Thursday 20 November 2008

IIS Error: "Unexpected Error 0x8ffe2740 Occurred"

When I try to start IIS the following error message is displayed:
"Unexpected Error 0x8ffe2740 Occurred"

Solution:
This happens because some required ports are not available. The most common application using required ports is Skype. You can conigure Skype to not use these ports:

  1. Open Skype

  2. Choose Tools > Options > Advanced > Connections

  3. Uncheck Use Port 80 and 443 as alternatives for incoming connections.

  4. Restart Skype

  5. Start IIS

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