Article ID: 555081 - Last Review: March 28, 2004 - Revision: 1.0

MetaEdit 2.2 displays an error message when executed on a Windows 2003 Server

Author: Henrik Walther MVP
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SYMPTOMS

After installation of MetaEdit 2.2 on a Windows 2003 Server, the following error message is displayed when executing the utility:
 
This version of MetaEdit was written for IIS 4.0 and 5.0 only.
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When clicking OK MetaEdit opens the Metabase, but additional error messages is being displayed when making adjustments to it.
 
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CAUSE

MetaEdit 2.2 was designed for IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0. Because IIS 6.0 are very different from earlier versions, you should not use MetaEdit 2.2 with IIS 6.0.
 
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RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, you should instead use Metabase Explorer which can be found in the IIS 6.0 Resource Kit.
 
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MORE INFORMATION

The IIS 6.0 Resource Kit is available for download by using below Microsoft link:
 
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/8/2/782c25d3-0f90-4619-ba36-f0d8f351d398/iis60rkt.exe

 
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
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