Article ID: 960563 - Last Review: January 23, 2009 - Revision: 1.1
FIX: The folder hierarchy for a subdirectory is displayed incorrectly when you open the virtual directory in Visual Studio 2005 or in Visual Studio 2008
You have a virtual directory defined in Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0. The virtual directory contains a subdirectory.
You make some changes directly to the subdirectory. For example, you change the authentication method for the subdirectory.
You open the virtual directory in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 by using the Local IIS mode.
In this scenario, the folder hierarchy for the subdirectory is displayed incorrectly in the Open Web Site window and in Solution Explorer. Instead of showing the files and folders for the subdirectory,
there is a full folder hierarchy of the whole virtual directory.
This problem occurs because of an issue in the IIS Admin Base Objects (ABO) Mapper. When you change the subdirectory, settings are saved under a particular <location> path that is defined in the ApplicationHost.config file. The ABO Mapper cannot detect the subdirectory correctly with the <location> path.
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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Important Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, only one of these products may be listed on the “Hotfix Request” page. To request the hotfix package that applies to both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, just select the product that is listed on the page.
Prerequisites
You must have IIS 7.0 together with the IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility role service installed to apply this hotfix.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
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