I thought I was the only one. All day I've been wrestling with IIS in Windows 2003 server, 2002 server, XP Pro. None will run the asp compiler. All ASP pages come up as "404-Not Found" on any of the servers. The file is there. On the Windows XP Machine, IIS root directory points to where the pages are developed. Here's what I've done so far:
- Configured IIS based on several web site recommendations
- Followed my ASP book for server setup
- Made sure the php and jsp compilers were uninstalled
- Reinstalled IIS (even after removing php and jsp compilers)
- asp.dll does exist in the correct directory, plus all files the dll file requires.
- restarted IIS after any configuration changes, sometimes restarted the computer.
- All root directories are on the local machine using NTFS.
- No firewalls, no virus scanners are installed.
The program I am using to create asp pages is Dreamweaver (puke to frontpage). The code I am using is derived from an asp text book.
Comparing to the ease of setting up and running a php, or jsp, server on linux (or windows IIS), creating an asp server with IIS has been one heck of a heart ache. But, the customer gets what the customer wants.