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How to add mime types with IIS7 Web.config by bills

Ever wanted to add a custom mime type to your Web server?  I ran into this issue the other day when I tried to serve up .mp4 files from my Web server and duh, I got this error: 404.3 error - mime type missing! Why does IIS block requests for unknown...

How to backup/restore IIS7 configuration by bills

Won's recent post on possible configuration corruption caused by OneCare/Forefront reminded me of something that every IIS7 customer should know about: how to backup and restore IIS7 configuration! No matter whether your configuration file gets corrupted...

Problems installing SQL Server 2005 on Vista and IIS7 by bills

I've seen this issue pop up a few times so I thought I'd share a few quick tips / tricks to getting SQL Server 2005 to work on Vista. If you see an error saying "Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is either not installed or is disabled.", but...

Good Reading... 8/14/2007 by bills

I haven't been able to write for a few weeks due to some time off and other "distractions". (This time of year at Microsoft is especially busy for managers as we not only do all of normal work needed to develop software, but also have to deal with budgeting...

IIS7 on Server Core by bills

Today at TechEd 2007, Bob Muglia announced the availability of IIS7 on Server Core in Windows 2008 Server, starting with the upcoming CTP and RC1 releases. We've added IIS7 on Server Core as a result of a lot of customer demand to make it available on...

Tip / Trick: how to turn off "verify file exists" in IIS7 by bills

I've seen several posts asking the question: how do I turn off the "verify file exists" setting on handlers / script maps in IIS7. I must admit, this seems to not be as straightforward as it should be. Hopefully this post helps you out. The configuration...
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Tips for Classic ASP developers on IIS7 by bills

I was reminded the other day just how many classic ASP applications and developers there are out there! The original ASP rocks, I remember experiencing it for the first time back in 1996/97 when it first came out with IIS3, and being amazed at how programmable...
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IIS7 Logging UI for Vista - Download Now by bills

It's no secret that there is no way to configure logging settings in IIS7/Vista. A PM convinced me that configuring "logging" settings on a "Developer" machine simply isn't interesting - and "if they want to do it, they can always use config". But, I...
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Useful IIS7 Scripts from the Community by bills

Steve Schofield has been blogging up a storm about IIS7, ever since he deployed www.iislogs.com on IIS7 beta 2. If you're interested in finding out more about his experience running a real web site on IIS7, or want to find some useful scripts to provision...
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