Hi, I'm just a novice trying some ASP.NET applications using a virtual directory (on the same machine as the browser) in IIS 5.1. Some involve inline script in C# and some call DLL's in a bin directory, inside the directory that is aliased.
At first I couldn't get the controls to show in the browser. Then I noticed that there is a ASP.NET property page in the properties of the virtual directory. This allows me to select either V1.1.4322 or V2.0.50727 - something to do with web.config . If I choose V1.1.4322 then when I click on each link I get the message "Access to C:\Windows\Microsoft.net\Framework\v1.1.4322\Temporary ASP.NET Files\directory\7c836d3\76b040 is denied" and some stack frame info. It suggests I should give ASP.NET access rights to this folder. I don't know if I need a tool to do this because I only see "Bind Logs" below "Temporary ASP.NET Files" If I choose V2.0.50727 then I get a "Failed to access IIS metabase" [HostingEnvironmentException: Failed to access IIS metabase] error. It suggests I should edit the metabase to allow ASP.NET to have access. I don't have a way of doing this because the metabase is a binary file. Apparently in the past there was a tool but it's no longer downloadable from Microsoft. Unless the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit allows editing of IIS 5.1 Metabase? Is there a solution ?
I am not interested in running a network or web server just getting familiar with writing ASP.NET pages and being able to view them.