Things look ok, now. Hope it stays that way.
Bill
I actually thought the same way you did and followed the permissions/security path. Lots of dead-ends and no solutions through that route.
The problem was that the web app got mapped to the 2.0 framework...it was written for the 1.1 framework. How that happened is still a deep, deep mystery. I ran the following script from the proper framework folder on the server:
aspnet_regiis -s W3SVC/1/ROOT/MyAppName
That cleared everything up. It remapped my server scripts to the proper framework.
Thanks a lot for responding!!Bill
This is also one of those things that I would have to actually see in front of me so that I could see the point of failure. Sorry for such as ambiguous answer, but when dealing with IIS and errors like this, there are a lot of external things that can have an impact on the application and the outcome of something like this. Sorry
I will say this, though, I sounds like it falls on the side of security and permissions. I might start there if nothing else is coming up (i.e. temporarily provide loosened permissions, etc.)
Something changed on our IIS yesterday that brought everything to a screeching halt. One of the main errors that I received was this one:
Invalid postback or callback argument. Event validation is enabled using <pages enableEventValidation="true"/> in configuration or <%@ Page EnableEventValidation="true" %> in a page. For security purposes, this feature verifies that arguments to postback or callback events originate from the server control that originally rendered them. If the data is valid and expected, use the ClientScriptManager.RegisterForEventValidation method in order to register the postback or callback data for validation.
I added the tag to the web.config file (as the error suggests) knowing that this is an intranet application and I am comfortable doing this...the app began working again; however, not everything works. Most pages will not run local scripts. Some pages do not run server scripts (from postbacks). I am completely baffled as to what is going on. I recreated the virtual folder...I even moved the entire app to another server...the same thing is happening.
I am really hoping someone here can shed some light on this. Some of our critical systems are involved. Many are breathing heavily down my neck ready to pounce on me.
Thanks!Bill