iis - Configuration file is not well-formed XML #2

Question

I'm trying to fix an IIS 7 web server on Windows Server 2008. I don't know what caused this configuration to go bad. Any ideas on where to begin to look?

Error when clicking on the server node in the object explorer of IIS Manager.

There was an error when trying to connect.  Do you want to retype your credentials and try again?

Details:

Filename:

\?C:Windowssystem32inetsrvconfigapplicationHost.config
Line number: 1
Error: Configuration file is not well-formed XML

Answer 1

This issue is due to the file 'applicationhost.config' getting corrupted.

The backup of this file is stored at C:inetpubhistory. Delete the corrupted file C:Windowssystem32inetsrvconfigapplicationhost.config and restore it from the backup. Then start restart IIS.

The problem will be resolved.