Server Error 500 - Internal server error. There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.

I problem which might have kept me overnight in the office!!!

Environment:

Microsoft IIS 7.5

Windows Server 2008 R2

Cause:

Trying to share the root web folder.

Problem:

Server Error

500 - Internal server error.

There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.

Trials:

- Removing the share.

- Deleting the Temporary ASP.NET files

- Restating the  IIS

Workaround:

1 - Creating a new web root folder and moving all  the application folders to this new folder.

2 - Configuring all the application folders to point to the new folder.

Enabling Microsoft IIS logging feature

1) Notice the Site ID, since this will guide you later to the correct logs file for your site, in case multiple sites are hosted under the same IIS instance.

2) Open "Logging" from the "Featues View".

3) Notice the target logs location when the logs are stored, and make any required changes to the log content.

4) Sample log file should look like:

5) Lookup the status code against the below MSDN list of HHTP status codes:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa384325(v=vs.85).aspx


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Snapshots from IIS version 7.5.7600 under Windows 7 Professional.

Microsoft IIS Versions

MS IIS: Microsoft Internet Information Server

XP       = IIS 5.1
Server 2003 = IIS 6
Server 2008 = IIS 7
Windows 7   = IIS 7.5

Microsoft IIS Versions

XP  = IIS 5.1
Server 2003 = IIS 6
Server 2008 = IIS 7
Windows 7   = IIS 7.5