Please Help! -IIS 5.1/ASP Pages Refuse to Load

Hi,

I decided to make my own site recently. Right away I came across a problem with IIS and ASP pages. ASP pages do not load but HTML pages do. Serving the Net presents no ASP problems and all ASP pages laod fine when I surf.

Here are my PC specs:
P4/2.4/1GB/80GB/800 Front Bus
WIN XP PRO (came preinstalled)
Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1
Dreamweaver MX 2004
Service Pack 2

I have searched the Net high and low and found lots of suggestions, including lots on this forum pages. None solved my problem.

I tried the simple test page from Microsoft with their code to no avail.

<%
Response.Write "This is a test ASP page."
%>

I installed and reinstalled .Net Frameowork 1.1 and IIS numerous times. I read on this forum that some one fixed this same problem by uninstalling Mcaffee. I used to have AVG for the virus scanner and Zone Alarm. I uninstalled them both. No luck.

.asp extension is linked to C:\Windows\System32\Inetsrv\asp.dll, GET, HEAD, POST, TRACE

IIS is set to LOW/Protection, Scripts and Executables/Execute Permissions, Local path shows correct path to my design folder and all boxes are checked. In the Authentication I have Anonymous Access checked, Allow IIS to control password checked. Everythign else here is unchecked.

The error that MS IE6.0.2900/SP 2 is returning is exactly as follows:
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"The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.

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Please try the following:

Click the Refresh button, or try again later.

If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.

To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those provided by your local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).
See if your Internet connection settings are being detected. You can set Microsoft Windows to examine your network and automatically discover network connection settings (if your network administrator has enabled this setting).
Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options.
On the Connections tab, click LAN Settings.
Select Automatically detect settings, and then click OK.
Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click About Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed.
If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support it. Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll to the Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.0.
Click the Back button to try another link.

Cannot find server or DNS Error
Internet Explorer "
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One thing that is puzzling to me and makes me wander is that my Event Viewr is full of errors from one service: COM+. Here is one error that occurs the most:
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Event Type: Error
Event Source: COM+
Event Category: (98)
Event ID: 4822
Date: 11/28/2004
Time: 10:02:01 AM
User: N/A
Computer: ALEX
Description:
A condition has occurred that indicates this COM+ application is in an unstable state or is not functioning correctly. Assertion Failure: SUCCEEDED(hr)

Server Application ID: {02D4B3F1-FD88-11D1-960D-00805FC79235}
Server Application Instance ID:
{F6B25AEF-AF2B-475E-AE4B-891DC4CC6F03}
Server Application Name: System Application
The serious nature of this error has caused the process to terminate.
Error Code = 0x8000ffff : Catastrophic failure
COM+ Services Internals Information:
File: d:\qxp_slp\com\com1x\src\comsvcs\tracker\trksvr\trksvrimpl.cpp, Line: 3000
Comsvcs.dll file version: ENU 2001.12.4414.258 shp

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp."
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Here is the other error that seems to have somethign to do with IE. This was caused by VSS (service):

Event Type: Error
Event Source: VSS
Event Category: None
Event ID: 8193
Date: 11/28/2004
Time: 10:00:24 AM
User: N/A
Computer: ALEX
Description:
Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine IEventSystem::Query. hr = 0x80040155.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 57 52 54 57 52 54 49 43 WRTWRTIC
0008: 32 31 37 33 00 00 00 00 2173....
0010: 57 52 54 57 52 54 49 43 WRTWRTIC
0018: 32 31 31 31 00 00 00 00 2111....

There are lots of different errors from COM+ but this one is the most occuring.

I am at a total loss with this probem and would really apprciate any help. I am not an expert but it seems to me that this COM+ service has somethign to do with the problem. The ironic thing is it was working 24 hours ago very well. And then it stopped. I did not change any settings in IIS but I did install 3rd party code into one of my pages. The code since was removed.

Thanks to all for any suggestions.

Regards,
Alex

Hi,

I believe I answered my own questions.

The problem was with corrupted COM+. See this link below but do use at your own risk. I was facing XP re-install and I took the risk. The page did say the fix was compatible with 2000 PRO. Since I am running XP RPO I decided to try the fix and failing that reinstall. IT WORKED!!!! All my ASP pages work great now.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315296

Hope this will help somebody.

Alex