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From: j j on 9 Sep 2010 10:33
Same thing here. We are doing the same thing.

I will let you know if I find a solution.

> On Wednesday, February 06, 2008 11:05 PM Pete wrote:

> I have some c#, .net 2 code which creates and removes web sites,
> virtual directories etc. It sits in a library and is used by a bunch
> of in-house setup programs. It uses ADSI under the hood.
>
> Whilst this library seems to work well, we've noticed something a
> little strange. On the server where the web site is created, a COM+
> Application called
>
> IIS-{<Site Name>//Root}
>
> is created. Now, our bespoke code does not create this entry directly,
> although it does create a Web Application Pool, which I think is
> related. The thing is, however, that although the uninstall process
> appears to be clean (i.e. everything cleared out of the directory),
> these COM+ entries appear to be left behind.
>
> So, over the course of time, several application installs equate to
> several (identical) COM+ applications, and everything starts to look a
> bit untidy.
>
> This happens on IIS6, but also on IIS5. (The in-house code only tries
> to create application pools on IIS6.)
>
> Does anyone know:
>
> (a) exactly what this entry refers to?
> (b) whether it is dangerous to have multiple identical entries in
> here?
> (c) the flip question, whether it is safe to delete excess entries?
> (c) (pushing my luck here!) whether/how it is possible to ensure these
> excess entries get removed just by manipulating properties on the web
> site (i.e. something that I can set using ADSI)? At least then I could
> have our code modified accordingly.
>
> Grateful for any light that can be shed on this. TIA


>> On Wednesday, February 06, 2008 11:05 PM Pete wrote:

>> After a little more research, the answer to (a) is that it is created
>> as a result of setting the isolation level of the new web site's root
>> virtual directory. We use high isolation and this will not be allowed
>> to change.
>>
>> This is a known bug, apparently, in IIS5 (not "known" in IIS6 as far
>> as I can tell, but believe me it exists!) Uninstalling a Web Site
>> doesn't uninstall the COM+ application.
>>
>> Questions (b) thro' (d) still stand. Thanks


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