You see this error message when running your application:
Failed to access IIS metabase.
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.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironmentException: Failed to access IIS metabase.
The process account used to run ASP.NET must have read access to the IIS metabase (e.g. IIS://servername/W3SVC). For information on modifying metabase permissions, please see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267904.
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.
The process account used to run ASP.NET must have read access to the IIS metabase (e.g. IIS://servername/W3SVC).
For information on modifying metabase permissions, please see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267904.
This problem also occurs when you install IIS after you installed .NET Framework 2.0
Repair the install with the Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0. Use the '.NET Framework version 2.0 Redistributable Package', where you have the option ‘Repair’. At the end of the repair you will notice the software repairing the IIS metabase access.
Navigate to Add/Remove Programs, select .NET Framework 2.0, select ‘Repair’ and restart system.
You can also reinstall the Redistribution Package to see if that addresses the issue.
The following steps will also help:
1 Uninstall IIS
2 Uninstall Framework
3 Install IIS first and
4 Install .NET Framework
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