Could not load type 'System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpModule'

Question

I am run aspnet_regiis.exe, still I am getting same error:

Could not load type ‘System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpModule’ from assembly ‘System.Ser

Answer 1

If you are running Windows 8, this method will not work. Microsoft will not let you to run this command, telling you this:

This option is not supported on this version of the operating system. Administrators should instead install/uninstall ASP.NET 4.5 with IIS8 using the "Turn Windows Features On/Off" dialog, the Server Manager management tool, or the dism.exe command line tool.

The reasons for this are on this link: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2736284 .

The solution that worked for me is posted on this link, on the answer by Neha: System.ServiceModel.Activation.HttpModule error

Everywhere the problem to this solution was mentioned as re-registering aspNet by using aspnet_regiis.exe. But this did not work for me.

Though this is a valid solution (as explained beautifully here)

but it did not work with Windows 8.

For Windows 8 you need to Windows features and enable everything under ".Net Framework 3.5" and ".Net Framework 4.5 Advanced Services".

Thanks Neha