Once i click at ASP.NET configration icon in solution explorer i got error message say :

An error was encountered. Please return to the previous page and try again.  !!!!

after a littel   search i figured out its not related to the applicatiopn in due to error in the site of the WAT it self any way ,any one know how to overcome this strange error ?

why it

Have you installed SQL Server 2005 Express? Or did you insert a custom membership provider into web.config.

If you open it the first time the admin tool tries to create a membership database in your app_data folder. 

well , I use sql server 2005 , i didn t add any custom membership Providers at all im simply downlaod the site and installed it then try to add new user and roles but useless the WAT dosnt work to me !

-My app_data folder only contianes the TimeTracker.mdf/LDF files and  copy TimeTracker.mdf DB as bauckup. thats all

 Could you shourtly check your memberhship configuration in the web.config file. There should be an entry like this which is pointing to the timetracker database

<membership>
      <providers>
        <add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer" enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true" applicationName="/" requiresUniqueEmail="false" passwordFormat="Hashed" maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5" minRequiredPasswordLength="7" minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="1" passwordAttemptWindow="10" passwordStrengthRegularExpression="" />
      </providers>
    </membership>

So I think the problem is that the database is not linked with the project correctly. So it can't find any user datas. Maybe you can post your web.config so I can take a look on it. 

1) in VWD create a new Web Site and point it directly to your IIS local web server call it TimeTracker e.g. http://localhost/TimeTracker (since I have problem getting VWD web server to work using the Beta release) this step will create a web site on your local IIS, you can do this manually too.
2) Unzip the file downloaded into the C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeTracker and overwrite any files there.
3) Launch the site in IE e.g. http://localhost/TimeTracker/Default.aspx

Check in web.config for connectionString, configure it according to your server name, password etc.

In Time Tracking System, it uses inbuild Membership classes for user creation, updation etc..

You have to register your DB with ASP.NET Membership classes by executing the command line utility in VS prompt

aspnet_regsql, it will open one window, where you  have to configure DB.

If this helpful to you please mark it as answer, So it will help for other people 

Hope it will help you, let me know.

hi ArminStrockner

this is my web.config :

<configuration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/.NetConfiguration/v2.0">

<remove name="LocalSqlServer"/>

</connectionStrings>

<siteMap defaultProvider="AspNetXmlSiteMapProvider" enabled="true">

<clear/>

</providers>

<authentication mode="Forms">

</authentication>

<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly"/>

<roleManager enabled="true"/>

</configuration>

 Hmm I think your membership tool is not linked with the database so do the following. Insert this into your web.config under system.web:

<membership defaultProvider="myMembershipProvider">
      <providers>
        <add name="myMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" connectionStringName="aspnet_staterKits_TimeTracker" enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true" applicationName="/" requiresUniqueEmail="false" passwordFormat="Hashed" maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5" minRequiredPasswordLength="7" minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="1" passwordAttemptWindow="10" passwordStrengthRegularExpression="" />
      </providers>
    </membership>

This will link your application with the timetracker DB because I think the users are handled there. 

Try to register sql server with ASP.NET using aspnet_regsql

also register iis using aspnet_regiis -i

Add custom membership provide in web.config

Let me know if this helpful to you

<configuration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/.NetConfiguration/v2.0">

<remove name="LocalSqlServer"/>

<membership defaultProvider="myMembershipProvider">

<add name="myMembershipProvider"

enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true" applicationName="/" requiresUniqueEmail="false" passwordFormat="Hashed" maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5" minRequiredPasswordLength="7" minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="1" passwordAttemptWindow="10" passwordStrengthRegularExpression="" />

<system.web>

<providers>

<add name="AspNetXmlSiteMapProvider" type="System.Web.XmlSiteMapProvider, System.Web, Version=2.0.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" siteMapFile="web.sitemap" securityTrimmingEnabled="true"/>

</siteMap>

<forms loginUrl="~/TimeTracker/login.aspx"/>

<compilation debug="true"/>

<machineKey decryptionKey="AutoGenerate,IsolateApps"/>

</configuration>

HI chetan

after all transfered the project under wwwroot and the wat tool worked ok for me after all when i start the application i got this error

Login failed for user 'OIMDOKITAN01\ASPNET'.

Line 11:         if (Roles.Enabled)
Line 12:         {
Line 13:             if (!Roles.RoleExists("ProjectAdministrator"))
Line 14:             {
Line 15:                 Roles.CreateRole("ProjectAdministrator");

Hmm maybe this article helps you out:

http://weblogs.asp.net/coltk/archive/2003/07/10/9920.aspx 

Open SQL Server Managemnet Studio

Go to Security on left tab panel - > Add machinename/aspnet user & give full rights to it