<font face='Tahoma'>Hey all. I am trying to learn ASP.NET via Dreamweaver. After creating the database and trying to execute the 1st page, I am unable to run the aspx page.

Through some research, I found out that the ASPNET user has to have permissions on the project folder. Since I am running XP, I'm not sure how to do this. I know in W2K I just right click the folder, click Security, and then add the user. But in XP Pro, the only simular option I have is Web Sharing, which doesnt give me access to set particular user permissions. HELP!!!</font id='Tahoma'>

I also am running XP and get this problem very often. To solve it I share the folder on the web and also allow network access to that folder and that does it. It has all got to do with the IUSR_ accounts. I could do it neatly in W2K but XP does it differently so this is how I get around it.

Regards,

Dave

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WinXP : IIS 5.1 : StudioMX : ASP : VBScript
www.clicksdesign.com

OK I had similar issue regarding this kind of thing although it was more to do with an ACCESS DB through a ASP page.

Firstly, goto the folder which contains the DB or the Site root folder.

i.e

C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TheSMI\SMIPolls\database

Right click and bring up the properties. Then go to the “sharing” tab and check the “Share this folder”

Then click PERMISSIONS, this will pop another box up and the click ADD. Again another box will appear and here we click ADVANCED.

Clicking ADVANCED will expand the box. Now click find now and this will bring back all users for that machine. Find the name you want to add and click OK (usually IWAM_SOMEHING)

Remember to highlight the USER in permission and check all the box’s giving the user full rights to the folder.

Hope this helps if not I’ve wasted 10 mins of my life writing this out <img src=../images/dmxzone/forum/icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

SMD