Could not start IIS.

[hetalm]

I am using Windows Server 2008 R2, IIS 7.0

When i try to profile an application hosted on IIS it gives me following error

Note : I have my App-Pool Identity set to Network Services and have updated the ANTS Performance Profiler 7 Service to the same.


Could not start IIS.
RedGate.Profiler.Engine.Exceptions.CannotStartSessionException
at �..Launch()
at ?.�.?()

Caused by:

Could not start IIS.
RedGate.Profiler.Engine.Exceptions.CannotStartIisSessionException
at �..()
at �..Launch()

Caused by:

Couldn't locate applicationHost.config - ensure IIS is installed, and you are running as an Administrator
RedGate.Profiler.Engine.Exceptions.CannotStartIisSessionException
at ?.?.??()
at �..??( )
at �..()

Caused by:

Couldn't locate applicationHost.config - ensure IIS is installed, and you are running as an Administrator
RedGate.Profiler.Engine.Startup.IIS.IISException
stack trace:
at RedGate.Profiler.Engine.Startup.IIS.IIS7Utilities.??()
at RedGate.Profiler.Engine.Startup.IIS.IIS7Utilities.??(String , Uri , Boolean , Int32 )
at RedGate.Profiler.Engine.Startup.IIS.IIS7Utilities.(Uri , Boolean , Int32 )
at ..(Uri , IISUtilities )
at ..StartProfilingIIS(String , String )
at RedGate.Profiler.Engine.Startup.IIS.IISStarter`1.StartProfilingIIS(String currentUserName, String subprocessVariableValue)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext, Object[]& outArgs)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext)
rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at RedGate.Profiler.Engine.Startup.IIISActuator`1.StartProfilingIIS(String currentUserName, String subprocessVariableValue)
at ?.?.??()

[Chris.Allen]

Sorry you had an issue with ANTS- IIS starting is often troublesome because of complicated permission regimes. (You're obviously aware of this having had to change the service rights too).

You'll get most chance of joy by running ANTS elevated (as administrator).

Try right-clicking on the ANTS UI executable.

If it doesn't work first time, please revert he ANTS service as LOCAL SYSTEM too.

If that doesn't work- are you averse to installing Microsoft's Webmatrix (as this *just works* anytime, any place)?