.NET Questions and Solutions

Symptoms
When you upgrade to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, the upgrade process cannot be completed. Additionally, you receive the following error message in the CRM40setup.log file:

Time|Info| Updating precision and scale of decimal attributes
Time|Error| System.Exception: Action
Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.InstallDatabaseAction failed. —>
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. —> System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: The statistics ‘hind_1090102924_1A_2A_4A_9A_15A’ is dependent on column ‘Quantity’.
ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN Quantity failed because one or more objects access this column.
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteNonQueryTds(String methodName, Boolean async)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNonQuery(DbAsyncResult result, String methodName, Boolean sendToPipe)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
at Microsoft.Crm.CrmDbConnection.InternalExecuteNonQuery(IDbCommand command)
at Microsoft.Crm.CrmDbConnection.ExecuteNonQuery(IDbCommand command, Boolean impersonate)
at Microsoft.Crm.CrmDbConnection.ExecuteNonQuery(IDbCommand command)
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.DiffBuilder.UpdatePrecisionAndScaleOnDecimalAttributes()
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object[] arguments, SignatureStruct& sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner)
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
at System.RuntimeType.InvokeMember(String name, BindingFlags bindingFlags, Binder binder, Object target, Object[] providedArgs, ParameterModifier[] modifiers, CultureInfo culture, String[] namedParams)
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Database.DllMethodAction.Execute()
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Database.DatabaseInstaller.ExecuteReleases(ReleaseCollection releases, Int32 currentProgress)
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Database.DatabaseInstaller.installInternal()
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Database.DatabaseInstaller.Install(Int32 languageCode, String configurationFilePath, Boolean upgradeDatabase)
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.InstallDatabaseAction.Do(IDictionary parameters)
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Common.Action.ExecuteAction(Action action, IDictionary parameters, Boolean undo)
— End of inner exception stack trace —, Error, RetryCancel, Option1Note By default, the CRM40setup.log file is in the following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\upgrading user\Application Data\Microsoft\MSCRM\logs
This problem occurs if you have custom statistics in the OrgName_MSCRM database.
Resolution
This problem occurs because the upgrade process cannot handle custom statistics in the OrgName_MSCRM database.

Symptoms
When you delete a custom entity that has a linked report in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0, and then you upgrade Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 to Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0, you receive the following error message in the CRM40Setup.log file:

Time|Error| Unable to resolve related entity for report upgrade.The entity may have been added then deleted without updating the report reference.
Report name: Activities Due, Entity logical name: activity
Time|Error| Unable to upgrade reports.System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.Utility.ReportUpgradeUtility.BuildRelatedEntitiesValue(String reportName, String relatedEntitiesXml, Guid organizationId)
at Microsoft.Crm.Reporting.ReportUpgradeServer.GetReportProperties(String reportName, String organizationName, Guid organizationId)
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.Utility.ReportUpgradeUtility.LoadReportProperties(ReportUpgradeServer reportUpgradeServer, Hashtable propertiesByName, String organizationName, Guid organizationId, String reportingGroup)
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.Utility.ReportUpgradeUtility.LoadReports(ReportUpgradeServer reportUpgradeServer, String organizationName, Guid organizationId, String reportingGroup)
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.Utility.ReportUpgradeUtility.UpgradeReportsFromVersion3(String organizationUniqueName, String organizationFriendlyName, String reportingGroup, Int32 languageCode, InstallInfo installInfo, IProgressEventSource progress)
at Microsoft.Crm.Setup.Server.RSUpgradeAction.Do(IDictionary parameters)
Resolution
This problem occurs because a report is linked to an entity that does not exist.

Symptoms
When you run Windows XP Setup, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

STOP: 0×0000001E (0×80000003, 0xBFC0304, 0×0000000, 0×0000001)
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Resolution
This behavior can occur if you restart your computer during or after the Windows Setup process, and if any of the following conditions are true:There is insufficient disk space on the drive on which you installed Windows.There is an outdated or incompatible third-party driver (or drivers) installed on your computer — for example a faulty video driver.There are system BIOS incompatibilities.