IIS 5.0 Problems after installing Windows Updates

I just finished rebuilding a server after Windows 2000 crashed, and performed a fresh installation of Win2K Server w/ IIS 5.0. I then installed a few apps, but decided to install all available Critical Updates and Windows Updates before going too far. The Updates went smoothly, but when I tried to start developing new websites with Visual InterDev6 I was unable to make much progress. Every time I try to add a page, Windows Installer tries to install something from Access 2000 SP-1. When I finally got a default.asp page created, I typed in a simple 'Hello World' page and tried to view it. It doesn't display - page not found. So I tried accessing the IISHelp site via localhost, and this too was impossible. It tells me that I don't have permission to access the site, even though I am the Administrator

There appears to be two things going on here. One is that there is an invalid file association causing the Request to insert the Access 2000 CD whenever VI tries to create a page. The other is a permissions issue that is preventing me from accessing my own pages, or the built in help and administration pages. I don't have a clue how to solve these issues, though, even though before the crash I have been building and accessing websites for two years using the exact same procedures I'm trying now. What could be wrong here?

George
Sun May 23 19:26:54 CDT 2004

You do not have access to IISHelp unless you use localhost as the =
domain. Like so http://localhost/IISHelp/common/404b.htm

Try that you'll get the 404 Not found page.

The other issue with VInt and Access 2000 SP1 not sure. But I would =
make sure in the Setup for Office you have nothing that installs =
onDemand from the Network or in any other fashion. Whatever you are =
using make sure it is installed on the local machine. The installer is =
firing because you are accessing something which is not yet on the local =
machine.

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George Hester
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"Roger" <rawright@bhcaz.com> wrote in message =
news:EA5C872E-C8A4-4C66-B6B2-804B9D565708@microsoft.com...
> I just finished rebuilding a server after Windows 2000 crashed, and =
performed a fresh installation of Win2K Server w/ IIS 5.0. I then =
installed a few apps, but decided to install all available Critical =
Updates and Windows Updates before going too far. The Updates went =
smoothly, but when I tried to start developing new websites with Visual =
InterDev6 I was unable to make much progress. Every time I try to add a =
page, Windows Installer tries to install something from Access 2000 =
SP-1. When I finally got a default.asp page created, I typed in a =
simple 'Hello World' page and tried to view it. It doesn't display - =
page not found. So I tried accessing the IISHelp site via localhost, =
and this too was impossible. It tells me that I don't have permission =
to access the site, even though I am the Administrator.
>=20
> There appears to be two things going on here. One is that there is an =
invalid file association causing the Request to insert the Access 2000 =
CD whenever VI tries to create a page. The other is a permissions issue =
that is preventing me from accessing my own pages, or the built in help =
and administration pages. I don't have a clue how to solve these =
issues, though, even though before the crash I have been building and =
accessing websites for two years using the exact same procedures I'm =
trying now. What could be wrong here?