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I know it sounds silly, but reinstall/repair office on your laptop.
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I know it sounds silly, but reinstall/repair office on your laptop.

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i found out the cause and fixed the problem
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i found out the cause and fixed the problem

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Hello,<br />
<br />
I have a WSS 3.0 WFE server running a number of site collections. Recently, I started to have problem when trying to upload files. It is the same kind of problem on different sites.<br />
<br />
1). When tried in IE, the error says:<br />
Go back to site<br />
Error &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
Unable to complete this operation. &nbsp;Please contact your administrator.<br />
Troubleshoot issues with Windows SharePoint Services. <br />
<br />
2). I tried open the document library in Windows Explorer, and copy and paste the files over, i got an error with Error 0x80070021. see attached.<br />
<br />
3). I tried reboot my laptop, I tried firefox, i tried that email the files to other people, and got the same error.<br />
<br />
4). it happens with Word, Excel, Pdf<br />
<br />
5). it happens with different document libraries on different site.<br />
<br />
any suggestions?<br />
<br />
thanks<br />
<br />
Joseph<br />
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Error-0x80070021-copying-files.JPG

Hello,

I have a WSS 3.0 WFE server running a number of site collections. Recently, I started to have problem when trying to upload files. It is the same kind of problem on different sites.

1). When tried in IE, the error says:
Go back to site
Error	
Unable to complete this operation.  Please contact your administrator.
Troubleshoot issues with Windows SharePoint Services. 

2). I tried open the document library in Windows Explorer, and copy and paste the files over, i got an error with Error 0x80070021. see attached.

3). I tried reboot my laptop, I tried firefox, i tried that email the files to other people, and got the same error.

4). it happens with Word, Excel, Pdf

5). it happens with different document libraries on different site.

any suggestions?

thanks

Joseph

Having problem to upload files in WSS 3.0 sites

Microsoft Sharepoint is a software platform and family of software products used for collaboration and web publishing combined. These capabilities include developing web sites, portals, intranets, content management systems, search engines, wikis, blogs, and other tools for business intelligence and collaboration. SharePoint has a Microsoft Office-like interface, and it is closely integrated with the Office suite.