Cannot get IIS 5.1 to display any pages

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Cannot get IIS 5.1 to display any pages

IIS doesn't display LocalStart.asp or any asp or asp.net pages

phallett

7:13 pm on Dec 6, 2003 (gmt 0)

I have Windows XP Pro and IIS 5.1. I am an ASP developer and want to start learning ASP.NET and have loaded IIS 5.1. Even a simple Hello world asp.net app gets me a http 500 internal server error. I have stopped and restarted the services, uninstalled and reinstalled and done just about everything I can think of. I am on a dial up internet access with Dynamic ip addressing and have no idea what the heck is going on; can anyone point me in the right direction? I am having a right mare.

IanTurner

7:38 pm on Dec 6, 2003 (gmt 0)

Have you checked the properties on the website?
It needs to allow scripting for ASP to work.

phallett

8:27 pm on Dec 6, 2003 (gmt 0)

Yes on Execute permissions I have set scripts only as the execute permissions.

bignet

9:50 pm on Dec 7, 2003 (gmt 0)

would you confirm that you can access static pages?

phallett

8:27 am on Dec 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

Do you mean can I view static Html thriough IIS?

highman

8:51 am on Dec 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

In the website properties set the application protection to LOW

If .asp works then I have the same problem as you :)

phallett

6:34 pm on Dec 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

I can view static HTM pages, just now ASP stuff...

phallett

6:54 pm on Dec 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

...that should be that I can view static pages, just NOT asp pages.

Thank you.

bignet

8:08 pm on Dec 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

please make sure
in iis, web service extensions (or properties dpending on version) asp.net is enabled
in website properties--documents a default page is enabled and exist in the corresponding directory

phallett

9:10 pm on Dec 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

...I cannot even get ASP to work let alone asp.net

All documents in this directory are:

Default.htm
Default.asp
iisstart.asp
index.htm

I am only looking to start Localstart.asp or iisstart.asp and I get a http 500 error. I can display html. I cannot display asp/asp.net

phallett

9:13 pm on Dec 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

I cannot run this one:

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>

sub Page_Load(Sender as Object, e as EventArgs)

lblMessage.text = "Hello world"
end sub

</script>

tomasz

9:29 pm on Dec 8, 2003 (gmt 0)

First in your browser turn of your friendly URL to see more specific error then 500. Second run permission wizard on your virtual directory this should fix your permissions. Third you need <form id=bla runat=server> tag in your script

phallett

11:02 pm on Dec 11, 2003 (gmt 0)

I have turned them off. I thnk there is a label id and runat server in that code

tomasz

2:11 pm on Dec 13, 2003 (gmt 0)

The asp.net requies fom tag
see if this will run

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>

sub Page_Load(Sender as Object, e as EventArgs)

lblMessage.text = "Hello world"
end sub

</script>

phallett

6:52 pm on Dec 14, 2003 (gmt 0)

...nada, nothing but a script error 'missing ; at line four' - nothing missing there...

Help!

phallett

6:53 pm on Dec 14, 2003 (gmt 0)

I also cannot set properties to view asp.net pages...

highman

9:54 am on Dec 15, 2003 (gmt 0)

In the website properties set the application protection to LOW

bignet

8:25 pm on Dec 15, 2003 (gmt 0)

back to basics

are you sure you have doanloaded and installed the .net
platform

bignet

8:27 pm on Dec 15, 2003 (gmt 0)

it is available from windowsupdate_com websit

phallett

1:47 pm on Jan 6, 2004 (gmt 0)

...well I got around it; I bought a new Web server with IIS5.1 installed. Works perfectly. My dev laptop must have a shagged install of IIS on it. Now at least I know I can at the very least write a simple .NET program. My ability to code is not diminished!