Shared Services Provider creation failed

'Shared Services Provider creation failed ' this error cause due to incorrect permissions

If you check the event viewer (start-->run-->eventvwr) you will be getting the following event
Event Type: Error Event Source: Office SharePoint Server Event Category: Office Server General Event ID: 7888 Date: 6/6/2008 Time: 10:53:43 AM User: N/A Computer: SHAREPOINT-01PA Description: A runtime exception was detected. Details follow. Message: Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))



Here is what you need to do:

The system account a.k.a sharepoint service account i.e the account under which the Sharepoint central administration V3 app pool is running.

1.> In the windows services console (services.msc)

check that the Windows Sharepoint timer service is running under system account.

2.>If you have a farm installation check that the system account has dbcreator and securityadm

server roles in the sql server.

3.>When you create a ssp make sure you create two new web applications one for the spp and one for the mysite and while doing that it is recommended that in the app pool configurable option you give the credentials for the system account.

4.>Having done that you would need to delete your old ssp as it appers on the quick launch bar and is of no use.

5.>You can use the GI or the following stsadm command which you need to run in the command prompt under the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN which is the default location

stsadm -o deletessp -title [-deletedatabases]

6.>You should also check that the osearch and the spsearch com components in the DCOM config in the component services are also running under the sharepoint service account



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