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CMS - Unable to Load.. Can't find IIS

Brad Ford

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I have just installed EPiServer CMS for the first time. The install went without a hitch. However when I try to run the CMS I get the following error.

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EPiServer Manager error
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Unable to load any sites - Microsoft Internet Information Server does not seem to be installed
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The PC is a Win7 32bit and it DOES have IIS 7 installed.

What more is there? I would appriciate some help.

#57875

Apr 02, 2012 7:42

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Did the installation create a new IIS site?
Do you have other .NET sites running using IIS? Could you try to verify that "World Wide Web Services" is turned on under "Windows features"?

#57893

Apr 02, 2012 13:52

Brad Ford

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No, the installation did not create a site. Should it? Not sure how it could do that. It can't see IIS.

Yes, I have other sites running. IIS is installed and running.

#57895

Apr 03, 2012 0:47

Brad Ford

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I uninstalled EPiServer CMS and reinstalled it with IIS (inetmgr) open. I still get the same error. "Unable to load any sites - Microsoft Internet Information Server does not seem to be installed"

After closing that error I am able to poke around in the menus of EPiServer CMS.

If I select the Action menu - Update, I get this error.

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EPiServer Manager error
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Import of sitedata failed: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

If I select the Action menu - Install, I get this error.

************** Exception Text **************
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at EPiServerManager.Forms.MainForm.NewSiteMenuItem_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.MenuItemData.Execute()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.Invoke()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Command.DispatchID(Int32 id)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmCommand(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Even Action menu - Properties gets an error. I'll not put the error text here. Seems there is little point. EpiServer CMS has bigger problems. Nothing works.

#57896

Edited, Apr 03, 2012 1:14