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(934514) - Explains that Windows Vista Home Basic and Windows Vista Starter have some limitations that causes you to receive an HTTP Error 404.4 error message when you visit a Web page that is hosted on Internet Information Services 7.0.

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Article ID: 934514 - Last Review: September 22, 2011 - Revision: 2.0

Error message when you try to visit an HTML page that is hosted in IIS 7.0 in Windows Vista Home Basic and Windows Vista Starter: "HTTP Error 404.4 - Not Found"

SYMPTOMS

In Windows Vista Home Basic or in Windows Vista Starter, when you try to visit an HTML page that is hosted on Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, you may receive the following error message:
HTTP Error 404.4 - Not Found

CAUSE

This problem occurs because Windows Vista Home Basic and Windows Vista Starter do not have the static file handler installed. Therefore, you cannot handle HTML pages that are hosted on IIS 7.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Starter have some limitations and do not support some content types.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES

For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/479/iis-70-features-and-vista-editions/ (http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/479/iis-70-features-and-vista-editions/)

APPLIES TO
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Vista Starter
  • Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0
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