Dear friends,

I receive the following error when i browse the dnn website, after creating a virtual directory for it in IIS7 with windows vista.

I am using dnn 4.8.1 version.

If any body could help me, it would be of high help to me.

all replies are appreciatedDescription: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level.  This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS.

Source Error:

Line 76: 	<!-- The system.webServer section is required for IIS7 compatability It is ignored by IIS6-->
Line 77: 	<system.web>
Line 78: 		<machineKey validationKey="E06068E1C6A46C4005EE5CB123399F2A8C367A61" decryptionKey="6B7AC2C89D263FFE7D731AEB77782B94B1F4260283717D2F" decryption="3DES" validation="SHA1"/>
Line 79: 		<!-- HttpModules for Common Functionality -->
Line 80: 		<httpModules>

It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level.  This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS. (D:\Website\web.config line 143)

It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level.  This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS. (D:\Website\web.config line 200)

It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level.  This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS. (D:\Website\web.config line 201)

                      

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.1433; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.1433

Hi chris

yes you are  right  about creating application or converting the virtual directory to application on iis 7 (i hate it)

so after doing that man i found a new error

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

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.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalSettings..ctor(Int32 tabID, PortalAliasInfo objPortalAliasInfo) +70
   DotNetNuke.HttpModules.UrlRewriteModule.OnBeginRequest(Object s, EventArgs e) +2561
   System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +79
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +170

i don't know why the application running under vs very well but when i publish it makes that error

thx in advance