Tool has time out

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Hi... I ams developing a asp.net(2.0) web site. When I tring to load asp.net web confguration page one error msg come tool has time out. I want to solve this problem. Remarks; I am using windows Xp Visual studio 2005 Sql server 2000 and I have no Internet conection. Further more I am working in local machine. Thanks Kelum

kelum kanchana · Answer

Hi.. Thanks for ur help. I already installed sql 2005 express edition. But still Tool has time out message come.

Niradhip Chakraborty · Answer

You must be running IE7. For some reason it doesn't show you any of the help messages when the config tool times out. Your problem is either that you didn't install sql 2k5 express when installing VSNET. The config website by default attempts to connect to this instance of 2k5 as per the default membership provider. A rough outline on what you need to do: 1) If you don't have sql server installed or access to a sql server install sql 2k5 express 2) open up the visual studio command prompt (under start menu/all programs/visual studio 2005/Visual Studio Tools directory) and type aspnet_regsql. This brings up a tool that you can use to configure whatever instance of sql server you have to be accessible by aspnet for use as a membership provider data source. It also creates a new database. Create a connection string that connects to that database. 3) In web.config if you don't have a node add it. Inside add the following: System.Data.SqlClient/> Insert your sql server's connection string for the aspnet database created by aspnet_regsql between the quotes after connectionString. Check out the following site for more detailed info on the process: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archi...25/423703.aspx The problem with that site is that if you aren't running server 2k3 you can't use the config screens shown (they're only avail in iis 6.0 where XP has 5.something). But it does describe the issue you're having pretty well otherwise. You just have to manually change web.config to work. Also realize that all the configuration stuff that is screwing you up is completely hidden from you. It should be in web.config but its not. So that's why you have to remove the connection string and then add it back again. Truly annoying. Check this also: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yy40ytx0.aspx