Can not publish after upload new Template with Thunder

My setup:
Windows: 7 SP1
Web server:  Cassini
Sitefinity: 5.1.3210.0

I am having a little problem that is driving me up the wall.  When I attempt to publish I get the following:
Error: The server did not provide a meaningful reply; this might be caused by a contract mismatch, a premature session shutdown or an internal server error.

I think the problem is the workflow.  When I publish the workflow does not respond for some reason.  The problem only occurs when I upload something with Thunder, or do a build.  The rest of Sitefinity appears to work fine. 

The error in the error log is a System.ServiceModel.CommunicationException for the WorkflowService.svc.  

Before 5.0, I did all my websites in asp.net form where you only had to refresh a page:

1.  When you make a change to a site, you need to do a build/rebuild for the changes to take place?  Is this correct?

2.  When I look at the videos in the Webinars  I don't see that build or rebuild being selected in VS2010? 

3.  Below are the steps I am using.   Am I doing anything wrong?  Do I need to shut down Cassini and the browser every time I make a change to a widget or template?

The setup was with a new site on my local laptop using Cassini.  I only had a Home Page up and running.
1.  Connected Thunder to Website
2.  Created default Template
3.  Use Thunder to upload default template to site.
4. Log into site to see if template is there, it is there.
5.  Went back to the Home Page in edit mode.
6.  Press the publish button Will not Publish.
         Error: The server did not provide a meaningful reply; this might be caused by a contract mismatch, a premature session shutdown or an internal server error.

7.  Close browser.  Went back to site via Sitefinity Project. Went to log in.
      Message: Someone is already using this username ...... To proceed, you need to log him/her off.
8.  Click Log the other user off and enter
9.  Went to Pages, Attempting to publish page, currently shows Locked by.
10.  Publish Page, page publishes good.


Hopefully someone here had the same problem, and it just procedure problem.   Please reply if you had this problem.  Gabe / Josh??

Thanks David

That scenario has also occurred with me [5.1].

Jonathan did you find a way around it? 
Anybody, I wonder if there is a way to turn off workflow, since workflow is causing the problem?

I haven't. I really do think there is an issue with the Workflow service. See my recent post:

Look in the App_Data/Sitefinity/Logs for the error.log file.   I get the following.  The error is happening when the web service WorkflowService.svc is called.    Currently my site is working on local if I close the browser, and stop/restart the site in Cassini.  I did have a test site where stop/restart did not help all this morning.

Timestamp: 7/27/2012 1:57:51 PM

Message: HandlingInstanceID: 016f1c6b-1dad-4ce6-8d8a-3bdca1b292ec
An exception of type 'System.ServiceModel.CommunicationException' occurred and was caught.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
07/27/2012 09:57:51
Type : System.ServiceModel.CommunicationException, System.ServiceModel, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
Message : The server did not provide a meaningful reply; this might be caused by a contract mismatch, a premature session shutdown or an internal server error.
Source : mscorlib
Help link :
Data : System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
TargetSite : Void HandleReturnMessage(System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.IMessage, System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.IMessage)
Stack Trace :
Server stack trace:
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.Call(String action, Boolean oneway, ProxyOperationRuntime operation, Object[] ins, Object[] outs, TimeSpan timeout)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.InvokeService(IMethodCallMessage methodCall, ProxyOperationRuntime operation)
   at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.Invoke(IMessage message)

Exception rethrown at [0]:
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
   at Telerik.Sitefinity.ContentWorkflows.IService.SendMessage(String operationName, Boolean isCheckedOut, Guid workflowDefinitionId, Guid contentId, String providerName, Dictionary`2 contextBag)
   at Telerik.Sitefinity.ContentWorkflows.ServiceClient.SendMessage(String operationName, Boolean isCheckedOut, Guid workflowDefinitionId, Guid contentId, String providerName, Dictionary`2 contextBag)
   at Telerik.Sitefinity.Workflow.WorkflowManager.MessageWorkflow(String wokflowUrl, String operationName, WorkflowDefinition workflowDefinition, Guid contentId, String providerName, Boolean isCheckedOut, Dictionary`2 contextBag)
   at Telerik.Sitefinity.Workflow.WorkflowManager.MessageWorkflow(Guid itemId, Type itemType, String providerName, String operationName, Boolean isCheckedOut, Dictionary`2 contextBag)
   at Telerik.Sitefinity.Workflow.Services.WorkflowService.MessageWorkflowInternal(KeyValuePair`2[] contextBag, String itemId, String itemType, String providerName, String workflowOperation)
   at SyncInvokeMessageWorkflow(Object , Object[] , Object[] )
   at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.SyncMethodInvoker.Invoke(Object instance, Object[] inputs, Object[]& outputs)
   at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DispatchOperationRuntime.InvokeBegin(MessageRpc& rpc)
   at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage5(MessageRpc& rpc)
   at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage31(MessageRpc& rpc)
   at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.MessageRpc.Process(Boolean isOperationContextSet)

Additional Info:

MachineName : xxxxxxx-xxxxxx
TimeStamp : 7/27/2012 1:57:51 PM
FullName : Telerik.Sitefinity.Utilities, Version=5.1.3210.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b28c218413bdf563
AppDomainName : 39beff7-2-129878707214911931
ThreadIdentity :
WindowsIdentity :xxxx\xxxxxx
Requested URL : localhost:53343/.../


Category: ErrorLog

Priority: 0

EventId: 90000

Severity: Error

Title:Enterprise Library Exception Handling

Machine: xxxxxx-xxxx

App Domain: 39beff7-2-129878707214911931

ProcessId: 8064

Process Name: C:\Program Files (x86)\Telerik\Sitefinity 5.1\Sitefinity.exe

Thread Name:

Win32 ThreadId:2864

Extended Properties:

This is what I have in the error log. Thanks for the suggestion:

Uggh

Bump?

I'm not using Thunder but I am getting this same exception, and to make things worse my site has no published workflows.  Has anyone found out how to get by this?  I can't publish a page, edit it and save a draft, nothing.

My page was fine until I renamed it, then this began.  I'd delete it an start over but I can't delete it either, I get this same error.

Has there been any resolution to this?  I'm having the same basic issue.

"There was no endpoint listening at mysite.com/.../AnyContentApprovalWorkflow.xamlx"  When I put that address in the browser it resolves to a service that is there.  What is even worse is that if I got and try to edit a page or news item in an hour or two, it may work just fine.  Very intermittent.

Hi,

 Would it be possible to try the solution in this kb: http://www.sitefinity.com/developer-network/knowledge-base/pages-cannot-be-published-after-installation