As the message says, you are using the asp.net state service for state
management. Apparently, the service can't start. It could be a permissions
problem with the account the service runs under. If you don't care about the
state service, you can switch back to in-process state management. Check
your web.config file.
--
Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer & Consultant
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
http://msmvps.com/blogs/egoldin
http://usableasp.net
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>I cannot get ASP.NET to run.
>
> When attempting to execute a script, the page times out with a basic
> 404 message.
>
> When attempting to start the ASP.NET State Service, I receive the
> following error:
> ---------------------------
> Services
> ---------------------------
> Could not start the ASP.NET State Service service on Local Computer.
>
>
>
> Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control
> request in a timely fashion.
>
>
> ---------------------------
> OK
> ---------------------------
>