Problems Installing AKS 1.1 on Windows Server 2008 x64bit

Monday, February 16, 2009 8:31 AMMutazAG

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Hi all,

I am trying to install AKS 1.1 (not 2 or 1.0 cuz thats the only release i was able to find on aks.hisoftware.com) on a windows server 2008 x64bit machine.

the toolkit installs in this location: C:\Program Files (x86)\HiSoftware\AKS .... but nothing in the 12\template\features folder.

the script install_AKSFEAT.bat refers to a feature name "AKS", but i cannot see the feature anywhere in the features folder, and i cannot see a WSP pacakge to deliver this feature to sharepoint!

i event tried to look for the feature manifest to reverse engineer the works of the feature but no luck finding this file in the AKS install folder.

what am i missing here? how can i get AKS 1.1 to install properly and the feature to activate? please HELP!!

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Friday, February 20, 2009 2:35 PMRicardo Magalhães

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Dear MutazAG,

in the 64 bit environment there are 2 Program file folders and this is the reason for the problem:

First of all, copy the AKS folder from the Features (C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES) to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES.

After doing so we have to install the feature using the STSADM, so:

open a command line window and go to c:\program files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN, then use the stsadm -o installfeature to install the AKS Feature (run stsadm -help installfeature to know the parameters first).

This solution is from my blog: http://techtalkpt.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/aks-in-64-bits-environments/

Ricardo Magalhães
- Unproposed As Answer byMike Walsh MVPMVP, ModeratorThursday, March 26, 2009 5:37 AM
- Unproposed As Answer byMike Walsh MVPMVP, ModeratorSaturday, March 21, 2009 4:09 AM
- Proposed As Answer byRicardo Magalhães Monday, March 23, 2009 2:21 PM
- Proposed As Answer byRicardo Magalhães Monday, February 23, 2009 12:35 PM
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:40 AMMike Walsh MVPMVP, Moderator

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Again, Ricardo.

Do NOT propose your own posts.

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In the latter case I will see them and move them up to Answer status if the answer seems to be a good one.

(It's also very annoying to see that you propose your posts again after a Moderator - me! - has removed the proposal [because it was a self-proposal]. Instead spend your effort on proposing the quality answers of OTHER people.
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Thursday, March 26, 2009 9:55 AMRicardo Magalhães

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Ok, didn't get that part of the porposed answer . . .

Ricardo Magalhães
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