I was having the exact same issue and was able to fix it by removing the PrecompiledApp.config file that was in the root directory of the web site on our test server. I'm guessing that file was a holdover from when the project was a Web Site project. I
recently converted it over to a Web App project. So if you are building a Web App project, make sure you DON'T have a PrecompiledApp.config file on your target server.
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Re: Application_Start (global.asax) not firing on Windows 2003 Server
Apr 13, 2007 03:39 PM|LINK
I was having the exact same issue and was able to fix it by removing the PrecompiledApp.config file that was in the root directory of the web site on our test server. I'm guessing that file was a holdover from when the project was a Web Site project. I recently converted it over to a Web App project. So if you are building a Web App project, make sure you DON'T have a PrecompiledApp.config file on your target server.