Hello,

I have created two roles admin & users using the asp.net web administrative tool in Visual Web Developer 2205 (express edition). But when I create a new account I get the following error.

The following message may help in diagnosing the problem: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._InvokeMethodFast(Objec t target, Object[] arguments, SignatureStruct& sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner) at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethodFast(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, MethodAttributes methodAttributes, RuntimeTypeHandle typeOwner) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks) at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) at System.Web.Administration.WebAdminMembershipProvid er.CallWebAdminMembershipProviderHelperMethodOutPa rams(String methodName, Object[] parameters, Type[] paramTypes) at System.Web.Administration.WebAdminMembershipProvid er.CreateUser(String username, String password, String email, String passwordQuestion, String passwordAnswer, Boolean isApproved, Object providerUserKey, MembershipCreateStatus& status) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.CreateUserWizard.Attempt CreateUser() at System.Web.UI.WebControls.CreateUserWizard.OnNextB uttonClick(WizardNavigationEventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Wizard.OnBubbleEvent(Obj ect source, EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.CreateUserWizard.OnBubbl eEvent(Object source, EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Wizard.WizardChildTable. OnBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs args) at System.Web.UI.Control.RaiseBubbleEvent(Object source, EventArgs args) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnCommand(Command EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEven t(String eventArgument) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPo stBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEve ntHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCol lection postData) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)_____________________ ___________________________________________
I checked the connection string in web/machine.config files and they seem ok. I also see the tables in the database. U know when using the login tools the tables and database is auto generated for u but I changed it to my database that I created in MS SQL server 2000. I noticed that in machine.config the following:

<configProtectedData defaultProvider="RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider ">

<providers>

            <add name="RsaProtectedConfigurationProvider"

                                          type="System.Configuration.RsaProtectedConfigurati onProvider,System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"

description="Uses RsaCryptoServiceProvider to encrypt and decrypt"

            keyContainerName="NetFrameworkConfigurationKey"

            cspProviderName=""

            useMachineContainer="true"

            useOAEP="false" />



            <add name="DataProtectionConfigurationProvider"

type="System.Configuration.DpapiProtectedConfigura tionProvider,System.Configuration, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a"

description="Uses CryptProtectData and CryptUnProtectData Windows APIs to encrypt and decrypt"

            useMachineProtection="true"

            keyEntropy="" />

       </providers>

 </configProtectedData>

Note: after changing the connection string from default (auto generated) I get a line saying attribute not declared.
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Could someone help me try to fix the error?
Thanks for yr help…appreciate it.