<div>
<div class="content wysiwyg-content">
I am trying to get an aspx application running in iis 7/Vista and am having major problems.<br />
<br />
I copy the application files to the IIS folder and make the folder an application. First problem - &quot;cannot browse site&quot; - this is because under &quot;default document&quot; aspx files are not listed by default - you get default.asp and index.html but no default.aspx - fine, I add it in.<br />
<br />
Now I am getting Error 404.3 - Not Found<br />
<br />
Description: The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) map policy that is configured on the Web server. The page you requested has a file name extension that is not recognized, and is not allowed. <br />
<br />
Error Code: 0x80070032 <br />
Notification: ExecuteRequestHandler <br />
Module: StaticFileModule <br />
Requested URL: <a href="http://localhost/asi.webroot/Default.aspx" rel="ugc">http://localhost/asi.webroot/Default.aspx</a>&nbsp;<br />
<br />
In other words, there is no &quot;handler&quot; defined for aspx pages. I need to manually add the mime type for aspx to tell IIS 7 how to process aspx pages.<br />
<br />
This is madness - I must be doing something fundamentally wrong, I can't believe it should be as difficult as this. How can I get IIS 7 to work with aspx pages?
</div>
</div>


I am trying to get an aspx application running in iis 7/Vista and am having major problems.

I copy the application files to the IIS folder and make the folder an application. First problem - "cannot browse site" - this is because under "default document" aspx files are not listed by default - you get default.asp and index.html but no default.aspx - fine, I add it in.

Now I am getting Error 404.3 - Not Found

Description: The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) map policy that is configured on the Web server. The page you requested has a file name extension that is not recognized, and is not allowed. 

Error Code: 0x80070032 
Notification: ExecuteRequestHandler 
Module: StaticFileModule 
Requested URL: http://localhost/asi.webroot/Default.aspx 

In other words, there is no "handler" defined for aspx pages. I need to manually add the mime type for aspx to tell IIS 7 how to process aspx pages.

This is madness - I must be doing something fundamentally wrong, I can't believe it should be as difficult as this. How can I get IIS 7 to work with aspx pages?

Running an aspx application in iis 7

IIS is Internet Information Services, the web server included with Windows Server operating systems. All current versions are built on a modular architecture; modules can be added or removed individually so that those required for specific functionality are installed. The full installation of IIS includes HTTP, security, content, compression, caching, logging and diagnostics.

Microsoft IIS Web Server

Windows Vista is an operating system created by Microsoft as the successor to Windows XP. It was intended for PCs, workstations and laptops, and shares the same code base as its successor, Windows 7. New features included an updated graphical user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Aero, a new search component called Windows Search, redesigned networking, audio, print and display subsystems, and new multimedia tools. Vista aimed to increase the level of communication between machines on a home network, using peer-to-peer technology to simplify sharing files and media between computers and devices. Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs.

Windows Vista

The successor to Active Server Pages, ASP.NET websites utilize the .NET framework to produce dynamic, data and content-driven web applications and services. ASP.NET code can be written using any .NET supported language. As of 2009, ASP.NET can also apply the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern to web applications