OWSTIMER keeps old copy of an assembly so new Feature Reciver code not picked up on deploy

When you install/uninstall a Feature that has a FeatureReceiver OWSTIMER keeps a handle open on the dll containing the feature receiver until its restared

This means that when you uninstall the feature Fusion will move the dll to the c:\windows\temp\ directory and still keep the reference.

When you then try and install the new version, OWSTIMER will run the OLD feature receiver, meaning that your new code, the stuff you've just installed, doesn't fire.

You can stop this occurring with a restart of the OWSTIMER service «SharePoint 2010 Timer», and now the OWSTIMER will run the new feature receiver.

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Show webpart in master page - Sharepoint 2010

Displaying a webpart (your own custom made or any of the OOTB ones) in the master page of your site might not be directly supported by the GUI, but it requires minimal effort and no coding.

The easiest way that I found is to add the web part to a normal page (not within a zone), open this page in Sharepoint Designer and copy the generated code. This code can then be inserted into the masterpage where you want it displayed, and then finally add the tag prefix in the header of the masterpage to reference the webpart assembly.

Here’s an example:

The following code is the generated markup for my SP_Tests_WP WebPart.

<WpNs0:SP_Tests_WP runat="server" ID="g_e932ec34_a94e_4ae4_88e7_bc8df28db334" Description="Mon composant Visual WebPart" Title="SP_Tests_WP" ImportErrorMessage="Impossible d’importer ce composant WebPart." __MarkupType="vsattributemarkup" __WebPartId="{E932EC34-A94E-4AE4-88E7-BC8DF28DB334}" WebPart="true" __designer:IsClosed="false" partorder="2"></WpNs0:SP_Tests_WP>

Take note of the « WpNso » prefix, this is the one that references to the webpart assembly. You will find the reference at the top of the page, looking a little something like this:

<%@ Register Tagprefix=" WpNs0" Namespace="SharePointProject_Test. SP_Tests_WP " Assembly=" SharePointProject_Test, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken= 7a77e7fcb2276b4c" %>

Just copy the same tag prefix to the masterpage and you’re done!

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