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    Hello,

    I have a problem loading up a project I have taken over from some one else. I need some guidance as I can't seem to find the solution. However im not that familiar with .NET or MVS as I once was. The message I get is as follows :-

     

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    Creation of the virtual directory localhost:49623/ failed with the error: Filename: \\?\C:\Users\firstname.surname\Documents\IISExpress\config\applicationHost.config

    Error: Cannot write configuration file

    However I have checked the permissions and can't see anything obvious. Under guidance from another developer I have also updated :-

    www.nuget.org/

    and

    www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc

    I am using a Windows 7 enterprise edition Dell Lattitude laptop. With MVS as follows

    Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012
    Version 11.0.50727.1 RTMREL
    Microsoft .NET Framework
    Version 4.5.50938

    Installed Version: Professional

    Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2012   04938-088-1153812-02395
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    Microsoft Office Developer Tools

    Team Explorer for Visual Studio 2012   04938-088-1153812-02395
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    Visual Basic 2012   04938-088-1153812-02395
    Microsoft Visual Basic 2012

    Visual C# 2012   04938-088-1153812-02395
    Microsoft Visual C# 2012

    Visual C++ 2012   04938-088-1153812-02395
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2012

    Visual F# 2012   04938-088-1153812-02395
    Microsoft Visual F# 2012

    Visual Studio 2012 Code Analysis Spell Checker   04938-088-1153812-02395
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    NuGet Package Manager   2.8.60318.667
    NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet, visit docs.nuget.org/.

    PreEmptive Analytics Visualizer   1.0
    Microsoft Visual Studio extension to visualize aggregated summaries from the PreEmptive Analytics product.

    SQL Server Analysis Services  
    Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Designer
    Version 11.0.5058.0

    SQL Server Data Tools   11.1.20627.00
    Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools

    SQL Server Integration Services  
    Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services Designer
    Version 11.0.3436.0

    SQL Server Reporting Services  
    Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Designers
    Version 11.0.3436.0

    Web Developer Tools   1.0.30710.0
    Microsoft Web Developer Tools contains the following components:
    Page Inspector: Tool that offers an efficient way to decompose Web Applications and diagnose front-end issues.
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    Web Form Templates: Includes the default templates for Web Form Applications.
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    Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3:04 PM

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    Hi OmShanti,

    Your issue is more related to asp.net/web technology and for a better support on this please post your question on the below forum:

    http://forums.asp.net/

    Regards,

    Fouad Roumieh

    • Proposed as answer by Cor Ligthert Thursday, April 30, 2015 9:05 AM
    • Marked as answer by Just Karl Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:20 PM
    Wednesday, April 29, 2015 4:43 PM
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    I see some others have had success by removing encryption on the IISExpress folder and removing the Read Only attribute as well.

    See this post for details.

    Others have had success by doing the following:

    - Run Command Prompt (cmd) in Admin Mode
    - Enter the following command: DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

    ...as detailed here.

    • Proposed as answer by Wyck Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:55 PM
    • Marked as answer by Just Karl Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:21 PM
    Wednesday, April 29, 2015 6:34 PM

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    Hi OmShanti,

    Your issue is more related to asp.net/web technology and for a better support on this please post your question on the below forum:

    http://forums.asp.net/

    Regards,

    Fouad Roumieh

    • Proposed as answer by Cor Ligthert Thursday, April 30, 2015 9:05 AM
    • Marked as answer by Just Karl Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:20 PM
    Wednesday, April 29, 2015 4:43 PM
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    I see some others have had success by removing encryption on the IISExpress folder and removing the Read Only attribute as well.

    See this post for details.

    Others have had success by doing the following:

    - Run Command Prompt (cmd) in Admin Mode
    - Enter the following command: DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

    ...as detailed here.

    • Proposed as answer by Wyck Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:55 PM
    • Marked as answer by Just Karl Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:21 PM
    Wednesday, April 29, 2015 6:34 PM
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    Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, most appreciated.
    Thursday, April 30, 2015 8:38 AM
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    Thanks, the removal of encruption on IISExpress folder seems to have sorted me out. I will check out the link you share if I get any more problems. And of course post anything new in forums.asp.net/ as advised earlier.

    Thursday, April 30, 2015 8:40 AM
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    Try to change to another port and see. Sometime the virtual directory in IIS Express might gives you problem.

    To confirm this is an IIS Express issue you can also try to enable your IIS (not IIS Express). Windows 7 enterprise comes with IIS so you can make use of it.

    chanmm

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    Thursday, April 30, 2015 8:45 AM