IIS Express - 500.19 Cannot read configuration file - because it's looking at the wrong path

Question

I recently renamed my root TFS folder from D:\\TFS\\systemstfs to D:\\TFS\\sys because one of the project\'s paths was too long for Windows. Now, when

Answer 1

Had the same issue today.

Change that caused the issue

Moving functionality from a separate controller to home controller. I literally moved a view and the functionality behind it from Controller'X' to HomeController

Nature of the issue

1. Everything works fine when run via IIS express/ Visual Studio
2. Every thing works fine when deployed locally to IIS.
3. Hell breaks loose when deployed to the Deployment machine.
4. Works fine if I deploy to a 'new Site' in Deployment machine's IIS.

Fix

1. delete the Site/application pool instance from IIS.
2. Recreate them.
3. Deploy.