http://blogs.msdn.com/david.wang/ar..._6.
aspx

I will bet you $245 that you did not configure the new server like the old
server when it comes to this table of downloads. ;-) So it does not surprise
me that the results are different. For .exe files, if you had a table of
downloads on prior IIS servers, then if you configure IIS6 in the EXACT same
way, you will also have a table of downloads. By default.

Think about it this way -
When you make a request to
http://www.synergy-intl.com/support...sv8/sv8_sql.exe , how does IIS
know to either:
1. send sv8_sql.exe to client as a binary stream download
2. execute sv8_sql.exe on server to generate response

Because people DO want both types of behaviors, so IIS gives you choice. But
now you must make sure you configure it the way you want -- and here is
where people frequently make the wrong assumption. They assume that servers
can read minds to magically determine the correct configuration -- whether
you want this file to be downloadable and that file to execute.

Now, I think it is worth $245 for me to dispel that pipe-dream, because how
could you believe it in the first place? ;-)

I suggest reading the following:
1. HOWTO Troubleshoot IIS
http://blogs.msdn.com/david.wang/ar.../>
ooting.aspx
2. HOWTO Understand IIS Request Processing
http://blogs.msdn.com/david.wang/ar...t_2
.aspx

They should also lead you to the same conclusions.

--
//David
IIS
http://blogs.msdn.com/David.Wang
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
//

"Chris Marsh" <cmarsh@synergy-intl.com> wrote in message
news:ue6NJFXwGHA.4920@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I disabled the friendly errors but it didn't really change things.  The
>file that I am trying to download is
>http://www.synergy-intl.com/support...sv8/sv8_sql.exe yet if I
>change the extension to .zip I can download the file.  Hopefully this helps
>and thank you for hanging in here on this bizarre one.
>      The page cannot be found
>      The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name
> changed, or is temporarily unavailable.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>      Please try the following:
>
>        a.. Make sure that the Web site address displayed in the address
> bar of your browser is spelled and formatted correctly.
>        b.. If you reached this page by clicking a link, contact the Web
> site administrator to alert them that the link is incorrectly formatted.
>        c.. Click the Back button to try another link.
>      HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.
>      Internet Information Services (IIS)
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>      Technical Information (for support personnel)
>
>        a.. Go to Microsoft Product Support Services and perform a title
> search for the words HTTP and 404.
>        b.. Open IIS Help, which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr),
> and search for topics titled Web Site Setup, Common Administrative Tasks,
> and About Custom Error Messages.
>
>
> "Miha Pihler [MVP]" <mihap-news@atlantis.si> wrote in message
> news:OqMxY0VwGHA.4416@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... 
>
>

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