How to enable downloads for EXE files on windows server 2008?
download exe on windows server
Kendo
8:25 pm on Nov 1, 2014 (gmt 0)
Our Windows 2008 R2 server provides downloads to requests for ZIP files but not for EXE files (resource not found), even though EXE is included in the mimetypes list for the server and the site.
There is little to no info about this returned from web search.
It is not URLSCAN that is the problem as this is set to allow EXE. What have I missed?
Ocean10000
12:29 am on Nov 2, 2014 (gmt 0)
What version of IIS are you running? Anything else you can tell us about your setup?
I know the web servers I have tried it on I have had no problems downloading.
Kendo
1:08 am on Nov 2, 2014 (gmt 0)
Windows Server 2008 R2
IIS 7.5
HTTP Error 404.2 - Not Found The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the ISAPI and CGI Restriction list settings on the Web server.
There are no restrictions from what I can tell.
Ocean10000
4:10 am on Nov 2, 2014 (gmt 0)
My google fu is turning up a few links, but this one I think might help more. [iis.net...]
Check to see if exe are assigned to "CGIModule" or "static file module". Usually CGIModule is turned off, and thus throws an error. reassign exe to the static file module and see if that has any effect.
