How to setup ASP.NET v1.1 (Visual Studio .NET 2003) projects on IIS7 (Vista)
Note: Although you can get Visual Studio .NET 2003 to work properly on Vista, Microsoft does not support this scenario. "Not supported" doesn't mean "won't work". It just means if you run into any...
View ArticleThe biggest mistake: ServicePrincipalName’s
Note: All of your Kerberos configuration questions can be answered by using the DelegConfig tool that I wrote. You can find that tool here Literally 99% of all Kerberos problems revolve around an...
View ArticleDelegConfig (Kerberos/Delegation Configuration Reporting Tool)
Where is the tool? For 2.0+ framework - IIS 6.0, 7.0, 7.5 - http://blogs.iis.net/brian-murphy-booth/archive/2009/04/22/delegconfig-v2-beta.aspx For 1.1 framework - IIS 5.0, IIS 6.0 -...
View ArticleHow to troubleshoot an IIS "Event ID: 1009" error.
An error that most IIS 6.0 administrators have probably encountered is "Event ID: 1009" which usually leads to a "503 Service Unavailable" error being displayed in a browser. "503" usually indicates...
View ArticleStatic variable, Shared variable... does it matter?
Introduction Occasionally I am challenged with the task of needing to explain what the difference is between a "regular" variable and a "static" variable (called "Shared" in VB.NET). I use the term...
View ArticleRemote debugging ASP.NET applications using Visual Studio 2008
If you have recently upgraded a Visual Studio .NET 2003 ASP.NET application project or a Visual Studio 2005 Web Application project to a Visual Studio 2008 ASP.NET Web Application project you may have...
View ArticleThe object identifier does not represent a valid object.
PROBLEM: When attempting to "run" an ASP.NET project on IIS 7.0 using Visual Studio 2008 the following error is displayed:RESOLUTION: Make sure that "Windows Authentication" is enabled in IIS on the...
View ArticleThe Application Data folder for Visual Studio could not be created.
PROBLEM:Windows 7 beta is available for download! Of course I immediately download it, format my laptop and install. Next step is to install Visual Studio 2008 so I can work on my various development...
View ArticleDelegConfig v2 (beta)
http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1887 Requirements:Needs to be setup as a virtual directory in IIS. Requires .NET framework 2.0 or higher configured on the virtual...
View ArticleIIS7: Using Basic Authentication may cause premature user lockouts.
PROBLEM:If you have been noticing recently that end users of your IIS web site are getting locked out more often than expected, rest assured you are not imagining things.The particular problem I am...
View ArticleHow to setup ASP.NET v1.1 (Visual Studio .NET 2003) projects on IIS7 (Vista)
Note: Although you can get Visual Studio .NET 2003 to work properly on Vista, Microsoft does not support this scenario. "Not supported" doesn't mean "won't work". It just means if you run into any...
View ArticleThe biggest mistake: ServicePrincipalName’s
Note: All of your Kerberos configuration questions can be answered by using the DelegConfig tool that I wrote. You can find that tool here Literally 99% of all Kerberos problems revolve around an...
View ArticleDelegConfig (Kerberos/Delegation Configuration Reporting Tool)
Where is the tool? For 2.0+ framework - IIS 6.0, 7.0, 7.5 - http://blogs.iis.net/brian-murphy-booth/archive/2009/04/22/delegconfig-v2-beta.aspx For 1.1 framework - IIS 5.0, IIS 6.0 -...
View ArticleHow to troubleshoot an IIS "Event ID: 1009" error.
An error that most IIS 6.0 administrators have probably encountered is "Event ID: 1009" which usually leads to a "503 Service Unavailable" error being displayed in a browser. "503" usually indicates...
View ArticleStatic variable, Shared variable... does it matter?
Introduction Occasionally I am challenged with the task of needing to explain what the difference is between a "regular" variable and a "static" variable (called "Shared" in VB.NET). I use the term...
View ArticleRemote debugging ASP.NET applications using Visual Studio 2008
If you have recently upgraded a Visual Studio .NET 2003 ASP.NET application project or a Visual Studio 2005 Web Application project to a Visual Studio 2008 ASP.NET Web Application project you may have...
View ArticleThe object identifier does not represent a valid object.
PROBLEM: When attempting to "run" an ASP.NET project on IIS 7.0 using Visual Studio 2008 the following error is displayed:RESOLUTION: Make sure that "Windows Authentication" is enabled in IIS on the...
View ArticleThe Application Data folder for Visual Studio could not be created.
PROBLEM:Windows 7 beta is available for download! Of course I immediately download it, format my laptop and install. Next step is to install Visual Studio 2008 so I can work on my various development...
View ArticleDelegConfig v2 (beta)
http://www.iis.net/downloads/default.aspx?tabid=34&g=6&i=1887 Requirements:Needs to be setup as a virtual directory in IIS. Requires .NET framework 2.0 or higher configured on the virtual...
View ArticleIIS7: Using Basic Authentication may cause premature user lockouts.
PROBLEM:If you have been noticing recently that end users of your IIS web site are getting locked out more often than expected, rest assured you are not imagining things.The particular problem I am...
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