iis keeps going south on me

[Andy]

can someone help me write a batch file or a small utility to help me? every time i turn my computer off or reboot, i have to remove all iis components from my computer, then re-install them, then run the batch file that upgrades asp.net to version 1.1 and then go in iis and re-create the virtual directories for my programs.

this has gotten very agrevating. if anyone knows any solution to this or a good workaround, PLEASE let me know...all of us in my department have to do this on a daily basis and sometimes more if we need to re-boot our machines.

[tailz]

dont suppose you could explain why you have to do this? may be better to find a solution for your problem than creating this batch file

[Andy]

well that's the problem...none of us can figure out why. and frankly, re-doing it puts us behind and we have even less time to research it lol.

i really wish i DID know what causes this strange but consistent behavour. personally, i think it is some incompatibility between xp (svc packs 1 or 2) and iis or asp.net or SOMETHING. it's certainly frustrating

[tailz]

I meant what errors etc do you get... the reason that makes you decide you need to reinstall IIS

[TomGibbons]

I have this same problem on my work machine here. I'd posted it on the forums here a while ago (http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=301428) no solution though )

Tailz; I'd imagine he's having the same errors as I get, which you can find in my first post of my previous thread.

[tailz]

ok.

reinstalling it and it then working sounds bizarre. I'd think it was a security issue otherwise... still I'll ask this: Is the IIS / website located on an NTFS drive or on network/mapped drive?

I use ASP.NET on WinXP Service Pack 2 (and previously on 1) and had no problems so dont think its incompatibility with that.

I do know that are are supposed to install IIS and THEN install the .NET framework otherwise it makes a dog breakfast of it and nothing works. There is a repair command that Cander posted somewhere on the forums. Its one of those commands that every asp.net developer should know but cant remember lol.

[tailz]

found the info on repairing the framework (swiped from a microsoft page). dont know if this will solve anything but it fixed half my problems when I had "issues"

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Was IIS installed on the local machine (the machine running Visual Studio .NET) after Visual Studio .NET was installed? IIS should be installed before Visual Studio .NET. If it was installed afterwards, you may need to repair the .NET Framework.
To repair the .NET Framework

Insert the Visual Studio .NET disc and run
<DVD Drive>:\wcu\dotNetFramework\dotnetfx.exe /t:c:\temp /c:"msiexec.exe /fvecms c:\temp\netfx.msi"
—or—

Insert the Visual Studio .NET Windows Component Update disc and run

<CD Drive>:\dotNetFramework\ dotnetfx.exe /t:c:\temp /c:"msiexec.exe /fvecms c:\temp\netfx.msi"
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