You receive an "Error code: 2779" error message when you install Windows SharePoint Services, create a new content database, or provision a new virtual server (833019)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
- Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
SYMPTOMSIf you try to install Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services
by using the default settings after November 24, 2003, you receive the
following error message: Metadata manifest 'C:\Program
Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\60\bin\sqmcfg.dll'
does not exist or has invalid signature. (Error code: 2779). If you
try to provision a new virtual server or you try to create a new content
database when you are running Windows SharePoint Services by using Microsoft
SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows) (WMSDE) after November 24, 2003, you
receive the following error message: Metadata manifest
'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\60\bin\sqmsto.dll' does not exist or has invalid signature. (Error
code: 2779). Note By default, SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows) (WMSDE) is
installed when you choose Typical Install during the
installation of Windows SharePoint Services. CAUSEThis problem is caused by code that verifies the signatures
of the dynamic-link libraries (DLL) that are installed with Windows SharePoint
Services. An error in the verification algorithm does not permit the signatures
of the DLLs to be verified. All installations of Windows SharePoint Services
experience this behavior after November 24, 2003.RESOLUTIONNew InstallationsIf you are installing Windows SharePoint Services for the first
time, download and install the rereleased build of Windows SharePoint Services.
The rereleased version includes a software update that resolves the DLL
signature verification problem. If you download and install the rereleased
version, do not use the procedure that is provided in the "Workaround" section
of this article. To download the rereleased version, visit the
following Microsoft Web site: Existing Installations To resolve this problem, apply the update that is described in
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
829358 Overview of the Critical Update for SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows) on Windows Server 2003
For additional information
about another issue that is fixed in the Critical Update for SQL Server 2000
Desktop Engine (Windows) on Windows Server 2003 (KB829358) update, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 833183
"Cannot connect to configuration database" or "Unable to connect to database" error message when you access your Windows SharePoint Services Web site
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this
article when the information becomes available.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft
products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this
article.MORE INFORMATIONThis problem does not apply to Windows SharePoint Services
deployments that use Microsoft SQL Server 2000 for data storage. It also does
not affect Windows SharePoint Services sites that have already been
provisioned.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/28/2006 |
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