o.k. I am trying this now.
first I was supprised not to find any security tab on my intepub's folder properties.
this was fixed by turning off Simple file sharing (From Explorer click Tools > Folder Options. From the new window click the View tab, and in the Advanced settings box scroll right to the bottom and remove the tick from "Simple File Sharing".
(Thank you Mike from http://forums.pcworld.co.n
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>the application icon looks like a box or package opened up with something in it - oh crud, i >dont know how to explain it!
You explained it perfectly. I think its an open box with a icons of a document and a globe
simbolizing a package of web documents.
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>You should be able to then browse your site ('http://localhost/MyProje
well it diddn't at first because I did not have any of the default index/default pages in the root of the application
but I added "site/index.aspx" to the documents tab and it then worked o.k.
>Open Vi and create a New Project File
took me a some time to figure out that you are refering to Visual Interdev
and not to the mithological unix editor :)
Wht type of a project should I create ?
please remember that my project is part of a solution.
should I remove the project from the solution first ?
Eyal
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by: bigbillydotcomPosted on 2005-09-02 at 10:18:40ID: 14811964
sounds like to me you got a bad project file
this would happen to me from time to time, and I found the best method is to do this
Reset NTFS permissions on your root web folder
The root folder of your web, or if you are on Win2k or XP Pro
The default web site folder
cause all you can do on those versions of IIS is create subwebs under the default, so doing this on the BASE root folder should fix NTFS for all subwebs as well
If Win2k server or higher - its the root folder of your web application
****Note*****
The permissions may look right, but you HAVE to reset them
it will only take a sec and will fix it
You need to fix the NTFS file permissions on the inetpub folder
or whatever is the root folder that is holding your website now (perhaps c:\inetpub)
Lets call it the root web folder
1) go to security tab of that folders properties (rt click folder...properties...secu
2) make sure that Your User Group (you are probably an Administrator - so Group-Administrators) has Full Control and is in list
3) make sure Launch IIS process account (IWAM_servername) is in the user name list with these permissions (read, read and execute, list folder contents)
4) make sure Internet Guest Account (IUSR_servername) is in the user name list with same permissionss in #3
5) click apply button then advanced button
6) take check out of the "Inherit..." box and click and click copy to copy those permissions to folder
7) put check in box "replace permissions..." and click apply and yes to continue
8) click ok twice to close those windows then close explorer window
that takes care of NTFS permissions
go to command prompt and type IISreset then enter - when done close that window
open IIS Admin
your web site folder should have an application icon on it, not a folder icon
the application icon looks like a box or package opened up with something in it - oh crud, i dont know how to explain it!
but it is different - just check the application settings:
rt click on Your web site...properties
on general tab, section application Settings
If there is no name in that box(i.e. the box is empty), but you have a remove button next to it
click remove
the remove button will turn into a create button
click create and it will put an application name in the box
click apply and ok
close IIS Admin window
go to command prompt and type IISreset then enter - when done close that window
You should be able to then browse your site ('http://localhost/MyProje
Now - For the trick!
Open Vi and create a New Project File
Create a new folder to save the project in and give the project file a name
Click Open
enter the name of the webserver
keep master mode selected
click Choose an existing web application, and pick your application from the list (thats why we did that remove create thing above!)
and it should create a new project based on that existing web app and you should be able to work as usual
any problems let me know!
bigbilly