Article ID: 871046 - Last Review: March 14, 2006 - Revision: 2.2

Visual Studio stops responding when you create a Web application

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SYMPTOMS

If your computer is running third-party firewall software, such as Zone Labs ZoneAlarm Pro, the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or Microsoft Visual Studio .NET IDE may stop responding when you try to create a Web application.
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CAUSE

If you use third-party firewall software, the firewall software may prevent Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) from starting correctly. Therefore, you cannot create a Web application when your firewall software is running.
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WORKAROUND

Turn off the firewall application when you create a Web application by using Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET.
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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Note Make sure that your computer uses third-party firewall software, such as ZoneAlarm Pro.
  1. Start Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET.
  2. Try to create a Web application project.
You notice the behavior that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section.
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REFERENCES

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
321434  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321434/ ) Firewall software may cause a Visual Studio .NET installation to stop responding (hang)
The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Developer
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Academic Edition
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