There's no need for a file named web.config in that directory.
web.config goes in the root directory of your applications
*only if you need to override the settings in machine.config* !
What *is* essential is that you have a file named machine.config
in the CONFIG directory.
If you don't have one, look for a file with this name :
machine.config.comments
Open it and save it as text, in the same directory, as machine.config
As a substitute, if machine.config.comments is not there,
look for machine.config.default as save *that* as machine.config.
machine.config.default has the same settings as machine.config.comments,
but doesn't have all the possible configuration explanations.
Juan T. Llibre
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"Frank Chapman" <fr***********@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I fully admit to being a true nubie, so be kind.
I've somehow screwed up my IIS 5.1 after installing ASP 2.0.50215 and
testing some basic ASP pages. I receive a Forbidden message which
appears at face value to be a permission issue but I'm running MS
Visual Web 2005 with administrative privledges.
I don't know this is the issue but I did note that the ASP settings
were calling for the web.config file found at:
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\confi g\web.config.
I'm using ASP 2.0.50215 and in the similar directory:
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50215\CONF IG
there is no file called web.config. there is web.config.comments and
we.config.default but no we.confg.
Thanks for any direction
Frank Chapman