UIP 2.0 Navigation Error

I am in the process of converting an application from the .net 1.1 framework to .net 2.0 that uses the Microsoft UIP Application block.  This app uses a graph navigator which hasn't changed during conversion.  When I start the app and try to test each of the views, I randomly receive the error:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Stack Trace:
[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.UIProcess.ViewManagerFactory.Create() +166
   Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.UIProcess.OpenNavigator..ctor(String name, Guid taskId) +45
    System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) +0
   System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +99
   System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +47
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1061

Does anyone have an idea as to what would cause this?
sarah_newcomAsked:
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Jaime OlivaresSoftware ArchitectCommented:
doesn't help so much. are you sure the error is there, of maybe before calling that method?

Also, check if the NavigateTo is not null:

public void NavigateBreadCrumb(string NavigateTo)
{      
        if (NavigateTo != null)
           Navigate(NavigateTo);
        else
        {
                   // show some error message here
          }
}
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Jaime OlivaresSoftware ArchitectCommented:
Please post the lines of source code around the error line.
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sarah_newcomAuthor Commented:
Sorry about that.
Here is my source code (at least where I think it is breaking):

public void NavigateBreadCrumb(string NavigateTo)
{      
           Navigate(NavigateTo);
}

I've stepped through this code, and the NavigateTo parameter is always populated with the view name that I want to navigate to.

Here is the UIP portion of my config file:
<uipConfiguration enableStateCache="true" allowBackButton="false">
    <objectTypes>
      <iViewManager name="WebFormViewManager" type="Humana.ApplicationBlocks.UIProcess.WebFormViewManager,Humana.ApplicationBlocks.UIProcess,Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />
      <state name="WebState" type="Humana.ApplicationBlocks.UIProcess.WebState,Humana.ApplicationBlocks.UIProcess,Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />
      <controller name="ReportsController" type="Humana.EnterpriseFR.Reports.Controllers.ReportsController, Humana.EnterpriseFR.Reports, Version=1.0.0.0,Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=null" />
      <statePersistenceProvider name="WebStatePersistence" type="Humana.ApplicationBlocks.UIProcess.WebStatePersistence,Humana.ApplicationBlocks.UIProcess, Version=1.0.0.0,Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" />
    </objectTypes>
    <views>
      <view name="MenuHome" type="ReportsMenu.aspx" controller="ReportsController" />
      <view name="LoadActivityReport" type="ActivityReport.aspx" controller="ReportsController" />
      <view name="LoadErrorReport" type="ErrorReport.aspx" controller="ReportsController" />
    </views>
    <navigationGraph iViewManager="WebFormViewManager" name="ActivityReport" state="WebState" statePersist="WebStatePersistence" startView="LoadActivityReport" cacheExpirationMode="Absolute" cacheExpirationInterval="12:00:00">
      <node view="LoadActivityReport">
        <navigateTo navigateValue="Redisplay" view="LoadActivityReport" />
        <navigateTo navigateValue="Exit" view="MenuHome" />
      </node>
    </navigationGraph>
    <navigationGraph iViewManager="WebFormViewManager" name="ErrorReport" state="WebState" statePersist="WebStatePersistence" startView="LoadErrorReport" cacheExpirationMode="Absolute" cacheExpirationInterval="12:00:00">
      <node view="LoadErrorReport">
        <navigateTo navigateValue="Exit" view="MenuHome" />
        <navigateTo navigateValue="Redisplay" view="LoadErrorReport" />
      </node>
    </navigationGraph>
  </uipConfiguration>

Thanks!

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sarah_newcomAuthor Commented:
Jaime,
You were right, that isn't where the error is located.  When I step through the code it occurs after the navigate statement.  It's erroring out somewhere between the end of the navigate call and the page_load event of the next view.  Not sure why this is happening since it all works without fail with the 1.4 version.
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