.NET 2.0 and IIS 5.1 -- 404 on .aspx
I am trying to get .NET 2.0 to run on Windows XP SP 2 with IIS 5.1. I am able to run ASP pages fine. When I load any .aspx page, I get "Server Error in '/' Application The resource cannot be found'. The actual version of .NET is 2.0.50727.3053.
When I load up IIS and look at the properties of the website, there is an ASP.net tab and 2.0 is selected. I have run aspnet_regiis.exe -u and -i over and over, with no noticeable change. I have messed with the permissions granting access to Everyone, IUSR, IWAM, ASPNET, and still no change.
What else is required to bypass this error and get .NET working? If I change the system to v1.0 (by uninstalling 2.0), the error goes away but the code does not work properly (as it was designed for 2.0).
When I load up IIS and look at the properties of the website, there is an ASP.net tab and 2.0 is selected. I have run aspnet_regiis.exe -u and -i over and over, with no noticeable change. I have messed with the permissions granting access to Everyone, IUSR, IWAM, ASPNET, and still no change.
What else is required to bypass this error and get .NET working? If I change the system to v1.0 (by uninstalling 2.0), the error goes away but the code does not work properly (as it was designed for 2.0).
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Hello Geoff:
I ran the sfc /scannow and though it asked for the CD, I am not sure if it found/fixed any files as there was no report. I uninstalled .NET 2.0 SP1, downloaded a fresh copy from Microsoft and installed it. I also ran aspnet_regiis.exe -i again, but I get the same error.
One thing to note is that I am using the multi-site ASAPI filter as we want to run multiple websites at the expo where we will be exhibiting. Could this be related to the issue? I tried to add a basic .aspx file to the default website, but when I try to access it, I get a windows error saying that IIS has shut down unexpectedly (but it hasn't, I can continue to access sites unless it restarts itself after the shut down).
I ran the sfc /scannow and though it asked for the CD, I am not sure if it found/fixed any files as there was no report. I uninstalled .NET 2.0 SP1, downloaded a fresh copy from Microsoft and installed it. I also ran aspnet_regiis.exe -i again, but I get the same error.
One thing to note is that I am using the multi-site ASAPI filter as we want to run multiple websites at the expo where we will be exhibiting. Could this be related to the issue? I tried to add a basic .aspx file to the default website, but when I try to access it, I get a windows error saying that IIS has shut down unexpectedly (but it hasn't, I can continue to access sites unless it restarts itself after the shut down).
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Hello Geoff:
Here's an update: I removed some items from the index.aspx in the default web site directory, and it works without an error. However, I can't access the .aspx files through the multi-site, and this is really a must-have. I still get the not found error. Any suggestions--or perhaps is there a multi-site alternative that would allow me to use .net 2.0? .NET 1.0 and classic ASP work fine through the multi-site.
And by multi-site, I mean this: http://www.hairy-spider.com/multisite.aspx
Here's an update: I removed some items from the index.aspx in the default web site directory, and it works without an error. However, I can't access the .aspx files through the multi-site, and this is really a must-have. I still get the not found error. Any suggestions--or perhaps is there a multi-site alternative that would allow me to use .net 2.0? .NET 1.0 and classic ASP work fine through the multi-site.
And by multi-site, I mean this: http://www.hairy-spider.com/multisite.aspx
This is your problem. IIS in Windows XP is NOT a server platform. It will run a single webpage only. In order to run multiple sites off of a single server you need to use a server platform such as Windows 2k SERVER, Windows 2003 Server or even 2008. You may have better luck using a third party web server such as Abyss (http://www.aprelium.com/) or Apache (http://httpd.apache.org/) - I know that Abyss handles ASPX very nicely, but I have never tried to configure it for multiple pages. Apache I have never used so I can't give you any solid info on it.
Good luck with this.
Geoff
Good luck with this.
Geoff
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