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PROBLEM: When attempting to deploy a solution from Visual Studio you get an access error that includes this code – “SPUserCodeV4”

SOLUTION: Go to Central Administration -> System Settings. Under the “Server” heading go to “Manage Services on Server.” Look for “Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Sandboxed Code Service” and enable it. If that doesn’t work, go to the Security item in the sidebar. Under the “General Security” heading, go to “Configure service accounts.” Each service has to have a user account assigned to it. Silly. I know. Select “Windows Service – Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Sandboxed Code Service” from the dropdown, and leave YourBelovedandVeryImportantCustomer\spadmin as the account.

PROBLEM: When running a user control that contains UserProfileManager, you get an error that says the object cannot be found

SOLUTION: UserProfile Service has to be started in Central Admin. Follow the directions above, but enable both UserProfile services. You will be prompted to assign an account. Leave the account as YourBelovedandVeryImportantCustomer\spadmin. Reset IIS. Continue reading 4 Common SharePoint Issues–And How to Solve Them →

I just completed an in place upgrade of SharePoint 2007 to SharePoint 2010. What a crazy experience! Just when you think the upgrade was successful, you run into lots of errors! It took me quite a few days to iron out all of the issues and spent countless hours searching the Internet to find solutions. Here are just a few of the issues that I ran into, in no particular order. Maybe this can be helpful for others.

Application Event log error: “Load control template file /_controltemplates/TaxonomyPicker.ascx failed”

Solution: Rename the 14\templates\controltemplates\taxonomypicker.ascx file. It is no longer used and shouldn’t even be there.
See: Help Wanted: Taxonomy Picker

SharePoint error: Some or all identity references could not be translated

Don’t use an account name longer than 20 characters
- See SharePoint 2010: Some or all identity references could not be translated
Don’t delete an account without being sure it’s no longer in use somewhere in SharePoint
- If you need to re-create an account run “stsadm –o migrateuser –oldlogin domain\serviceaccount –newlogin domain\serviceaccount -ignoresidhistory” in order to reconnect the account in SharePoint.
- See Trying to access Configure Service Account in SharePoint 2010 Continue reading Adventures upgrading to SharePoint 2010 →

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4 Common SharePoint Issues–And How to Solve Them

Adventures upgrading to SharePoint 2010

Application Event log error: “Load control template file /_controltemplates/TaxonomyPicker.ascx failed”

SharePoint error: Some or all identity references could not be translated

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