I have recently downloaded VWD Express and following the examples in Beginning ASP.NET 2.0 (excellent book by the way)

Every time I try to run the Admin Tool I get the message "cannot find server" and the browser window will not open. When I click on the icon in the system tray to open browser I get the message

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


I have tried reloading the software, but that has not fixed it.
I have also followed the instructions in appendix B of the above mentioned book, including the section on Windows XP Home Edition.

Does anyone have any ideas what I am doing wrong

Since my last post, I have now been able to run the web site admin tool with a workaround as follows:

I noticed that the url that my browser was trying to open started with

 http://"http://local host ......."

In other words the software seemed to be apending an extra http:// at the beginning of the url and encapsulating the rest of the expression in double quotes.

When I took out the leading http:// and the double quotes the WSAT worked!

I now have some connection errors being reported when I click the secuity tab but that's another problem. At least I got over the first hurdle.

Does anyone know why the business with the url is happening, and also how to stop it? Is there maybe something in machine.config I can alter to correct for this?

Hi, Does anyone hav an idea why i get an error in website administration tool.

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

Error2: Timed out. (Even though it has just been started."
--> i checked for the double http://"http://... bug but thats fine.

im using
OS:Win Xp Professional Sp2
IDE: VS 2005 professional Edition.