IIS Express 8 - Cannot write configuration file

Question

I am trying to use IIS Express 8 for a MVC site in VS2012. I am getting the following error whenever I attempt to create the site:

Filename: \\?\\C:

Answer 1

C:\Users\xxxxxx\Documents\IISExpress\config\applicationHost.config

Uncheck the read-only attribute from the file. It worked for me.