I got this error in my asp.net 1.1 app after the server is updated to win2k3 sp 2.
only patches available are:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/893251/
and
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927495
but these hotfix are not downloadable, need to request from microsoft. :(
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/CUHotFix_LandingPage_Request
Origins of the problem:
https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=289996&wa=wsignin1.0
https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=294729&wa=wsignin1.0
System.Web.HttpUnhandledException: Exception of type System.Web.HttpUnhandledException was thrown. ---> System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: Type missing for member of type Object '_ContextID'. Server stack trace: at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.ObjectReader.ParseMember(ParseRecord pr) at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.ObjectReader.Parse(ParseRecord pr) at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapHandler.EndElement(String prefix, String name, String urn) at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapParser.ParseXml() at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapParser.Run() at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.ObjectReader.Deserialize(HeaderHandler handler, ISerParser serParser) at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.SoapFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream, HeaderHandler handler) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.CoreChannel.DeserializeSoapResponseMessage(Stream inputStream, IMessage requestMsg, Header[] h, Boolean bStrictBinding) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.SoapClientFormatterSink.DeserializeMessage(IMethodCallMessage mcm, ITransportHeaders headers, Stream stream) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.SoapClientFormatterSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg) Exception rethrown at [0]: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) at SecurityManagement.BusinessFacade.IHome.GetAppAccessControl() at SecurityManagement.BusinessFacade.ProxyAppAccessControl.AccessControl(String sUserADID, Int32 iRoleID, Int32 iCatalogID, Int32 iParentID, Boolean blnLogUserAccess) in