getting IIS error, i was moved my asp project to another pc

kalyan kumar

10y818.NET

Recently i was moved my asp project to another system, it is showing error like this

Error 1 It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS. C:\KALYAN(IMP)\E Voting System\Backup\E Voting System\web.config 29

help to fix this

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kalyan kumar10y ago
ya bro i tried as for your instruction but still getting same error.

it showing error in authentication mode in web.config
Manas Mohapatra10y ago
Hi Kalyan,

From error it is saying that virtual directory is not properly configured in IIS. It is mostly pointing wrong directory. Follow below reason:
This problem most commonly arises when you open the website in Visual Studio but accidentally open the parent of the root folder. For example, imagine that you have a website located at C:\Projects\Website1, where the Website1 folder is the root of the website. When you open this website from Visual Studio you are asked to specify the website's root folder - it is imperative that choose the Website1 folder. If you accidentally select the Projects folder then the Web.config file in the Website1 folder is now in one of the website's sub folders. Because that Web.config file includes the element, among other application-level settings, you'll receive the above error.
The fix to this error (in most cases), then, is to close your project and reopen it from Visual Studio, making sure that you select the appropriate folder.