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> Development box has Windows 2000 Server, IIS 5, framework 1.1, vs 2003,
> sql server 2000
>
> Everything works great until framework 2.0 installed - all I wanted to
> do was read up on sql server 2005 and BOL requires framework 2.0.
>
> After installing framework 2.0, vs 2003 window forms programs still
> work fine, but I can no longer connect to existing asp.net projects on
> localhost nor can I create new projects.
>
> Error I get is: The web server reported the following error when
> attempting to create or open the web project located at the following
> URL:  http://localhost/WebApplication1 HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server
> Error.
>
> I've done the aspnet_regiis thing; I've gone over all the ACLs to be
> sure asp.net account has needed permissions; I've checked the websites
> to be sure they are all using asp.net 1.1 and not 2.
>
> Additionally, I cannot start the asp.net state service.
>
> If I uninstall framework 2.0, everything works great again.  I've spent
> a week trying to research this in google groups, msdn, and ms
> knowledgebase and can find no one else with similar problems.
>
> Any suggestions??  I would eventually like to start testing the vs 2005
> waters but I have to keep maintaining my asp.net 1.1 apps at the same
> time.
>

> Have you gone in to IIS and changed the framework version for your apps back
> to 1.1? :)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Greg Young
> MVP - C#
> http://geekswithblogs.net/gyoung
> >