When i try to Access SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration i get a page that comes up and simply reads, "Error" and then on another line reads "An Unexpected error has occured." I have tried rebooting the machine, i have not installed any new software as of late and to be honest, i dont know how long it has been down as i only access this page about 1 or 2 times a month. i have read through the forums and haven't found anything that describes the problem i am having. My System is MS SBS 2008 with basic settings (nothing special) everything else works (standard sharepoint access, exchange, remote web workplace ... suchforth) thanks for any help!

this error msg will not help us at all, why not you turn off the custom error messages, then you will see more meaning full error message. follow the steps below and then access CA site again. just made these changes into your CA web app's web.config file only. Navigate to the site directory. Backup web.config. Open web.config. Switch Custom Errors off. Search for “customErrors” and set the value to “Off” instead of “On”. Enable CallStack. Search for “CallStack” and set the value to “true” instead of “false”. Save web.config. hope this will work thgnks -WS i am at SharePoint administrator

did what you suggested. new error message show below: thanks for your help! ~Wayne Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.Web.HttpException: The SiteMapProvider 'SPXmlAdminContentMapProvider' cannot be found. Source Error: An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. Stack Trace: [HttpException (0x80004005): The SiteMapProvider 'SPXmlAdminContentMapProvider' cannot be found.] System.Web.UI.WebControls.SiteMapPath.get_Provider() +2033807 System.Web.UI.WebControls.SiteMapPath.CreateControlHierarchy() +27 System.Web.UI.WebControls.SiteMapPath.CreateChildControls() +41 System.Web.UI.Control.EnsureChildControls() +146 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +61 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +224 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +224 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +224 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +224 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +224 System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +224 System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +3394 Server Error in '/' Application. The SiteMapProvider 'SPXmlAdminContentMapProvider' cannot be found.

then i beleive this will solve your problem.....just follow the instruction and also carefully last 4 lines. http://www.technomummy.com.au/sharepoint-error/ hope this will work thanks -wsi am at SharePoint administrator

ok. i guess we are getting closer. error message has changed, see below. the author of the article you posted said something about the public key token being the different than his, i checked that, but mine was listed as the same as his on his site. thanks, Wayne. Server Error Internet Information Services 7.0 <fieldset><legend>Error Summary</legend> HTTP Error 500.19 - Internal Server Error The requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration data for the page is invalid. </fieldset> <fieldset><legend>Detailed Error Information</legend> Module IIS Web Core Notification Unknown Handler Not yet determined Error Code 0x8007000d Config Error Configuration file is not well-formed XML Config File \\?\C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\4721\web.config Requested URL http://cdisvr0001:4721/ Physical Path Logon Method Not yet determined Logon User Not yet determined </fieldset> <fieldset><legend>Config Source</legend> 109: <add name="SPXmlContentMapProvider" siteMapFile="_app_bin/layouts.sitemap" type="Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation.SPXmlContentMapProvider, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" /> 110: <add name=”SPXmlAdminContentMapProvider” siteMapFile=”_app_bin/admin.sitemap” type=”Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation.SPXmlContentMapProvider, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c” /> 111: </providers> </fieldset> <fieldset><legend>Links and More Information</legend>This error occurs when there is a problem reading the configuration file for the Web server or Web application. In some cases, the event logs may contain more information about what caused this error. View more information » </fieldset>

should htere be a reboot or something required during any of this? still no luck on my end ~Wayne.

I believe this KB article explain all the cause and resolution for the new error. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942055/en-usi am at SharePoint administrator

Article suggests: Resolution 1: Delete the malformed XML element from the ApplicationHost.config file or from the Web.config file. I dont understand this, it is showing the error as being the line that was just added from the technomummy site suggestion...or am i misunderstanding this?

Article suggests: Resolution 1 Hi, That XML element has a mistake: <add name=”SPXmlAdminContentMapProvider” siteMapFile=”_app_bin/admin.sitemap” type=”Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation.SPXmlContentMapProvider, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce11e9429c” /> Item PublicKeyToken=71e9bce11e9429c isn’t correct, its correct form is PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c I check it and it solved my problem.

Article suggests: Resolution 1: Delete the malformed XML element from the ApplicationHost.config file or from the Web.config file. I dont understand this, it is showing the error as being the line that was just added from the technomummy site suggestion...or am i misunderstanding this? Hi, That XML element has a mistake: <add name=”SPXmlAdminContentMapProvider” siteMapFile=”_app_bin/admin.sitemap” type=”Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation.SPXmlContentMapProvider, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce11e9429c” /> Item PublicKeyToken=71e9bce11e9429c isn’t correct, its correct form is PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c I check it and it solved my problem.

Article suggests: Resolution 1: Delete the malformed XML element from the ApplicationHost.config file or from the Web.config file. I dont understand this, it is showing the error as being the line that was just added from the technomummy site suggestion...or am i misunderstanding this? Hi, That XML element has a mistake: <add name=”SPXmlAdminContentMapProvider” siteMapFile=”_app_bin/admin.sitemap” type=”Microsoft.SharePoint.Navigation.SPXmlContentMapProvider, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce11e9429c” /> Item PublicKeyToken=71e9bce11e9429c isn’t correct, its correct form is PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c I check it and it solved my problem.