Understanding onet.xml files

This error message is displayed by the Microsoft Windows Installer Engine and is a general error code that indicates a problem occurred during the installation. The following is a non-exhaustive list of known causes for this error. Short file name creation is disabled on the affected machine. An Install Script custom action is prototyped incorrectly.

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Viewed 4k times. Red Swan Red Swan Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Justin Niessner Justin Niessner k 38 38 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Ashish Ashish 1. The built-in WebTemp. If you are creating a custom site definition, do not edit the original WebTemp. This simplifies installing and uninstalling site definitions, because their contents do not have to be merged into one WebTemp.

The global Onet. In addition, Onet. For more information about modules, see How to: Provision a File. A Configuration specifies the set of lists, Features, and modules that are included when a site is created.

For more information about site definition configurations, see How to: Create a Custom Site Definition and Configuration. Only the global Onet. Specify the configurations of lists and modules that are used within each site definition. Specify Windows SharePoint Services components. Define the footer section used in server e-mail. Web Site Definition Tasks with Onet. Modify navigation areas for the home page and list pages. Add a list definition as an option to the Create page.

Add a document template for creating document libraries. Define one or more configurations for the site definition, specifying the lists, modules, files, and Web Parts that are included when a site definition configuration is instantiated. Caution: Making changes to an originally installed Onet. Always create a new Onet.