Hi,

i have got Windows 2000 Server. i am new user of ASP, IIS. i have installed IIS but whenever i want to check by default page by using the URL http://localhost/default.asp the error message is showing.

"Server Application Error
The server has encountered an error while loading an application during the processing of your request. Please refer to the event log for more detail information. Please contact the server administrator for assistance."

Thank you for reading this and please help to go forward

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Thank you for the post
Refer to the setp by setup installation :

Installing IIS
Internet Information Services is not installed on Windows XP Professional by default. However, IIS 5.1 is installed by default only if PWS was installed on your previous version of Windows. You can remove IIS or select additional components by using the Add/Remove Programs application in Control Panel. To start using IIS, see Quick Site Setup with IIS and The IIS snap-in.

To install IIS, add components, or remove components

For a detailed description of the IIS optional components, see Installing IIS Optional Components.

Click Start, click Control Panel, and double-click Add/Remove Programs. The Add/Remove Programs application starts.
In the left column of the Add/Remove Programs dialog box, click Add/Remove Windows Components.
When the Windows Components Wizard appears, click Next.
In the Windows Components list, select IIS.
Click Next, and follow the instructions.

Do the test with the folling link

http://localhost/

(Press Enter it starts with the following link)

http://localhost/localstart.asp