SharePoint Designer is
a very advanced tool which we use for customization purposes like creating SPD
workflows, changing master pages, creating customized pages, master page
customizations, GUI operations, changing locks etc. But let me tell you, please
use this tool very carefully i.e. design and plan every change by taking proper
backup. If anything goes wrong then you should be able to revert it back with
the default settings.
SP entities:-
OS- Windows 7 32 bit
Designer version-
Microsoft SharePoint designer 2013, 32-bit
Browser Status- Fine,
site is opening in IE without any issues.
IE version- IE 10 32
bit
SP version- SharePoint
2013
Let me share some troubleshooting
steps that I have performed on one of the issue which has been reported by one
of the business owners.
Today’s article is
completely based on workstation specific i.e. client specific and no need to
troubleshoot anything from the server side.
Problem description:-
When I am trying to
access my SharePoint site from the SharePoint Designer 2013 then I am getting
the following error message.
Error message:-
Server error: The version
of Microsoft SharePoint Foundation running on the server is more recent than
the version of SharePoint Designer that you are using. You need a more recent
version of SharePoint Designer.
When I checked the
users’ machine then I found out that he was using multiple office versions for
different purposes. – Very strange as one office version can deliver everything
that you want then what’s the need of mixed versions.
99%- This issue
happens because of multiple office versions installed on the same machine. Microsoft recommends to use the same version
of office as well as SPD that corresponds to SharePoint version i.e. if you are using SharePoint 2013 then
please make sure that you have the SharePoint Designer 2013 and Office 2013 is
a part of the machine i.e. your client machine/desktop/laptop/workstation.
This is not just only
one issue because of mixed versions, there are so many with respect to office
so best recommendation is as explained above.
Resolution:-
It’s a two-step
resolution and not difficult too-
1. Uninstall
all versions of SharePoint Designer on workstation.
2. Reinstall
Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2013
Applies to:
SharePoint Server 2013
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