APPLIES TO:

• Windows SharePoint Services v3.0 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
• SharePoint Foundation 2010 and SharePoint Server 2010

Issue: 

The error: "Failed to find the XML file at location '12\Template\Features\Bamboo.ProductName\feature.xml'" can occur when the Central Administration web application is on a separate server from all Web Front End servers.

The following error is displayed on SharePoint 2007:

Failed to find the XML file at location '12\Template\Features\Bamboo.ProductName\feature.xml'

For example:  "Failed to find the XML file at location '12\Template\Features\Bamboo.CalendarViewExtended\feature.xml'"

Or on SharePoint 2010:

Failed to find the XML file at location '14\Template\Features\Bamboo.ProductName\feature.xml'

Resolution:

On SP 2007:  In Central Administration > Operations > Solution Management deploy ‘bamboo.ProductName.wsp’ to the Central Admininistration Web Application.

or

On SP 2010: In Central Administration > System Settings > Manage farm solutions deploy ‘bamboo.ProductName.wsp’ to the Central Admininistration Web Application.

or

Run:  stsadm -o deploysolution -immediate -allowgacdeployment -allowcaspolicies -name Bamboo.ProductName.wsp -url 'CentralAdminURL'