Hi, we are trying to install 7.4.02 onto an AWS server, we have created a new database, created a new website in IIS, set the new App pool as security etc etc.But when we navigate via local host or external browser we get a 500 error. (details below). Can anyone point me in the right direction??

HTTP Error 500.19 - Internal Server Error
The requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration data for the page is invalid.
Detailed Error Information:
Module   IIS Web Core
Notification   BeginRequest
Handler   Not yet determined
Error Code   0x80070021
Config Error
   This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is locked at a parent level. Locking is either by default (overrideModeDefault="Deny"), or set explicitly by a location tag with overrideMode="Deny" or the legacy allowOverride="false". 

Config File
   \\?\C:\inetpub\wwwroot\mysitename\web.config
Requested URL   http://localhost:80/mysitename/
Physical Path   C:\inetpub\wwwroot\mysitename\
Logon Method   Not yet determined
Logon User   Not yet determined
Config Source:
  103:     </modules>
  104:     <handlers>
  105:       <remove name="WebServiceHandlerFactory-Integrated" />
More Information:
This error occurs when there is a problem reading the configuration file for the Web server or Web application. In some cases, the event logs may contain more information about what caused this error.
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Hi Sebastian, No specific reason, but we usually install into specific server folders to separate our websites.  I did try installing direct in wwwroot and as a subfolder within root to see if that would work but it still gave the same errors.
Is there a reason why this should affect the install.  We have installed this way many times on many servers but I am always open to a bit of knowledge
 

I have a bunch of sites happily on an AWS instance. I wrote about it here.

http://www.dnnsoftware.com/forums/thr...

update - the small instance does not have enough grunt for more than one low volume site.

I'm with Sebastian. I put site folders well away from C:\anything. I prefer them on another drive one folder per site.

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Best wishes,
- Richard
Agile Development Consultant, Practitioner, and Trainer
www.dynamisys.co.uk