Microsoft KB Archive/239046

= Err Msg: Error Connecting to , Unexpected Error 0x80074002 =

Article ID: 239046

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0

-



This article was previously published under Q239046



SYMPTOMS
When you administer an Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 Web server using the IIS snap-in (through the Internet Services Manager or other method), the following error message may occur:

Error Connecting to server, unexpected error 0x80074002 occurred

Do you wish to continue to attempt to connect in the future?

Where server is the name of the local computer.



CAUSE
This error can occur when the metabase has become corrupted. The metabase stores settings used in Internet Information Services.



RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, you should attempt to restore the metabase from a backup. If this does not correct the problem, however, you may need to restore the metabase from a system backup.

The metabase, Metabase.bin, is located in the (default) C:\WINNT\System32\inetsrv (%WinDir%\System32\inetsrv) directory.

For information on restoring the metabase, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

234429 How to Manually Restore the Metabase When No Proper Backup Exists or the MMC Won't Start



STATUS
