IIS:The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

/*by Jiangong SUN*/

I have encountered the problem when i configure a website in IIS 7.

"The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070020) "

Apparently, the TCP/IP port used in my new website is also used in another running services. So what i need to do is find the service(s).

Because my new site uses port 443, so i need to find which service(s) is using this port.

Firstly,

run cmd

-> netstat -aon | find ":443"

Here it will shows process id of the service(s) you want.

Secondly, you can find the exact service(s) using its PID. 2272 is the PID in my case.

-> tasklist /fi "PID eq 2272"



Finally, you can kill the service(s).



Restart your web site, and it will work.