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Here is an issue on codeplex explaining why that error occurs.

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You nailed it... I was digging into it a bit and I think I was on the right track to finding that the problem was with the error pages deriving from the site master page that requires <BaseViewData>. At least it's an easy fix, I'll just craft a new master page for my error pages to derive from.Thanks!
Chad
You're welcome :)
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