web projects won't open

[Guest]

I find in the last 3/4 days that I can't open web applications using VS.net
1.1 for enterprise architiect.

The project I am currently working on just refuses to open and hangs. I try
using IIS to browse the asmx file and that also hangs. I try to see the
files using Windows Explorer via My Network Places\localhost and no files or
sites are visible at all. IIS shows anonymous access allowed plus also have
tried to get in with Integrated Windows authentication and administrator
rights. Nothing works!

This has happened since starting to use a Vodaphone 3G data card. The
problems have surfaced after bringing the notebook out of hibernation.
Hibernation and Vodaphone 3G Data card just do not seem to mix! I have
uninstalled and re-installed the following:Vodaphone software, VS.NET, .NET
Framework 1.1, XP (service pack 1), plus applied service pack 2, IIS.

After reinstalled operating system, opening project reported that aspnet was
not using version 1.1 of the .NET Framework. I used aspnet_regiis /i to
resolve that. New improved version results in total inability to get into
web projects. :-( Windows apps are fine, no problems, just hassles with Web
based projects.

If anyone can help shed some light on this I would be every grateful.

cheers

 

[gaidar]

Try to examine IIS settings for project's directory. If nothing sheds light,
try to open simple html page (just blank page) using IIS. Does it work?

Gaidar

 

[Guest]

PeterW as Gaider adviced Can u open up any other web files??

 

[Guest]

Thanks for that Gaidar

Get Page cannor be displayed
"Cannot find server or DNS Error"
"Internet Explorer"

Have checked hosts file which maps local host to 127.0.0.1 as it should.

IIS directory settings seem to be correct.

 

[Guest]

Sorry but I gave incorrect information in my last post.

I created an html page that just contains the word hello in the body and
made it the default page for the virtual directory.

This comes up and displays properly as the default page and also when it is
fully specified.

Trying the same with any .aspx file fails.
I deleted the dlls from the bin directory to try to force a JIT compile. No
such luck.

FYI I am using IIS 5.1

I am wondering if my machine.config file which would probably have been
overwritten needs to be looked at, although browsing like this should work
out of the box if the Virtual directories are set up properly.

 

[Guest]

Further info

html file show, active pages whether asp or aspx do not!

Makes no difference if I add script and executable permissions or not on
virtual directory and dictory browsing or not.

 

[Guest]

Gaidar or Patrick or anyone at all.

If you can help I would be ecstatic even. At this stage the prospects look
gloomy.
I have been trying to figure this out for too long.

This is a recurrent theme. I rip out VS.NET, IIS ... and re-install.
I use aspnet_regiis /i to use 1.1 of the Framework.

I browse html only, its fine.
I open a non-web project with VS.net, its fine, will compile, run etc.

I try to open a Web Project with VS.NET or
I browse using IIS on any active page, Application hangs

I have checked EventViewer and it reports Events from ESENT as:

Hanging application devenv.exe version 7.10.3077.0, hang module, version
0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.

next older item reports
fault bucket 41735662.

then

wuaueng.dll (4088) The database engine stopped
as well as
wuaueng.dll (4088) SUS20ClientDataStore The database engine stopped the
instance (0)

At the top of that lot is the EventViewer reporting that the database engine
has restarted.

Help please!

cheers

Peter

 

[Guest]

Time passes by.... The only solution that I could find in the end that
worked was to format the c drive, re-install XP, service pack 2, iis,
sqlServer, VS.net, copied back wwwroot, configured virtual directory and hey
presto evrything is back up and running. What did not work was re-installing
over the existing versions.

Should you ever find a similar occurence, I would be interested in hearing
the outcome if a solution is found.

So now to image the system while we have it all working. What a drag, and
so time consuming even with a DVD writer. Its the sheer volume of stuff!

 

[WernerT via DotNetMonster.com]

I can confirm that I had exactly the same problem and I could also not find
a solution to the problem.

I even also had thread running here on dotnetmonster and at least two other
people also reported the same problem. Please see
http://www.dotnetmonster.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/asp-net/36614/web-projects-won-
t-open

In my effort to resolve the issue I had discussion with Vodafone technical
personal who advised me to un-install Macara (compression agent), but I
just could not get my ASP.NET to work after installing the Vodafone 3G
card. I would love to find a solution to the problem as I can not afford
to reformat the hard drive of my desktop computer.

 

[WernerT via DotNetMonster.com]

Sorry, I pasted the wrong link. Here it is again:

http://www.dotnetmonster.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/asp-net/32107/ASP-NET-
applications-not-running-on-Win2K-laptop

 

[Guest]

Werner

I am pleased that there is someone out there who understands the frustration
of being locked out of something you need to get some work done.

In the end I tried uninstalling the Vodaphone software but I don't think it
cleans up behind itself properly. The original CD comes with version 3.02
which is buggy and crashes often on my system.(does not handles Norton
Antivirus well and hangs. I tend to get my email headers down, get rid of
what I don't want and download the rest. Did not like that at all.) I then
got hold of a dashboard version 4.02 and that is when my troubles really
started.

After formatting my C: drive and reinstalling XP, SP1 and SP2, IIS, Sql
Server, SourceSafe, VS.net with Framework 1.1 and moving my projects to where
I could re-use them, I got the system up and running again much to my relief.

Then I reinstalled Vodaphone stuff (v4.02), same problems, uninstalled
Vodaphone, resolved problems, Looked at Vodaphone site and found they have a
different dashboard if you run Norton Antivirus (they say 2004 and I use
2005), so I downloaded that and it is better. This is version 3.03. Version
4.02 seems to work fine but if you let your machine hibernate as I do, it
leaves open ports which it cannot then reconnect to on awakening and you are
left with no choice than to reboot to resolve it. I guess it is just badly
written code and things will get better over time. Version 3.03 suffers from
some similar problems but I have learned to close the software and "safely
remove" the hardware first.

I have also learned that it very worth while imaging a system once it is
stable, in anticipation of things going wrong which I am sure they will
continue to do in true conformity to Sod's law.

I can now use the 3G card and also develop for the web on localhost but it
stole 2 weeks of my time which if Vodaphone had to pay for it would equate to
several years of data use at the rate of 75 Mb a month.

Anyway that is my tuppence worth. The price always of progress! I did ring
Vodaphone but although I got through to an operator, I was supposed to get a
call from a technician. Not!

Anyway may these comments help someone else who ends up in the same situation

cheers

Peter