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Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

[No relevant source lines]

Source File: c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\8736a6fe\ed65b93\App_global.asax.0.cs Line: 0

Stack Trace:

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   EPiServer.Common.Configuration.ConfigurationSectionBase`1.GetInstance(String sectionName) +257
   EPiServer.Common.Configuration.EPiServerCommonSection.get_Instance() +39
   EPiServer.Common.ImplementationModule.LoadCoreConfiguration() +43
   EPiServer.Common.Settings.LoadSettings() +196
   EPiServer.Common.InitializationModule.Initialize(InitializationEngine context) +48
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.<>c__DisplayClass5.b__4() +56
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.ModuleNode.Execute(Action a, String key) +73
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.ModuleNode.Initialize(InitializationEngine context) +141
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationEngine.InitializeModules() +253

[InitializationException: Initialize action failed for Initialize on class EPiServer.Common.InitializationModule, EPiServer.Common.Framework.Impl, Version=7.5.446.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=8fe83dea738b45b7]
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationEngine.InitializeModules() +641
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationEngine.Initialize(HostType hostType) +247
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationModule.Initialize(HostType hostType) +574
   EPiServer.Framework.Initialization.InitializationModule.FrameworkInitialization(HostType hostType) +78
   EPiServer.Global..ctor() +83
   Bdp.com._2014.EPiServerApplication..ctor() +42
   ASP.global_asax..ctor() in c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\8736a6fe\ed65b93\App_global.asax.0.cs:0

[TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]
   System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandleInternal& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) +0
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) +113
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceDefaultCtor(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipCheckThis, Boolean fillCache, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) +232
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) +83
   System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) +1136
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes) +128
   System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture) +18
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.CreateNonPublicInstance(Type type, Object[] args) +60
   System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetSpecialApplicationInstance(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +260
   System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.InitializeApplication(IntPtr appContext) +296

[HttpException (0x80004005): Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.]
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +9950728
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +101
   System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +254