Problem with Opening Login Screen

When you try to browse Active Server Pages (ASP), you may receive the following error message in the browser:

HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error

If you clear the Show Friendly HTTP Error Messages check box in the browser, you receive the following message:

Server Application Error

The server has encountered an error while loading an application during the processing of your request.  Please refer to the event log for more detail information.  Please contact your server administrator for assistance.

An error message like the following is received in the system event log:

Source: DCOM

Event ID: 10010

User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM

Description: The Server {3D14228D-FBE1-11D0-995D-00C04FD919C1} did not register with DCOM within the required timeout.

This error message is followed in the event log by a warning message like the following:

Source: W3SVC

Event ID: 36

User: N/A

Description: The server failed to load application 'AppPath.'  The error was "Server execution failed."

You may also see entries like the following in your "%SystemRoot%\Iis5.log" file:

OC_ABOUT_TO_COMMIT_QUEUE:Unreg iis_core:FindModules: FindProcessByName W failed!

Solution 1:

Add these users back to the Users group, and then restart Internet Information Services (IIS):

  1. Click on Start, then on Programs, Administrative Tools, and Computer Management to open the Computer Management Console.

  2. In the left pane, expand Local Users and Groups, and then click the Groups folder.

  3. In the right pane, right-click the Users group, and then click on Properties.

  4. Click on Add.

  5. In the Select Users or Groups dialog box, locate the Look In drop-down box, and then select the local computer.

  6. Select Authenticated Users, and then click on Add.  Select INTERACTIVE, and then click on Add.  Click on OK, then Apply, and then on Close to close the properties for the Users group.

  7. In the left pane, expand Services and Applications, and then click on Services.

  8. In the right pane, right-click IIS Admin Service, and then click on Restart.

  9. In the Restart Other Services confirmation dialog box, click on Yes.

Solution 2:

The Default Web Site is not set to the Default Application.

  1. Go into the Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and Internet Information Services (or Internet Service Manager for Win 2000).

  2. Right click on the Default Web Site, and then click on Properties.

  3. Go to the Home Directory tab and locate the Application Name field.  Click on the Create button next to this field, and then click on the OK button at the bottom of the window.

Note: If the button nest to the Application Name field is a Remove button, try changing the Application Protection at the bottom of the Home Directory tab to "Low(Process)."