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Error message when you try to run ASP files: "Server Application Error"
When you try to run Active Server Pages (ASP) files, you may receive the following error message:
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.
Additionally, the following event message may be logged in the System log:
Event Type: Warning
Event Source: W3SVC
Event Category: None
Event ID: 36
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: N/A
Description:
The server failed to load application ''Application Name". The error was 'The specified metadata was not found'.
To resolve this issue, create an ASP Web application for the application starting point directory. To do this, follow these steps:
- Start Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
- Expand ServerName.
Note ServerName is the name of the server that hosts the ASP Web application. - Right-click the Web site or the starting point directory of the application that you want, and then click Properties.
- Depending on the starting point directory that you selected, click the Home Directory tab, the Virtual Directory tab, or the Directory tab.
- Under Application Settings, click Create.
Note If the Create button is not present, a default application has already been specified. In this situation, click Remove to remove the default application, and then click Create. - In the Application name box, type the name of the application that you want. Notice that the application starting point is displayed next to Starting point.
- Click OK.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1
- Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
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