ASP.NET - deploy webapplication

i want to deploy my website on localhost (windowxp,iis5.1,vs4.0) i  publishes it suceesfully but when i browse( it i found error
Exception Details: System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironmentException: Failed to access IIS metabase.

The process account used to run ASP.NET must have read access to the IIS metabase (e.g. IIS://servername/W3SVC). For information on modifying metabase permissions, please see http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267904.

what will i do why this error come.

I also think you have installed IIS after installed the 4.0 framework. 

You should try re-installing the ASP.Net. Go to visual studio command prompt and type "aspnet_regiis.exe -i". Note that you need to first navigate to the 4.0 framework folder. You can enter the following command in your command prompt.

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe -i

If this does not solve the issue, then the error message has all the necessary info. Please visit http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=267904. as the message says, and follow the instructions. 

Hope this solves the issue.

Rashmi,

It seems that the your asp.net folder which is inside the www root does not have enough rightd to connect with IIS.
the suggestions are given in previous post may help you.

Apart from that u can also try to provide full rights and access to this folder, and also repair your IIS. and restart the IIS.

hope this helps
Regards
D

hi,

1. Ensure Integrated Windows Authentication is enabled for the Virtual Directory in IIS.
2.  > aspnet_regiis -ga [AccountName]
3.  > aspnet_regiis -i
4.  Restart IIS

Follow the steps given below to fix this error
 
(1) Go to Start | Control Panel | Add and Remove Programs
 
(2) Click on the entry titled Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and select Change/Remove. The Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Setup dialog box opens up.
 
(3) Select the option titled Repair and the setup automatically performs the required repair work.
 
(4) You will be prompted to reboot the system after the completion of the process.
 
(5) Run the affected ASP.NET 2.0 application once again and the application should work fine without any problems.

NOTE : If you have installed Visual Studio 2008 Beta or Visual Web Developer Express Beta or .Net Framework 3.5, you may need to repair the .Net Framework 3.5 (Even though you use ASP.Net 2.X in your IIS 6). You may also need to go to IIS control panel and re-select the ASP.Net version.