Hello Everyone,

My website has just stopped working with no warning and i am getting the following error

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Server Error in '/' Application.

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Cannot register or retrieve components until ComponentFactory.Container is set

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.InvalidOperationException: Cannot register or retrieve components until ComponentFactory.Container is set

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:

[InvalidOperationException: Cannot register or retrieve components until ComponentFactory.Container is set] DotNetNuke.ComponentModel.ComponentFactory.VerifyContainer() +57 DotNetNuke.ComponentModel.ComponentFactory.GetComponent() +12 DotNetNuke.Common.Globals.GetStatus() +62 DotNetNuke.Common.Initialize.InitializeApp(HttpApplication app) +424 DotNetNuke.Common.Initialize.Init(HttpApplication app) +152 DotNetNuke.HttpModules.RequestFilter.RequestFilterModule.FilterRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e) +674 System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +68 System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +75

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.3082; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.4028

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I have looked all over the internet and cannot find anything.
Does anyone know how to fix this?

Thanks in advance!

Baleric

I've heard of this error happening before when the security settings on a system don't permit the *.vb files to copied from the zip file (so essentially, you don't get all the upgrade files).  The *.vb files are required (they're compiled by ASP.Net on the fly) and the results of an upgrade without them would be unpredictable. 

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Scott Willhite, Co-Founder DNN