Hi tiffany you are getting the error because VS.NET tries to contact a webserver (like IIS) on your laptop in order to create the project. AFAIK you need a webserver like IIS (i don't know if Personal WebServer (PWS) runs ASP.NET) in order for it to run.
regards Remie Bolte ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tiffany Blake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ActiveServerPages" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 7:59 PM Subject: VS.net web form i am unable to open a web application project without getting "Web Access Failed" error. > do you know of a workaround to the "Web Access Failed" error - unable to create web project 'webapplication1'. the unc share \\L2SB844585\wwwroot$\WebApplication1' does not exist or you do not have access. > > we have no infrastructure in place, other than the locally installed (win2k laptop) enterprise architect edition. i checked all install options and manually installed the sql server desktop engine using the setup.exe provided. the server was definitely installed because i have an icon on my desktop toolbar > > on rollover it reads - "Running - \\L2SB844585\VSdontNET - MSSQLServer" > > on rightclick, a menu of options is presented: > Open SQL Server Service Manager > Current service on \\L2SB844585\VSdontNET > MSSQLServer stop > MSSQLServer pause > ... > thanks for your help , [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to activeserverpages as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% --- You are currently subscribed to activeserverpages as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
