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Asked: 2026-06-06T23:11:06+00:00

I get the following error when trying to start the ASP.NET State Service: Windows

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I get the following error when trying to start the ASP.NET State Service:

Windows could not start the ASP.NET State Service service on Local Computer.

Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.

Everything I found on google told me to go to the %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322 folder at the command prompt, and then type the following command: aspnet_regiis.exe -ir

which I did and didn’t solve the problem. The path to the executable in my case is 2.0: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_state.exe.

So I tried the same comand on the v2 folder and I get the error:

"An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format".

thanks in advace for any help

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  1. Editorial Team

    As stated here, it’s trying to load the 32-bit version while you need the 64-bit. If this is applicable, open RegEdit (own risk and so on) and change HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\aspnet_state\ImagePath
    from %SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_state.exe to %SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\aspnet_state.exe.

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