Err Msg: Error 'ASP 0115' Unexpected Error. A Trappable Error Occurred in an External Object
Article ID: 198929
Article Last Modified on 6/22/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q198929
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SYMPTOMS
When you use the Web Administration tool to create an expiration policy, you may receive the following error saving the change:
error 'ASP 0115'
Unexpected error
<path to asp file>
A trappable error occurred in an external object. The
script cannot continue running.
In some cases, the browser may stop responding or one or more frames may become disabled (grayed out).
NOTE: This ONLY occurs on the addition of the FIRST expiration policy. If the computer is rebooted, the expiration policy is in place, and the Web Administration tool will allow subsequent policies to be added.
WORKAROUND
Create the first expiration policy using the Microsoft Management Console.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Information Server version 4.0.
Additional query words: locked hung freeze mmc
Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB198929