Configure Report Server - Web Service Identity

Windows 2000 Server / IIS 5 / SQL Server 2005 Developers Edition / .Net 2.0 and .Net 1.1

When I attempt to configure the Report Server, I cannot configure the Web Service Identity, the ASP.NET service account shows blank. I have attempted to edit the rsreportserver.config file, as follows:

<WebServiceAccount>.\ASPNET</WebServiceAccount>

This (stop / start of course). But this only causes the Report Server to not start. If I leave that sectopn blank, the service starts, but I cannot access /Reports...

If I attempt to apply with that sectikon left blank I receive this error:

ReportServicesConfigUI.WMIProvider.WMIProviderException: An unknown error has occurred in the WMI Provider. Error Code 80070005

at ReportServicesConfigUI.WMIProvider.RSReportServerAdmin.SetWebServiceIdentity(String applicationPool)

Please help

On Win2K, the actual ASP.NET account is read from machine.config file at /configuration/system.web/processModel/username. Do you have it set? If not run "aspnet_regiis -i -enable".|||

the machine config section is as follows for our setup....

<system.web>
<processModel autoConfig="true"/>

<httpHandlers />
Thanks for your help.. feels like i am getting closer