Microsoft KB Archive/279018

= PRB: Error &quot;Cannot Set the Application Root for This Web Application&quot; When You Create a New Project =

Article ID: 279018

Article Last Modified on 9/15/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q279018



SYMPTOMS
When you try to create a new Visual InterDev project or connect to an existing Web application, you may receive the following error message:

Cannot set the application root for this Web application.



CAUSE
This problem can occur when the temporary folder (for example, C:\Temp) is corrupted.

NOTE: This error can also occur when FrontPage 2000 Extensions change the folder security model. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

201140 PRB: Cannot Set the Application Root for this Web Application



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, re-create your temporary folder as follows:
 * 1) Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
 * 2) In Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, click Environment.

In Microsoft Windows 2000, click the Advanced tab, and then click Environment Variables.
 * 1) Note the path that is specified for the TEMP and TMP variables (usually C:\Temp). Delete this temporary folder, and then re-create it.
 * 2) Restart the system.

NOTE: This should be done on the client's computer first, then on the server.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kbideproject KB279018

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