Re: Does anybody know how to setup WSS in a Virtual Directory

From: Colin Wheeler (iconic_at_usa.net)
Date: 08/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 01:25:36 +0100

Brilliant ;-)

Thanks for the answer. You are right I got the subject wrong (due to
writing it late at night frustrated as hell).

When I did the installation of WSS it did not extend the default site as I
had already installed FP extensions on it.

When I used the web admin to extend a virtual server, it all went smoothly.
Since posting this I have run the Sharepoint Configuration Analyser and I
see what you mean. It does show that the default web parts are
installed....they are just not working.

As stated in a previous posting I am getting the typical behaviour that
Microsoft suggest that I should get (i.e. could not retrieve properties) and
the soap error in Frontpage when I try and either try to use the default web
parts or edit the site with frontpage. However even after trying to rectify
the problem by a) changing the virtual server not to be a host header
accessed site and as well as that b) extending a new server that was "all
ip-address" accessible, I am still cannot get the web parts to function.

So I am stuck.....I think there may be two possible solutions but don't know
how to implement either of them.

1. In the admin guide it says web parts installed on virtual servers that
are host header enabled should be installed in the GAC. I am not sure how
to find out if the default parts are installed there or not.

2. It also mentioned something about trusts but I am not sure how to set
these (although I could most probably mess with the config files enough to
find out something) but I don't even know the names and keys for the default
web parts so am well up the creek.

Does anybody have the default web parts working on a server that is host
header enabled?

Thanks very much for your time.
Colin Wheeler

"Rainer Wittmann" <R.Wittmann@spirit.de> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b905b86d442450298971b@news.microsoft.com...
> In article <#47OM8qhEHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>, iconic@usa.net
> says...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does any body know the answer to this problem or am I posting in the
>> wrong
>> groups, or am I just being an idiot or what?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Colin Wheeler
>
> Colin,
>
> Maybe you didn't get an answer because your question below and the
> subject line doesn't make too much sense ;-).
> Let's clarify this a little bit. WSS is installed per Virtual Server not
> Virtual directory. During first installation WSS will extend by default
> the standard web site.
> If you need to extend more virtual servers check the admin guide for a
> detailed process. When you follow the guide you have a new WSS extended
> virtual server, which is working and have all standard web parts
> installed.
>
> stsadm -o enumwppacks always returns "There are no items matching the
> criteria specified" on a fresh installed WSS extended virtual server,
> because the standard WSS web parts won't show up using this tool, just
> installed third party web parts.
>
> HTH
>
> Rainer
>
> --
> Rainer Wittmann
> http://www.spirit.de
>
>
>
>>
>> "news.microsoft.com" <iconic@usa.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23IDCIjghEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I am trying to get WSS working in a virtual directory but I can get the
>> > Web Parts installed properly. When I run C:\Program Files\Common
>> > Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\60\BIN>stsadm.exe -o
>> > enumwppacks -url myvirtualserverurl
>> >
>> > to find out what web parts are installed on the site I get back
>> >
>> > There are no items matching the criteria specified.
>> >
>> > I would just like to find out how to install the default set of Web
>> > Parts
>> > if anyone can help me I would really appreciate it.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> > Colin Wheeler
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>

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