Copy ASP Project gives Internal Server Error

[Andrew]

(I've made two previous attempts to post this using MSDN's web interface,
but it doesn't seem to be working. I've switched to a newsreader, but I
apologize for the duplication if the other posts show up....)

I'm attempting to copy an ASP.net project developed on a local machine to
a web server, using the Copy Project menu command, as described in the
VS.Net Walkthroughs booklet. I have set up a website for this purpose on
the server and installed Front Page extensions on the site. I set up a
hostheader of "walkthrough" for the site, and I can see the postinfo.html
page from the local machine by using this host header.
(http://walkthrough/postinfo.html comes up correctly.)

When I attempt the Copy Project, I get a (not very helpful) message
saying: An error occured while copying the project
'http://localhost/MyWebForm/MyWebForm.csproj'. The Web server reported the
following error when attempting to create or open the Web project located at
the following URL: "http://walkthrough/". 'HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server
Error'. If I click the Help button, I get a "Topic Not Found" page, and I
can't seem to find anything about this in the knowledgebase.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

Thanks.

 

[Andrew]

Yes, the "Allow authors to upload executables" box is checked in the IIS
property dialog on the web server.

Thanks, though!

 

[Andrew]

Bingo. aspnet_wp.exe was failing to start because of a problem with the
user account it was trying to use. (To run as that user.)

A simple fix -- I just didn't know where to look.

Thanks very much for your help.


Andy

 

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Excellent that you got it fixed!

--
Microsoft MVPs have a question for *you*: Are you patched against the Worm?
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-026.asp



Bingo. aspnet_wp.exe was failing to start because of a problem with the
user account it was trying to use. (To run as that user.)

A simple fix -- I just didn't know where to look.

Thanks very much for your help.


Andy