IIS http 500 internal server error... :-(

[hierogrammate]

Greetings:

I did a full install of IIS in my stand-alone PC. Why? Well, I am studying the tutorials that come with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, and the next-to-last tutorial needs IIS installed to use a few sample ASP pages.

I did the usual things to check that IIS is actually there. There is a c:\Inetpub folder. I went to "Administrative Tools>Services" and checked that IIS is running. However, when I type

http://localhost/

(or the IP, or the computer's name), or click on the

http://localhost/iisHelp/

link in XP's HELP, I get a 500 internal server error.

Any idea what I may be doing wrong? :-(

Regards,

Edwin

P.S. I don't know if this is important, but the Windows XP Pro HELP says "Before you install IIS, you need to install the Windows TCP/IP Protocol and Connectivity Utilities" which to me is extremely vague since I'm not sure what they mean by that. I mean, I'm connecting to the internet via dial-up right now, so that means I have the TCP/IP protocol installed, right? Or do they mean the "Simple TCP/IP Services" within the "Add/Remove Windows Components"? I apologize if I sound clueless but, well, I am. :-/

 

[Giordano]

I have the similar problem.
But you can resolve it by the next scenario:
Every time after you start windows, restart the IIS, even if it is already running.
After that - in my case - everything is working.

I know, it is not the solution but only workaround.
Hope it will help you.

 

[hierogrammate]

Thanks for the reply, Giordano, but unfortunately it didn't work in my case :-(...

 

[hierogrammate]

I still haven't found a solution to this, if there is one. Has anyone come accross anything?

 

[hierogrammate]

Ayayay, never mind ... I followed the instructions in Dreamweaver's HELP and found out the server was working OK.

I *believe* the problem I had was because the link

http://localhost/iisHelp/

in WinXP's HELP is invalid or obsolete. I found the iisHelp folder inside the Windows/Help folder instead of within the Inetpub folder.