Problem using microsoft-mvc-helpers package with custom membership provider in MVC3

Question

I've created an MVC 3 web application project and used the Nuget Package Manager to install the microsoft-mvc-helpers package. In order to get that to work I had to add a reference to WebMatrix.Data and WebMatrix.WebData (setting "Copy Local" to true).

When I try to run my project I get the following error:

this method cannot be called during the application's pre-start initialization stage.

And it points to the following section in my web.config (specifically the add tag):

<membership defaultProvider="ICNMemberProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="60">
    <providers>
        <clear />
        <add name="ICNMemberProvider" type="Website.Providers.ICNMemberProvider" />
    </providers> 
</membership>

This was working before I installed the microsoft-mvc-helpers package and works if I uninstall it. Any ideas why my customer Membership Provider and the helpers package would cause this error?

I don't think there is a package named microsoft-mvc-helpers. Did you mean microsoft-web-helpers? Also, can you include the stack of the exception you're getting. Thanks! — David Ebbo, Feb 25 '11 at 19:03
@David, there is no stack, it says it is a configuration error and points to the section I included of the web.config — Austin, Apr 28 '11 at 14:31

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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I found the answer to this question on another stack overflow question:

ASP.NET: This method cannot be called during the application's pre-start initialization stage

You just have to add the following to the appSettings section of your web.config:

<add key="enableSimpleMembership" value="false"/>
<add key="autoFormsAuthentication" value="false"/>

edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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answered Apr 28 '11 at 14:34

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Thanks for this one, been struggling with that:) – Tim Aug 18 '11 at 08:20

Problem using microsoft-mvc-helpers package with custom membership provider in MVC3

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