title: Configuration file is not well-formed XML #2
body: <p>I'm trying to fix an IIS 7 web server on Windows Server 2008.  I don't know what caused this configuration to go bad.  Any ideas on where to begin to look?</p>
  
  <p>Error when clicking on the server node in the object explorer of IIS Manager.</p>
  
  <pre><code>There was an error when trying to connect.  Do you want to retype your credentials and try again?
  
  Details:
  
  Filename:
  
  \\?\C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\config\applicationHost.config
  Line number: 1
  Error: Configuration file is not well-formed XML
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/0pJdH.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>