Problems with ASP.NET State Service version; state service is 1.1, website is 3.5

Question

Hi there, I have a ASP.NET 3.5 website running on Windows Server 2003 and I'm using the ASP.NET State Service to manage sessions. It will appear to be working then I regularly get an error saying my code needs to have version 2.0 of the State Service running to work (I think that's what it said, I've temporarily switched back to storing sessions InProc). Refresh the page and the error goes away (for a bit, it's bound to come back).

So I looked at the properties of the ASP.NET State Service in the Services interface and it's mapping to a .exe in the 1.1 framework folder:

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\aspnet_state.exe

There's a corresponding version in the 2.0 framework folder, but I don't know how to add it as a new service. I'm also not sure that adding the 2.0 version (and stopping and/or removing the 1.1 version) will solve the problem.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide.

Mick

Answer 1

You can run aspnet_regiis -? From the framework 2.0 directory to update the web site.

Answer 2

OK, found a solution somewhere else that appears to have worked. Almost the same as the above answer:

• Go to .NET2.0 directory in command prompt
• run 'aspnet_regiis -i -enable'
• computer sits there chewing for a minute and then it all seems to be working.

I checked the 'ASP.NET State Service' in the Services console and it's now pointing to the .NET2.0 version (not the .NET1.1).

The only strange thing I did that may have led to this scenario was to install .NET3.5 straight onto a box that previously only had .NET1.1 installed. I figured it would put .NET2.0 in along the way (which it kind of did), but must have forgotten about the session thing.

Answer 3

Are you by any chance using Virtuozzo? I am experiencing the same issue.