iis option greyed out while installing iis

Hi,
I'm trying to install IIS on my pc, running xp media center edition
sp2, but after i installed it the checkbox item is greyed, is there
something missing? i'm trying to install it so i can work on some .net
web applications, but visual studio .net 2003 would not allow me to
create any, kept getting this error:

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'.

so i just uninstalled, vs 2003, .net 1.1 and now iis. while removing
iis i noticed it was greyed out, i reinstalled it and and checkbox
under add windows component is again grey. any ideas? Also while they
were all installed together i noticed that under iis properties there
was no asp.net tab, i have one on my laptop, winxp sp2, but thought it
was odd installing the same thing on pc didn't have one.

Thanks.

Dave
Sun Aug 27 10:03:01 CDT 2006

is it totally gray or gray with a check?? if the latter then click on
'details', note that the default installation does not include the scripts
directory that is probably needed, front page server extensions or the ftp
service.

"phil2phil" <philtwophil@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1156688309.352325.210870@75g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
> I'm trying to install IIS on my pc, running xp media center edition
> sp2, but after i installed it the checkbox item is greyed, is there
> something missing? i'm trying to install it so i can work on some .net
> web applications, but visual studio .net 2003 would not allow me to
> create any, kept getting this error:
>
> 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'.
>
> so i just uninstalled, vs 2003, .net 1.1 and now iis. while removing
> iis i noticed it was greyed out, i reinstalled it and and checkbox
> under add windows component is again grey. any ideas? Also while they
> were all installed together i noticed that under iis properties there
> was no asp.net tab, i have one on my laptop, winxp sp2, but thought it
> was odd installing the same thing on pc didn't have one.
>
> Thanks.
>

phil2phil
Sun Aug 27 15:17:49 CDT 2006

Hi,
i was greyed out with a check, i just reinstalled it and checked off
everything inside IIS Details, that got the grey out. Then installed
.net 1.1 and visual studio 2003, but same error:
'http://localhost/webapplication1'. 'HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server
Error'.
wondering if this is an xp media center issue, as the same thing works
on my laptop running xp prof. Also properties under Default web site
on my laptop show a ASP.Net tab, but i don't see one in the media
center pc.

Dave wrote:
> is it totally gray or gray with a check?? if the latter then click on
> 'details', note that the default installation does not include the scripts
> directory that is probably needed, front page server extensions or the ftp
> service.

Ken
Sun Aug 27 19:28:30 CDT 2006

Hi,

The greyed out option is preventing you from installing IIS. The fact you
are getting back a 500 Internal Server Error indicates that IIS is installed
and responding to requests.

In your browser, goto Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced and uncheck
"Show Friendly HTTP Errors". Reload the page, and post the full error
message you now see.

Also, look in the Windows Event Log (Start -> Control Panel ->
Administrative Tools -> Event Viewer), and copy-n-paste any relevant warning
or error events.

Also, the ASP.NET tab is only present after you install .NET v2.0 (IIRC - I
don't believe that you get it if you just install v1.1). However I could be
wrong about this.

Cheers
Ken


"phil2phil" <philtwophil@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> i was greyed out with a check, i just reinstalled it and checked off
> everything inside IIS Details, that got the grey out. Then installed
> .net 1.1 and visual studio 2003, but same error:
> 'http://localhost/webapplication1'. 'HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server
> Error'.
> wondering if this is an xp media center issue, as the same thing works
> on my laptop running xp prof. Also properties under Default web site
> on my laptop show a ASP.Net tab, but i don't see one in the media
> center pc.
>
> Dave wrote:
>> is it totally gray or gray with a check?? if the latter then click on
>> 'details', note that the default installation does not include the
>> scripts
>> directory that is probably needed, front page server extensions or the
>> ftp
>> service.
>