Problem with IIS/Failed to access IIS metabase

I am working on a client machine and every time I host a website, it keeps giving me an IIS error.

 

The error is: Failed to access IIS metabase.

 

If anyone knows how to solve this error

 

SOLUTION 1:

 

You can try using following command, for the account that is failing to access the IIS metabase (Microsoft Site):

 

aspnet_regiis -ga <WindowsUserAccount>

 

This doesn't always seem to work however as there may be a problem with the installation of the 2.0 NET framework. Browsing to the appropriate .NET folder (C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 for example) and running the following command will reinstall that version of IIS and typically resolves this problem.

 

aspnet_regiis –i

 

Note: running a repair on the .NET 2.0 component from the 'Add and Remove Programs' interface may not resolve this problem.

 

SOLUTION 2:

 

You can try the following steps :-

 

1. Unregistered all the versions of ASP.NET with command "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis –ua".

2. Deleted the ASPNET account from "Local Users and Group – Users".

3. Then registered ASP.NET 2.0 with IIS using "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis –i".

4. Gave permissions to the ASPNET account using "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis –ga machinename\ASPNET".

5. Reset the IIS and that resolved the issue for ASP.NET 2.0.

6. We registered ASP.NET 1.1 with IIS as well using command "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\aspnet_regiis –i".

7. Reset the IIS.

 

Hope this will solve the issue!..