Error on installing any module in DotNetNuke 5.6.3 - iis-7.5

When I upload any module in System->Extensions in DotNetNuke 5.6.3, running on a Windows 2008 R2 server, IIS 7.5, after the correct module information is displayed and I hit next, I receive the error message
Message: DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.PageLoadException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.at DotNetNuke.UI.WebControls.FieldEditorControl.CreateEditor()at DotNetNuke.UI.WebControls.FieldEditorControl.DataBind()at
DotNetNuke.UI.WebControls.PropertyEditorControl.AddFields(Table tbl)at
DotNetNuke.UI.WebControls.PropertyEditorControl.CreateEditor()
[...]
and the module is not installed. The file system of the web has not been touched, so I thought it was a permission problem, but even allowing user Everyone to do everything doesn't help (after making sure the ApplicationPoolIdentity user has been allowed full access as well).
Any hint is appreciated.
The manifest of the module is valid (it's Dynamic Registration 4.1).
Update: Installation steps (note: I am using a German installation of Windows 2008, so some translations might not be accurate)
Log in as Hosts Super User (Admin)
Either navigate to System->Extensions or System->Module Definitions (System might be identical to Hosts) - I tried both
In System->Extensions, click Installation assistant for extensions
Select file to upload
Click next
Description of uploading package appears correctly - click next
Error message Object reference not set to an instance of an object. appears on top of the page. Log View shows stack trace as partly displayed above.
What can cause an error in DotNetNuke.UI.WebControls.FieldEditorControl.CreateEditor()?
What kind of permissions could be missing?
Update 2: By step-by-step debugging, I found out that the view state is broken, for some reason. The method BindPackage() in DesktopModules\Admin\Extensions\Install.aspx.vb doesn't find the current Installer Package. I have not yet found out why the viewstate breaks. It is enabled and huge in the rendered page source.

As described in Update 2, the page's viewstate is lost in DesktopModules\Admin\Extensions\Install.aspx.vb. Simply replacing ViewState by Session works (but this workaround may be lost after the next DNN update).
Update (in case someone has a similar issue):
The DNN container that was used had its viewstate turned off! This results in all kinds of weird behaviour, but it took time to track that error. Now it's obvious.

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2:
3: <cfset fields=array()>
called from C:\lucee\tomcat\lucee-server\context\context\admin\debug\Modern.cfc: line 1
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I found that some other sites were working once they were setup. Upon comparison, the other sites had the following content in \WEB-INF\lucee\context\Component.cfc
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I am in the process of upgrading from Orchard 1.7 to 1.8. Everything seems fine locally, but when I deploy my site, 1 of my custom modules is disabled. When I click the "Enable" link in the modules section of the dashboard, the page refreshes, but the module is still disabled. My local instance is connected to the same database and shows the module enabled so not really sure what is happening. I don't see any details in the standard error logs.
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I finally hunted this down by copying the Orchard.Modules.pdb file into the bin folder of my precompiled web application and attached the VS debugger to it to see what was going on. The issue presented itself inside of Orchard.Modules.Controllers.AdminController.Features() where a comparison of FeatureDescriptor.Id == ShellFeature.Name failed to match on account of the case mismatch. The result was that my feature was being shown as disabled even though it is enabled in the database.
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I am facing a strange error in xpages. Whenever i preview any xpage in internet explorer I get error 500. I've tried this with new nsf, I created only one blank xpage with no elements and tried to preview, I got the same error.
I've also checked the "Display Xpages runtime error page" in xpages tab in Application Properties section but got the same 500 error.
(I am working on my local machine)
Url of my xpage:
http://localhost/test/testdb.nsf/testxpage.xsp
For every preview attempt log.nsf has below entry
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Below is the error on ie.
Error 500
HTTP Web Server: Command Not Handled Exception
Step 1: Go to the application properties and tick "Show standard error page"
Step 2: Make sure that your application is build (default autobuild in project is ON, but you never know)
Step 3: Try project clean
Step 4: Check the errorlog in data/domino/workspace/log
Step 5: Post your code here to have a look
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Anyway, you should always look for the log mentioned by #Simon McLoughlin.
Try looking at the stack trace in C:/domino-Data-Directory/IBM_TECHNICAL_SUPPORT and the most recent xpages_...log file, generally a lot more helpful than the one line errors you get in other places
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I guess that it is your Notes client. Then you need to check with your admin.
Some of the time, We do not have a sufficient privilege for data folder. I am also faced this issue.
Check your server port, probably it may 80. So some your application takes port 80 like face book, skype... So quit that process and try :)
Are you using Extension library in the application ?
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I'm experiencing the same issue with my server, I only did what #stwissel suggested and then restarted my server and it all worked, but in your case your running it locally try restarting you PC and hope it works.
Are you running Quicker? I found this article and thought it might help, http://www.zarazaga.net/web/z.nsf/dx/getting-error-500-on-opening-an-xpage

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I'm trying to deploy a winform application with IIS and ClickOnce. I can access the publish.htm page and the install even starts when I click on the provided link.
However I get this error during the installation process:
Downloading http://MyWebSiteUrl/.../Interop.SHDocVw.dll did not succceed.
The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error.
Can anybody help me out on this ?
Thanks,
Bruno
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[Answering this old question because it comes up as the best match in my case and the accepted answer was of no use to me].
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I was converting a tested application from a WiX installation to a lightweight version with ClickOnce and received the HTTP 500 error without anything else in the logs. Naturally, I failed to think it through and instead found myself getting dragged down the rabbit hole on the internets, with instructions for detailed logging, magic spells, etc.
Upon more sober reflection, the problem was simple and I should have been able to tell immediately from the IIS log: a 500 followed by a 0 is shorthand for 'you're an idiot, the content isn't where you said it was' and it had almost nothing to do with ClickOnce.
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Cannot get ghost document: Features\FeatureName\SubFolder\PageName.aspx
Unknown SPRequest error occurred. More information: 0x80070002
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I've attempted resetting the web to its definition with no change.
I would like to have a programmatic solution, whether it be fixing something in the feature's configuration or an update program.
I was able to work-around the problem by
Adding a snip of code to the feature deactivating event to delete the file in question from SitePages.
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foreach (SPFile file in sitePagesFolder.Files)
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