Help newbie with pws or iis with windows xp

[Mad_Jack]

Hi all:

Im new so forgive me if im posting in wrong area. I was wondering if could please tell me how to set up my windows xp so that i can use IIS to host my personal web site. I installed iis and all and put my asp files in the wwwroot folder but when i go to IE and type h**p://localhost/thefoldername/thefile.asp it gives me a 404.

any help would be appreciated.

thanks.

MJ

PS the ** are intentional.

[DaveN]

have you tried 127.0.0.1/thefoldername/thefile.asp and do you get the same error.

Is the IIS service actually running?

Have you setup IIS wwwroot to have EXE rights.

DaveN

[Mad_Jack]

uhmm humor me a bit. how do i set up the rights to wwwroot?

thanks.

MJ

[TheDave]

I'm on win2k and working from memory, so it may not be the same but...

Make sure the server extension are installed. Go to your IIS management console, select the "Default Website" and right click it, select All Tasks -> Convert to Web. If the convert to web option isnt there it wouldnt hurt to Check Server Extenions. If it asks if you want to set any directories (vti_bin) as executable say yes.

To set a directory as executable I think you go into your personal web manager, then the last button on the left hand side (Advanced or something), then select each folder in your web and goto Edit Properties. The application permissions you want to set are Scripts. Then select the vti_bin directory, and Edit Properties and set it's application permissions to Execute (include scripts).

If you want read/write permissions on any directories you will need to set that also in the IIS management console.

[psacake]

You DO NOT need FrontPage installed in order to run ASP pages, and you DO NOT need to allow EXE (and you shouldn't) in your webroot.

Make sure IIS is running. Did you install IIS Lockdown or URL Scan?