SharePoint Foundation 2010 failed to complete install

Question

I have a laptop w/ i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 750GB HDD running Win7 Ultimate, Office 2010 Premium, SharePoint Designer, SQL 2008 R2, VS2010 & TFS are already installed (all from MSDN subscription).  This a clean rebuild of the computer.

The question is: what failed w/ Office component & how do I recover?

I followed the setup instructions to the letter for a stand alone dev box from this link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee554869%28office.14%29.aspx and the setup failed with the message:

Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 configuration did not complete successfully.
One or more required Office components failed to complete sucessfuly.  For more information, consult the stup log file.

The log file content is available, but to long for this message.  Happy to provide it to any seeking to help.

Answer 1

Hi,

 

1.Can you tell me, in which step the Configuration Wizard fails.

2. Can you able to access the central administration without any error.

3. Possible try Powershell Command.

 

Answer 2

@JP2K11 ~

1. it fails at the initial step.  It runs for quite a while and the progress bar seems to hit 100% before I receive the failure message.  When I look in Program Files I see links to Central Admin, PowerShell and Product Config.  So, I never make it to a "next" step.
2. When I try to access Central Admin I get the error message : Failed to start the database MSSQL$SharePoint.  Repair the product by selecting it from the Add/Remove Programs menu.
3. I'm not a PowerShell guy, so this doesn't seem to be a viable option.

More Info:

I searched all files in the 14 hive and the registry for the string "MSSQL$SharePoint" and did not find it.  None of the SharePoint databases were created.  I was hoping there would be a point where I could specify my SQL Server (default instance on my laptop).

Thanks for your interest.

 

Paul

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Paul Hunter

Answer 3

MORE INFO:

I was able to get SPF 2010 installed by applying SP1 and rebooting my laptop.  Moved to configuration and it failed.  This appears to be the relevant part of the log:

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[Date & Time]  6  ERR              An exception of type System.IO.FileNotFoundException was thrown.  Additional exception information: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'Microsoft.IdentityModel, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35'
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.CurrentUserIsAdministrator(Boolean allowContentApplicationAccess)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.ISPPersistedStoreProvider.DoesCurrentUserHaveWritePermission(SPPersistedObject persistedObject)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate()
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.Update()
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.RegisterDefaultDatabaseServices(SqlConnectionStringBuilder connectionString)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.Provision(SqlConnectionStringBuilder connectionString)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.Create(SqlConnectionStringBuilder configurationDatabase, SqlConnectionStringBuilder administrationContentDatabase, IdentityType identityType, String farmUser, SecureString farmPassword, SecureString masterPassphrase)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.CreateOrConnectConfigDb()
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.Run()
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.TaskThread.ExecuteTask()

WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].

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Paul Hunter

Answer 4

Please try to add user in local Admin group

Answer 5

Rehan,

Thank you for the suggestion.  You were not specific as to which user should be added to which group (windows vs sql), so I took the approach of adding everyone to everything.  I added every local user account to the SQL Server SysAdmin fixed sql server role and every Windows "user" to the local Administrator group.  I did not restart the laptop.  I then re-ran the wizard and got the same results.

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Paul Hunter

Answer 6

Looking at the logs, Windows Identity Foundation isn't installed. Did you run the prerequisites installer, before you ran setup?

If you have run the prerequisites installer, you can download the WIF installer at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=17331.

As to security, of course you can add the world to Local Administrators, but its like swatting a fly with a house (which also is not recommended, since it's murder on your back). In my experience, you'll need at least three accounts (four if you're installing SharePoint Server, not counting the SQL Server Service account) if you want to install SharePoint according to the Least Privilege best practice method:

1. Installation user: Domain user, local administrator on your SharePoint servers, dbcreator and security admin on SQL Server. Although this can be your own account, it's recommended to create a separate user account for the installation.
2. Farm/Service account: Domain user (special permissions required if you're configuring User Profile Service on SharePoint Server)
3. Application Pool account:Domain user

You should never make users administrator, unless you actually have to.

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Jeroen Hems
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Answer 7

Thanks Jeroen!  Adding the WIF installer must have been an oversite (or screw up on my part).  I'd already backed down the permissions when that didn't resolve the issue.  I'm only installing Foundation on my laptop so that I can learn.  I created a local SharePoint accont but didn't see where to plug that in during setup.  Do you know of a resource for that?

Thanks,

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Paul Hunter

Answer 8

Major malfunciton.  I already have a default instance of MS SQL Server running and the wizard installed a second instance (sharepoint).  I want to move the databases to the default instance, change SP to use the default instance and uninstall the second instance.  I know how to move the databases (detach/attach), how do I do the other two?

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Paul Hunter

Answer 9

I would post this as a new question. Since this one is marked as answered (thanks for that), it's not likely to draw the proper attention...

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Jeroen Hems
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Answer 10

Hi ,

When installing the sharepoint 2010 server and choosing the SQL as Standalone. Did you check for authentication list by SQL server

Answer 11

Thank you for your time . I could finish my Sharepoint Installation with your solution.

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machag01

Answer 12

i am in process of installing SharePoint 2010 on Window 7 client machine for development with Visual Studio.   I get the same error.  I have downloaded and WIF and installed.  However, the installer states that the machine does not need it.

Please advise.