Install question

I have just installed .Net, have IIS installed also and tried to run an ASP web application. It tries to start and i get the error "Unable to create web project. The file path c:/inetpub/wwwroot/webapplication1 does not correspond to the URL http:/localhost/webapplication1. The two need to map to the same server location. Error http:404 file not found"
Am i doing something completely wrong? All i am doing is opening a new project.
Can anyone help out a newbie with what i hope is a relatively comman and easy problem?

Thanks in advance.
ps...i have written apps in vb.net but this is my first trip into the ASP world

Hi. I'm getting the same error message, and I also have IIS installed and running. Have you come up with a solution since you posted your message?

I found a workaround -- If I log in to Windows 2000 as Administrator, I don't get the message. But if I log in as myself, I get the message, even though I have full administrator permissions. Because of this, I assume its permissions related, so I've tried several things, but nothing works so far.

A couple of things which may or may not help

1. Check your default directory, had problem that this resolved during the week

2. Verify which group you belong to under Windows User and Passwords, you may find you are not in a group with admin privledges and the inetpub isn't security configured for other groups.


As stated this may or may not work, l had the problem with IBM middleware and it was due to my default virtual directory and priveledges on that directory.

Hope it helps.

OK, I figured out how to fix this. I use a proxy server for my internet access, but I'm trying to do my web development locally. In Internet Settings > LAN Settings there's a checkbox labeled: "Bypass proxy server for local addresses". I checked the box, and the problem went away.

You can get to this checkbox a couple ways:

1. Start VB.Net. Select Tools > Options from the menu. Select Projects > Web Settings from the tree on the left. Click the button labeled Connection Settings. The Internet Properties dialog will appear. Click the Lan Settings button. Check the box at the bottom of the screen labeled "Bypass proxy server for local addresses". Click OK three times to get back to the development environment. You should now be able to open a new ASP.Net Web Application project.

or

2. Run Internet Explorer. Select Tools > Internet Options from the menu. Click the Connections tab. Click the Lan Settings button. The checkbox is at the bottom of the screen. Click OK. Run VB.