ASP.NET Setup Problem

I am trying to become familiar with asp.net. So I starting using an example from the VS.net walkthrough manual distribute with VS.net.

A simple web-project accessing a database table and displaying the result on a datagrid was the first example.

Now on my laptop it works perfectly but on the desktop the page does not show the grid. There are no errors, the datagrid is just not visible.

The code is definitely the same. Both machines have IIS and front page extensions running.

I have load and re-load .net , IIS many times. I have updated the Windows 2000 service pack to version 3. Updated all the security issues.

I have examined the properites and settings of IIS and I cannot find the difference.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

I have also noticed the the laptop allows me to debug the code whilst the desktop does not allow me to debug the code.

The error message is : Unable to start debugging on the web-server.

For the experts this code be a clue to the problem.

there should be an exe called aspnet_regiis.exe

find it on your computer and run it with the -i flag

aspnet_regiis.exe -i

Hi Cander,

Thanks for coming back to me.

I have actually sorted out the problem using the crow-bar method. In frustration I reformatted my hard-drive and re-loaded the .net software. It worked!!!

I am also running Dreamweaver and I thought it could have changed some asp.net settings.

The problem was that it would not allow debugging and the displaying of data from a database and yet the notebook, with the same setup did.


I will remember the asp_regiis.exe file and use it next time this happens and believe me it will happen again.


I really appreciate you help.

Cheers Bryan

sorry I couldnt get you an answer quicker as I was sick for a couple days. Would have saved you a reformat. :D