Re: IIS error: cannot establish server connection?????

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From: Tom Kaminski [MVP] ((A_at_T))
Date: 11/08/04


Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 08:15:28 -0500


"sad_developer" <sad_developer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1432E389-9430-4D7E-8915-58509BF98EA6@microsoft.com...
> Greetings,
>
> I have a brand-new, straight-out-of-the-box version of Visual Studio .NET,
> and I am having enormous difficulties getting a badly-needed part of it to
> work. I know there have already been some prior threads concerning this
> problem, but none of the circumstances mentioned have exactly matched
> mine.
> Could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong?
>
> I am trying to use Visual Studio (Visual Basic) to create a new .NET web
> application and store it on my internal "localhost" default web site under
> IIS. When I open VS, select the "ASP .NET Web Application" icon on the
> project page, and click "OK", I receive the following error message:
>
> "The web server reported the following error when attempting to create or
> open the web project located at the following URL:
> 'http://localhost/WebApplication1'. 'A connection with the server could
> not
> be established'.
>
> The environment:
> Visual Studio 7.1.3088
> IIS 5.1
> Windows XP Pro 5.1 service pack2
> No firewalls running
> No antivirus software running
> No network. The computer is standalone, isolated, and not connected to
> anything.
> Computer Manager confirms IIS is running.
> Computer Manager confirms the "default website" is running.
> Anonymous access used
> IP address ="All unassigned" port 80
> Regiis has been run.
> I am the system administrator
> When I use IE to access "http://localhost/", the Microsoft-supplied
> default
> page is displayed correctly
>
> I've been running around in the dark corners of my computer for 3 days
> trying to figure this out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Are you using the FrontPage Server Extensions or file share mode with Visual
Studio? Do you have the FPSE installed?

-- 
Tom Kaminski IIS MVP
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