IIS 7.0 and Vista Business - Blank Pages for all localhost addresses

Hi everybody,
I was using IIS 6.0 on windows XP previously. I have recently upgraded
my machine to Vista Business and have installed IIS 7.0 by going to

1. Installed IIS 7.0 by going to Control Panel -> Programs -> Turn
Windows Features on or off.

2. Tried running http://localhost/ but it returns a blank page.

3. Checked the log in C:\Windows\IIS7.log and there is no log of any
request or error so i think the requests are not getting to the IIS
server.

4. Opened the IIS Manager in Administrative tools and selected
Websites from the left hand pane. Under it is the defaultwebsite
which is pointing to C:\Inetput\wwwroot\ and its binding is
10.2.50.44:80(http). But its stopped and when i try starting it, it
gives me the following error.

Details:
"The process cannot access the file because it is being used by
another process".

I am relatively new to IIS and I can't seem to figure out the problem.
Any help in this regard would be highly appreciated.

regards,
Bilal

You'll get the best answers in the newsgroup named
"microsoft.public.inetserver.iis". (That topic is also
available in various non-English language NGs.)

If your ISP doesn't carry that NG, just set up another
account in your newsreader that uses the free
Microsoft news server named "news.microsoft.com".

*TimDaniels*

<bilal.akram@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> I was using IIS 6.0 on windows XP previously. I have recently
> upgraded my machine to Vista Business and have installed
> IIS 7.0 by going to
>
> 1. Installed IIS 7.0 by going to Control Panel -> Programs ->
> Turn -> Windows Features on or off.
>
> 2. Tried running http://localhost/ but it returns a blank page.
>
> 3. Checked the log in C:\Windows\IIS7.log and there is no log
> of any request or error so i think the requests are not getting to
> the IIS server.
>
> 4. Opened the IIS Manager in Administrative tools and selected
> Websites from the left hand pane. Under it is the defaultwebsite
> which is pointing to C:\Inetput\wwwroot\ and its binding is
> 10.2.50.44:80(http). But its stopped and when i try starting it, it
> gives me the following error.
>
> Details:
> "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by
> another process".
>
> I am relatively new to IIS and I can't seem to figure out the problem.
> Any help in this regard would be highly appreciated.
>
> regards,
> Bilal

On 16 Apr, 17:41, "Timothy Daniels" <NoS...@SpamMeNot.com> wrote:
> You'll get the best answers in the newsgroup named
> "microsoft.public.inetserver.iis". (That topic is also
> available in various non-English language NGs.)
>
> If your ISP doesn't carry that NG, just set up another
> account in your newsreader that uses the free
> Microsoft news server named "news.microsoft.com".
>
> *TimDaniels*
>
> <bilal.ak...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi everybody,
> > I was usingIIS6.0 on windows XP previously. I have recently
> > upgraded my machine toVistaBusinessand have installed
> >IIS7.0by going to
>
> > 1. InstalledIIS7.0by going to Control Panel -> Programs ->
> > Turn -> Windows Features on or off.
>
> > 2. Tried runninghttp://localhost/but it returns a blank page.
>
> > 3. Checked the log in C:\Windows\IIS7.log and there is no log
> > of any request or error so i think the requests are not getting to
> > theIISserver.
>
> > 4. Opened theIISManager in Administrative tools and selected
> > Websites from the left hand pane. Under it is the defaultwebsite
> > which is pointing to C:\Inetput\wwwroot\ and its binding is
> > 10.2.50.44:80(http). But its stopped and when i try starting it, it
> > gives me the following error.
>
> > Details:
> > "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by
> > another process".
>
> > I am relatively new toIISand I can't seem to figure out the problem.
> > Any help in this regard would be highly appreciated.
>
> > regards,
> > Bilal

Thanks Tim for your response. I have posted it on
microsoft.public.inetserver.iis group as well.