What's going on (IIS on 2003) ?

All of a sudden, any tries to "Check server extensions", "recalculate server
extensions" and so forth results in a browser window opening, showing the
*contents* of fpadm.dll or whatever its called? It's not showing the usual
'check your server' web page, instead it's showing the .dll file byte by
byte?

All I ever did was creating a new web site through Visual Studio 2003 from
another computer, and trying to create a simple .ASPX page on it. That
didn't work either btw, I get an error about lacking access to create a
"Z:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\Temp orary ASP.NET
Files\map\jkahsdiuh\jelkjdalj" file? I certainly make no such reference in
the *very* basic ASP.NET web page, but I keep thinking the problems are
connected .. And no, the windows drive is C:.

1) IIS keeps generating errors since it can't create a file in the above
path, and
2) "http://gra/_vti_bin/_vti_adm/fpadmdll.dll?page=health.htm" just shows a
binary file in the browser! (I just selected "check server extensions 2002"
from the right mouse popup on Default Web Site).

I have no idea what I did, if anything, but when not even a reboot fixes
things, you throw it away. Or does anyone know what could make these things
happen?

/Micke

> All of a sudden, any tries to "Check server extensions", "recalculate
server
> extensions" and so forth results in a browser window opening, showing the

And now I, for lack of other solutions, uninstalled and reinstalled IIS on
this Window Server 2003 machine. Now there are neither any frontpage server
extension things on any of the IIS Admin console menus, NOR is there a
"configure frontpage extensions". First the extensions just dies, reasons
unknown. Now they aren't there at all.

Before you ask - the machine was a secondary AD server in a local domain,
and it's not reachable from the internet. I removed the AD with dcpromo,
still got that weird behaviour where the fpadmin.dll file would just *show*
as random text in the browser instead of actually doing anything,
uninstalled and reinstalled IIS and all subcomponents.

And now, there are no 'check server extensions' or similar on any context
meny, I cannot reinstall dotnet framework (is already installed, it tells
me), there's no UNinstall for it anywhere, and re-registering the dotnet
things (with "aspnet_regiis.exe -i") didn't work either. What *is* going on?
*depressed* ..

There's a lot of other files and stuff on it, and I wouldn't ever think
about reinstalling windows without formatting. Just leave ONE little file
there somewhere, and it'll mess everything up. I know, been there. And I
can't move the files ( just documents, really ) anywhere right now. Is there
NO way of fixing this thing without reinstalling and starting over? Feels
stable .. And no, I didn't start using windows last week, but this really is
too weird for me to find a solution on my own (past the monthly
reinstall...).

/Micke

Are you sure that FPSE2002 was installed when you reinstalled IIS?

(Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Windows
Components -> Application Server -> Internet Information Services ->
Frontpage Extensions 2002)?

In the IIS Manager, is there a Sharepoint Administration site listed under
"Web Sites"?

Cheers
Ken


"Micke" <micke@NOekcim.SPAMnet> wrote in message
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: > All of a sudden, any tries to "Check server extensions", "recalculate
: server
: > extensions" and so forth results in a browser window opening, showing
the
:
: And now I, for lack of other solutions, uninstalled and reinstalled IIS on
: this Window Server 2003 machine. Now there are neither any frontpage
server
: extension things on any of the IIS Admin console menus, NOR is there a
: "configure frontpage extensions". First the extensions just dies, reasons
: unknown. Now they aren't there at all.
:
: Before you ask - the machine was a secondary AD server in a local domain,
: and it's not reachable from the internet. I removed the AD with dcpromo,
: still got that weird behaviour where the fpadmin.dll file would just
*show*
: as random text in the browser instead of actually doing anything,
: uninstalled and reinstalled IIS and all subcomponents.
:
: And now, there are no 'check server extensions' or similar on any context
: meny, I cannot reinstall dotnet framework (is already installed, it tells
: me), there's no UNinstall for it anywhere, and re-registering the dotnet
: things (with "aspnet_regiis.exe -i") didn't work either. What *is* going
on?
: *depressed* ..
:
: There's a lot of other files and stuff on it, and I wouldn't ever think
: about reinstalling windows without formatting. Just leave ONE little file
: there somewhere, and it'll mess everything up. I know, been there. And I
: can't move the files ( just documents, really ) anywhere right now. Is
there
: NO way of fixing this thing without reinstalling and starting over? Feels
: stable .. And no, I didn't start using windows last week, but this really
is
: too weird for me to find a solution on my own (past the monthly
: reinstall...).
:
: /Micke
:
:

> Are you sure that FPSE2002 was installed when you reinstalled IIS?
>
> (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Windows
> Components -> Application Server -> Internet Information Services ->
> Frontpage Extensions 2002)?
>
> In the IIS Manager, is there a Sharepoint Administration site listed under
> "Web Sites"?

No, and no. There it was .. still it doesn't explain why all of a sudden
fpadmin.dll started showing as text - but I'm adding the fp extensions now
and will check if I still get that behaviour. I couldn't *find* where to add
it, but there it was all along :/

Now for checking why I can't create a remoting connection
(tcp://serverort/app/name) from an aspx page on said server to another
machine

ty,
/Micke