Hopefully I got the right forum here.

 I've converted a web application from ASP.NET 2.0 in VS 2005 to ASP.NET 3.5 in VS 2008. When I run the site from within VS everything works fine. When I deploy it to my local IIS 7 server I get the following error.

WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.
To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.
Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.
To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].

[BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.]
   System.Reflection.Assembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, Assembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection) +0
   System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +465
   System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(String assemblyString, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +181
   System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(String assemblyString) +42
   System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +190

[ConfigurationErrorsException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Data' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.]
   System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +3642024
   System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAllAssembliesFromAppDomainBinDirectory() +402
   System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssembly(AssemblyInfo ai) +155
   System.Web.Configuration.AssemblyInfo.get_AssemblyInternal() +36
   System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies(CompilationSection compConfig) +235
   System.Web.Compilation.WebDirectoryBatchCompiler..ctor(VirtualDirectory vdir) +214
   System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.BatchCompileWebDirectoryInternal(VirtualDirectory vdir, Boolean ignoreErrors) +57
   System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CompileWebFile(VirtualPath virtualPath) +259
   System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultInternal(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) +406
   System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultWithNoAssert(HttpContext context, VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) +125
   System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVirtualPathObjectFactory(VirtualPath virtualPath, HttpContext context, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean noAssert) +203
   System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CreateInstanceFromVirtualPath(VirtualPath virtualPath, Type requiredBaseType, HttpContext context, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean noAssert) +52
   System.Web.UI.PageHandlerFactory.GetHandlerHelper(HttpContext context, String requestType, VirtualPath virtualPath, String physicalPath) +50
   System.Web.MaterializeHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +419
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +274

 First, enabling assembly load logging (easiest way is with fuslogvw.exe tool) will allow you to see what .NET is trying to load (and from where).

przemeklach:

From that last line it appears the IIS is running only ASP.NET 2.0xxx. I have ASP.NET 3.5 installed.

So, is the problem in fact that IIS is using the wrong version of ASP.NET and if so how do I go about changing it. Or is this another problem altogether.

.NET 3.5 is new compilers and assemblies added  on top of 3.0, which was assemblies added on top of 2.0: i.e. to use .NET 3.5, you need IIS configured to be ASP.NET 2.0.

Thanks for your reply.

I started the Assembly Binding Log Viewer and ran my site in IE. Nothing showed up in the logger.

I went through all the settings in IIS. I'm not sure where I'm supposed to look to see if IIS is configure for ASP.NET 2.0. In my Application Pool settings the .NET version is set to v2.0xxx. I'm assuming that is it?

Thanks.

przemeklach:

In my Application Pool settings the .NET version is set to v2.0xxx. I'm assuming that is it?

You should be checking this on the web site root or virtual directory rather than application pool. 

przemeklach:

Nothing showed up in the logger.

Hmm.... another route to getting this data is to look at the details of the exception... you'll need to ensure debugger is running and stop on the exception to look at the details.

All of this seems to be either a configuration problem (which can be all about the details -- double check everything like the output from "aspnet_regiis -lk"), or the .NET installation has been corrupted (but this seems a lot less likely).

I could not find a drop down anywhere where I can switch between the differnet versions of .NET. When I looked under the .NET Compilations/Assemblies settings I saw a mixture of 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 ASP.NET assembly references. Not sure if that is where I'm supposed to look and if these are correct? Can you tell me where I'm supposed to look? I'm not that familiar with IIS.

I'm don't know where to get the output from aspnet_regiis. I ran my site again and for some reason I got more error information this time. Here it is, maybe this is what you're looking for. I've also attached my web.config file.

1    Assembly manager loaded from:  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\mscorwks.dll
2    Running under executable  c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\w3wp.exe
3    --- A detailed error log follows. 
4    
5    === Pre-bind state information ===
6    LOG: User = NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
7    LOG: DisplayName = System.Data
8     (Partial)
9    LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/inetpub/wwwroot/PrzemekLach/
10   LOG: Initial PrivatePath = C:\inetpub\wwwroot\PrzemekLach\bin
11   Calling assembly : (Unknown).
12   ===
13   LOG: This bind starts in default load context.
14   LOG: Using application configuration file: C:\inetpub\wwwroot\PrzemekLach\web.config
15   LOG: Using host configuration file: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\Aspnet.config
16   LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\config\machine.config.
17   LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind).
18   LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v2.0.50727/Temporary ASP.NET Files/przemeklach/e61519c5/f77cb8c9/System.Data.DLL.
19   LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v2.0.50727/Temporary ASP.NET Files/przemeklach/e61519c5/f77cb8c9/System.Data/System.Data.DLL.
20   LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/inetpub/wwwroot/PrzemekLach/bin/System.Data.DLL.
21   ERR: Failed to complete setup of assembly (hr = 0x8007000b). Probing terminated.
22   

1    
2    <configuration>
3        <configSections>
4            <sectionGroup name="system.web.extensions" type="System.Web.Configuration.SystemWebExtensionsSectionGroup, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
5                <sectionGroup name="scripting" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingSectionGroup, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
6                    <section name="scriptResourceHandler" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingScriptResourceHandlerSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication"/>
7                    <sectionGroup name="webServices" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingWebServicesSectionGroup, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
8                        <section name="jsonSerialization" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingJsonSerializationSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="Everywhere"/>
9                        <section name="profileService" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingProfileServiceSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication"/>
10                       <section name="authenticationService" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingAuthenticationServiceSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication"/>
11                       <section name="roleService" type="System.Web.Configuration.ScriptingRoleServiceSection, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication"/>
12                   </sectionGroup>
13               </sectionGroup>
14           </sectionGroup>
15       </configSections>
16       <appSettings/>
17       <connectionStrings>
18           <add name="database" connectionString="Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=****;Persist Security Info=True;UID=****;PWD=****;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
19           <!--<add name="database" connectionString="Data Source=****;Initial Catalog=****;Persist Security Info=True;UID=****;PWD=****" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>-->
20       </connectionStrings>
21       <system.web>
22           <compilation debug="true">
23               <assemblies>
24                   <add assembly="System.Design, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A"/>
25                   <add assembly="System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
26                   <add assembly="System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
27                   <add assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
28                   <add assembly="System.Xml.Linq, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
29                   <add assembly="System.Data.DataSetExtensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089"/>
30               </assemblies>
31           </compilation>
32           <!--<authentication mode="Windows"/>-->
33           <authentication mode="Forms">
34               <forms loginUrl="Default.aspx" protection="Validation" timeout="300"/>
35           </authentication>
36           <authorization>
37               <allow users="*"/>
38           </authorization>
39           <globalization requestEncoding="utf-8" responseEncoding="utf-8"/>
40           <membership>
41               <providers>
42                   <remove name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider"/>
43                   <add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider,System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" connectionStringName="database" enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true" applicationName="/" requiresUniqueEmail="false" passwordFormat="Hashed" maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5" minRequiredPasswordLength="7" minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="1" passwordAttemptWindow="10" passwordStrengthRegularExpression=""/>
44               </providers>
45           </membership>
46           <profile>
47               <providers>
48                   <remove name="AspNetSqlProfileProvider"/>
49                   <add name="AspNetSqlProfileProvider" connectionStringName="database" applicationName="/" type="System.Web.Profile.SqlProfileProvider,System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"/>
50               </providers>
51           </profile>
52           <roleManager enabled="true">
53               <providers>
54                   <remove name="AspNetSqlRoleProvider"/>
55                   <add name="AspNetSqlRoleProvider" connectionStringName="database" applicationName="/" type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider,System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"/>
56               </providers>
57           </roleManager>
58           <siteMap defaultProvider="XmlSiteMapProvider" enabled="true">
59               <providers>
60                   <add name="XmlSiteMapProvider" description="SiteMap provider which reads in .sitemap XML files." type="System.Web.XmlSiteMapProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" siteMapFile="Web.sitemap" securityTrimmingEnabled="true"/>
61               </providers>
62           </siteMap>
63           <pages theme="Default" masterPageFile="~/Default.master" maintainScrollPositionOnPostBack="true">
64               <controls>
65                   <add tagPrefix="asp" namespace="System.Web.UI" assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
66                   <add tagPrefix="asp" namespace="System.Web.UI.WebControls" assembly="System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
67               </controls>
68           </pages>
69           <httpHandlers>
70               <remove verb="*" path="*.asmx"/>
71               <add verb="*" path="*.asmx" validate="false" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
72               <add verb="*" path="*_AppService.axd" validate="false" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
73               <add verb="GET,HEAD" path="ScriptResource.axd" validate="false" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptResourceHandler, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
74           </httpHandlers>
75           <httpModules>
76               <add name="ScriptModule" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptModule, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
77           </httpModules>
78       </system.web>
79       <location path="Admin">
80           <system.web>
81               <authorization>
82                   <allow roles="Administrators"/>
83                   <deny users="*"/>
84               </authorization>
85           </system.web>
86       </location>
87       <system.codedom>
88           <compilers>
89               <compiler language="c#;cs;csharp" extension=".cs" type="Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider,System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" warningLevel="4">
90                   <providerOption name="CompilerVersion" value="v3.5"/>
91                   <providerOption name="WarnAsError" value="false"/>
92               </compiler>
93               <compiler language="vb;vbs;visualbasic;vbscript" extension=".vb" type="Microsoft.VisualBasic.VBCodeProvider, System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" warningLevel="4">
94                   <providerOption name="CompilerVersion" value="v3.5"/>
95                   <providerOption name="OptionInfer" value="true"/>
96                   <providerOption name="WarnAsError" value="false"/>
97               </compiler>
98           </compilers>
99       </system.codedom>
100      <system.webServer>
101          <validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false"/>
102          <modules>
103              <remove name="ScriptModule"/>
104              <add name="ScriptModule" preCondition="managedHandler" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptModule, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
105          </modules>
106          <handlers>
107              <remove name="WebServiceHandlerFactory-Integrated"/>
108              <remove name="ScriptHandlerFactory"/>
109              <remove name="ScriptHandlerFactoryAppServices"/>
110              <remove name="ScriptResource"/>
111              <add name="ScriptHandlerFactory" verb="*" path="*.asmx" preCondition="integratedMode" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
112              <add name="ScriptHandlerFactoryAppServices" verb="*" path="*_AppService.axd" preCondition="integratedMode" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
113              <add name="ScriptResource" verb="GET,HEAD" path="ScriptResource.axd" preCondition="integratedMode" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptResourceHandler, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
114          </handlers>
115      </system.webServer>
116      <runtime>
117          <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
118              <dependentAssembly>
119                  <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Extensions" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"/>
120                  <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-1.1.0.0" newVersion="3.5.0.0"/>
121              </dependentAssembly>
122              <dependentAssembly>
123                  <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Extensions.Design" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"/>
124                  <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-1.1.0.0" newVersion="3.5.0.0"/>
125              </dependentAssembly>
126          </assemblyBinding>
127      </runtime>
128  </configuration>
129  

So I still have no solution. I started a project from scratch and I tested it everytime I added something. I incrementally added stuff: masterpage, sitemaps etc... each time testing to see if things would run. The error came up when I added an AJAX extender to a button.

The setup of IIS 7 that I have is just the default one. I'm confused as to why no one else has had this problem. What I'm trying to do here is run a simple website with and AJAX control. Has no one else done this yet?

przemeklach:

I saw a mixture of 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5 ASP.NET assembly references. Not sure if that is where I'm supposed to look and if these are correct

That is what you will see,. both 3.0 and 3.5 are incremental additons to 2.0 core (now with SP1).

przemeklach:

I'm don't know where to get the output from aspnet_regiis.

You run it from the command line, it outputs to standard output.

przemeklach:

I got more error information this time. Here it is, maybe this is what you're looking for.

Yes... and it shows there is something wrong, why is there no looking for the assembly in the GAC?

This is what I get from looking for System.Data (with correct full assembly name):

*** Assembly Binder Log Entry  (2008-01-23 @ 08:26:42) ***

The operation was successful.
Bind result: hr = 0x0. The operation completed successfully.

Assembly manager loaded from:  C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorwks.dll
Running under executable  C:\Documents and Settings\richard_cox\Local Settings\Application Data\Temporary Projects\ConsoleApplication1\bin\Debug\ConsoleApplication1.exe
--- A detailed error log follows. 

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: User = XX\YY
LOG: DisplayName = System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
 (Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/Documents and Settings/YY/Local Settings/Application Data/Temporary Projects/ConsoleApplication1/bin/Debug/
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
LOG: Dynamic Base = NULL
LOG: Cache Base = NULL
LOG: AppName = NULL
Calling assembly : ConsoleApplication1, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===
LOG: This bind starts in default load context.
LOG: No application configuration file found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\config\machine.config.
LOG: Post-policy reference: System.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
LOG: Reusing an assembly instance that was previously loaded (C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_32\System.Data\2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Data.dll).

(With domain/usernames deliberately obscured.) Note that System.Data was already loaded.

But, if I try and load something that does not exist (slight change to the name):

 *** Assembly Binder Log Entry  (2008-01-23 @ 08:31:39) ***

The operation failed.
Bind result: hr = 0x80070002. The system cannot find the file specified.

Assembly manager loaded from:  C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorwks.dll
Running under executable  C:\Documents and Settings\richard_cox\Local Settings\Application Data\Temporary Projects\ConsoleApplication1\bin\Debug\ConsoleApplication1.exe
--- A detailed error log follows. 

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: User = XX\YY
LOG: DisplayName = SystemX.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
 (Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/Documents and Settings/YY/Local Settings/Application Data/Temporary Projects/ConsoleApplication1/bin/Debug/
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
LOG: Dynamic Base = NULL
LOG: Cache Base = NULL
LOG: AppName = NULL
Calling assembly : ConsoleApplication1, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===
LOG: This bind starts in default load context.
LOG: No application configuration file found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\config\machine.config.
LOG: Post-policy reference: SystemX.Data, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
LOG: GAC Lookup was unsuccessful.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/richard_cox/Local Settings/Application Data/Temporary Projects/ConsoleApplication1/bin/Debug/SystemX.Data.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/richard_cox/Local Settings/Application Data/Temporary Projects/ConsoleApplication1/bin/Debug/SystemX.Data/SystemX.Data.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/richard_cox/Local Settings/Application Data/Temporary Projects/ConsoleApplication1/bin/Debug/SystemX.Data.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Documents and Settings/richard_cox/Local Settings/Application Data/Temporary Projects/ConsoleApplication1/bin/Debug/SystemX.Data/SystemX.Data.EXE.
LOG: All probing URLs attempted and failed.

Note the highlighted lines [Appears highlighting gets lost when I post... lines starting "LOG: DisplayName" and "LOG: GAC Lookup"]:

1. In your log it shows "System.Data" for the display name, not the strong name. How exactly are you referencing System.Data?
2. There was a check in the GAC before probing application local paths.
   

It seems there is either something seriously wrong with your setup/configuration. Or that something is wrong with the reference to System.Data in the code.

For the first I can only think that a uninstall/reinstall is the approach (but if significantly broken may require an OS reinstall). For the latter try looking at the references in the compiled assembly (using IDLASM or (easier) Reflector for .NET). 

When I try to run aspnet_regiis from the command line, it tells me that it's not recognized as an internal or external command.....

I searched my HD for aspnet_regiis and nothing was found either.

I downloaded Reflector but I don't really know what to do with it. When I start it up I get list of assemblies. System.Data is in the list and its path is: %SystemRoot%\Microsoft.net\Framework\v2.0.50727\System.Data.dll. Not sure if that's right or not.

Despite all this I have found a solution for my problem. I use a web deployment project to pre-compile, merge and move my site from my development folder to my C:\inetpub\wwwroot\PrzemekLach directory. When I run the deployment poject it creates a whole bunch of assemblies in both my development bin folder and the bin folder in the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\PrzemekLach directory, these include: System.Data.dll, System.Data.OracleClient.dll, System.EnterprisesServices.dll just to name a few.

 If I move the site manually, without precompiling and using the deployment project the website runs fine. What gives? Why is it doing this?

Thanks in advance.

przemeklach:

I searched my HD for aspnet_regiis and nothing was found either.

It should be in %WinDir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727

If not you don't have a complete install.

przemeklach:

I downloaded Reflector

Select something (e.g. an assembly, or a function) in the tree, and press space to expand to show details (assembly level attributes, code). Details for a reference is the compiled in stroing name.

przemeklach:

Despite all this I have found a solution for my problem. I

Good.

przemeklach:

hese include: System.Data.dll, System.Data.OracleClient.dll, System.EnterprisesServices.dll

I think you have a problem, core .NET dll's should not be included directly in an install... but I'm not expert on deployment projects so don't know how they know what is part of the .NET install itself and what is part of the application install.