>I got the following irritating error while working with my basics of WCF:

“System.ServiceModel.ProtocolException was unhandled



Message=”The content type text/html; charset=utf-8 of the response message does not match the content type of the binding (text/xml; charset=utf-8). If using a custom encoder, be sure that the IsContentTypeSupported method is implemented properly. The first 1024 bytes of the response were: ‘ \n \n \n \n \n<!– \nbody{margin:0;font-size:.7em;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background:#CBE1EF;} \ncode{margin:0;color:#006600;font-size:1.1em;font-weight:bold;} \n.config_source code{font-size:.8em;color:#000000;} \npre{margin:0;font-size:1.4em;word-wrap:break-word;} \nul,ol{margin:10px 0 10px 40px;} \nul.first,ol.first{margin-top:5px;} \nfieldset{padding:0 15px 10px 15px;} \n.summary-container fieldset{padding-bottom:5px;margin-top:4px;} \nlegend.no-expand-all{padding:2px 15px 4px 10px;margin:0 0 0 -12px;} \nlegend{color:#333333;padding:4px 15px 4px 10px;margin:4px 0 8px -12px;_margin-top:0px; \n border-top:1px solid #EDEDED;border-left:1px solid #EDEDED;border-right:1px solid #969696; \n border-bottom:1px solid #969696;background:#E7ECF0;font-weight:bold;'."

Source=”mscorlib”

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The resolution:

In a Windows 7 PC:

 

Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows Feature on or Off -> .Net Framework 3.5.1 ->  Enable Windows Communication Foundation HTTP Activation