IIS 7 Error: "This Web Site Cannot Be Started. Another Web..

Hi David,

Thanks for the info, I have already used 'netstat -ano' and no 'local
address' is using port 80.

I am also not using skype or apache.

I have reinstalled IIS 7 a couple of times, to no avail. Is there another
way to see if I have a another IIS webserver/website configured/running?

--
StuddyMX


"David Wang" wrote:

> Please run:
> NETSTAT -ano
>
> And report what is listening on TCP port :80
>
> The error indicates that IIS is trying to bind to your configured IP:
> 80 binding, but something else is preventing it.
>
> For example, skype is known to bind to port 80. As well as other web
> servers like Apache. Or maybe you have other IIS websites also
> configured and running already.
>
>
> //David
> http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
> http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
> //
>
>
>
> On Jan 29, 9:51 am, StuddyMX <Studd....TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was hoping someone might be able to help me...
> >
> > I am new to IIS, and have recently upgraded to Vista Ultimate (IIS 7) from
> > Window XP pro (IIS 5).. IIS used to work great for me before the upgrade. Now
> > however, when I type 'localhost' in a web browser I sawnothing, thus this
> > made me realise I needed to 'Start' the default website (doh!)...
> >
> > However, every time I try and 'Start' the Default Web Site I get the
> > following error:
> >
> > "This Web Site Cannot Be Started. Another Web Site may be using same port"
> > (netstat also doesn't show any other process using port 80)
> >
> > The Default web site is the only site I can see within IIS 7....
> >
> > Any help or advice in this matter would be greatly received and appreciated.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > --
> > StuddyMX
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: IIS 7 Error: "This Web Site Cannot Be Started. Another Web.. 

I'm not aware of any "other way to see if I have a another IIS
webserver/website configured/running" because IIS7 has exactly one
location and API to keep track of such runtime state.

Let's just get back to basics. Can you create a brand new website with
a different port or host header, start the website, and access it with
a test tool like WFetch.

Also, please make sure to run all your troubleshooting commands as
elevated "Administrator" on Vista - let's not waste time getting
fooled by UAC in Vista.

And since you upgraded, let's make sure you didn't have existing
DisableSocketPooling or such outside-IIS configuration that can affect
IIS ability to bind to sockets for your website.

For example, even WITHOUT your website being started, there should be
a 0.0.0.0:80 binding by PID of the svchost.exe containing WAS. If your
observation that nothing is bound to 0.0.0.0:80 is correct, there
seems to be a bigger problem than IIS configuration.

In other words, you're presenting a mystery to troubleshoot, and I
suspect reinstallation is not going to magically "fix" anything.


//David
http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
//




On Jan 30, 2:23 am, StuddyMX <Studd... RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> Thanks for the info, I have already used 'netstat -ano' and no 'local
> address' is using port 80.
>
> I am also not using skype or apache.
>
> I have reinstalled IIS 7 a couple of times, to no avail. Is there another
> way to see if I have a another IIS webserver/website configured/running?
>
> --
> StuddyMX
>
>
>
> "David Wang" wrote:
> > Please run:
> > NETSTAT -ano
>
> > And report what is listening on TCP port :80
>
> > The error indicates that IIS is trying to bind to your configured IP:
> > 80 binding, but something else is preventing it.
>
> > For example, skype is known to bind to port 80. As well as other web
> > servers like Apache. Or maybe you have other IIS websites also
> > configured and running already.
>
> > //David
> >http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
> >http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
> > //
>
> > On Jan 29, 9:51 am, StuddyMX <Studd... RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I was hoping someone might be able to help me...
>
> > > I am new to IIS, and have recently upgraded to Vista Ultimate (IIS 7) from
> > > Window XP pro (IIS 5).. IIS used to work great for me before the upgrade. Now
> > > however, when I type 'localhost' in a web browser I sawnothing, thus this
> > > made me realise I needed to 'Start' the default website (doh!)...
>
> > > However, every time I try and 'Start' the Default Web Site I get the
> > > following error:
>
> > > "This Web Site Cannot Be Started. Another Web Site may be using same port"
> > > (netstat also doesn't show any other process using port 80)
>
> > > The Default web site is the only site I can see within IIS 7....
>
> > > Any help or advice in this matter would be greatly received and appreciated.
>
> > > Many thanks,
>
> > > --
> > > StuddyMX- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
 >> Stay informed about: IIS 7 Error: "This Web Site Cannot Be Started. Another Web.. 

Hi David,

I have can make and start a new 'temp' website on port 81 (i.e.
http://temp:81/ ) and it appears in netstat ( TCP [: :]:81 ) PID: 4
(System)...

Note: However, there still isn't anything on seen port 80 (default website).

I have pointed this new 'temp' website to a folder on my desktop - which has
a default.htm file inside it, and shared this folder (with IUSR account, read
permissions). However I still can't view its contents through browsing to
http://temp:81/

I've never used wfetch before... if necessary, how should i use it?

Thanks again for all your help I really appreciate it.

--
StuddyMX


"David Wang" wrote:

> I'm not aware of any "other way to see if I have a another IIS
> webserver/website configured/running" because IIS7 has exactly one
> location and API to keep track of such runtime state.
>
> Let's just get back to basics. Can you create a brand new website with
> a different port or host header, start the website, and access it with
> a test tool like WFetch.
>
> Also, please make sure to run all your troubleshooting commands as
> elevated "Administrator" on Vista - let's not waste time getting
> fooled by UAC in Vista.
>
> And since you upgraded, let's make sure you didn't have existing
> DisableSocketPooling or such outside-IIS configuration that can affect
> IIS ability to bind to sockets for your website.
>
> For example, even WITHOUT your website being started, there should be
> a 0.0.0.0:80 binding by PID of the svchost.exe containing WAS. If your
> observation that nothing is bound to 0.0.0.0:80 is correct, there
> seems to be a bigger problem than IIS configuration.
>
> In other words, you're presenting a mystery to troubleshoot, and I
> suspect reinstallation is not going to magically "fix" anything.
>
>
> //David
> http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
> http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
> //
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 30, 2:23 am, StuddyMX <Studd....RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi David,
> >
> > Thanks for the info, I have already used 'netstat -ano' and no 'local
> > address' is using port 80.
> >
> > I am also not using skype or apache.
> >
> > I have reinstalled IIS 7 a couple of times, to no avail. Is there another
> > way to see if I have a another IIS webserver/website configured/running?
> >
> > --
> > StuddyMX
> >
> >
> >
> > "David Wang" wrote:
> > > Please run:
> > > NETSTAT -ano
> >
> > > And report what is listening on TCP port :80
> >
> > > The error indicates that IIS is trying to bind to your configured IP:
> > > 80 binding, but something else is preventing it.
> >
> > > For example, skype is known to bind to port 80. As well as other web
> > > servers like Apache. Or maybe you have other IIS websites also
> > > configured and running already.
> >
> > > //David
> > >http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
> > >http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
> > > //
> >
> > > On Jan 29, 9:51 am, StuddyMX <Studd....RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> >
> > > > I was hoping someone might be able to help me...
> >
> > > > I am new to IIS, and have recently upgraded to Vista Ultimate (IIS 7) from
> > > > Window XP pro (IIS 5).. IIS used to work great for me before the upgrade. Now
> > > > however, when I type 'localhost' in a web browser I sawnothing, thus this
> > > > made me realise I needed to 'Start' the default website (doh!)...
> >
> > > > However, every time I try and 'Start' the Default Web Site I get the
> > > > following error:
> >
> > > > "This Web Site Cannot Be Started. Another Web Site may be using same port"
> > > > (netstat also doesn't show any other process using port 80)
> >
> > > > The Default web site is the only site I can see within IIS 7....
> >
> > > > Any help or advice in this matter would be greatly received and appreciated.
> >
> > > > Many thanks,
> >
> > > > --
> > > > StuddyMX- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
>
>
 >> Stay informed about: IIS 7 Error: "This Web Site Cannot Be Started. Another Web.. 

Please don't point the website content to a folder in your user
desktop. Unless you ACL it properly, it's never going to work (and for
good reasons - your user's files/folders should not be so easily
exposed via a web server). Just use C:\inetpub\wwwroot to test your
website.

Ah, you are using IPv6. I wonder what your Default Website's bindings
are. Please run the script at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/david.wang/archive/2005/07/13/
HOWTO_Enumerate_IIS_Website_Configuration.aspx


//David
http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
//



On Jan 30, 4:59 am, StuddyMX <Studd... DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> Hi David,
>
> I have can make and start a new 'temp' website on port 81 (i.e.http://temp:81/) and it appears in netstat ( TCP [: :]:81 ) PID: 4
> (System)...
>
> Note: However, there still isn't anything on seen port 80 (default website).
>
> I have pointed this new 'temp' website to a folder on my desktop - which has
> a default.htm file inside it, and shared this folder (with IUSR account, read
> permissions). However I still can't view its contents through browsing tohttp://temp:81/:(
>
> I've never used wfetch before... if necessary, how should i use it?
>
> Thanks again for all your help I really appreciate it.
>
> --
> StuddyMX
>
>
>
> "David Wang" wrote:
> > I'm not aware of any "other way to see if I have a another IIS
> > webserver/website configured/running" because IIS7 has exactly one
> > location and API to keep track of such runtime state.
>
> > Let's just get back to basics. Can you create a brand new website with
> > a different port or host header, start the website, and access it with
> > a test tool like WFetch.
>
> > Also, please make sure to run all your troubleshooting commands as
> > elevated "Administrator" on Vista - let's not waste time getting
> > fooled by UAC in Vista.
>
> > And since you upgraded, let's make sure you didn't have existing
> > DisableSocketPooling or such outside-IIS configuration that can affect
> > IIS ability to bind to sockets for your website.
>
> > For example, even WITHOUT your website being started, there should be
> > a 0.0.0.0:80 binding by PID of the svchost.exe containing WAS. If your
> > observation that nothing is bound to 0.0.0.0:80 is correct, there
> > seems to be a bigger problem than IIS configuration.
>
> > In other words, you're presenting a mystery to troubleshoot, and I
> > suspect reinstallation is not going to magically "fix" anything.
>
> > //David
> >http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
> >http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
> > //
>
> > On Jan 30, 2:23 am, StuddyMX <Studd... DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi David,
>
> > > Thanks for the info, I have already used 'netstat -ano' and no 'local
> > > address' is using port 80.
>
> > > I am also not using skype or apache.
>
> > > I have reinstalled IIS 7 a couple of times, to no avail. Is there another
> > > way to see if I have a another IIS webserver/website configured/running?
>
> > > --
> > > StuddyMX
>
> > > "David Wang" wrote:
> > > > Please run:
> > > > NETSTAT -ano
>
> > > > And report what is listening on TCP port :80
>
> > > > The error indicates that IIS is trying to bind to your configured IP:
> > > > 80 binding, but something else is preventing it.
>
> > > > For example, skype is known to bind to port 80. As well as other web
> > > > servers like Apache. Or maybe you have other IIS websites also
> > > > configured and running already.
>
> > > > //David
> > > >http://w3-4u.blogspot.com
> > > >http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
> > > > //
>
> > > > On Jan 29, 9:51 am, StuddyMX <Studd... DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
>
> > > > > I was hoping someone might be able to help me...
>
> > > > > I am new to IIS, and have recently upgraded to Vista Ultimate (IIS 7) from
> > > > > Window XP pro (IIS 5).. IIS used to work great for me before the upgrade. Now
> > > > > however, when I type 'localhost' in a web browser I sawnothing, thus this
> > > > > made me realise I needed to 'Start' the default website (doh!)...
>
> > > > > However, every time I try and 'Start' the Default Web Site I get the
> > > > > following error:
>
> > > > > "This Web Site Cannot Be Started. Another Web Site may be using same port"
> > > > > (netstat also doesn't show any other process using port 80)
>
> > > > > The Default web site is the only site I can see within IIS 7....
>
> > > > > Any help or advice in this matter would be greatly received and appreciated.
>
> > > > > Many thanks,
>
> > > > > --
> > > > > StuddyMX- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
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