How to make ASP.NET MVC work in IIS 6?

Question

I have installed .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and ASP.NET MVC CTP in a Windows Server 2003 R2 box, but my ASP.NET MVC site still doesn't work on that server. I was searching the internet and IIS for a solution and I noted that I can't choose other .NET Framework version besides 2.0 for my virtual directories. I'm almost sure if I correct this I can make my site work there.

Currently the main "/" URL answers with:

Directory Listing Denied
This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed.

And the "/Default.aspx" URL answers with:

Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.
Parser Error Message: Section or group name 'system.web.extensions' is already defined.

Answer 1

Phil Haack has a pretty good writeup here

http://haacked.com/archive/2008/11/26/asp.net-mvc-on-iis-6-walkthrough.aspx

Answer 2

Besides Jason's answer, the common things to look for is:

• Enable Wildcard mapping and point it to the aspnet assembly Phil mentions in Jason's link.

The /default.aspx error you are getting seems to be a web.config configuration error. At the very top of your web.config, look for:

<sectionGroup name="system.web.extensions"

Most likely it is defined twice. You only need the reference for the RC build you have. If you need the exact RC references, create a new ASP.NET MVC Web Project in a temp folder. And then grab the web.config from it.

-E

Answer 3

I also encountered this problem, in my case the solution was to uninstall the ASP.NET MVC Beta.

The application I was trying to get working had the version 1 MVC dlls bin deployed and once the Beta was uninstalled it all worked fine.