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You are getting this error because VS.Net is trying to create your
directory inside your webserver and then check that it can access the
new directory via HTTP. Is your webserver restricted or secured
somehow? the 403 error tells me that the your user doesn't have
access to view that directory. You might need check permissions.

Neil



"Gary" <> wrote in message news:<3C0DC9AC-6EC4-4774-83B0->...
> I am trying to create an asp.net web application on my local machine (win 2k) - keep getting the following error. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Unable to create web project 'WebApplication1'. The file path 'c:\inetpub\wwwroot\webapplication1' does not correspond to url 'http://localhost/webapplication1'. The two need to map to the same server location. HTTP error 403: Access Forbidden