Parser Error Message: The entry 'DefaultProfileProvider' has already been added - asp.net

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I have tried everything to fix this issue and cannot seem to get this error removed.
here is my web.config code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--
For more information on how to configure your ASP.NET application, please visit
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=169433
-->
<configuration>
<configSections>
<!-- For more information on Entity Framework configuration,visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=237468 -->
<section name="entityFramework" type="System.Data.Entity.Internal.ConfigFile.EntityFrameworkSection, EntityFramework, Version=5.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false" />
<section name="glimpse" type="Glimpse.Core.Configuration.Section, Glimpse.Core" />
<section name="system.identityModel" type="System.IdentityModel.Configuration.SystemIdentityModelSection, System.IdentityModel, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B77A5C561934E089" />
</configSections>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="MobileReportsEntities" connectionString="metadata=res://*/Models.MobileReports.csdl|res://*/Models.MobileReports.ssdl|res://*/Models.MobileReports.msl;provider=System.Data.SqlClient;provider connection string="data source=sqlgii02da1.dev.ardentmc.com\gii;initial catalog=MobileReports;User ID=MobileReports;Password=mobile;MultipleActiveResultSets=True;App=EntityFramework"" providerName="System.Data.EntityClient" />
<add name="MacEntities" connectionString="metadata=res://*/Shared.Identity.Mac.csdl|res://*/Shared.Identity.Mac.ssdl|res://*/Shared.Identity.Mac.msl;provider=System.Data.SqlClient;provider connection string="data source=sqlirad01d.dev.ardentmc.com;initial catalog=Shared;persist security info=True;user id=IdentityClient;password=Id3ntityCli3nt;MultipleActiveResultSets=True;App=EntityFramework"" providerName="System.Data.EntityClient" />
</connectionStrings>
<appSettings>
<add key="webpages:Version" value="2.0.0.0" />
<add key="webpages:Enabled" value="false" />
<add key="PreserveLoginUrl" value="true" />
<add key="ClientValidationEnabled" value="true" />
<add key="UnobtrusiveJavaScriptEnabled" value="true" />
<add key="logoLarge" value="~/Images/dhslogo.png" />
<add key="logoSmall" value="~/Images/dhslogo20x20.png" />
<add key="ApplicationUserGroup" value="Department of Homeland Security" />
<add key="ApplicationName" value="COP Mobile" />
<add key="ApplicationHeader" value="DHS COP Mobile" />
<add key="JQueryMobileCSS" value="~/Content/jquery.mobile.structure-1.3.0.css" />
<add key="JQueryMobileThemeCSS" value="~/Content/jquery.mobile.theme-1.3.0.css" />
<add key="ThemeCSS" value="~/Content/themes/dhs-jqm-theme-1.css" />
<add key="SiteCSS" value="~/Content/Site.css" />
<add key="JQueryJS" value="~/Scripts/jquery-1.9.1.js" />
<add key="JQueryUIJS" value="~/Scripts/jquery-ui-1.10.1.custom.js" />
<add key="JQueryMobileJS" value="~/Scripts/jquery.mobile-1.3.0.js" />
<add key="UtilitiesJS" value="~/Scripts/Utilities.js" />
<add key="HeaderActivationJS" value="~/Scripts/HeaderActivation.js" />
<add key="NavbarsJS" value="~/Scripts/Navbars.js" />
<add key="MobilePopupJS" value="~/Scripts/MobilePopup.js" />
<add key="LayersConfigFile" value="default_layers.xml"/>
<add key="ActiveIncidentsFeed" value="https://gii-dev.ardentmc.net/tokenauth/georss/COPLite/?token=446A6778-9F41-40ED-8A76-923E40B07CED" />
<add key="FeedRefreshInterval" value="180000"/>
<add key="FileDownloadPrefix" value="https://gii-dev.ardentmc.net/tokenauth/georss/CopLiteService/GetFile.ashx?token=446A6778-9F41-40ED-8A76-923E40B07CED&fileId=" />
<add key="GiiHome" value="https://gii-dev.ardentmc.net"/>
<add key="UseAuthentication" value="false" />
<add key="AuthenticationName" value="HSIN" />
<add key="ProxyUrl" value="" />
</appSettings>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off" />
<compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.5">
<assemblies>
<add assembly="System.Data.Entity, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" />
</assemblies>
</compilation>
<httpRuntime maxRequestLength="102400" requestValidationMode="4.5" /> <!--targetFramework="4.5" **I took this out**-->
<machineKey compatibilityMode="Framework20SP1" validationKey="8A0FDB3F447F173B7D2821B17E41B3350733FE098D0B403F93C8E41269F57ADF88C6009A8F9071C3A7B1AF9382DAC219A3A5CE0BF0C8D2DA3E2ACBF155B87B5D" decryptionKey="15C8F55337FBC0FD7F83404F0BF6FA472614C94D1E6F3EB5" validation="SHA1" />
<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="~/Account/Login" name=".GIIFORMSAUTH" protection="All" domain="ardentmc.com" />
</authentication>
<identity impersonate="true" />
<pages>
<namespaces>
<add namespace="System.Web.Helpers" />
<add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" />
<add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax" />
<add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" />
<add namespace="System.Web.Optimization" />
<add namespace="System.Web.Routing" />
<add namespace="System.Web.WebPages" />
</namespaces>
</pages>
<profile defaultProvider="DefaultProfileProvider">
<providers>
<add name="DefaultProfileProvider" type="System.Web.Providers.DefaultProfileProvider, System.Web.Providers, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" connectionStringName="MobileReportsEntities" applicationName="/" />
</providers>
</profile>
<membership defaultProvider="DefaultMembershipProvider">
<providers>
<add name="DefaultMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Providers.DefaultMembershipProvider, System.Web.Providers, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" connectionStringName="MobileReportsEntities" enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="false" requiresUniqueEmail="false" maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5" minRequiredPasswordLength="6" minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="0" passwordAttemptWindow="10" applicationName="/" />
</providers>
</membership>
<roleManager defaultProvider="DefaultRoleProvider">
<providers>
<add name="DefaultRoleProvider" type="System.Web.Providers.DefaultRoleProvider, System.Web.Providers, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" connectionStringName="MobileReportsEntities" applicationName="/" />
</providers>
</roleManager>
<sessionState mode="InProc" customProvider="DefaultSessionProvider" timeout="2880">
<providers>
<add name="DefaultSessionProvider" type="System.Web.Providers.DefaultSessionStateProvider, System.Web.Providers, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35" connectionStringName="MobileReportsEntities" />
</providers>
</sessionState>
<httpModules>
<add name="Glimpse" type="Glimpse.AspNet.HttpModule, Glimpse.AspNet" />
</httpModules>
<httpHandlers>
<add path="glimpse.axd" verb="GET" type="Glimpse.AspNet.HttpHandler, Glimpse.AspNet" />
</httpHandlers>
</system.web>
<system.webServer>
<validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false" />
<handlers>
<remove name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-ISAPI-4.0_32bit" />
<remove name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-ISAPI-4.0_64bit" />
<remove name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-Integrated-4.0" />
<remove name="Glimpse" />
<add name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-ISAPI-4.0_32bit" path="*." verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG,PUT,DELETE,PATCH,OPTIONS" modules="IsapiModule" scriptProcessor="%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_isapi.dll" preCondition="classicMode,runtimeVersionv4.0,bitness32" responseBufferLimit="0" />
<add name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-ISAPI-4.0_64bit" path="*." verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG,PUT,DELETE,PATCH,OPTIONS" modules="IsapiModule" scriptProcessor="%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet_isapi.dll" preCondition="classicMode,runtimeVersionv4.0,bitness64" responseBufferLimit="0" />
<add name="ExtensionlessUrlHandler-Integrated-4.0" path="*." verb="GET,HEAD,POST,DEBUG,PUT,DELETE,PATCH,OPTIONS" type="System.Web.Handlers.TransferRequestHandler" preCondition="integratedMode,runtimeVersionv4.0" />
<add name="Glimpse" path="glimpse.axd" verb="GET" type="Glimpse.AspNet.HttpHandler, Glimpse.AspNet" preCondition="integratedMode" />
</handlers>
<modules>
<remove name="Glimpse" />
<add name="Glimpse" type="Glimpse.AspNet.HttpModule, Glimpse.AspNet" preCondition="integratedMode" />
</modules>
</system.webServer>
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Helpers" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-2.0.0.0" newVersion="2.0.0.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Mvc" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.0.0" newVersion="4.0.0.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.WebPages" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-2.0.0.0" newVersion="2.0.0.0" />
</dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
<legacyHMACWarning enabled="0" />
</runtime>
<entityFramework>
<defaultConnectionFactory type="System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.SqlConnectionFactory, EntityFramework" />
</entityFramework>
<system.net>
<defaultProxy enabled="true" />
<settings>
<!-- This setting causes .NET to check certificate revocation lists (CRL)
before trusting HTTPS certificates. But this setting tends to not
be allowed in shared hosting environments. -->
<!--<servicePointManager checkCertificateRevocationList="true"/>-->
</settings>
</system.net>
<uri>
<!-- The uri section is necessary to turn on .NET 3.5 support for IDN (international domain names),
which is necessary for OpenID urls with unicode characters in the domain/host name.
It is also required to put the Uri class into RFC 3986 escaping mode, which OpenID and OAuth require. -->
<idn enabled="All" />
<iriParsing enabled="true" />
</uri>
<glimpse defaultRuntimePolicy="On" endpointBaseUri="~/Glimpse.axd">
<!-- If you are having issues with Glimpse, please include this. It will help us figure out whats going on.
<logging level="Trace"/>-->
<!-- Want to use Glimpse on a remote server? Ignore the LocalPolicy by removing this comment.
<runtimePolicies>
<ignoredTypes>
<add type="Glimpse.AspNet.Policy.LocalPolicy, Glimpse.AspNet"/>
</ignoredTypes>
</runtimePolicies>-->
</glimpse>
<system.identityModel>
<identityConfiguration>
<claimsAuthenticationManager type="ArdentMC.Security.Identity.ClaimsManager, ArdentMC.Security.Identity"/>
<claimsAuthorizationManager type="ArdentMC.Security.Identity.AccessManager, ArdentMC.Security.Identity" />
<claimsAuthenticationManager type="ArdentMC.Security.Identity.ClaimsManager, ArdentMC.Security.Identity" />
</identityConfiguration>
</system.identityModel>
</configuration>
does anyone have any idea how to fix this error message i keep getting?
any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.
thank you in advance.

Answer 1

I fixed the issues. i was using visual studio to ghold multiple projects and my web config file was overlapping with another project i had in visual studio...i just needed to disconnect the project i wasnt using and that fixed the duplication errors.