>Thank you, this works:
>
>

>    Sub Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
>        Dim loContext As Object = Context.Handler
>        Dim loType As Object = loContext.GetType()
>        Dim lcType As String = loType.ToString
>
>        ' .vb and .config not accepted
>        If lcType = "System.Web.HttpForbiddenHandler" Then
>            Response.Redirect("Default.aspx")
>        End If
>
>        Dim loPage As System.Web.UI.Page = Context.Handler
>        LXFramework.oPage = loPage
>    End Sub
>

Pity VB needs to be so verbose<s>. But you can get rid of the first three lines:

If (CType(Context.Handler, Object)).GetType().ToString() = "System.Web.HttpForbiddenHandler" Then

See you've resolved the other problem as well...
Regards,
Viv