Microsoft KB Archive/936914

= Error message when you try to search for content in a Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site: &quot;The site  could not be found in the Web application&quot; =

Article ID: 936914

Article Last Modified on 5/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to search for content in a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 site, you receive the following error message:

The site  could not be found in the Web application SPWebApplication Name=Intranets Parent=SPWebService



CAUSE
This issue occurs if a site collection does not exist at the root of the Web application. For example, this issue occurs if the following conditions are true:  You define a managed path for the Web application. To do this, you add an &quot;explicit inclusion&quot; included path. You create a site collection at the URL that you specified in the included path. For example, you create a site collection at the following URL:

http:// /Site1

 You do not create a site collection at the root of the Web application.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, create a site collection at the root of the Web application.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about how to create a site collection in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/WSS/en/library/f6e695fe-a3c2-4833-a746-5310a6332c531033.mspx?mfr=true

Additional query words: wss wss3 wss3.0 v3 wssv3 empty

Keywords: kbtshoot kberrmsg kbexpertiseinter kbprb KB936914

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