How to clean environment if upgrade to new version failed.
Upgrade to a new version failed. One of the following error is being displayed in CA:
“A feature with ID 51BA0E87-A116-47a6-BBD9-A79CC53A875F has already been installed in this farm”
“A feature with ID B99BEED4-E7C7-4884-B054-57D8619047C4 has already been installed in this farm”
<p> The issue is caused by un-clear uninstallation. i.e. uninstallation of a previous version left features. QWP contains the following features:</p><p> <FeatureManifest Location="QuestListsFeature.xml" /><br/> <FeatureManifest Location="QuestWebPartsFeature.xml" /><br/> <FeatureManifest Location="QuestAdminFeature.xml" /><br/> <FeatureManifest Location="QuestConfigurationFeature.xml" /></p><p> 51BA0E87-A116-47a6-BBD9-A79CC53A875F - Quest Web Parts List Templates</p><p> 11730BED-AF16-4FD0-985B-3FFA4792928F - Quest Web Parts for SharePoint</p><p> B99BEED4-E7C7-4884-B054-57D8619047C4 - Quest Web Parts Management</p><p> 0336d932-adb5-4251-b73c-d10a51bc9f0b - Quest Web Parts Configuration</p><p> </p><p> </p>
<p> Use the following steps to check if the environment is clean:</p><p> 1. Uninstall QWP.</p><p> 2. Check Quest.WebParts.wsp solution in CA (System Settings - Manage farm solution).</p><p> 3. Check QWP Admin Pages in CA.</p><p> 4. Check Quest Web Parts List Templates feature in site features on a site.</p><p> If anything is there, then clean features manually by running the following commands:</p><p> stsadm -o uninstallfeature -id 51BA0E87-A116-47a6-BBD9-A79CC53A875F -force<br/> stsadm -o uninstallfeature -id 11730BED-AF16-4FD0-985B-3FFA4792928F -force<br/> stsadm -o uninstallfeature -id B99BEED4-E7C7-4884-B054-57D8619047C4 -force<br/> stsadm -o uninstallfeature -id 0336d932-adb5-4251-b73c-d10a51bc9f0b -force</p><p> Try to install new version again.</p>
<p> The issue is caused by un-clear uninstallation. i.e. uninstallation of a previous version left features. QWP contains the following features:</p><p> <FeatureManifest Location="QuestListsFeature.xml" /><br/> <FeatureManifest Location="QuestWebPartsFeature.xml" /><br/> <FeatureManifest Location="QuestAdminFeature.xml" /><br/> <FeatureManifest Location="QuestConfigurationFeature.xml" /></p><p> 51BA0E87-A116-47a6-BBD9-A79CC53A875F - Quest Web Parts List Templates</p><p> 11730BED-AF16-4FD0-985B-3FFA4792928F - Quest Web Parts for SharePoint</p><p> B99BEED4-E7C7-4884-B054-57D8619047C4 - Quest Web Parts Management</p><p> 0336d932-adb5-4251-b73c-d10a51bc9f0b - Quest Web Parts Configuration</p><p> </p><p> </p>
