Symptoms
Assume that you have a computer that has Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 and Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.3 installed. When you create or open a Web Site Project or Windows Azure project, the following dialog box appears unexpectedly:Microsoft Visual Studio
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Configuring Web http://localhost:64886/ for ASP.NET 4.5 failed. You must manually configure this site for
ASP.NET 4.5 in order for the site to run correctly. ASP.NET 4.0 has not been registered on the Web server.
You need to manually configure your Web server for ASP.NET 4.0 in order for your site to run correctly.
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Resolution
Windows Update
This update is available from Windows Update.
Download information
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Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 installed.
Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you install the hotfix if the affected files are not being used at the time of installation. We recommend that you close all Visual Studio 2012-related components before you install the hotfix.
File information
File name |
Version |
Size |
DateTime Last Modified |
DateTime Creation |
---|---|---|---|---|
webdirprj.dll |
11.0.61129.400 |
434,312 |
10/29/2014 05:28 AM |
10/29/2014 01:42 AM |
WebAppUpgrade.dll |
11.0.61129.400 |
288,416 |
10/29/2014 05:28 AM |
10/29/2014 01:42 AM |
mswebprj.dll |
11.0.61129.400 |
1,900,160 |
10/29/2014 05:28 AM |
10/29/2014 01:44 AM |
Workaround
To work around this issue, click OK when the dialog box appears after you either create a new project or open an existing Web Site Project or Windows Azure project. After you do this, the project works as expected.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.