title: WebActivatorEx causing ArgumentException on Application Start
body: <p>I keep getting the following ArgumentException when trying to visit a page after installing the WebActivatorEx nuget package.</p>
  
  <pre><code>Server Error in '/PharmaDotnet/ux' Application.
  The type Pharma.Mvc.Startup doesn't have a static method named Configuration
  Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
  
  Exception Details: System.ArgumentException: The type Pharma.Mvc.Startup doesn't have a static method named Configuration
  
  Source Error:
  
  An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
  
  Stack Trace:
  
  
  [ArgumentException: The type Pharma.Mvc.Startup doesn't have a static method named Configuration]
     WebActivatorEx.BaseActivationMethodAttribute.InvokeMethod() +166
     WebActivatorEx.ActivationManager.RunActivationMethods(Boolean designerMode) +445
     WebActivatorEx.ActivationManager.Run() +105
  
  [InvalidOperationException: The pre-application start initialization method Run on type WebActivatorEx.ActivationManager threw an exception with the following error message: The type Pharma.Mvc.Startup doesn't have a static method named Configuration.]
     System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.InvokePreStartInitMethodsCore(ICollection`1 methods, Func`1 setHostingEnvironmentCultures) +12981643
     System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.InvokePreStartInitMethods(ICollection`1 methods) +12981352
     System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CallPreStartInitMethods(String preStartInitListPath, Boolean&amp; isRefAssemblyLoaded) +280
     System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.ExecutePreAppStart() +172
     System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.Initialize(ApplicationManager appManager, IApplicationHost appHost, IConfigMapPathFactory configMapPathFactory, HostingEnvironmentParameters hostingParameters, PolicyLevel policyLevel, Exception appDomainCreationException) +1151
  
  [HttpException (0x80004005): The pre-application start initialization method Run on type WebActivatorEx.ActivationManager threw an exception with the following error message: The type Pharma.Mvc.Startup doesn't have a static method named Configuration.]
     System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +12980692
     System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +159
     System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +12820285
  
  
  Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.34249 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>If I remove the WebActivatorEx package everything works again but I need WebActivatorEx in order to use DI.</p>
  
  <p>I can't find anything online to suggest what the issue might be. I've tried creating a <code>Startup</code> class in the <code>Pharma.Mvc</code> namespace with a static method called <code>Configuration</code> which does not appear to fix the issue.</p>
  
  <p>Also, before I installed the package there was no <code>Pharma.Mvc</code> namespace nor was there a <code>Startup</code> class. So I'm really confused as to why this is happening.</p>
  
  <p>I'm targeting the ASP.NET 4.5.1 Framework when I build the application however I have noticed that in the stack trace at the bottom it reads <code>Microsoft .NET 4 Framework Version:4.0.30319</code> and I'm not sure if this is correct or not.</p>