IIS Server - repost: IIS error

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repost: IIS error

middletree

2005-08-29, 5:59 pm

I posted this to this newsgroup, then to the classic ASP group, last week,
and have not been able to solve this, so I'm asking again, in case someone
with the answer didn't happen to catch it last time it was posted.

I use to always be able to view my local ASP pages at http://localhost, but
a few days ago, it started giving me the following notice in the browser:
===================
Server Application Error
The server has encountered an error while loading an application during the
processing of your request. Please refer to the event log for more detail
information. Please contact the server administrator for assistance
========================================
==========

I assume that something is up with IIS, but I don't know where to look. It
happens on each and every ASP page I try to view. I haven't changed
anything, haven't put up any Microsoft patches or anything. I suspect
spyware. I run the usual anti-spyware/adware programs quite often, and catch
one or two items just about every time. That dang Winfixer came in a couple
weeks ago, and it was pretty nasty, but I digress.

This happens in both IE and FF. I am on WinXP SP1

Anyone seen this error before?

For the record, I have friendly errors turned off in IE.

I went to the event viewer, and the Application and Security showed nothing
whatsoever. The System one showed two things:

*****************************
Event Type: Error
Event Source: DCOM
Event Category: None
Event ID: 10004
Date: 8/25/2005
Time: 8:29:46 PM
User: N/A
Computer: WXP
Description:
DCOM got error "The request is not supported. " and was unable to logon
..\IWAM_WXP in order to run the server:
{3D14228D-FBE1-11D0-995D-00C04FD919C1}

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
***************************

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: W3SVC
Event Category: None
Event ID: 36
Date: 8/25/2005
Time: 8:29:46 PM
User: N/A
Computer: WXP
Description:
The server failed to load application '/LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT'. The error was
'The server process could not be started because the configured identity is
incorrect. Check the username and password.
'.
For additional information specific to this message please visit the
Microsoft Online Support site located at:
http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
**************************

I'm guessing it could be the username and password thing, but I don't know
where to go from here. The pages are not database-connected; just basic ASP.
So I guess IIS must need a name and password. This is the first time I've
ever heard of this.

Chris Crowe [MVP]

2005-08-29, 5:59 pm

I would start at this Microsoft KB Article:

Configured Identity Is Incorrect for IWAM Account
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...5BLN%5D;Q297989

Your first event log entry may be related to the 2nd.

--
Cheers

Chris

Chris Crowe [IIS MVP]
http://blog.crowe.co.nz

"middletree" <middletree@verywarmmail.com> wrote in message
news:OKGB3lMrFHA.2604@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>I posted this to this newsgroup, then to the classic ASP group, last week,
> and have not been able to solve this, so I'm asking again, in case someone
> with the answer didn't happen to catch it last time it was posted.
>
> I use to always be able to view my local ASP pages at http://localhost,
> but
> a few days ago, it started giving me the following notice in the browser:
> ===================
> Server Application Error
> The server has encountered an error while loading an application during
> the
> processing of your request. Please refer to the event log for more detail
> information. Please contact the server administrator for assistance
> ========================================
==========
>
> I assume that something is up with IIS, but I don't know where to look. It
> happens on each and every ASP page I try to view. I haven't changed
> anything, haven't put up any Microsoft patches or anything. I suspect
> spyware. I run the usual anti-spyware/adware programs quite often, and
> catch
> one or two items just about every time. That dang Winfixer came in a
> couple
> weeks ago, and it was pretty nasty, but I digress.
>
> This happens in both IE and FF. I am on WinXP SP1
>
> Anyone seen this error before?
>
> For the record, I have friendly errors turned off in IE.
>
> I went to the event viewer, and the Application and Security showed
> nothing
> whatsoever. The System one showed two things:
>
> *****************************
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: DCOM
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 10004
> Date: 8/25/2005
> Time: 8:29:46 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: WXP
> Description:
> DCOM got error "The request is not supported. " and was unable to logon
> .\IWAM_WXP in order to run the server:
> {3D14228D-FBE1-11D0-995D-00C04FD919C1}
>
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> ***************************
>
> Event Type: Warning
> Event Source: W3SVC
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 36
> Date: 8/25/2005
> Time: 8:29:46 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: WXP
> Description:
> The server failed to load application '/LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT'. The error was
> 'The server process could not be started because the configured identity
> is
> incorrect. Check the username and password.
> '.
> For additional information specific to this message please visit the
> Microsoft Online Support site located at:
> http://www.microsoft.com/contentredirect.asp.
>
> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
> **************************
>
> I'm guessing it could be the username and password thing, but I don't know
> where to go from here. The pages are not database-connected; just basic
> ASP.
> So I guess IIS must need a name and password. This is the first time I've
> ever heard of this.
>
>