Unable to start mvc4 webapp debugging, VS2012( Update 1, Update 2 CTP 3), Windows 8

Question

I a unable to start debugging mvc4 webapp. I am getting following error(s) while trying to debug the application.

If am trying to use IISExpress

And using the vs2012 debugging server

I have tried a few fixes i could find from the web, and here is some information that might be useful in targeting the problem

• I am running visual studio in administrator mode
• IIS express starts normally without error if i try starting it using c:\Program Files\IIS Express\iisexpress /trace:error
• I have changed the target platform value of "v4.0" to "v4.0.30319" in C:\Users\<username>\Documents\IISExpress\config\applicationhost.config
• I am using windows 8, IIS8 and aspnet_iisreg don't work, so iis is configured using Turn Windows feature On or Off
• I am using VS2012 Ultimate

It was working fine before I applied CTP 3 update and installed Git extension by Microsoft. I was unable to test it between applying update and installing Git extension, but could that be part of problem ?

My last resort would be re-installing vs2012 and that would be a painstaking task, installing visual studio all the updates and god knows what !!!

Any help would be appreciated :)

Answer 1

I had similar problem and resolved with checking/unchecking the option for IIS express and restart Visual studio