Troubleshooting Web Server Errors
When you try to access your site in a web browser, you may run into a number of problems. The
first thing you need to do to get helpful error messages is to change the section
in Web.config from On to Off or RemoteOnly. This makes it easier to see what’s going on.
Additionally, you may want to check out the Windows Event Viewer (type eventvwr from the Start
menu or Start screen) for more details about errors and hints how to solve them.
This section lists the most common problems and provides a fix for them. You should realize a large
number of possible reasons exist for the errors you may get, so it’s impossible to cover them all here.
If you run into a problem you can’t solve, turn to this book’s forum at the Wrox community site at