IIS - localhost not working..suggestions please...

[rajeshgooner]

Hi,

I have installed IIS 5.1 on Windows XP. I've checked all permissions and it looks to have the correct permissions on the home directory but when I type in localhost in the browser (or the computer name) I get the obligatory page cannot be found page.

Is there something else i need to do? I can see the iis services running....

Driving me mad..

 

[meckeard]

Do you have the virtual directory set up in IIS?

Mark

 

[rajeshgooner]

If you mean the one that I'm trying to point to then Yes, I've got the virtual directory.

I've also noticed that if I type in

http://localhost/postinfo.html

then it displays correctly, however asp pages are giving the 'the page cannot be displaye' messages.

Apologies, it must be something simple but I cannot find anything on other forums either. In addition, I don't have access to change any internet option settings... Cannot turn off the friendly messages..

 

[netctl]

Try browsing with your IP address and see if that gets you anywhere.

 

[netctl]

afew more things you can try.
1-check if IIS service is running. If its running restart it and try again

2-open Command and type tracert localhost and see what comes up
3-create a basic HTML page and see if you can browse it
4-one last thing i would try is to download MS Scripting Engine

Good luck

 

[rajeshgooner]

Thanks for your reply netctl.

- Does not work with ip address either.
1. Service is running, have restarted with no effect.
2. tracert localhost returns:

1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms localhost [127.0.0.1]

3. Basic HTML page works
4. Cannot find the ms scripting engine on microsoft site. Is it a windows component?

Any more help would be good. Have already run aspnet_regii.exe for latest .NET framework version.

Please help....any more suggestions would be greatly appreciated, I need to start my asp.net project as soon as....

 

[ca8msm]

Try my suggestions in thread855-1050958

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[rajeshgooner]

THanks ca8msm and netctl. I found something on the microsoft forums and created this batch file:

@echo off

cd %systemrootdirectory%\system32\inetsrv\

rundll32 wamreg.dll, CreateIISPackage

regsvr32 asptxn.dll

IISRESET

cls

exit

ANd it works!!!!!! Not sure why these were not registered before but it's done the job.....