Problem with re-installing a web application

[ds99anni]

Hi.

I have a problem. I have a web application that i want to install on a server. I have created a msi-package using Visual Studio and the first time i install it, it works fine. But now that i have updated the code and created a new msi-package, and try to install that, an error message appear.

"The specified path http://computername/appname is unavailible..."

This error consists even if i uninstall IIS AND .Net Framework and reinstall them.

Anyone got a solution for this? Would really appreciate it...

 

[a_jam_sandwich]

Are you trying to run the application install from a web server? If so check if the file is located in the correct place, from the example above in the root of the webserver.

If not and you want to run the file from a shared resource then you need to enter the following \\computername\appname

Hope this helps

Andy

 

[ds99anni]

Does it matter where the file is located when i run it?

In the Web Application Setup Project in VS, i specified how it should install and where.

And yes, i am running the application setup on the same machine as the webserver is running on.

In the setup, i get a question about which Virtual Directory i want to install tha application in, and i leave it to the default one already entered.

Then the error message appear.

And the same error appear even if i enter another VD-name then the default one.

I also tried to install another web application using the same method, VS builtin msi-creation, through a Web Setup Project, but this generates the same message. Really frustrating.