How do I get MVC to find my controller path?

I am trying to call an action for a partial view in my _Layout view. If I place the action in the home controller, it works, but if I create a new controller StatusController, place the same child action method in it and call it from the _Layout view I get an error:

The Contoller path '/' was not found or does not implement IController.

from layout view _Layout.cshtml I call the action like so:

 @{Html.RenderAction("_GetforStatus", "StatusController");}

_GetforStatus() is the child action method inside the StatusController, as well as the name of the partial view.

How can i get ASP.NET MVC 4 to find my new controller?

You have to pass controller name without Controller postfix to make it work.The framework itself will exectue that Controller's action

Write like this:

@{Html.RenderAction{"_GetforStatus", "Status");}

or you can also use this:

@Html.Action("_GetforStatus","Status")