IIS6 is not finding .asp files

Question

Hoping someone can provide an answer with this, although it's not 100% programming related. All of a sudden my IIS6 install on Server 2003 will give me a "404 Not Found" error when I try to load any file ending in .asp.

I can see the file there if I turn on directory browsing, but clicking on it immediately gives me a 404. Regular HTML pages load just fine, it's only the ASP files that it cannot find, although they're right in the directory alongside the HTML file.

I'm probably forgetting something stupid - can someone remind me what I need to do in order to get it to load properly?

Answer 1

We ran into this issue of late. Besides the Web service extensions where one enables asp, there is another place in each site that needs to be checked.

Virtual directory: In IIS 6.0, open the properties of the virtual directory. Navigate to virtual directory tab - at the bottom, click on configuration - make sure that the .asp extension is in that list. If it's not, you can find the dll somewhere like this path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\asp.dll. Also, the verbs will need to be added on this same window. The main choices are GET, HEAD, POST (and maybe TRACE if need be).

Web site In IIS 6.0, open the properties of the site. Navigate to Home DIrectory tab - at the bottom, click on configuration - make sure that the .asp extension is in that list. If it's not, you can find the dll somewhere like this path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\asp.dll. Also, the verbs will need to be added on this same window. The main choices are GET, HEAD, POST (and maybe TRACE if need be).

I hope that helps - I didn't find this mentioned after a fairly extensive search.

Answer 2

Duh - I knew it was something stupid that I just overlooked (shows how often I use Classic ASP). Thanks a bunch.

Answer 3

In the Web Service Extensions area, make sure Active Server Pages is enabled