Deploy ASPX, browse, get HTTP Error 404

[Larry Brindise]

I have an asp.net application. I have used VStudio Web
Deployment Project to create the MSI file. I copy the
MSI file from my developer PC to my test server running
Win2003Server Web Edition. I run the MSI to install -
looks good so far - I see the global directory, etc.
I try opening the app in IE via www.myweb.com/aspxfolder;
where aspxfolder is the global directory. I get the
wonderful "HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found"
page. So, I created a test.html file in the same global
directory and browsed to
www.myweb.com/aspxfolder/test.html - and I see my test
HTML. So, this has to be some type of aspx installation
or aspx execution security issue???? I am not sure where
to start because I basically accepted all defaults on
installation of w2003WE and the web deployment project in
VS.NET.
Help? Thanks!
-Larry

[Francis Shanahan]

You're browsing to the folder?
That means IIS serves up the default page for the folder, normally
default.asp
The Start Page in the Web Project and the default page in IIS can and often
are different.

Try browsing to an aspx page like you did with the html.
I suspect IIS is serving up default.asp and you don't have a page in your
project by that name.

-fs

"Larry Brindise" <la*********@tradegear.com> wrote in message
news:03****************************@phx.gbl...

I have an asp.net application. I have used VStudio Web
Deployment Project to create the MSI file. I copy the
MSI file from my developer PC to my test server running
Win2003Server Web Edition. I run the MSI to install -
looks good so far - I see the global directory, etc.
I try opening the app in IE via www.myweb.com/aspxfolder;
where aspxfolder is the global directory. I get the
wonderful "HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found"
page. So, I created a test.html file in the same global
directory and browsed to
www.myweb.com/aspxfolder/test.html - and I see my test
HTML. So, this has to be some type of aspx installation
or aspx execution security issue???? I am not sure where
to start because I basically accepted all defaults on
installation of w2003WE and the web deployment project in
VS.NET.
Help? Thanks!
-Larry

[Larry Brindise]

Thanks for the attempt.
Actually, the VS.NET web deployment wizard is really
smart. It actually sets the default page in the global
directory to default.aspx, so you don't even have to mess
with that.

Whether I browse to the folder (expecting the default
page to be loaded), or I browse explicitly to that
page ".../default.aspx", I get the same problematic
result.
I've gone over the IIS configs - the fact that I can
browse to my test.html proves it is not that iis doesn't
like the folder configs. I'm convinced it has to be
something with aspx security.

-Larry

-----Original Message-----
You're browsing to the folder?
That means IIS serves up the default page for the folder, normallydefault.asp
The Start Page in the Web Project and the default page in IIS can and oftenare different.

Try browsing to an aspx page like you did with the html.
I suspect IIS is serving up default.asp and you don't have a page in yourproject by that name.

-fs

"Larry Brindise" <la*********@tradegear.com> wrote in messagenews:03****************************@phx.gbl...

I have an asp.net application. I have used VStudio Web
Deployment Project to create the MSI file. I copy the
MSI file from my developer PC to my test server running
Win2003Server Web Edition. I run the MSI to install -
looks good so far - I see the global directory, etc.
I try opening the app in IE via www.myweb.com/aspxfolder; where aspxfolder is the global directory. I get the
wonderful "HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found" page. So, I created a test.html file in the same global directory and browsed to
www.myweb.com/aspxfolder/test.html - and I see my test
HTML. So, this has to be some type of aspx installation or aspx execution security issue???? I am not sure where to start because I basically accepted all defaults on
installation of w2003WE and the web deployment project in VS.NET.
Help? Thanks!
-Larry

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[Larry Brindise]

I truly appreciate your persistence. I already checked
both of these. This is really unexpected, however, it is
the first asp.net app I'm deploying, so I don't know what
to expect. I'll post a response here when I get the
answer - perhaps it'll cost me $245.
-Larry

-----Original Message-----
If it's security related, you could check your web.config for authorizationsection.
Should have something like:
allow = "*"
in there.
If it was security I'd expect you to get either redirected as per yourweb.config Authentication settings or an access denied before you'd get a404 (not found).

sorry can't help any more than that.
-fs

"Larry Brindise" <la*********@tradegear.com> wrote in messagenews:02****************************@phx.gbl...

Thanks for the attempt.
Actually, the VS.NET web deployment wizard is really
smart. It actually sets the default page in the global
directory to default.aspx, so you don't even have to mess with that.

Whether I browse to the folder (expecting the default
page to be loaded), or I browse explicitly to that
page ".../default.aspx", I get the same problematic
result.
I've gone over the IIS configs - the fact that I can
browse to my test.html proves it is not that iis doesn't like the folder configs. I'm convinced it has to be
something with aspx security.

-Larry

>-----Original Message-----
>You're browsing to the folder?
>That means IIS serves up the default page for the

folder, normally

>default.asp
>The Start Page in the Web Project and the default page

in IIS can and often

>are different.
>
>Try browsing to an aspx page like you did with the html. >I suspect IIS is serving up default.asp and you don't

have a page in your

>project by that name.
>
>-fs
>
>
>
>"Larry Brindise" <la*********@tradegear.com> wrote in

message

>news:03****************************@phx.gbl...
>> I have an asp.net application. I have used VStudio Web >> Deployment Project to create the MSI file. I copy the >> MSI file from my developer PC to my test server running >> Win2003Server Web Edition. I run the MSI to install - >> looks good so far - I see the global directory, etc.
>> I try opening the app in IE via

www.myweb.com/aspxfolder;

>> where aspxfolder is the global directory. I get the
>> wonderful "HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not

found"

>> page. So, I created a test.html file in the same

global

>> directory and browsed to
>> www.myweb.com/aspxfolder/test.html - and I see my test >> HTML. So, this has to be some type of aspx

installation

>> or aspx execution security issue???? I am not sure

where

>> to start because I basically accepted all defaults on >> installation of w2003WE and the web deployment

project in

>> VS.NET.
>> Help? Thanks!
>> -Larry
>>
>
>
>.
>

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[Frank Drebin]

Are the actual files in the actual directory? If you use Windows Explorer -
are they under \inetpub\wwwroot\aspxfolder ???
"Larry Brindise" <la*********@tradegear.com> wrote in message
news:07****************************@phx.gbl...

I truly appreciate your persistence. I already checked
both of these. This is really unexpected, however, it is
the first asp.net app I'm deploying, so I don't know what
to expect. I'll post a response here when I get the
answer - perhaps it'll cost me $245.
-Larry

-----Original Message-----
If it's security related, you could check your

web.config for authorization

section.
Should have something like:
allow = "*"
in there.
If it was security I'd expect you to get either

redirected as per your

web.config Authentication settings or an access denied

before you'd get a

404 (not found).

sorry can't help any more than that.
-fs

"Larry Brindise" <la*********@tradegear.com> wrote in

message

news:02****************************@phx.gbl...

Thanks for the attempt.
Actually, the VS.NET web deployment wizard is really
smart. It actually sets the default page in the global
directory to default.aspx, so you don't even have to mess with that.

Whether I browse to the folder (expecting the default
page to be loaded), or I browse explicitly to that
page ".../default.aspx", I get the same problematic
result.
I've gone over the IIS configs - the fact that I can
browse to my test.html proves it is not that iis doesn't like the folder configs. I'm convinced it has to be
something with aspx security.

-Larry
>-----Original Message-----
>You're browsing to the folder?
>That means IIS serves up the default page for the
folder, normally
>default.asp
>The Start Page in the Web Project and the default page
in IIS can and often
>are different.
>
>Try browsing to an aspx page like you did with the html. >I suspect IIS is serving up default.asp and you don't
have a page in your
>project by that name.
>
>-fs
>
>
>
>"Larry Brindise" <la*********@tradegear.com> wrote in
message
>news:03****************************@phx.gbl...
>> I have an asp.net application. I have used VStudio Web >> Deployment Project to create the MSI file. I copy the >> MSI file from my developer PC to my test server running >> Win2003Server Web Edition. I run the MSI to install - >> looks good so far - I see the global directory, etc.
>> I try opening the app in IE via
www.myweb.com/aspxfolder;
>> where aspxfolder is the global directory. I get the
>> wonderful "HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not
found"
>> page. So, I created a test.html file in the same
global
>> directory and browsed to
>> www.myweb.com/aspxfolder/test.html - and I see my test >> HTML. So, this has to be some type of aspx
installation
>> or aspx execution security issue???? I am not sure
where
>> to start because I basically accepted all defaults on >> installation of w2003WE and the web deployment project in
>> VS.NET.
>> Help? Thanks!
>> -Larry
>>
>
>
>.
>

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