Re: Missing Menus

Am I taking all the right steps?


"Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:utZjliOqFHA.712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Do you then specify a template (say the Team Site template) [at stage 12]
> ?
>
> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
>
> "Michael Long" <michael.long@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uNJYQeOqFHA.3680@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I must be doing something seriously wrong. I totally rebuilt the server,
>>and tried again, and I still have no menus. I must be missing something.
>>Here are the steps I take:
>>
>> 1. Install W23, with IIS, yadda yadda yadda
>> 2. Install WSS with remotesql=yes option
>> 3. After installation, it prompts for a new application pool, at which
>> point I create a new one.
>> 4. Then it prompts for an IIS reset.
>> 5. Then it prompts for a remote database connection, which finishes with
>> no errors (and the databases get created on the SQL server)
>> 6. Then I create a new site in IIS, then go extend it with Sharepoint.
>> 7. I extend and create a content database
>> 8. I use the existing App pool (which I created in step 3)
>> 9. Specify site owner and email
>> 10. Leave Database information as is
>> 11. No custome URL or Quota template.
>> 12. It then extends with no errors. I attach to it with IE, and it
>> prompts for a template (and I can already see that the menu items are not
>> there).
>>
>> I assume I am doing something wrong, as when I install with MSDE
>> everything works correctly. I asssume that is because the Sharepoint
>> setup does everything in such a circumstance.
>>
>> I appreciate any help you can give.
>>
>>
>> "Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uZxVqkNqFHA.1328@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> The only time all my menus disappeared was when I amended what I thought
>>> was *one* such menu line (with FP 2003) in a single site and had the
>>> change ripple through the entire structure. (I can't remember the
>>> details. I've succeeded in forgetting that disaster...)
>>>
>>> Beyond that, I haven't a clue.
>>>
>>> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
>>>
>>> "Michael Long" <michael.long@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:ePhPqeNqFHA.1136@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Hmmm. The mystery deepens. The menus are missing from all templates.
>>>> Is there some config I missed. Can you tell me how to get them back?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Mike Walsh" <englantilainen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23pwY0WNqFHA.1096@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> None at all.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are no such differences with SQL Server and WMSDE.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are menu items missing with certain versions of templates. For
>>>>> instance one of the Meeting Workspace templates has a heavily reduced
>>>>> menu line.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
>>>>> WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
>>>>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>>>>
>>>>> "Michael Long" <michael.long@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:u8WGPRNqFHA.1156@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>I have recently been testing WSS. Everything operates normally when I
>>>>>>use the simple installation with MSDE. However, when I tested with
>>>>>>SQL, the top menus on a Sharepoint Site (site administration, etc.)
>>>>>>are missing - no matter what template I choose. Does this make any
>>>>>>sense to anyone?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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