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FIX for EventLog Application 2001: It has taken too long to refresh the W3SVC counters

Please see the below hyperlink and the run the commands included in line.   I see this one often with SharePoint and wanted to share the research in case your event logs show something similar.    Less noise makes it easier to troubleshoot real issues.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;267831

EventLog Application Error 2001: It has taken too long to refresh the W3SVC counters, the stale counters are being used instead.

 

Open CMD and run:

unlodctr msftpsvc 
unlodctr asp 
unlodctr inetinfo 
lodctr w3ctrs.ini 
lodctr ftpctrs.ini 
lodctr axperf.ini 
lodctr infoctrs.ini

 

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Application    Error    8/1/2009 2:08    W3CTRS    2001    It has taken too long to refresh the W3SVC counters, the stale counters are being used instead.

Workaround for “Package does not support server operating systems” with Orca MSI editor

I recently tried to add the Windows Media Player 11 FireFox plugin (wmpfirefoxplugin.exe) to my Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition machine and was disappointed to see the below dialog warning me of the fact it wouldn’t install on a server operating system.

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Not one to cede easily I opened Sysinternal’s PROCEXP.EXE, found the MSI handle, made a copy, and used Microsoft Orca to edit he MSI and remove the requirement.   The package installed and works great.

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If you use Windows Server 2008 as your workstation you might want to consider these same steps for any installation that fails around O/S verification.    The warning, of course, is that the software might truly not work as expected.    However, most of the times it seems to run just fine for me.

SharePoint 2010 Sneak Peek !!!

Today Microsoft released some great videos highlighting the potential of the next release of SharePoint.    There is some excellent material here include a full walk through showing live products in action.

http://sharepoint.microsoft.com/2010/Sneak_Peek/

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Overview

  • Tom Rizzo, speaker
  • Robust cross browser support
  • AJAX calls for faster page loads
  • SharePoint Designer 2010 – Streamline interface, robust BDC features.    No more Lightning Tool BDC Metaman?
  • SharePoint Workspace 2010 – Take lists and documents offline with a better than ever Groove client
  • BCS is the new BDC
  • Rich integration with Office 2010 – Sample BCS populated memo to regional sales representative.
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IT Pro

  • Richard Riley, speaker
  • Professional productivity, Scalable platform, Flexible deployment
  • Release timeline
  • Central Admin cleaned interface.   Similar to Control Panel in XP from Windows 2000.  
  • Robust Logging.   New dedicated database, runs BPA (Best Practice Analyzer) to give suggestions, granular detail never seen before.   “Slowest Pages” insight.
  • Visual Upgrade.    Allows site owners and users to preview before decided to switch browser interfaces.
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Developer

  • Developer productivity, Platform services, Flexible deployment
  • Developer dashboard.   Site feature provides browser output with detail rendering stack.  
  • Visual Studio 2010  – MUCH improved developer experience.    Detailed build options and project types.
  • Visual web part designer.
  • LINQ for SharePoint API
  • Client Object Model (OM) available in Silverlight and JavaScript.
  • Write quality solutions in less time.
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