Server Error in '/' Application.

Validation of viewstate MAC failed. If this application is hosted by a Web Farm or cluster, ensure that <machineKey> configuration specifies the same validationKey and validation algorithm. AutoGenerate cannot be used in a cluster.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. 

Exception Details: System.Web.HttpException: Validation of viewstate MAC failed. If this application is hosted by a Web Farm or cluster, ensure that <machineKey> configuration specifies the same validationKey and validation algorithm. AutoGenerate cannot be used in a cluster.

Source Error: 


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Source File: App_Web_0644y3bc.0.cs    Line: 0 

Stack Trace: 


[ViewStateException: Invalid viewstate. 
	Client IP: 174.28.100.188
	Port: 59005
	User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/535.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/14.0.835.202 Safari/535.1
	ViewState: 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...]

[HttpException (0x80004005): Validation of viewstate MAC failed. If this application is hosted by a Web Farm or cluster, ensure that <machineKey> configuration specifies the same validationKey and validation algorithm. AutoGenerate cannot be used in a cluster.]
   System.Web.UI.ViewStateException.ThrowError(Exception inner, String persistedState, String errorPageMessage, Boolean macValidationError) +106
   System.Web.UI.ViewStateException.ThrowMacValidationError(Exception inner, String persistedState) +14
   System.Web.UI.ObjectStateFormatter.Deserialize(String inputString) +237
   System.Web.UI.ObjectStateFormatter.System.Web.UI.IStateFormatter.Deserialize(String serializedState) +4
   System.Web.UI.Util.DeserializeWithAssert(IStateFormatter formatter, String serializedState) +37
   System.Web.UI.HiddenFieldPageStatePersister.Load() +207
   System.Web.UI.Page.LoadPageStateFromPersistenceMedium() +105
   System.Web.UI.Page.LoadAllState() +43
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +6785
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +242
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest() +80
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestWithNoAssert(HttpContext context) +21
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) +49
   ASP.default_aspx.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context) in App_Web_0644y3bc.0.cs:0
   System.Web.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +181
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +75

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.5446; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.5420 

Try adding a machine key. Sounds like your app is getting recycled 
Are there any event log errors?? ie. ViewstateMAC Failed
3-4 minutes is very low, but depends on your hosting Co.

Get a random key here: Don't use the sample below
http://www.developmentno...chinekey_generator.aspx 

<system.web>
   <customErrors mode="Off" />
</system.web>