March 2007 Archive on A Former Microsoft IIS PM

Connection_Dropped in HTTP.sys Error Log - An Explanation

A recent question came into my queue asking about the meaning of the Connection_Dropped log entry in the Http.sys error log (%windir%\system32\logfiles\httperr). This error message, by defination, is not clear to most users - The reason phrase indicates...

An Insiders Look at IIS7 Features - Let's Chat

The 50,000 foot view often isn't what you are looking for especially when you can't see the topic and\or features in action. Instead, often you are only interested in seeing the functionality working and in action so that you can make sense out of it...

Lego Set & IIS7 - Componentization Rules!

In a recent webcast, I talked about how nice it is to have a componentize Web server. It is more important for IT Professionals because nothing is more frustrating than having to patch, patch, and do more patching. When our server, hopefully soon after...

Get the Facts on Windows Vista & IIS 7.0 Compatibility

For many, the first question asked when a new version of IIS is released - what is known not to work? In a recent webcast, I discussed what the known issues were for IIS 7.0 vs. IIS 6.0 and how to workaround. The functionality often still works but differently...

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