error-unable-to-automatically-step-into-the-server.md

title	Unable to Automatically Step Into the Server
description	Unable to Automatically Step Into the Server. The debugger was not notified before the remote procedure was executed.
ms.date	11/04/2016
ms.topic	error-reference
f1_keywords	vs.debug.error.causality_no_server_response
dev_langs	CSharp VB FSharp C++ JScript
helpviewer_keywords	remote debugging, notification error
author	mikejo5000
ms.author	mikejo
ms.subservice	debug-diagnostics

Error: Unable to Automatically Step Into the Server

The error reads:

Unable to Automatically Step Into the Server. The debugger was not notified before the remote procedure was executed

This error can occur when you are trying to step into a web service (see Stepping Into an XML Web Service). It can occur whenever ASP.NET is not set up properly.

Possible causes are:

• The web.config file for your ASP.NET application does not set debug to "true" in (see Debug Mode in ASP.NET Applications).

• A version of ASP.NET was installed after Visual Studio was installed. ASP.NET should be installed before Visual Studio. To fix this problem, use the Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features to repair your Visual Studio installation.

See also

• Remote Debugging Errors and Troubleshooting
• Remote Debugging