I downloaded SP1 for SharePoint 2013 and applied it. After the reboot everything seemed normal. I then ran the products and configuration upgrade and it failed directly on step 2. I enabled all the services it stopped and saw if I could open up my sites.

The configuration site opened but when I tried to open up my main site it gave the famous “Sorry, Something went wrong” error.

I checked the event logs and saw that it was giving an error regarding the SharePoint Foundation 1033 language pack.

I ran a repair from “Programs and Features” and this failed with the same error regarding the language pack.

I then mounted the SharePoint 2013 ISO, tried to run a repair from there with the same error.

I then tried to uninstall SharePoint 2013 and I got the same error. I was not going to waste time so I built a brand new SharePoint Server.

After applying all updates and bringing SharePoint 2013 up to SP1 I had a plain site. Now the work began. I backed up all databases from the “old” SharePoint server and then restored them one by one on the “New” Server.

I then ran the products and Configuration wizard again and chose my SharePoint Farm config. It took a while but the setup was successful.

After that I was able to login to Central Management but not onto my site. I was missing my certificate, I imported this into IIS again, ran an IISReset and tried to open my site again. It failed with a custom error. I then checked the logs and it was complaining about the user profile service. I removed this and after I did this my site opened. I recreated the user profile site again.

After this SharePoint was slow, this could only mean that the DB’s needed to be upgraded as they were in compatibility mode.

After I ran PSConfig and did the upgrade SharePoint was now running like it should, however there was one thing missing. I needed to separate my page file from the C: drive. I did this, ran a reboot and after this no errors logged and everything well.

It is alot of work firstly setting up a new server but also moving the content DB’s and making sure everything works again.

Hope it helps

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