Web Server issue...?

[joshwa]

I'm using Windows 2000 Server and IIS5, and I can host zip files and they download fine, I used to be able to host .exe files and they used to download fine, now though I don't seem able to download the .exe files, even though I know they're there - is this likely to be a setting somewhere that I've accidentally changed when updating windows or making it more secure?

Thanks for any help

Josh

[Shad]

What happens when you try and download an .exe?

[joshwa]

I get page cannot be displayed if I click it, or if I right click save as... I get 'internet explorer was not able to open this site'

[malfunction]

Have you used the IIS lockdown tool?

By default that will stop .exe files from being downloaded

[joshwa]

Originally posted by malfunction
Have you used the IIS lockdown tool?

By default that will stop .exe files from being downloaded

yeah i think i have - how do i undo this setting?

[malfunction]

You can either re-run the IIS lockdown tool (and disable it) or edit this file:

C:\WINNT\system32\inetsrv\urlscan\urlscan.ini

In the "[DenyExtensions]" section you'll need to remove ".exe"

This is assuming you've left it at default - i.e. in the [options] section you've got "UseAllowExtenstions=0" if you've got "UseAllowExtensions=1" then you'll need to add ".exe" to teh "[AllowExtenstions]" section.

Anyway - you ought to be able to figure it out. IIRC you'll need to at least restart the IIS service (net stop W3SVC, net start W3SVC or use the services or IIS admin MSC) to incorporate the changes.

[DaBeeeenster]

Alternatively you can solve the problem by installing a proper web server like Apache

[Butuz]

Originally posted by DaBeeeenster
Alternatively you can solve the problem by installing a proper web server like Apache

*yawn* theres always one

Solve the worlds problems!!!! Install linux!!!!! Reduce your companies productivity to 0% and increase your reliance on technical support by 100%. Just think! All that cash you saved in windows licences your now spending twice as much on geeks in atari tshirts to keep it all running!!! (rofle, sorry had to throw in the wild genralisation)

Woot

Butuz

[Zathras]

Yeah, because Apache is so reliant on technical support being such a far out and "community-only" server... whatever. You can rabbit on about Linux vs Microsoft all day and not get to a conclusion but Apache is a much much better webserver and has much higher market penetration - hardly the 'linux' in a Windows vs Linux battle.

[Moby-Dick]

Apache for windows is just as useable - then again when you have both well configured they should be just as good.

Besides isn't over secure better than under secure ?

[DaBeeeenster]

Originally posted by Butuz
*yawn* theres always one

Solve the worlds problems!!!! Install linux!!!!! Reduce your companies productivity to 0% and increase your reliance on technical support by 100%. Just think! All that cash you saved in windows licences your now spending twice as much on geeks in atari tshirts to keep it all running!!! (rofle, sorry had to throw in the wild genralisation)

Woot

Butuz

Apache runs on Windows and, IMHO, is easier to configure than IIS. You ever tried working with the metabase? Nasty...

[Shad]

Originally posted by DaBeeeenster
Apache runs on Windows and, IMHO, is easier to configure than IIS. You ever tried working with the metabase? Nasty...

Yeh, it's fully XML based in IIS6...

Apache doesn't run key Windows-based languages, such as ASP or to my knowledge .NET languages.

[youngteam]

http://www.apache-asp.org/

[joshwa]

Originally posted by malfunction
You can either re-run the IIS lockdown tool (and disable it) or edit this file:

C:\WINNT\system32\inetsrv\urlscan\urlscan.ini

In the "[DenyExtensions]" section you'll need to remove ".exe"

This is assuming you've left it at default - i.e. in the [options] section you've got "UseAllowExtenstions=0" if you've got "UseAllowExtensions=1" then you'll need to add ".exe" to teh "[AllowExtenstions]" section.

Anyway - you ought to be able to figure it out. IIRC you'll need to at least restart the IIS service (net stop W3SVC, net start W3SVC or use the services or IIS admin MSC) to incorporate the changes.

thanks that's fixed it - finally got round to changing it