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Dave - 30 Aug 2006 20:34 GMT

I recently upgraded a web server from Win2k to 2003. The old server had files
to download with the .exe extenstion. These files can't be downloaded anymore
with 2003. I get the 'Page or File not found' error when I click on it. any
idea's? I've looked everwhere I could think of for this setting..

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Miha Pihler [MVP] - 31 Aug 2006 08:51 GMT

Hi Dave,

This should help you out

http://blogs.msdn.com/david.wang/archive/2005/07/11/Allow_file_downloads_on_IIS_
6.aspx

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>I recently upgraded a web server from Win2k to 2003. The old server had
>files
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> any
> idea's? I've looked everwhere I could think of for this setting..

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Dave - 31 Aug 2006 15:24 GMT

Thanks Mike.. Wokred perfectly. Can't believe it was that easy to fix..

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Miha Pihler [MVP] - 31 Aug 2006 08:51 GMT

Hi Dave,

This should help you out

http://blogs.msdn.com/david.wang/archive/2005/07/11/Allow_file_downloads_on_IIS_
6.aspx

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Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

>I recently upgraded a web server from Win2k to 2003. The old server had
>files
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> any
> idea's? I've looked everwhere I could think of for this setting..

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