No such luck with reinstall. I think you may be right in that it's something to do with the IIS program (corrupt or unreadable), as I've taken a different route and installed Apache 2 on my system. I had no problems with the test for this.

I really appreciate the help you've given me Oregon. If you think of anything that I could try with IIS 5.1 then please let me know and I'll give it a go.

Thanks

This too had me baffled for the LONGEST time.
The fix, however, is simple - but buried like a needle in a haystack.
I am working on a Win2K Pro system.
Open your IIS MMC (Start|Programs|Administrative Tools|Internet Information Services).
Select the properties of the local web site you want to access (Highlight site under Default Web Site|Right Click|Select Properties)
On the Virtual Directory|Application Protection, select Low(IIS Process).
That's it! It will work!!!! No more server/http errors!

OMG!!! We recently had some flaky stuff happen with our server (Win2k). I spent about 16 hours trying to figure it out...plus a restless night tossing and turning worrying about how to get our applications back on line.

I happened across your instructions, Jimmy. I thought, yeah yeah...that'd never work...but figured I didn't have anything to lose. What'd ya know...worked like a charm. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!

May all your days be happy! Thanks again!:D:D:D