Setting Up File Handler for IIS 7

[mbewers1]

Hi there,

I'm trying to set up a virtual directory for a website which I have created in ASP.NET and wish to run in IIS7. However, I am given Server Error 404.3 in which it has been suggesgted that I try all of the following (shorter version of error):

- Ensure that the expected handler for the current page is mapped.
- Please verify that the feature you are trying to use is installed.
- Ensure that ASP is installed.
- Verify that the MIME map is enabled or add the MIME map for the Web site
using the command-line tool appcmd.exe.
- Create a tracing rule to track failed requests for this HTTP status code. For
more information about creating a tracing rule for failed requests, click here.
Links

Adding the FileHandler was the most difficult step and I used these pages to help me:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms228090.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb515343.aspx

After performing all steps to the best of my knowledge, I still get the same error.
Am I going about solving the file handler problem in the right way?

Has anyone had this problem when using IIS 7 but not with previous versions of IIS and if so, how id you get round the problem?

[JamieHowarth0]

Hi mbewers1,

Are you using custom extensions or extensionless URLs for your ASP.NET site?
ASP.NET support on IIS7 should be out-of-the-box. You may wish to try and run from a commandline "aspnet-regiis" as this hooks ASP.NET into IIS and adds the necessary handler mappings.

If this doesn't work first-time then you may need to uninstall ASP.NET from IIS by using the -u switch with aspnet-regiis, reboot, then re-installing it using the -i switch.

Hope this helps.

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