Error when trying to install ClickOnce application
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The ClickOnce publishing Wizard on Windows Vista generates the following error message:
"Failed to connect to 'http://localhost/WindowsApplication1/' with the following error: Unable to create the Web 'http://localhost/WindowsApplication1/'. The Web server does not appear to have the FrontPage server extensions installed."
To solve this you need to do two basic things (thanks to my thinktecture colleague Dominick Baier):
- Configure IIS to run in IIS6 Compatibility Mode.
- Run Visual Studio as an Administrator.
Read the whole story (at Brian Noyes' Blog).
In the official slide deck you will find a book recommendation as well as a set of interesting link around ClickOnce technology. Unfortunately there were technical difficulties during the session that did not allow me to switch back to the slides, but you can download them from here.
More Information on ClickOnce
Here is a copy of the "Resources" slide: