Re: Internal Server Error (500) - The data is invalid (IIS/6)

From: Joris Dobbelsteen (none.of_at_your.business)
Date: 06/27/04 

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 18:29:48 +0200

Just a few (about 6).
Check out hoogendroog.ath.cx which is on the box running fine (ASP.NET)
Check out joris2k.ath.cx, same box, just plain HTML, returning this really
strange error (see below).

The error source, the most simple HTML probably generated by the web server
itself.
=== >>> ===
GET / HTTP/1.1
host: joris2k.ath.cx

=== <<< ===
HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error
Content-Length: 81
Content-Type: text/html
Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:24:52 GMT

<html><head><title>Error</title></head><body>The data is invalid.
</body></html>
=== === ===

Restart, well restarting helps nothing. This includes IIS restart or server
restart (did both).

No, no database (as in SQL server or access), the only site that actually
uses the DB runs excellent :( ...

It there a tool to do a check for this. The metabase seems to be OK on a
very first glance (Metabase Explorer). Is there any method of monitoring
what actually happens and causes the error?
Or to solve it (prefered obviously)?

- Joris

"John Cesta" <lists@lookwww.com> wrote in message
news:200462712128.520188@poolfact...

What is the code on the site? Is it html, ASP, CF? Did you try restarting
the IIS service? How many sites are on the box?

I would think a good reboot or IIS restart would solve the problem.
Sometimes there isn't a definitive solution because the problem is simply
that IIS has gotten corrupted or "mixed up"

Could be a corrupt database. What is happening when the 500 error pops up?

John Cesta

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On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:27:22 -0400, Joris Dobbelsteen wrote:
> Hopefully someone recognizes this and might give me a
> really good hint.
> My web site on a IIS/6.0 server is down and responds with
> HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error
> The data is invalid
> of course this is of much help, even as the event log
> where NOTHING shows up, including application, system and
> security log!
> The Web Site log shows:
> ServiceStatus: 500 (HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error)
> Win32 Status: 13 (The data is invalid)
> So its quite correct that this error is shown, it is
> however not so obvious where it comes from!
> Unfortunally the MSDN Library doesn't allow us to trace
> back where the error is generated to at least give get an
> idea...
> The service has run perfectly!
> Two websites running in different 'pools' are still
> running perfect (for some very odd reason).
> Whats enabled:
> ASP.NET
> ASP
> Frontpage
> Exchange Server (running 2003)
> Could someone give me a solution or a good hint?
> I really need your help!
> Thanks,
> - Joris

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