Hello

Re: DNN 4.5.3.

I am suddenly unable to access any host settings.  I have tried clicking on settings in control panel and each host link on the menu and I am just taken to the home page every time.

I don't think this is relevant, but this is the last thing I did, I have recently removed the Terms/Privacy skin objects from the skin and deleted a custom Terms page.

AbsoluteURL: /Default.aspx
AbsoluteURLReferrer: http://www.a2zdom.com/Default.aspx?tabid=835
UserAgent: Opera/9.0 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en)
DefaultDataProvider: DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke.SqlDataProvider
ExceptionGUID: b444c45c-76a9-478c-8699-869ef24f4557
InnerException: The state information is invalid for this page and might be corrupted.
FileName:
FileLineNumber: 0
FileColumnNumber: 0
Method: System.Convert.FromBase64String
StackTrace:
Message: DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.PageLoadException: The state information is invalid for this page and might be corrupted. ---> System.Web.HttpException: The state information is invalid for this page and might be corrupted. ---> System.Web.UI.ViewStateException: Invalid viewstate. Client IP: 62.231.243.137 Port: 45466 User-Agent: Opera/9.0 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en) ViewState: /wEPDwUKLTcyMzUxMTUyMQ9kFgZmDxYCHgRUZXh0BW08IURPQ1RZUEUgaHRtbCBQVUJMSUMgIi0vL1czQy8vRFREIFhIVE1MIDEuMCBTdHJpY3QvL0VOIiAiaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvVFIveGh0bWwxL0RURC94aHRtbDEtc3RyaWN0LmR0ZCI ZAICD2QWDAICDxYCHgdWaXNpYmxlaGQCAw8WAh4HY29udGVudAV 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... ---> System.FormatException: Invalid length for a Base-64 char array. at System.Convert.FromBase64String(String s) at System.Web.UI.ObjectStateFormatter.Deserialize(String inputString) at System.Web.UI.ObjectStateFormatter.System.Web.UI.IStateFormatter.Deserialize(String serializedState) at System.Web.UI.Util.DeserializeWithAssert(IStateFormatter formatter, String serializedState) at System.Web.UI.HiddenFieldPageStatePersister.Load() --- End of inner exception stack trace --- --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Web.UI.ViewStateException.ThrowError(Exception inner, String persistedState, String errorPageMessage, Boolean macValidationError) at System.Web.UI.HiddenFieldPageStatePersister.Load() at System.Web.UI.Page.LoadPageStateFromPersistenceMedium() at System.Web.UI.Page.LoadAllState() at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
Source:
Server Name: MS001

Any suggestions?

Regards

Lynn