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2/3/2008 10:42 PM
 
martin delange


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I installed a clean install with the installer and get this error.  It did not create a aspnet user account so I manually did but still the error remain.  Please help

 

Failed to access IIS metabase.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironmentException: Failed to access IIS metabase.

The process account used to run ASP.NET must have read access to the IIS metabase (e.g. IIS://servername/W3SVC). For information on modifying metabase permissions, please see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267904.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace: 

[HostingEnvironmentException: Failed to access IIS metabase.]
   System.Web.Configuration.MetabaseServerConfig.MapPathCaching(String siteID, VirtualPath path) +688
   System.Web.Configuration.MetabaseServerConfig.System.Web.Configuration.IConfigMapPath.MapPath(String siteID, VirtualPath vpath) +9
   System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.MapPathActual(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean permitNull) +173
   System.Web.CachedPathData.GetConfigPathData(String configPath) +398
   System.Web.CachedPathData.GetConfigPathData(String configPath) +263
   System.Web.CachedPathData.GetVirtualPathData(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean permitPathsOutsideApp) +166
   System.Web.Configuration.RuntimeConfig.GetLKGRuntimeConfig(VirtualPath path) +187

 
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2/3/2008 10:55 PM
 
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Did you follow the instructions in the KB article?

What account is your IIS running under?

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2/4/2008 9:02 PM
 
martin delange


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I followed the instructions.  It's loaded on a XP Pro pc.  I uninstalled everything and tried it again with the same results. 

I installed the SQL management studio express and it connect to the db ok.
 
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2/4/2008 9:48 PM
 
martin delange


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Ah....it needed the .net SP1!!!!
 
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