Failed to access IIS metabase.
What is the problem The error message tells you : [HostingEnvironmentException: Failed to access IIS metabase.] !> The process account used to run ASP.NET must have read access !> to the IIS metabase (e.g. IIS://servername/W3SVC) how can I fix it? Since you're using ASP.NET 2.0, all you have to do is run : aspnet_regiis -ga WindowsUserAccount ( from a command line in the .Net framework 2.0.50727 directory ) Also, if you attempted impersonation in web.config, remove the entry. That will make the user default back to whichever default account ASP.NET uses in your OS . If you're using XP , the account is "ASPNET". If you're using Server 2003, the account is "Network Service". If you're using Vista, the account is " Network Service ". You can also attempt to unregister and then re-register the default account ASP.NET uses. To do that, first run : aspnet_regiis -u and then run : aspnet_regiis -i The first ...