The template you have chosen is invalid or cannot be found

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Exception in frmMPInstall.CreateSite: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: The template you have chosen is invalid or cannot be found. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x81071E44): The template you have chosen is invalid or cannot be found. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.ApplyWebTemplate(String bstrUrl, String& bstrWebTemplate, Int32& plWebTemplateId) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.ApplyWebTemplate(String bstrUrl, String& bstrWebTemplate, Int32& plWebTemplateId) --- End of inner exception stack trace

At the time of Deploying the solution.It shows above error . It happened only in 64 bit processor.

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:30

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I managed to solve this problem as described here: SharePoint SiteDefinitions

edited May 23 '17 at 12:30

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answered May 27 '10 at 08:25

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 15 '09 at 12:15

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Wild guess warning

SharePoint is targeting the 'Program Files (x86)' folder to get the definition when your files are in the actual 'Program Files' folder or vice-versa. See if you can define those within your Setup.

answered Dec 15 '09 at 12:15

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 15 '09 at 19:31

Yep. Glad I documented this when I ran into it. I consulted my trusty SharePoint decoder ring and came up with the following answer for you:

This error comes from a (COM) method called SPRequestInternalClass.ApplyWebTemplate(String bstrUrl, String& bstrWebTemplate, Int32& plWebTemplateId) located inside the Microsoft.SharePoint.Library namespace. It basically means that you are trying to use a site definition ID that is already in use.

Ex: 10023 MYSITEDEF#0 / 10023 IALREADYEXIST#0

Gotta love those hidden COM objects.

The template you have chosen is invalid or cannot be found

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