Notification Server – Compilation Error (error CS0016)

After installing Notification Server 6.0 SP3 R7 on a new/fresh installation of Microsoft Windows 2003 Standard Edition with Service Pack 2. ASP.NET and IIS is also installed on this server. The Notification Server configuration web page should come up and allow you to configure it. Instead the following error is received.

CS0016: Could not write to output file 'c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322\temporary asp.net files\application1\c11b43f6\....' . The directory name is invalid.

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Resolution:

1. Check the %systemroot% folder to see if a Temp folder exists, if not, then create it.
2. Create Full permissions on the Temp folder to your network service account.
3. Right-Click on "My Computer", and then click "Properties"
4. On the "Advanced" tab, click "Environment Variables"
5. Select the temp variable under "System Variables", and then click edit.
6. Type %systemroot%\Temp in the variable value box, and then click OK.
7. Repeat the steps in 5 and 6 to edit the "TMP" variable, and then click OK twice.
8. Restart IIS service, click "Start" - "Run" - "IISRESET"
9. This will reset the IIS service.