When I was installing SharePoint 2013 Pre-requisites, the installation failed to progress past the “Configuring Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Role” stage. Error received # The source files could not be downloaded. Although my server was connected to the internet. I then followed the article located here. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2765260 This blog explains my experience in resolving this issue. There were basically two Methods. Method 1 Install the hotfix that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) article 2771431. For more information about hotfix 2771431, click
Read MoreWhen we create a site in SharePoint 2013 through the user interface, we are frequently limited by the choice available through the UI I have faced a frequent questions: Do we have other SharePoint 2013 Site Templates apart from those listed on SharePoint UI when creating sites. How to create a site based on those un-listed site templates. The answer to both the questions is “YES” there are other templates available that you can create your sites on. Refer to my blog
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