I want to allow user to download images that sometimes have french accents in their file names. e.g.: http://www.mysite.com/images/Image%20à%20télécharger.jpg This works on a friend's IIS but not on my IIS (its returns a 404 error) I've used Microsoft's lockdown tool for IIS. Does it have some ...more >>

I have added MIME types for .exe and .dll's that are placed in one subdirectory situated in a virtual directory. It is called /bin (it has nothing to do with ASP.NET applications). I just want to enable *downloads* of exe and dll files from that directory, and I can't. From other directories ...more >>

Im using "host headers" to run multiple websites and Frontpage to author. Frontpage creates a sub-folder in Default Websites but I also create a new website for the host header which appears on the same dir level as Default Website in IIS. Q. If I want to restrict access to authenticated use...more >>

I use Access as a front end to a SQL server dB. I would like to set up my system so that I may access SQL server and make read/write changes through the internet with a "Log In" However I also use this server (with 1 static IP address) to access Outlook 2003, and other files remotely with a...more >>

I want to use SSL certificate to privately access Outlook 2003, Quickbooks, and SQL Server 2000 dB on my Small Business Server 2003. However, I cannot open the "Company Web" on the Server, even if it is on a different local IP address. Is it not possible to have SSL and also to have a ...more >>

Hi, I have been working on an asp.net (1.1) app - developing against a virtual folder in "personal web server". I have successfully deployed it to an IIS6 virtual folder, but when I try and deploy to a web site in IIS, I get "The page cannot be displayed" errors. Any ideas? And - am I corre...more >>

I have (tried) to setup WeDav on a W2K3 server and although I have enabled Webdav as an allowed extention. I can't open it as a web folder. I have set it up loads of times on a Win2K box so all the permissions seem to be correct. Any ideas? Terry ...more >>

Hi guys! I installed win server 2003 a few days ago and now all of my websites take a long while until loading succesfully. On win server 2k everything was ok but now i takes too long. Here's my iisstate log file - i hope someone can help me Opened log file 'C:\Programs\iisstate\output\II...more >>

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C4B788.458E1070 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable how do i access this newsgroup online? what's the url? dave ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C4B788.458E1070 Co...more >>

We've done a clean install of Windows Server 2003 and want to run a group of asp pages using IIS6. It doesnt seem to work after setting up the default website to point to our root directory, it just comes up with Page Cannot Be Displayed. Is there anything else we need to do to enable asp pag...more >>

I developed a application using both ASP and ISAPI extension. There is one page after a user submits a request with confirmation number. I don't want the user goes back to the previous page by clicking "BACk" button on any type of browser. My question are: 1) How to prevent that happening? ...more >>

Until recently, my WebDAV stuff on a Windows 2003 Server was working just fine. I frequently update the server with all updates from windowsupdate.microsoft.com, so these new problems may be caused by a recent update. I have multiple folders set up as writable for a site admin group. Fold...more >>

I have two IIS server behind a load balancer. The LB has 1 public IP that is mappted to two private IPs on the servers. How can I find out what server served the page? ...more >>

Hi, I would appreciate if someone can answer the problem: I am having a "cgi timeout problem" after running a script for 5 mins (with IIS 5.1 on Windows XP) I have tried to change the 'cgi script timeout' (Web Sites -> Configuration -> Process Options using the IIS management tool), follo...more >>

Hi. Someone wants me to write an app that looks at a customer's IIS settings (given a specific virtual directory, is it configured as an application, execute permissions, is buffering enabled...) and compare to the desired settings for our application. Where does IIS store its settings for me to ...more >>

All, I have a strange problem with IIS5.x. When i delete a site and restart IIS the site keeps coming back. I have even gone as far as deleteting the home directory that the deleted site point to. Please help...more >>

I try to access share on another computer from ISAPI dll. I have the share mapped on the server. If I call the dll from IE running on the server where IIS 5 runs, it works. If I try it using IE on another computer, it says Invalid file handle. With IIS 6 it does not work at all. I ran a networ...more >>

I have a website that is giving me some grief... I can TELNET to the URL, and the IP address of the site into port 443 & 80 no problem. I can hit the site using HTTP, but when I attempt to hit it with HTTPS - nothing....more >>

Hello, Initially, my web page files(html) were stored in the wwwroot directory, and therefore the client was able to request these web pages correctly. Now, I created a directory tree structure within the wwwroot directory and moved the web page files to it. I went to properties for the def...more >>

I am trying to publish to a Windows XP machine from another Windows XP machine I have setup on a small home network. When I try to publish to the web server machine it is asking me for a password for the Guest account,{computername/Guest} and I cannot change the user. I have the Guest acco...more >>

The security report by the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer said: IIS Vulnerabilities: Parent paths are enabled in some web sites and/or virtual directories. Tried to correct this according to MBSA "How to correct this", "In the Default Web Site Properties dialog box, click the Home Direct...more >>