C# Deleting a IIS virtual directory on windows server 2003 gives a COMException

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  DirectoryEntry oDirectoryEntry = new DirectoryEntry(virtualDirMetaPath);
  oDirectoryEntry.DeleteTree();

This throws a COMException 0x80005000. Any pointers welcome. Creation of virtual directory is fine. Its only at uninstall I get this error logged in Event Viewver.

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asked on Stack Overflow May 8, 2009 by chugh97

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How come you're using DirectoryEntry, which is purely ActiveDirectory-related class, to manage IIS virtual directories? See this for pointers.

answered on Stack Overflow May 8, 2009 by Anton Gogolev

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