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Hi,<br />
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so is this 'contracts' web site it's own independent web site, or subdirectory of the default web site? &nbsp;Like, do you access it as <a href="http://www.contracts.com" rel="ugc">http://www.contracts.com</a>&nbsp;or http://www.domain.com/contracts&nbsp;?<br />
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Are there any other web sites on that server?<br />
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Cheers.<br />

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The folder and website are both under the Default web site and folder system. &nbsp;Access is via http://domain.com/contracts. &nbsp;<br />
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We were able to get the site running again today, which was the most important thing. &nbsp;Although we made many test changes, I think that the core problem was an error in an XML file tag. &nbsp;<br />
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However, I still do not know why I cannot change the Local Path on this server, but I can change it on our other servers. &nbsp;If I need to move this web site to another drive/folder location, I do not see a way to do this still. &nbsp;<br />
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So, my crisis is averted, but the Location Path issue remains an open issue for me.
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meverest: thank you for the clear explanation. &nbsp;(argh...I should have realized this myself.). &nbsp;You just saved me a lot of aggravation. &nbsp;<br />
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And Cheers! right back atcha!
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The Default Website has a local path of c:\inetpub\wwwroot.<br />
The website &quot;Contracts&quot; used to show its local path as &quot;c:\inetpub\wwwroot\Contra<wbr />cts&quot;. - but now shows as &quot;\Contracts&quot;. &nbsp;The field is greyed out, and the Browse button does not display. &nbsp;There is no way to change this through the dialog.<br />
The ultimate problem is that the website is not accessible. &nbsp;IIS replies with &quot;Page not found&quot;. &nbsp;The folder name itself is correct and has never been changed. &nbsp;The app works on other servers. &nbsp;<br />
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We have tried reinstalling the app, creating a new web folder, etc. - and we still have the same problem.<br />
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We think that there is also an issue with security rights, but we cannot see any difference between this server and other servers that we have running the same system.<br />
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Is there a backend file that we can check--like the registry (i know, it isn't in the registry)? &nbsp;Any thoughts would be helpful.<br />

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The Default Website has a local path of c:\inetpub\wwwroot.
The website "Contracts" used to show its local path as "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\Contracts". - but now shows as "\Contracts".  The field is greyed out, and the Browse button does not display.  There is no way to change this through the dialog.
The ultimate problem is that the website is not accessible.  IIS replies with "Page not found".  The folder name itself is correct and has never been changed.  The app works on other servers.  

We have tried reinstalling the app, creating a new web folder, etc. - and we still have the same problem.

We think that there is also an issue with security rights, but we cannot see any difference between this server and other servers that we have running the same system.

Is there a backend file that we can check--like the registry (i know, it isn't in the registry)?  Any thoughts would be helpful.


Correcting an IIS Local Path that appears as a Relative Path

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