Web Application Installer Cannot Find Default Website

Hi All -

I have created a web application installer exe using VS 2005, and have
deployed my application successfully on both IIS7 and IIS6. I am now trying
to install it on XP / IIS5.1, and running into problems - the installer does
not bring anything up in the dropdown box that normally says "Default Web
Site". When I go to the IIS snap in, everything appears to be normal. The
installer will allow you to move forward and even says that the installation
has been successful, but no new web application will appear under the default
website and the application root folder does not show up under wwwroot. I
have tried re-installing IIS5.1 and restarting the server using iisreset, but
no luck. Any ideas? Your help is much appreciated!

Thank you,

Bart

Re: Web Application Installer Cannot Find Default Website

Hello,

I need to know how your web application installer works and what it
assumes from IIS, to be able to help.


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Regards,
Kristofer Gafvert
http://www.gafvert.info/iis/ - IIS Related Info


Bart wrote:

>Hi All -
>
>I have created a web application installer exe using VS 2005, and have
>deployed my application successfully on both IIS7 and IIS6. I am now
>trying
>to install it on XP / IIS5.1, and running into problems - the installer
>does
>not bring anything up in the dropdown box that normally says "Default Web
>Site". When I go to the IIS snap in, everything appears to be normal. The
>installer will allow you to move forward and even says that the
>installation
>has been successful, but no new web application will appear under the
>default
>website and the application root folder does not show up under wwwroot. I
>have tried re-installing IIS5.1 and restarting the server using iisreset,
>but
>no luck. Any ideas? Your help is much appreciated!
>
>Thank you,
>
>Bart

RE: Web Application Installer Cannot Find Default Website

Bart,

Make sure the Identifier for the Default Web Site is 1 - the name alone will
usually not work since most install apps look for the Identifierrather than
the Description.

HTH

"Bart" wrote:

> Hi All -
>
> I have created a web application installer exe using VS 2005, and have
> deployed my application successfully on both IIS7 and IIS6. I am now trying
> to install it on XP / IIS5.1, and running into problems - the installer does
> not bring anything up in the dropdown box that normally says "Default Web
> Site". When I go to the IIS snap in, everything appears to be normal. The
> installer will allow you to move forward and even says that the installation
> has been successful, but no new web application will appear under the default
> website and the application root folder does not show up under wwwroot. I
> have tried re-installing IIS5.1 and restarting the server using iisreset, but
> no luck. Any ideas? Your help is much appreciated!
>
> Thank you,
>
> Bart