IIS Express - 500.19 Cannot read configuration file - because it's looking at the wrong path

Question

I recently renamed my root TFS folder from D:\\TFS\\systemstfs to D:\\TFS\\sys because one of the project\'s paths was too long for Windows. Now, when

Answer 1

In my case, I received a new machine but when I try run the source (which is copied from old machine) got this error. Removing applicationhost.config file from .vs\config folder under the source code directory fixed the problem.

Answer 2

If you are using Local IIS Web Server, rename the custom virtual directory, save and try again. After this, you can put back the original name.