ASP.NET 2.0: "hello world" page fails with "Failed to map the path

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I've installed Visual Studio 2005 Beta from the MSDN cd dated Aug 2004, which
installs the 2.0 framework and ASP.NET 2.0. I write a simple aspx page
containing <HTML><BODY>Hello world</BODY></HTML> and place it in
inetpub\wwwroot. I run the page http://localhost/test.aspx and it fails with
"Server Error in '/' Application." "Failed to map the path '/test.aspx'. " I
can successfully run asp and htm pages from that same location, however.

Help would be appreciated.

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randy

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You might need to repair your IIS mappings.
You can use the instructions listed here:
http://SteveOrr.net/faq/3in1.aspx

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I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
http://SteveOrr.net

"randy collins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7D56B0EC-1C93-4EC1-94E7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've installed Visual Studio 2005 Beta from the MSDN cd dated Aug 2004,
> which
> installs the 2.0 framework and ASP.NET 2.0. I write a simple aspx page
> containing <HTML><BODY>Hello world</BODY></HTML> and place it in
> inetpub\wwwroot. I run the page http://localhost/test.aspx and it fails
> with
> "Server Error in '/' Application." "Failed to map the path '/test.aspx'. "
> I
> can successfully run asp and htm pages from that same location, however.
>
> Help would be appreciated.
>
> --
> randy

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Thanks for your reply, Steve. I gave ASPNET_REGIIS.EXE -i a try, as you
suggested, but it did not change the outcome.

"Steve C. Orr [MVP, MCSD]" wrote:

> You might need to repair your IIS mappings.
> You can use the instructions listed here:
> http://SteveOrr.net/faq/3in1.aspx
>
> --
> I hope this helps,
> Steve C. Orr, MCSD, MVP
> http://SteveOrr.net
>
>
>
> "randy collins" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:7D56B0EC-1C93-4EC1-94E7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I've installed Visual Studio 2005 Beta from the MSDN cd dated Aug 2004,
> > which
> > installs the 2.0 framework and ASP.NET 2.0. I write a simple aspx page
> > containing <HTML><BODY>Hello world</BODY></HTML> and place it in
> > inetpub\wwwroot. I run the page http://localhost/test.aspx and it fails
> > with
> > "Server Error in '/' Application." "Failed to map the path '/test.aspx'. "
> > I
> > can successfully run asp and htm pages from that same location, however.
> >
> > Help would be appreciated.
> >
> > --
> > randy
>
>
>

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Hello randy,

I think this is because wwwroot is not a vroot. ASP.NET apps need to have
a vroot.

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Matt Berther
http://www.mattberther.com

> I've installed Visual Studio 2005 Beta from the MSDN cd dated Aug
> 2004, which installs the 2.0 framework and ASP.NET 2.0. I write a
> simple aspx page containing <HTML><BODY>Hello world</BODY></HTML> and
> place it in inetpub\wwwroot. I run the page http://localhost/test.aspx
> and it fails with "Server Error in '/' Application." "Failed to map
> the path '/test.aspx'. " I can successfully run asp and htm pages
> from that same location, however.
>
> Help would be appreciated.
>

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Thanks for your reply, Matt, however, I get this same error regardless of
whether I put the aspx page in a virtual directory or in the root of the
website. I can access asp pages from either of these. I reinstalled visual
studio 2005 a second time and reran the asp.net registration, too, to no
avail.

"Matt Berther" wrote:

> Hello randy,
>
> I think this is because wwwroot is not a vroot. ASP.NET apps need to have
> a vroot.
>
> --
> Matt Berther
> http://www.mattberther.com
>
> > I've installed Visual Studio 2005 Beta from the MSDN cd dated Aug
> > 2004, which installs the 2.0 framework and ASP.NET 2.0. I write a
> > simple aspx page containing <HTML><BODY>Hello world</BODY></HTML> and
> > place it in inetpub\wwwroot. I run the page http://localhost/test.aspx
> > and it fails with "Server Error in '/' Application." "Failed to map
> > the path '/test.aspx'. " I can successfully run asp and htm pages
> > from that same location, however.
> >
> > Help would be appreciated.
> >
>
>
>

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I'm getting this error as well. Has anyone been able to resolve it?

"randy collins" wrote:

> Thanks for your reply, Matt, however, I get this same error regardless of
> whether I put the aspx page in a virtual directory or in the root of the
> website. I can access asp pages from either of these. I reinstalled visual
> studio 2005 a second time and reran the asp.net registration, too, to no
> avail.
>
>
> "Matt Berther" wrote:
>
> > Hello randy,
> >
> > I think this is because wwwroot is not a vroot. ASP.NET apps need to have
> > a vroot.
> >
> > --
> > Matt Berther
> > http://www.mattberther.com
> >
> > > I've installed Visual Studio 2005 Beta from the MSDN cd dated Aug
> > > 2004, which installs the 2.0 framework and ASP.NET 2.0. I write a
> > > simple aspx page containing <HTML><BODY>Hello world</BODY></HTML> and
> > > place it in inetpub\wwwroot. I run the page http://localhost/test.aspx
> > > and it fails with "Server Error in '/' Application." "Failed to map
> > > the path '/test.aspx'. " I can successfully run asp and htm pages
> > > from that same location, however.
> > >
> > > Help would be appreciated.
> > >
> >
> >
> >

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