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Hi,

I have a solution with farm feature. Its deploying properly but when i try to activate the feature in the central admin its throwing an error called "Root element is missing". I haven't changed anything the the element.xml. Can anyone help me to resolve this.

Venkat Challa
- Edited by venkata veerendra Challa Wednesday, December 30, 2015 10:47 AM
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 10:46 AM

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Hi venkata,

Please make sure the xml file has valid root element. As you said, you have not changed to element.xml, I would suggest you can uninstall the feature and then reinstall the feature again to test if it works.

Here is a similiar thread for your reference:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/15947286-882b-48fe-a8f4-b418806b18e9/root-element-missing

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Thursday, December 31, 2015 3:34 AM