Tag: IIS WPI “web platform installer” microsoft asp.net web.config “virtual directory” path troubleshooting umbraco installation

After installing “Umbraco,” you may get the following error:

The virtual path ‘/install/steps/welcome.ascx’ maps to another application, which is not allowed.

This is because you have installed Umbraco in a virtual directory (not at the web root of the “Default Web Site” in IIS terminology). It is a path problem, easily corrected by fixing the paths in the web.config file.

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