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Search Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component

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Recently our content source for teh sharepoint sites no longer crawls and instead throws up the Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component
I had a look on the web and the only solution has been to change impersonation settings from false to true in the web config. Unfortunately ours was already set to true and I still have this error. Cannot get the crawl to work in sharepoint now.
Thursday, July 7, 2011 11:57 AM
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Okay, enable verbose mode logging and provide us with a text version, maybe we'll find something there. Check also and COM related error in your Windows logs.
Regards
Henrik A. Halmstrand
http:/www.sharepointrevealed.com
http://getspconfig.codeplex.com- Marked as answer by Rock Wang– MSFT Friday, July 15, 2011 7:02 AM
Monday, July 11, 2011 4:03 PM
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I have exactly the same problem.. Right now I'm thinking recent updates that where installed.Friday, July 8, 2011 10:13 AM
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Had any joy with yours?Sunday, July 10, 2011 8:22 PM
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Any events in application log or any errors in SharePoint ULS log?
Regards
Henrik A. Halmstrand
http:/www.sharepointrevealed.com
http://getspconfig.codeplex.comSunday, July 10, 2011 9:53 PM -
Check this too:
Regards
Henrik A. Halmstrand
http:/www.sharepointrevealed.com
http://getspconfig.codeplex.comSunday, July 10, 2011 9:54 PM -
Nothing in event viewer about this, and when I start a full crawl of my local sites it generates no errors in event viewer.
also that article confuses me as it seems to not be about sharepoint?
Monday, July 11, 2011 3:55 PM -
Okay, enable verbose mode logging and provide us with a text version, maybe we'll find something there. Check also and COM related error in your Windows logs.
Regards
Henrik A. Halmstrand
http:/www.sharepointrevealed.com
http://getspconfig.codeplex.com- Marked as answer by Rock Wang– MSFT Friday, July 15, 2011 7:02 AM
Monday, July 11, 2011 4:03 PM -
Hello Alex Bradshaw,
We seem to be having the same problem which you have stated in this thread, with Sharepoint Server 2010 Search functionality.
I have set , impersonate = true in web.config
Turned on Verbose Mode in my virtualDirectory
Tried googling the error.....But in vain.
Is your error fixed, ??
Kindly let me know the solution if you have done it.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 5:18 AM -
Hello Sandor,
Did you install recent updates for sharepoint ?
Did they work ?
Thursday, July 21, 2011 5:24 AM -
Alex / Henrik ,
Guess what , I got this issue fixed
Please install Service Pack 1 for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2460045)
find it here
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/confirmation.aspx?id=26623
and follow the configuration steps to install it,
Restart Server -> Run the Products configuration wizard -> Start Search Service -> Crawl all your data again -> Voila !!! You are Done :)
Srikant N- Proposed as answer by Srikant N Friday, August 5, 2011 7:11 AM
Thursday, July 21, 2011 9:15 AM -
Check the web application's website in IIS 7.
Under Authentication, make sure ASP.NET Impersonation is ENABLED. Mine was disabled and caused this error. If you have applications in SharePoint that need this disabled, you might want to extend the web application it another IIS website and Disable impersonation for users, keeping the default web application's zone enabled for search crawls on that URL.
- Proposed as answer by Eric Schrader Friday, August 17, 2012 11:32 PM
Friday, August 17, 2012 11:32 PM -
Hi Eric
Error is resolved by enabling ASP.NET Impersonation.
Thank you.
Friday, January 4, 2013 10:22 AM -
Thank you!
Diego
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