ASP.NET+IIS+DCOM error = pain in hte ass

[WiseNewbie]

Hi,

For some reason my IIS has stopped serving ASP.NET pages all of a sudden. I've uninstalled and re-installed IIS, then reinstalled Visual Studio.NET 2003, then run aspnet_regiiis and tried to reinstall the ISAPI stuff but it just wont do.

In the event viewer there are two repetitive entries:

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The server failed to load application '/LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT'. The error was 'The server process could not be started because the configured identity is incorrect. Check the username and password.
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and

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"DCOM got error "Overlapped I/O operation is in progress. ""
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I've tried some of the KB articles which tell me to check the IWAM and IUSR accounts for their passwords, i've changed them (using the VBS), reinstalled all possible apps, restarted services, and tried all. What more can i do (apart from a reformat? I'm on a RAID 400GB here and about 300GB is full of our work so its the last thing i want to do...)

Another wierd thing is that when i goto Component Services > Computer > my machine shuts down MMC (think of it as an unhandled exception being thrown without any messages been parsed out)...

Any ideas anyone? I need to complete some ASP.NET apps by monday (tomorrow) and i need to desperately get IIS to work.

 

[Joulius]

Where you logged as "Administrator" when you installed/reinstalled IIS and VS.NET? As I know, you need to be logged as "Administrator", not just as some user with administrative rights.

 

[WiseNewbie]

Ummm well i'm the adminstrator on my own machine, I didnt login (specifically speaking) as the "adminstrator"... But i do have adminstrator priveallages...

Usually this doesnt matter (the need to login 'as an admin') if you have admin rights, i've done this a zillion times but this is the first time i've come across this issue.

I think its my COM+ thats playing up.

In the event log i get this now:

The server failed to load application '/LM/W3SVC'. The error was 'The specified metadata was not found.

and I find a proper way of reinstallign COM+

Thanks,

Emily

 

[xdxie]

WiseNewbie,

Did you find a proper way of reinstalling COM+ and fix the issue? How? Can you specify the way your reinstall COM?

I got the exact issue as you did.

Thanks,
Andy