No custom tab found in new sharepoint site page

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Oct 11, 2008, 10:33:53 AM10/11/08

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I'm using WSS 3.0 with service pack 1 (downloaded from Microsoft
website) and I have downloaded site templates from the Microsoft
website. I was able to upload the templates to the Site Template
Gallery. However, when I go to the New SharePoint Site page to create
a new site, the custom tab in the template selection area is not
displayed. Can someone help me figure out why the custom tab is
missing?

Thanks.

Anna

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Oct 13, 2008, 4:46:41 AM10/13/08

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Hi:)
did you followed the intructions from :
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288412.aspx after installing
the template?

Create a site
1.. Log on to the SharePoint site as a member of the Owners group.

2.. On the Site Actions menu, click Site Settings.

3.. In the Site Administration section, click Sites and workspaces.

4.. Click Create.

5.. On the New SharePoint Site page, fill in the information about your
new site.

6.. In the Template Selection section, click the Custom tab.

Any site admin application templates that have been uploaded will be
listed here.

7.. Click the template to use for the new site, and then click Create.

The following procedure will not remove any sites that were already created
by using the template. It will only prevent users from creating new sites
based on the template.

Here additional info on templates/installation:

Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/sharepoint/bb407286.aspx

Anna

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Oct 13, 2008, 9:19:40 PM10/13/08

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Hello,

Yes, I did follow the instructions on the website you listed. I've
been logging into Sharepoint as myself and I am a member of the owners
group. I had no problem getting the templates into the site template
gallery. Previously, these were the only templates in the gallery.
And when they were, the custom tab was not available in the New
Sharepoint Site page. However, I did create site templates of some
sites I had created. These were automatically put into the site
gallery. When I go back to the New Sharepoint Site page to create a
site, the custom tab is displayed. Yet, the original Microsoft
templates are still not available. So it appears that something is
preventing these uploaded templates from being available compared to
the templates that I created.

Thanks for you help!

On Oct 13, 4:46 am, "Anna" <Anja_Ame...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi:)

> did you followed the intructions from :http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288412.aspxafter installing

> the template?
>
> Create a site
> 1.. Log on to the SharePoint site as a member of the Owners group.
>
> 2.. On the Site Actions menu, click Site Settings.
>
> 3.. In the Site Administration section, click Sites and workspaces.
>
> 4.. Click Create.
>
> 5.. On the New SharePoint Site page, fill in the information about your
> new site.
>
> 6.. In the Template Selection section, click the Custom tab.
>
> Any site admin application templates that have been uploaded will be
> listed here.
>
> 7.. Click the template to use for the new site, and then click Create.
>
> The following procedure will not remove any sites that were already created
> by using the template. It will only prevent users from creating new sites
> based on the template.
>
> Here additional info on templates/installation:
>

> Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/sharepoint/bb407286....
>
> Anna
>
> <beewhi...@cox.net> wrote in message

>
> news:df5b88a9-a88b-4b32...@e17g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > I'm using WSS 3.0 with service pack 1 (downloaded from Microsoft
> > website) and I have downloaded site templates from the Microsoft
> > website. I was able to upload the templates to the Site Template
> > Gallery. However, when I go to the New SharePoint Site page to create
> > a new site, the custom tab in the template selection area is not
> > displayed. Can someone help me figure out why the custom tab is
> > missing?
>

> > Thanks.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Anna

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Oct 14, 2008, 10:19:13 AM10/14/08

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Hi,
honestly I'm not sure if I understand you correctly.
So: the templates created by yourself are automatically added and the
templated downloaded from MS page not? (even when installed and added as per
TechNet article??)

If so, I would consider updating WSS server with latest hot fix package and
then test it again. It's definetly not by-design behaviour.
Which templates exactely you have downloaded and installed?

Description of the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 hotfix package: August
26, 2008
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/956057

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Nov 19, 2008, 10:42:00 AM11/19/08

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Did you ever find a solution for this as I have the exact same issue.

Thanks.

Tom

Dan

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Nov 19, 2008, 11:20:06 AM11/19/08

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I am having the same problem and have scoured the internet for a solution.
Seems like a relatively frequent problem, and I have not seen any solution
either. I am using a trial version og MOSS 2007, so I am sure it does not
have all the neccessary patches, etc. which may address this problem.

man with a solution@discussions.microsoft.com I man with a solution

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Dec 16, 2008, 12:16:01 PM12/16/08

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This is the solution that worked for me:

C:\>stsadm -o addtemplate -filename c:\temp\template.stp
-title "Template Title"

You will then need to restart IIS with iisreset

This added a custom tab and listed the templates installed from the command
line. I never could get to the templates added using the instuctions at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288412.aspx