Err Msg: Error Connecting to <Server>, Unexpected Error 0x80074002 Occurred.

ID: Q239046

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0

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 be 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:

Q234429 How to Manually Restore the Metabase When No Proper Backup Exists or the MMC Won't Start

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Services 5.0.

Additional query words: iis metbase 0x80074002 80074002 connecting

Keywords :
Version : winnt:5.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug