Why are Server control tags shown in the browser instead of the controls it represents?

This is because the server control tags were not converted into their respecting HTML element tags by ASP.Net. This happens when ASP.Net is not properly registered with IIS.

.Net framework provides an Administration utility that manages the installation and uninstallation of multiple versions of ASP.NET on a single machine. You can find the file in C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v**\aspnet_regiis.exe

use the command: aspnet_regiis.exe -u —> to uninstall current asp.net version.

use the command: aspnet_regiis.exe -i —> to install current asp.net version.