IIS 7.5 HTTP 500.19 Internal Server Configuration Error

Question

I am using Windows 2008 R2 with IIS 7.5 and have mapped the source of my website to a network drive. When I do this, the error below appears. When pointing to a local c: drive, the site is running.

Error Summary HTTP Error 500.19 - Internal Server Error The requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration data for the page is invalid. Detailed Error Information Module IIS Web Core Notification Unknown Handler Not yet determined Error Code 0x80070003 Config Error Cannot read configuration file Config File \\?\H:\ExcelAutomation\1.0\src\docs\web.config Requested URL http://vmwws085381.msad.ms.com:80/index.html Physical Path Logon Method Not yet determined Logon User Not yet determined Config Source -1: 0: 

Answer 1

The solution for me was to open IIS, click on my site, and in the "Advanced Settings" section change the physical path to a network resource, for example \\server\share\.. , instead of using a mapped drive.

The original source that helped me come to this decision is here: http://forums.iis.net/t/1157959.aspx

Answer 2

Another reason is not that the Rewrite URL module is installed if your web application refers to this in the associated Web.config file - this is described in detail in this Question

Answer 3

• The IIS server and the server with the shared folder must have an account with the exact username and password . Make sure that this account has Read and Execute, List Folder Contents, and Read access to the shared folder.
• Connect to IIS using UNC . (For example, add a virtual directory to the site, enter an alias, enter the physical path as \ server_name \ folder_name, click "Connect as ...", select "Specific user", click "Install ...", enter the username and password, specified in step 1.) Current versions of IIS do not support mapped drives. Do not waste time making them work.

Also make a great mental (or written) note for yourself and other administrators: if you ever changed the password for this account, do it on both servers and in the IIS connection.

Answer 4

For those who get this error on your local system, this can happen when you transfer the code on several servers or copy an existing project to a new location, and this path to the virtual directory still refers to the earlier path.

This happened to me when I shared a project on a Google drive and accessed it from two different systems. (I know I should have used a version control system)

Decision:

Right click on the project -> Web -> Create Virtual Directory

A prompt will probably appear. Select "Yes" and everything will be done.

Answer 5

The main cause of this error is the physical path in which the website folder cannot be under the users folder, desktop folder, or any folder associated with it. If it is there, move it or put it on another drive and try again.