Hopefully the server's not very active, and you can stop any other usage of web services on the machine for a bit. Sit at the server, close any user-type apps (particularly IE and Explorer windows, which are notorious for checking the registry constantly), run RegMon, and spend a few minutes filtering the display so that you don't have new output appearing constantly. (For example, you'll probably have to filter out actions by the server's AntiVirus.)
Then go to the client machine that's failing and run the app and through it the web service. Assuming things fail the way they did before, go back to the server and take a look at what RegMon says was going on with the registry. Does the server have a log that have might have more details about the exception? If it's your WebMethod on the server, you could add a Try/Except block (if there isn't one) and write the exception details somewhere. (Are you sure your WebMethod is called, vs the problem being somewhere before that?) Good luck... At 11:01 AM 9/23/2004, Allan N. wrote >as long as things doesn't work it's a test server :). > >The thing is when I run the client app ->from<- the server, connecting via >the webservice it works ???, I don't see the difference here, my name is >ASPNET either way(!), but when I connect from any other client pc, it >throws this exception. > >could it be a sideeffect if say the storedproc throws an exception or >something ???, don't think so, ADO.NET would come out and tell if this was >the case... > >I am totally lost on this one, I have no clue what so ever, running Regmon >from a remote pc, not sure this will work and running it from the server >will only confirm that things works. > >good approach btw. >alan J. Merrill / Analytical Software Corp =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor� http://www.develop.com Some .NET courses you may be interested in: Essential .NET: building applications and components with CSharp August 30 - September 3, in Los Angeles http://www.develop.com/courses/edotnet View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
