to his post, I’m now able to access Mercury Quality Center with a standalone client that does not require a Web browser at all.

HP, Mercury Quality Center

Internet Explorer 8, Mercury Quality Center 9.0

March 4, 2010

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SharePoint: Missing Page Editing Toolbar When Editing a Page

I encountered this problem when developing a custom page layout on SharePoint.

Symptoms:

1. Page Editing Toolbar is missing

2. In the Site Actions menu, Show Page Editing Toolbar is not available. Instead, Hide Page Editing Toolbar is showed but disabled.

3. The page is using a custom master page.

If you are facing the same issue, the problem most likely lies in the custom master page. In my case, I found out that the master page is missing the all important PublishingWebControls:AuthoringContainer control that renders the Page Editing Toolbar in edit mode.

To resolve this, you must add the following in the master page:

1. register the necessary prefixes

<%@ Register Tagprefix=”PublishingWebControls” Namespace=”Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.WebControls” Assembly=”Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c” %>

<%@ Register Tagprefix=”PublishingConsole” TagName=”Console”
src=”~/_controltemplates/PublishingConsole.ascx” %>

2. add the control to the desired location

<PublishingWebControls:AuthoringContainer id=”authoringcontrols”
runat=”server”>
<PublishingConsole:Console runat=”server” />
</PublishingWebControls:AuthoringContainer>

The Page Editing Toolbar should be available after you have done this.

Microsoft, SharePoint

custom page, editing toolbar, SharePoint

October 21, 2009

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