PRB: Unable to Find Server or Set Server into Correct Debugging State Automatically (242462)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0
This article was previously published under Q242462 SYMPTOMS
When starting the Visual InterDev 6.0 debugger you may receive the following error:
Unable to find server. Unable to set server into correct debugging state automatically. You may not be able to debug ASP pages. Do you want to continue launching the debugger?
CAUSE
The client machine from which you are debugging does not have all the components required for remote debugging.
RESOLUTION
Ensure that the client machine meets the following requirements for remote debugging:
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server or Workstation or Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Server or Professional
- Visual InterDev 6.0 (Service Pack 3 or higher is required for Windows 2000)
- Internet Information Server 4.0 or 5.0 or Personal Web Server 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
- FrontPage Server Extensions version 3.0.2.1706 or greater (FrontPage Server Extensions 2000 is required for Windows 2000)
NOTE: If you do not wish to install Internet Information Server or Personal Web Server on your client machine, you can still manually debug your Web Application. For additional information, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
196378 HOWTO: Debug ASP Applications Manually Against Windows NT 4.0 Web Server
258929 HOWTO: Debug ASP Applications Manually Against Windows 2000 Web Server
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
REFERENCESFor additional information, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
244272 INFO: Visual InterDev 6.0 Debugging Resources
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/15/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbBug kbDebug kbDSupport kberrmsg kbprb KB242462 |
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