WebDev.WebServer.EXE hangs

Question

I am using Visual Studio 2008 SP1 with .NET Framework sp1. I am not using IIS but the built-in server provided by vs 2008.

I have an ASP.NET MVC project, which sometimes when started opens the browser window & just keeps on trying to load the default page. After stopping the application & killing the webserver, there's still always an instance of WebDev.WebServer.EXE running in taskmanager.

For whatever reason, I am unable to kill this process & I have no choice but to restart my system. Is there a solution for this?

Raj Kaimal · Answer 1 · 2010-06-26T04:27:00.563

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There is probably something in your application that causes the server to hang. Does the server hang when you try to launch any project or one specific project?

~~To kill the process without rebooting, use the awesome ProcMon while running as admin. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx~~

To kill the process without rebooting, use Process Explorer http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

edited Jun 26 '10 at 04:27

answered Jun 23 '10 at 16:05

Raj Kaimal

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i have not had a chance to test this scenario on other projects, so i don't know if this behavior is limited to just one specific project. – SoftwareGeek Jun 24 '10 at 01:29
I guess you meant ProcessExplorer instead of process monitor. There's no way to kill a process usuing procmon. – SoftwareGeek Jun 26 '10 at 02:53
Yes, that is what I meant. Corrected. – Raj Kaimal Jun 26 '10 at 04:27
I have tried that already using process explorer to no avail. – SoftwareGeek Jun 26 '10 at 18:56
Does the server hang when you try to launch any project or one specific project? – Raj Kaimal Jun 27 '10 at 03:44

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 08 '10 at 16:49

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For now, i started using IIS instead of Cassini, so i don't have to deal with webdev.webserver.exe issues.

answered Jul 08 '10 at 16:49

SoftwareGeek

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