<authentication mode="Windows"/>

[inungh]

I tried to place a grid view on my design view and connect to new data
source to local SQL Express server Northwind database. I got error
message on line 80

<authenticati on mode="Windows"/>

The full error message is following:

D:\websites\beg aspnet2db\web.c onfig(80): Build (web): It is an error
to use a section registered as allowDefinition ='MachineToAppl ication'
beyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual
directory not being configured as an application in IIS.


I checked my SQL Express which uses Windows authentication.

Should I check Visual Web Developer express as well?

Your help is great appreciated,

[Michael Nemtsev [MVP]]

Re: &lt;authenticat ion mode=&quot;Wind ows&quot;/&gt;

Hello inungh,

Check which folder is used as IIS virtual folder, because seems that your
web.config locates above
Check if your web.config is well-formed xml file, because smth could be wrong
when you added the SQL connection

Read more details about this there http://geekswithblogs.net/ranganh/ar.../25/37609.aspx


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miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo


iI tried to place a grid view on my design view and connect to new
idata source to local SQL Express server Northwind database. I got
ierror message on line 80
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i<authenticatio n mode="Windows"/>
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iThe full error message is following:
i>
iD:\websites\be gaspnet2db\web. config(80): Build (web): It is an error
ito use a section registered as allowDefinition ='MachineToAppl ication'
ibeyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual
idirectory not being configured as an application in IIS.
i>
iI checked my SQL Express which uses Windows authentication.
i>
iShould I check Visual Web Developer express as well?
i>
iYour help is great appreciated,
i>