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Attilah
Attilah

Reputation: 17930

ASP.NET Configuration page

when I try to access the ASP.NET Configuration page from Visual Studio 2008, I fail . I get an error :

"An error was encountered. Please return to the previous page and try again.".

This is the message I get after clicking on Help : "Tool Has Timed Out . As a security measure, the Web Site Administration Tool times out after a period of inactivity. Changes to machine.config or web.config may also result in the tool needing to be restarted. To continue configuring your web site, restart the tool."

how can I solve this ?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 2450

Answers (4)

Maxamuud Cabdi
Maxamuud Cabdi

Reputation: 1

Edit your Web.config file and add this: 

 <system.web>
   <authorization>
     <deny users="?"/>
   </authorization>
</system.web>

Upvotes: -2

Gbolahan
Gbolahan

Reputation: 166

Set the default browser within Visual Studio to internal browser, and attempt to re-launch the tool. This worked for me.

Upvotes: 6

Naeem Sarfraz
Naeem Sarfraz

Reputation: 7430

You might want to check the Event log for possibly more information on the actual underlying error

Upvotes: 0

Mark
Mark

Reputation: 61

It's likely the is an error in your web.config file - try making sure the xml is valid, all tags are closed that sort of thing.

Upvotes: 1

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