Description: When you debug an ASP.NET application in Visual Studio .NET, you may receive the following error message:
"Error while trying to run project: Unable to start debugging on the web server. server side-error occurred on sending debug HTTP request."
Cause:
This problem can occur if there are syntax errors in the ASP.NET application's Web.config file.
Solution:
Check Extensible Markup Language (XML) in the Web.config file is valid and well formed.