Re: "HTTP redirect request failed"...solution but why?!

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You can't always explain voodoo so you should just move on... I know that
aint what you looking for but if your solution works, fuhgetaboutit

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"GreggTB" <bremdevnet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've been working on what appears to be a cursed ASP.NET project....so
> many things have gone wrong that Murphy would be proud. ;-)
>
> Anyway, I shut down the project in VS.NET at one point this afternoon
> and when I tried going back in, I received the following message:
>
> "The web server reported the following error when attempting to create
> or open the web project located at the following URL:
> 'http//localhost/ABCXYZ', 'The HTTP redirect request failed'"
>
> Thankfully, I found this resource:
>
> "The http redirect request failed."
> http://weblogs.asp.net/mhawley/archive/2004/03/15/89764.aspx
>
> It did eventually work but I certainly had to jump through a number of
> hoops as it didn't seem to work the first time...
>
> 1.) Closed VS.NET,
> 2.) Cleared all cookies and temp internet files,
> 3.) Opened web project directory's \BIN folder
> 4.) Deleted the project DLL's and the PDB files.
> 5.) Added specified entry to Global.ASAX
> 6.) Restarted computer,
> 7.) Opened VS.NET and opened solution....successful!
> 8.) Opened web project's properties window
> 9.) Noticed reference pointing to a usb thumb drive...removed
> reference.
> 10.) Recompiled.
> 11.) Closed VS.NET.
> 12.) Opened VS.NET and opened solution....successful!
>
> Now I'm delighted that the project is working again...I just wanted to
> know: does anyone know WHY this particular solution works? Right now,
> it just seems to be voodoo programming....
>
> http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/V/voodoo-programming.html
>
> Any insights as to what actually causes this issue would be greatly
> appreciated.
>


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