<< Out of curiosity, when you create your virtual directories, do you also
<< create new applications?

Not sure what you mean?


<< I suspect that the reason it works in sub-folders
<< is that they're all running off the main app (root web). So in IIS, make
<< sure that the Application Settings are disabled (if they aren't click
<< the "Remove" button and give it a try).

Where are the application settings? Remove what?

Thanks
Michael