web.config Membership Type Error - asp.net

Question

I'm attempting to make the login requirements for Password less strict. I set all of my attributes in the web.config file, but for some reason, it doesn't like my Type attribute. I've looked at all of the other posts concerning web.config Membership on StackOverflow, as well as other sites, and they all seem to have the exact line that I do for Type. I can't seem to find much about this error in my searches, either. I just can't figure out why I am getting this error:
Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.
Parser Error Message: Attribute not recognized 'writeExceptionsToEventLog'
Source Error:
Line 16: <clear />
Line 17: <add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider"
Line 18: type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider"
Line 19: connectionStringName="CafeWorksConnectionString"
Line 20: requiresQuestionAndAnswer="false"
Here is my web.config file (slightly modified to remove sensitive info)
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
For more information on how to configure your ASP.NET application, please visit
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=169433
-->
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="validationSettings:UnobtrusiveValidationMode" value="None"/>
</appSettings>
<system.web>
<authentication mode="Forms" />
<compilation debug="true" strict="false" explicit="true" targetFramework="4.5"/>
<httpRuntime targetFramework="4.5"/>
<membership defaultProvider="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15">
<providers>
<clear />
<add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider"
type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider"
connectionStringName="CafeWorksConnectionString"
requiresQuestionAndAnswer="false"
enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="true"
requiresUniqueEmail="false" passwordFormat="Hashed"
minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="0" writeExceptionsToEventLog="false"
minRequiredPasswordLength="4" passwordStrengthRegularExpression=""
passwordAttemptWindow="10" maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="8"/>
</providers>
</membership>
</system.web>
<system.net>
<mailSettings>
<smtp from="Name#EmailHost.com">
<network host="EmailHost" password="" userName="" />
</smtp>
</mailSettings>
</system.net>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="CafeWorksConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=DB;Initial Catalog=DBCatalog;Integrated Security=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
</connectionStrings>
</configuration>
If anyone knows how to correct this error I'd appreciate the help. I have absolutely no idea where "writeExceptionsToEventLog" is taking place and why it is causing my error.
Thank you!

Answer 1

According to your last comment, you are using legacy Membership Provider. It uses store procedures and dated.
Please use ASP.NET Universal Providers which uses Entity Framework.
How to replace with New Membership Provider
I assume you are implementing a new project. The reason is new Universal Provider creates table without prefix aspnet_ which is good. However, it'll break the relationship with custom tables if you are working on an existing project.
Follow the Scott Hanselman's article and work on a new test project first.
Basically, you just need to replace name="DefaultMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Providers.DefaultMembershipProvider".
Since you replace the name, you also need to up the defaultProvider to - defaultProvider="DefaultMembershipProvider"
The rest are the same. New Universal Provider uses Entity Framework Code First, so it'll create required tables for you automatically if they haven't been created yet. Note, it doesn't use store procedure.
The beauty is that you do not need to run aspnet_regsql.exe to create schema and store procedures.