SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard, failes with error "Duplicate ID on Sequence microsoft.sharepoint.portal.upgrade.farmsequence"
SYMPTOMS:
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while trying to run the SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard, get the following error
ERROR MESSAGE (If applicable):
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Duplicate ID on Sequence microsoft.sharepoint.portal.upgrade.farmsequence
ENVIRONMENT:
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Windows 2003 SP2, SQL 2005 SP2 and MOSS 2007 SP1
CAUSE:
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Cause not sure
RESOLUTION:
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Go to C:\program files\common files\Microsoft shared\web server extension\12\config\upgrade
you will find the file by name "SPSUpgradePremium.xml"
make a copy of the file
edit the file "SPSUpgradePremium.xml"
in your upgrade mapping file "SPSUpgradePremium.xml", there is an element, which looks like this:
<Assembly Name="Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Upgrade,Version=12.0.0.0,Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c,Custom=null"> <Order>5</Order></Assembly>
Remove this one element from the file and your upgrade will run.
Once the upgrade finishes, please replace the file with the original file
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: TO - RESOLVE
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in your upgrade mapping file "SPSUpgradePremium.xml", there is an element, which looks like this:
<Assembly Name="Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Upgrade,Version=12.0.0.0,Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c,Custom=null"> <Order>5</Order></Assembly>
Remove this one element from the file and your upgrade will run