Invalid Default Script Language

Today I started receiving the message:
Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0201'

Invalid Default Script Language

The default script language specified for this application is invalid.

When I try to run an asp page on my web server. I've searched the web and
done all sorts of things to try to fix this including:

1. Checking that the Default ASP language setting is set to VBScript

2. I changed it to JScript, applied, then changed it back to VBScript

3. I went through a document that Microsoft has that tells you how to reset
permissions.

4. I change the home directory to several different ones.

5. I changed ports on the server (I'm using 81 as my default, but I changed
it to 80).

6. I re-registered the .dll files that are necessary for VBScript to work.

7. I downloaded and installed the latest version of the script languages
from Microsoft.

8. I checked and unchecked various settings on the options tab in
Application Configuration for my web site.

9. The obvious rebooting, (in normal and safe mode).

10. I stopped my virus/spyware/firewall software.

11. I've tried to go back to an earlier restore point. It would not
restore back to any of them. I tried back to 2 weeks, and not a one of them
worked.

I believe I've tried it all except for re-formatting my machine and starting
from scratch. That would take me weeks to get it back where I want it, and I
simply don't have that much time. Is there anything else that I can try to
fix this issue? I know it was working fine last week. Between there and
here, the only thing I can think of that I've done is install a few webcam
applications. I've uninstalled all of them now, and still have the same
problem. I don't know if these have anything to do with it, but surely
there's some way to fix this.

I'm running IIS 5.1on Windows XP Pro.

Thanks,
Jesse

To determine whether this is an IIS problem:
a) Uninstall IIS
b) Delete metabase.bin file
c) Reinstall IIS

If the problem persists, then the issue isn't in IIS per se. Somewhere else
the problem is occuring. but the try the above first, and see if that solves
the problem.

Cheers
Ken

--
My IIS Blog: www.adOpenStatic.com/cs/blogs/ken


"Jesse" <nospam RemoveThis @fake.com> wrote in message
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> Today I started receiving the message:
> Active Server Pages error 'ASP 0201'
>
> Invalid Default Script Language
>
> The default script language specified for this application is invalid.
>
> When I try to run an asp page on my web server. I've searched the web and
> done all sorts of things to try to fix this including:
>
> 1. Checking that the Default ASP language setting is set to VBScript
>
> 2. I changed it to JScript, applied, then changed it back to VBScript
>
> 3. I went through a document that Microsoft has that tells you how to
> reset permissions.
>
> 4. I change the home directory to several different ones.
>
> 5. I changed ports on the server (I'm using 81 as my default, but I
> changed it to 80).
>
> 6. I re-registered the .dll files that are necessary for VBScript to
> work.
>
> 7. I downloaded and installed the latest version of the script languages
> from Microsoft.
>
> 8. I checked and unchecked various settings on the options tab in
> Application Configuration for my web site.
>
> 9. The obvious rebooting, (in normal and safe mode).
>
> 10. I stopped my virus/spyware/firewall software.
>
> 11. I've tried to go back to an earlier restore point. It would not
> restore back to any of them. I tried back to 2 weeks, and not a one of
> them worked.
>
> I believe I've tried it all except for re-formatting my machine and
> starting from scratch. That would take me weeks to get it back where I
> want it, and I simply don't have that much time. Is there anything else
> that I can try to fix this issue? I know it was working fine last week.
> Between there and here, the only thing I can think of that I've done is
> install a few webcam applications. I've uninstalled all of them now, and
> still have the same problem. I don't know if these have anything to do
> with it, but surely there's some way to fix this.
>
> I'm running IIS 5.1on Windows XP Pro.
>
> Thanks,
> Jesse
>
>