Re: IIS 5.1 Server 500 Error

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From: Ken Schaefer (kenREMOVE_at_THISadopenstatic.com)
Date: 10/28/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 12:32:11 +1000

We first need to identify the error, rather than trying various changes.

In your copy of IE, please goto Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced, and
uncheck "Show friendly HTTP errors" and reload the page that has the 500
error. Please post the full error message you see now.

Thanks

Cheers
Ken

"Denis" <k9kondop@homail.com> wrote in message
news:mAUfd.153$h85.75@newsfe6-win.ntli.net...
> Hi.
>
> My IIS 5.1 webs server on my WinXP pro has stopped working for no reason.
>
> I looked for a solution on the internet and found several articles
> suggesting that I needed to un- and re- install IIS or/and ASP.NET ...and
> I
> tried uninstalling and reinstalling both IIS and ASP.NET 1.1 but nothing
> happened. Even tried to make sure that anonymous access was allowed, etc
> but still nothing.
>
> Please help.
>
>
>
>

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