Error installing .Net Framework 3.5 in Sql Server 2012

During installation of Sql Server 2012 on Windows server 2012 or addition of roles and features for SharePoint 2013, the setup wizard will end with the error shown in the below images.

 

 

The problem is that SQL Server 2012 installation wizard requires NetFx3 Windows feature enabled, and if that feature is not enable, the SQL Server 2012 setup will throw "Error while enabling Windows feature : NetFx3" error.

Installing NetFx3 on Windows Server 2012

1) Go to Server Manager Tool of Windows Server 2012 --> click on the Add Roles and Features item in the Manage menu.

2) On "Before your Begin", Click Next.

3) On Installation Type section, select the Role-based or feature-based installation option that it has used to configure this server by adding roles, role services and features.

4) On Server Selection section, we have to select the Server on which we want to install NetFx3 feature, so click Select a server from the server pool.

5) On Server roles section, No selections are required because we have to add a feature (NetFx3 is a Windows feature) and not a Server Roles.

6) On Features section, select .Net Framework 3.5 Features that has not installed yet.

7) Click Next button, the wizard will shows the Confirmation section.

8) On Confirmation section, Click the Specify an alternative source patch link.
The required source files for the .Net Framework 3.5 are in Windows Server 2012 DVD (or in the related ISO file). If the DVD device is associated to the letter "F", then, we can specify this alternative path "F:\Sources\SxS". Click OK button to return in the previous window.

9) click Install button to start the installation process.

For more details, you can visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734782

Error while enabling Windows feature : NetFx3. Please try enabling Windows feature : NetFx3 from Windows management tools and then run setup again.

During installation of Sql Server 2012 on Windows server 2012 for SharePoint 2013, the setup wizard will end with the error shown in the below image.

The problem is that SQL Server 2012 installation wizard requires NetFx3 Windows feature enabled, and if that feature is not enable, the SQL Server 2012 setup will throw "Error while enabling Windows feature : NetFx3" error.

Installing NetFx3 on Windows Server 2012

1) Go to Server Manager Tool of Windows Server 2012 --> click on the Add Roles and Features item in the Manage menu.

2) On "Before your Begin", Click Next.

3) On Installation Type section, select the Role-based or feature-based installation option that it has used to configure this server by adding roles, role services and features.

4) On Server Selection section, we have to select the Server on which we want to install NetFx3 feature, so click Select a server from the server pool.

5) On Server roles section, No selections are required because we have to add a feature (NetFx3 is a Windows feature) and not a Server Roles.

6) On Features section, select .Net Framework 3.5 Features that has not installed yet.

7) Click Next button, the wizard will shows the Confirmation section.

8) On Confirmation section, Click the Specify an alternative source patch link.
The required source files for the .Net Framework 3.5 are in Windows Server 2012 DVD (or in the related ISO file). If the DVD device is associated to the letter "F", then, we can specify this alternative path "F:\Sources\SxS". Click OK button to return in the previous window.

9) click Install button to start the installation process.

For more details, you can visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734782
 

Windows Server 2012 - VMware windows cannot find the microsoft software license terms.

If you have problem installing Windows Server 2012 on VMware Player with following error message : "windows cannot find the microsoft software license terms", chances are when you first create the virtual machine and you have selected the Installer disc image file (iso) option.

Instead, choose I will install the operating system later. Then set the path of the ISO file in VM -> settings -> CD-DVD... -> Use ISO image file, and boot.

This will run the installer without the error above.

Code blocks are not allowed in this file.

In Moss 2007 or SharePoint 2010, most of the times we need to create the custom master pages. In order to perform certain actions/functions, we need to insert code within those master pages.

Main problem comes into arena, when we try to use upload that master page into the master page gallery or copying into the file system, and use as system master page or site master page. Since the custom master page contains code with in it, so we used to get the below screen.

In order to solve this problem, we need to make entries into the corresponding web.config file by following the below steps.

1) Go to corresponding web.config file location which is located at the below location ( under c drive)

2) Open the web.config file , and under the <SafeMode><PageParserPaths> tag make the below entries.

< PageParserPath VirtualPath="/_catalogs/masterpage/*" CompilationMode="Always" AllowServerSideScript="true" IncludeSubFolders="true"/>

VirtualPath attribute should contains location where the master page is located. "/*" at the end of the /_catalogs/masterpage" in the virtual path attribute indicates to also include the subfolders.

Window could not start the SharePoint 2010 Timer service on Local Computer.

In SharePoint 2010, while starting the SharePoint 2010 Timer service, we get Error 1069 : The service did not start due to a logon failure like the below screen.

The main cause of this problem is that password of the account under which the SharePoint 2010 Timer service is running has been changed. So, we need to update this password in SharePoint 2010 Timer properties.

Steps to update password for timer service

1) Right click the SharePoint 2010 Timer service > properties

2) Click on Log On tab and enter password under This account option.

3) Click apply > Ok > restart the SharePoint 2010 Timer service.

 

 

 



 

 



 

This page allows a limit of 200 controls, and that limit has been exceeded.

In Moss/Sharepoint, some while playing with placeholders in the master pages we face the error like the below screen.

 



The above screen shows that the number of placeholders that can be included in a master page has been exceeded.

Solution

The solution for the above problem is that either
1) To remove placeholders from the master page or
2) (Best One) Increase the value of the MaxControls attribute in the web.config of the corresponding web application as highlighted below.

 

Align inner div at center of outer div

While development you must have noticed that <div> tags are used more frequently in all programming languages. So, it is easier to align one <table><tr><td> at center of anothet <table><tr><td>.

But to align, one div at center of another div, we can use style's margin attribute like below.

<Div style="width:100%">
       <Div style="width:50%;margin:0 auto">
            Inner div at center of outer div
       </Div>
</Div>