"Server object error 'ASP 0178 : 80070005'" error message when you attempt to connect to a database results page created in FrontPage

When you attempt to browse to an Active Server Page (ASP) database results page created in Microsoft FrontPage, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

This behavior can occur if incorrect NTFS permissions are defined for your "%ProgramFiles%\Common Files\System" folder.

To resolve your issue, reset the NTFS permissions on the "%ProgramFiles%\Common Files\System" folder. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open Windows Explorer. To do this, right-click Start and then click Explore on the shortcut menu.
2. In Folders view, expand the "%ProgramFiles%\Common Files\System" folder.
3. Right-click the folder and click Properties on the shortcut menu.
4. Click the Security tab.
5. Add Everyone to the existing permissions, give at least Read permissions to Everyone, and apply these new settings to all files and subfolders.
6. Click OK.

For additional information how to troubleshoot ASP/IIS errors when you work with the database connectivity features of FrontPage, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For additional information how to troubleshoot IIS permissions, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: