This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is locked at a parent level. Locking is either by default RSS

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  mikehac

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  Re: This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is lock...

  Nov 01, 2009 05:23 PM|LINK

  ddeputy

  Received this same issue after installing IIS 7 on Vista Home Premium.  To correct error I changed the following values located in the applicationHost.config file located in Windows\system32\inetsrv.

  Change all of the following values located in section <configSections> --> <sectionGroup name="system.webServer">

  • <div><section name="handlers" overrideModeDefault="Deny" /> change this value from "Deny" to "Allow"</div>
  • <div><section name="modules" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" overrideModeDefault="Deny" /> change this value from "Deny" to "Allow"</div>

  I did exactly  what is written here,but I still have the second Error "The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the extension configuration. If the page is a script, add a handler. If the file should be downloaded, add a MIME map."

  Is there anybody,who knows how to fix it???

  Thanks.

  P.S. I use Windows 7

  Mike
  • Edited by mikehac on Nov 01, 2009 05:24 PM
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  ngarvey

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  Re: This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is lock...

  Nov 02, 2009 08:23 PM|LINK

  mikehac

  I did exactly  what is written here,but I still have the second Error "The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the extension configuration. If the page is a script, add a handler. If the file should be downloaded, add a MIME map."

  Is there anybody,who knows how to fix it???

  Thanks.

  P.S. I use Windows 7

  mikehac,

  I was able to resolve this issue in my own Windows 7 webserver using the Microsoft Web Installer Platform (http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx). 

  • From the GUI or finding it in the IIS MMC manager, Click on the Web Platform tab
  • Then click on the Customize link below the Frameworks and Runtimes options. 
  • Select ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC 1.0 (if necessary)
  • and then click install. 

  Should resolve your issue.  You can also probably do this without using the Web Installer Platform, but this was specifically the way I was able to resolve the same problem.

   

  Regards

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  ansdhr

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  Re: This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is lock...

  Dec 08, 2009 11:45 PM|LINK

  Thanks from me too. been looking around to solve this issue for quite long. 

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  sridhar badu...

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  Re: This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is lock...

  Dec 19, 2009 07:06 PM|LINK

  yes this is working

  http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx

   

   

  the microsoft web platform installer 2.0 solution provided about is working , thanks to ngarvey

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  I was able to resolve this issue in my own Windows 7 webserver using the Microsoft Web Installer Platform (http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx). 

  • From the GUI or finding it in the IIS MMC manager, Click on the Web Platform tab
  • Then click on the Customize link below the Frameworks and Runtimes options. 
  • Select ASP.NET and ASP.NET MVC 1.0 (if necessary)
  • and then click install. 

  Should resolve your issue.  You can also probably do this without using the Web Installer Platform, but this was specifically the way I was able to resolve the same problem.

  <------------------------------------------------------------>

   

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  gsamson

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  Re: This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is lock...

  Dec 31, 2009 06:41 AM|LINK

  this worked for me too 

  http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx

   

  thanks

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  nitin.kotian

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  Re: This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is lock...

  Jan 05, 2010 01:35 PM|LINK

  I had the same problem.I reinstalled ASP.NET from command prompt.

  Follow the steps:

  1. Goto command prompt

  2. goto C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727 and execute aspnet_regiis -i

  Thanks.

   

  IIS7.0 ASP.NET

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  airbornetroj...

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  AWESOME.

  Mar 12, 2010 04:27 PM|LINK

  When will Microsoft simplify this??? i felt like i was giving everybody permissions, then your link points out more configuration is required for your pc, like allowing .Net development.  what???

  i guess this is life-time employment for MS engineers and us developers.  ugh. 

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  Russ Cam

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  Re: This configuration section cannot be used at this path. This happens when the section is lock...

  Apr 07, 2010 01:35 PM|LINK

  You need to go to Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows Features on or off

  Then navigate to Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features 

  and tick ASP.NET. This adds the relevant mappings to handle ASP.NET extensions correctly ad I believe is what using the Web Platform Installer is essentially doing for you. This worked for me on Windows 7 x64 Professional running IIS 7.5
  

  IIS7 500.19 asp.net

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