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Q234976: PRB: Error C0042116: Access Denied Using PDW

Article: Q234976
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 4.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbwizard kbDeployment kbVBp600 kbWebClasses kbGrpDSASP kbDSupport kbiis400 kbii
Last Modified: 25-APR-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When using the Package and Deployment Wizard (PDW) to deploy an Internet
Information Server (IIS) application to a Web server, you receive the following
error message:

  Unexpected error number C0042116 has occurred: The Web server returned the
  following error: Access Denied.

NOTE: This error message should only occur if you are using Anonymous access.

CAUSE
=====

The Anonymous account (IUSR_<machinename> by default) does not have proper
NT File System (NTFS) permissions to the C:\InetPub\scripts directory and/or to
the directory to which you are deploying. The Anonymous account needs at least
NTFS Read and Execute (RX) permissions to the C:\InetPub\scripts directory and
NTFS Change (RWXD) permissions to the deployment directory.

RESOLUTION
==========

Assign the Anonymous account Read and Execute permissions to the
C:\InetPub\scripts directory and assign Change permissions to your deployment
directory.

STATUS
======

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES
==========

For additional information about the Package and Deployment Wizard, click the
article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q242767 INFO: Deploying WebClasses with the Package and Deployment Wizard
  (PDW)

  Q194296 HOWTO: Debug PDW Internet Deployment Issues

  Q199017 HOWTO: Deploy Visual Basic IIS Applications with PDW

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbwizard kbDeployment kbVBp600 kbWebClasses kbGrpDSASP kbDSupport kbiis400 kbiis500 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbiisSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbiis500 kbiis400 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Version           : :4.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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