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"HTTP Error 404 - File or Directory not found" error message when you request dll or exe files with IIS 6.0
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Trying to download/browse .dll or .exe files from a website/virtual directory on IIS server.
The remote server returned an error: (404) Not Found.
Interestingly, the 404’s show up like this in my IIS log:
2007-01-25 16:15:09 W3SVC1 65.53.11.88 GET /test.com/sap.com/test.htm - 80 -
65.53.9.80
Mozilla/4.0+(compatible;+MSIE+7.0;+Windows+NT+6.0;+WOW64;+SLCC1;+.NET+CLR+2.0.50727;
+.NET+CLR+3.0.04506;+.NET+CLR+1.1.4322;+InfoPath.2) 404 2 1260
Err 1260 is:
# for decimal 1260 / hex 0x4ec
ERROR_ACCESS_DISABLED_BY_POLICY winerror.h
# Windows cannot open this program because it has been
# prevented by a software restriction policy. For more
# information, open Event Viewer or contact your system
# administrator.
IIS Manager >> Website/VD >> Properties >> Home Directory >> Application Settings
Execute permissions set to "Scripts and Executables" in IIS.
IIS Manager >> Website/VD >> Properties >> Home Directory >> Application Settings
Set Execute permissions to "Scripts only" in IIS.
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