Sitecore package installation wizard not loading in azure Cm instance for paas installation - sitecore

I have a Sitecore 10.0 instance installed in azure pass, I am able to load the content editor however on loading the installation wizard from Sitecore desktop->development tools i get a blank screen, I observed the same with any other pop us such as user manager as well.
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I tried comparing the config to a working instance that i have and also the dll's but i dont seem to find anything missing from that front.

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Sitecore SXA Export Page could not be downloaded from the server

My first Sitecore project and I've been tasked with building a site using Sitecore's new SXA 1.4 module. I was getting along nicely and created a wireframe version of my home page when I decided I'd like to test out the Creative Exchange Export feature to see what kind of markup would be generated by Sitecore for my front-end developer. My first attempt worked with no problems but I realized that I'd exported the site using the Wireframe theme which I did not want. Following Sitecore's documentation I dutifully created a new them for my site by right clicking on it in the Content Editor and selecting Scripts > New Site Theme. All went well during theme creation so I went back into the Experience Editor and selected the new theme as as my Default then attempted to export again. The export package contains HTML files for each of my pages but their only content is text stating that Page could not be downloaded from the server! After this I tried changing my Theme back to Wireframe and exported again with the same result. I am using Unicorn serialization on this project and my theme is included as one of the predicates. I'm not sure what happened that caused the export to stop functioning, but from what I can tell it seems to have started after running the script to create a new theme. Anything I may have missed working through this process? I tried googling for sitecore and the Page could not be downloaded from the server message to no avail.
There is a configuration file called Sitecore.XA.Feature.CreativeExchange.config which contains the setting XA.Feature.CreativeExchange.SkipServerCertificateValidation. Changing this to true should fix the problem with self-signed certificates.
Looking through the Sitecore logs I noticed this entry:
ManagedPoolThread #7 11:38:39 ERROR Creative Exchange: exporting page
https://fakesite.com/?sc_itemid=%7b12872DF3-557B-46A3-8464-3D697DCAD00A%7d&aodisabled=true&overlay=true&sc_mode=preview&CreativeExchangeExport=true&CreativeExchangeMode=AgencyDrop&sc_lang=en&sc_device=%7bFE5D7FDF-89C0-4D99-9AA3-B5FBD009C9F3%7d&sc_site=fakesite finished with error.
Exception: System.Net.WebException
Message: The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure channel.
Source: System
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
at Sitecore.XA.Feature.CreativeExchange.Services.Export.PageRequestService.ReadUrl(HttpWebRequest request)
at Sitecore.XA.Feature.CreativeExchange.Services.Export.PageRequestService.RetrieveHtml()
At this point I realized that Sitecore was failing to export the Agency Drop SXA package correctly because I had my development site setup with a self-signed SSL certificate. I have this certificate in my Trusted Root Certification Authorities store but it appears that Sitecore checks for SSL validity using some other method. For now I've just switched over to using HTTP to continue working on the site.
It was definitely not the case in 2017, but nowadays it could be:
When you run Sitecore with SXA inside Docker you need to make sure that the address that you use in your browser is available inside the container.
SXA uses HttpWebRequest inside for the export process. And as the hostname for a web request, it takes the URL of the current context(it will be the address that you entered in browser). That is why if you have Sitecore in the container and your website address will not be resolved inside the container then you will get Page could not be downloaded from the server.

Cannot navigate to newly installed Sitecore instance

I have installed sql server 2008, mongodb and I tried installing a sitecore instance, but for some reason I can't navigate to any pages on the site. I checked my sql database and iis and it looks like the installation went through without any errors, but I just cant seem to navigate to the site. Any suggestions?
EDIT:
After the installation it asks to launch the instance, which I do. When I navigate to YOURSITE/sitecore the page doesn't load and just says "The Page cannot be displayed" standard IE error message when the site cannot be resolved.
Make sure that you have your site in hosts file. However I wonder why it could be absent there. As installer and SIM should modify it.
E.g.: for site "testinstance" you should have next record:
127.0.0.1 testinstance

SharePoint-hosted Task pane app not authenticating

Summary:
I have an Office 365 E3 account where I'm trying to deploy a Word task pane app that will read some SharePoint list data. Right now, I'm just trying to get the task pane app to load, however, it shows the Office 365 login page (in the pane) but does not do anything after clicking Login.
Details:
I went through the instructions provided here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/fp179815.aspx
Basically, I create an App for SharePoint configured as SharePoint-hosted, then in the same project, added an App for Office (Task Pane App for Word only). The SharePoint app also has a custom document library.
I am able to install the app to my App Catalog, and it correctly shows up in Site Contents where I see it being provisioned to the app web. I can also launch Word 2013 with the Trusted App Catalog configured correctly, and I am able to see my Task Pane App and insert it. When I click Insert, it loads it but prompts for credentials.
I am using the same credentials all throughout this exercise so by virtue of being able to install and deploy the SharePoint app, you can trust that I'm providing the right credentials.
It also appears the custom document library is never created - I wonder if both suffer from the same underlying issue.
I encountered the same problem and the solution provided in the answer below did not help.
After some desparation i created a taskpane app using the Napa Cloud App, opened the application in Visual Studio and went looking for differences.
In the Taskpane app manifest.xml file i found the following entries which were missing in my own application manifest:
<AppDomains>
<AppDomain>https://login.microsoftonline-int.com</AppDomain>
<AppDomain>https://login.microsoftonline.com</AppDomain>
</AppDomains>
This solved my problem and cured one horrible friday.
I was able to get this to work. It turns out doing a Deploy from Visual Studio (whether you right-clicked Deploy or F5-debug), the installation of the app isn't enough.
To make it work, I skipped doing a Deploy all together, but instead published my app. I then took the .app file and loaded it in my App Packages folder, and then deployed it from there.
Unfortunately, I don't know the difference between the two, but I'm assuming it has something to do with provisioning the app web for the Office App.

Chartboost sample app not showing Ads

I am trying to integrate a tool Chartboost into our game.
We are using following tools for development.
Xcode 5.0.2.
Latest ChartBoost Library.
Deployment target being iOS 6.1.
Base SDK being iOS 7.0.
Game Engine Cocos2d-x ( C++ ).
In order to use ChartBoost I followed these steps.
Created an account at Chartboost.
Added an app
Platform: iOS
Nick Name: Added
-Test Mode: Enabled
and Its showing the App Id and App signature.
Added a Campaign.
-Its On.
-CampaignStart and End are blank, so it will be effective as soon as possible.
-Filter By Bundle verion is Min 1.0 and Max blank .(already tried by keeping both blank.)
-Selected the App I added ,as the app where this campaign will run.
-Campaign Logic: Added test device with UUID.
-Rest of the options are untouched.
For test purpose I downloaded and used the sample iOS project provided at ChartBoost site. I replaced the App Id and App signature with my App's ID and Signature.On running the app, it does not display any ads. It logs messages like :
-failure to load interstitial at location Default
-failure to load interstitial at location Pause screen
-failure to load more apps
-failure to load interstitial at location After level 1
I am not able to conclude what wrong I have done! Please help on this issue.
PS:
1. I have already received a mail from ChartBoost mentioning I have successfully integrated the SDK, and in front of added app , the SDK and Frame icons are lit(green), which essentially shows , I have integrated the SDK correctly.
2.Our game is still under development and as we are using the Cocos2d-x which is c++ Game engine ,so we will be using some wrapper to call the ChartBoost library. Once we get the idea how it works on native platform.
In Chartboost sometimes it happens that you have set in the Chartboost dashboard that your game is in "Landscape" mode for example.
While your game is actually running in portrait mode.
In such cases you will get these errors.
Make both these same. Either change in the Chartboost dashboard for your app or change in the game's project file :)

Coldfusion 9 installation problem with IIS7

Windows web server 2008 R2 64 bit, CF9 64 bit, IIS7, ISAPI extensions and filters and II6 metabase compatability installed. OS is on C default, and trying to install CF to D:
Testing IIS and it shows index.html correctly from c:\inetpub\wwwroot at http://localhost/index.html
Then I install CF to D:\ , single standard server licence, select run with all IIS sites, select C:\inetpub\wwwroot as the web root for administrator, and when it gets to the bit where it is supposed to open up administrator to complete the installation it opens up the browser with a 500 error.
Now when I go back to http://localhost/index.html I also get a 500 error, if i uninstall CF I can again reach the html page.
CFIDE has been installed in C:\inetpub\wwwroot presumably correctly. Can anyone tell me where I'm going wrong please.
Update
The exact IIS error is
HTTP Error 500.0 - Internal Server Error
The page cannot be displayed because an internal server error has occurred.
Module IsapiModule
Notification ExecuteRequestHandler
Handler AboMapperCustom-28262
Error Code 0x800700c1
Requested URL http://127.0.0.1:80/test.htm
Physical Path C:\inetpub\wwwroot\test.htm
Logon Method Anonymous
Logon User Anonymous
Resolves as below
There is a setting Enable 32-Bit Applications under Application Pool>Advanced settings. Set this to True and you will gain access to your CFIDE>Administrator page.
I would suggest first trying a restart. It is one of those things that after the fact sounds so obvious, but you never think of it. I know I have had problems with installing CF under IIS and had to restart the server to get it running.
I'm humiliated to admit it, but the problem was that what I thought was the cf9 64 bit installer, was the 32 bit one.
# Dave and # CfSimplicity many thanks for your help and in particular the IIS user account stuff was new learning for me.
Try checking the file system permissions for this folder:
D:\ColdFusion9\runtime\lib\wsconfig
The account that IIS uses needs Read, Execute and Modify permissions on this folder and below.
It might be because of two problems.
1) you haven't installed CGI, ISAPI extensions and ISAPI filters aren't installed yet in Web Server (IIS) of Server manager.
Window 2008 R2 with Coldfusion
2) you need to enable 32 bit application at IIS7.
Internal 500 error CF9 on Window 2008
I tried a different approach with my Windows 7 Home Premium - See http://coldfusioner.blogspot.com/2011/12/fix-number-1-installing-64-bit.html
It seems that I was successful by using the IIS Connector batch scripts manually and then to create a second default web site after installing the handlers. My article link above shows the steps I took - a very raw article and will likely be refined as I hear from others how they adapted my approach. The important thing is that this worked ;>) I hope it helps others...
The problem could be that your Application Pool that is part of your default website. It is possible to set it to run 32 bit applications. Try setting the Enable32bit to false in the defaultapppool of your IIS server, restart the app pool and your www service itself. Then try to use the ColdFusion wsconfig tool to add the IIS mapping. It should work even without the cf 9 updater 1 being installed on the server.
​To avoid a 500 error when accessing the Administration console for the first time when installaing ColdFusion 9 on a Windows 2008 server with IIS 7.5 installed, include the "IIS_IUSRS" user group with "Full Control" to the \Lib\wsconfig folder in Enterprise server or \runtime\lib\wsconfig folder in Standard server. Before starting the ColdFusion install, make sure the "IIS 6 Management Compatibility" functions are installed, especially the "IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility" function.
Assuming that you use the default installation paths (C:\JRun4 for Enterprise or C:\ColdFusion9 for Standard), here is a step-by-step approach:
Begin the ColdFusion installer as an Administrator. At the completion of the initial installation process, but before accessing the online Administration console, do the following:
1.) At the Start Menu, select "Computer"
2.) In the Enterprise install, go to C:\JRun4\lib. For the Standard install, go to C:\ColdFusion9\runtime\lib.
3.) Right-click "wsconfig" and select "Properties" to open the wsconfig properties dialog box.
4.) Click the "Security" tab.
5.) Click "Edit" to change permissions for that folder.
6.) Click "Add..." to add a new user/group.
7.) Enter "IIS_IUSRS" in the Object name field and click OK to return to the Permissions dialog box.
8.) In the permissions dialog box, ensure that the "IIS_IUSRS" group is highlighted and click "Full Control" in the "Allow" column, then click "OK" to close the dialog box. Ensure that the permissions change will affect all files and folders under wsconfig.
9.) Click "OK" to close the wsconfig properties box.
Return to the ColdFusion installer wizard and continue the installation by clicking the open ColdFusion Administrator link. If the settings are correct, after a minute or two, a web browser with the ColdFusion Administrator Console should appear so you can complete the installation.