Unable to launch the IIS Express Web server

I have an asp.net MVC 4 solution. When I try to open it using Visual studio 2012, I get following error:

Microsoft Visual Studio

Configuring Web https://localhost: for ASP.NET 4.5 failed. You must manually configure this site for ASP.NET 4.5 in order for the site to run correctly. Could not find the server https://localhost:44300/ on the local machine. Make sure the local IIS server has been configured to support secure communications.

OK Help

Although the solution opens. Also, When I try to run it from debug menu, I get following error:

 Unable to launch the IIS Express Web server.

The start URL specified is not valid. https://localhost:44300/

and I can not debug the code. how to get rid of these errors and debug/run the web site from VS 2012 ?

Please suggest.

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