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PROBLEM:
I have IIS installed but ASP fails to run. How can I enable ASP to run on Windows Vista?
SOLUTION:
Windows Vista does not install ASP by default when installing IIS. You need to specifically check that option when installing or configuring your IIS.
To do that:
1. Control Panel > Programs and Features, then click 'Turn Windows Features on or off' on the left
2. Locate the option called 'Internet Information Services' and select it. This will install IIS with the default features. Note that selecting this does not display a check mark because it only selects some of the available IIS features. The default installation is a basic web server without support for advanced features such as ASP etc., so you MUST install additional IIS features required by Web Application Server.
3. Open up the branch Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features, select and make sure that the following options are checked:
- ASP
- ISAPI Extensions
4. Open up the branch Internet Information Services > Web Management Tools > IIS 6 Management Compatibility, select and make sure that the following option is checked:
- IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility
You can select additional options for your server, but you must make sure that ASP, ISAPI Extensions, and IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility are all checked, as they are required options to install and use WebApp Server. When you are done configuring IIS, select OK to install the selected features.
NEXT STEPS:
- If you are running a 64 bit version of Windows Vista or Windows 7, you also have to enable 32-bit applications in IIS. KBase article 2413 shows you how to do so.
This article is recommended reading for the following keywords and/or categories:
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Contributed By:
Marcia Booth
Company: Data Access Worldwide
Web Site: http://www.dataaccess.com
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DAW Knowledge Base article 2413: HOWTO: Enabling 32 bit web applications on 64 bit operating systems
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