Major frustration; no tears YET

Question

Hi - I posted a message last night - 22 hours ago - on the
Active HTML category and haven't gotten a reply. I know it's a
constant problem for new users to connect to the testing server
using IIS and Windows Vista and DW CS3 and MS Access. (Not to
mention that it's a holiday weekend.) I have tried multiple fixes
and posted a detailed list of what I have tried over the past 2
weeks. After reading the 'I'm in tears' posts I have to say I feel
the same way! About 10 years ago I created a website using a
combination of Winword 97, I think and tweaking the code in a text
editor and have gotten a fair number of compliments. It uses tables
and still works well. Transitioning to DW up to this point has not
been too bad - usually I just have to re-read the tutorial - but I
have hit the wall with trying active pages. That's my main reason
for creating my site - I have about 4 years working with Access,
and like it.
Well, I can't link to my post but the title is: ASP on
Localhost / LiveData View or browser - Long and it is currently the
6th item down the list in the Dynamic HTML General Discussion
forum.
Can somebody please, please take a look and let me know what
else to try? Thanks - Lisa.
PS - I have also posted the message on the IIS forum but I
suspect am running into the holiday weekend problem there
too.

Answer 1

Okay, first, most of us don't know anything about the forums
you're
mentioning here. We're just on this forum and we read the
posts in various
different programs, so the way the threads are listed will be
different for
different people. It would be best if you would just ask the
question *here*
clearly.
Second, a subject line that only describes your emotional
state is not
helpful! The purpose of the subject line is to allow
volunteers to scan the
many different threads and find the ones in their area of
knowledge. If/when
you start a new thread, a subject line that mentions the
problem would
really help you to get more useful answers.
Third, I've read your post a couple of times now - your
second post which
was supposed to clarify the problem - and I still can't even
tell *what* the
problem is. You say that you've "tried everything" - tried
everything for
what?? What is the problem you need help with?
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"LReber" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> Sorry to be unclear. Below is the text of an as yet
unanswered post I made
> to
> the DW Support forum "Dynamic HTML General Discussion,"
where it was the
> 6th
> item down the list as of last night. I should have just
re-posted it here
> to
> begin with. Please let me know if you need further
information. Thanks -
> Lisa
> - - - - -
> Well, it seems like I've tried everything, and I've
found a lot of good
> resources out there. I started out following the DW
articles/tutorials
> "setting
> up an ASP development environment" and "Developing a Web
Application with
> Dreamweaver." I am running Windows Vista Business and
IIS 6.0 (or 7.0 -
> I'm
> getting completely confused - see below) and DW CS3, and
MSAccess 2007.
> Anyway,
> I have looked at the asp forum (forums.iis.net) and
found a good list on
> the
> subject and tried as many things as possible. One of
those is the blog at
>
>
http://weblogs.asp.net/steveschofield/archive/2007/03/17/localhost-connection-is
> sues-list.aspx
> by Steve Schofield Among the items suggested were to
check:
>
> Make sure WWW service is enabled (it is)
> ping localhost (works)
> turn off IE friendly errors (no change)
> check for problem in Netscape & Firefox (no browser
works)
> Open a command prompt, type netstat -an -p tcp and see
if 0.0.0.0:80
> listed or
> something with :80 listed. (nothing)
> Check antivirus software - I made sure DW CS3 & MS
Access have program
> permissions allowed in McAfee firewall
> Looked for errors in the event log (nothing changes)
> Install and run Process Monitor (see below)
>
> Another blog suggested the following:
%windir%\system32\inetsrv\appcmd set
> config -section:asp -scriptErrorSentToBrowser:true ---
changed from false.
> That
> was rather scary and beyond me, though I think I did
find the correct
> place to
> edit it. But maybe not!
>
> Several items of note:
>
http://127.0.0.1/ shows a graphic for
IIS7
> System and Maintenance | Administrative tools shows IIS
6.0
> An asp file I created while following a tutorial called
timetest works
> fine at
>
http://localhost/dreamweaver/CafeTownsend/timetest2.asp
> While working in IIS manager I found the error message
text under
> ComputerName|Websites|Default Website|ASP - Debugging
properties, and
> changed
> it to read "An error occurred on the server when
processing the URL.
> Please
> contact the @#$% system administrator" and this is the
message that
> appears
> when I try to view my page in the browser or livedata
view.
> I have checked permissions for the
wwwroot/dreamweaver/website files to
> ensure
> Read & Write are enabled
> Ditto in IIS Manager for Default Website
>
> Process monitor shows the following (my guess at a
significant result):
> Operation: FASTIO_NETWORK_QUERY_OPEN
> Path: C:\Users\Me\Documents\Dreamweaver Sites\Cafe
Townsend\viewJS.asp
> Result: FAST IO DISALLOWED
>
> It seems like there should be a listing with Path:
C:\Inetpub etc. but at
> this
> point logic no longer seems useful.
>
> I know this is a common problem and it may be caused by
Vista but as you
> can
> tell, I have tried many, many fixes and had zero
success.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
>