Deploy .aspx, browse, get 404 error

[Larry Brindise]

I have an asp.net application. I have used VStudio Web
Deployment Project to create the MSI file. I copy the
MSI file from my developer PC to my test server running
Win2003Server Web Edition. I run the MSI to install -
looks good so far - I see the global directory, etc.
I try opening the app in IE via [url]www.myweb.com/aspxfolder;[/url]
where aspxfolder is the global directory. I get the
wonderful "HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found"
page. So, I created a test.html file in the same global
directory and browsed to
[url]www.myweb.com/aspxfolder/test.html[/url] - and I see my test
HTML. So, this has to be some type of aspx installation
or aspx execution security issue???? I am not sure where
to start because I basically accepted all defaults on
installation of w2003WE and the web deployment project in
VS.NET.
Help? Thanks!
-Larry

[Ken Schaefer]

What have you set as the default document(s) for that folder?

If you're starting page is default.aspx and you want to be able to browse to
[url]http://www.myWeb.com/aspfolder/[/url] then default.aspx needs to be in the list of
default documents for that folder.

Cheers
Ken

"Larry Brindise" <larrynospam@tradegear.com> wrote in message
news:037301c368f9$4644b840$a501280a@phx.gbl...
: I have an asp.net application. I have used VStudio Web
: Deployment Project to create the MSI file. I copy the
: MSI file from my developer PC to my test server running
: Win2003Server Web Edition. I run the MSI to install -
: looks good so far - I see the global directory, etc.
: I try opening the app in IE via [url]www.myweb.com/aspxfolder;[/url]
: where aspxfolder is the global directory. I get the
: wonderful "HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found"
: page. So, I created a test.html file in the same global
: directory and browsed to
: [url]www.myweb.com/aspxfolder/test.html[/url] - and I see my test
: HTML. So, this has to be some type of aspx installation
: or aspx execution security issue???? I am not sure where
: to start because I basically accepted all defaults on
: installation of w2003WE and the web deployment project in
: VS.NET.
: Help? Thanks!
: -Larry

[Ken Schaefer]

So what happens if you do:
[url]http://www.myWeb.com/aspfolder/default.aspx[/url]
?

Cheers
Ken

"Larry Brindise" <larrynospam@tradegear.com> wrote in message
news:009201c36aba$7c029070$a001280a@phx.gbl...
: Thanks for the reply, however, the VS MSI installer
: automatically sets the default document
: to "default.aspx", and I have that as the start page of
: my project.
: -Larry
: >-----Original Message-----
: >What have you set as the default document(s) for that
: folder?
: >
: >If you're starting page is default.aspx and you want to
: be able to browse to
: >[url]http://www.myWeb.com/aspfolder/[/url] then default.aspx needs
: to be in the list of
: >default documents for that folder.
: >
: >Cheers
: >Ken
: >
: >"Larry Brindise" <larrynospam@tradegear.com> wrote in
: message
: >news:037301c368f9$4644b840$a501280a@phx.gbl...
: >: I have an asp.net application. I have used VStudio Web
: >: Deployment Project to create the MSI file. I copy the
: >: MSI file from my developer PC to my test server running
: >: Win2003Server Web Edition. I run the MSI to install -
: >: looks good so far - I see the global directory, etc.
: >: I try opening the app in IE via
: [url]www.myweb.com/aspxfolder;[/url]
: >: where aspxfolder is the global directory. I get the
: >: wonderful "HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not
: found"
: >: page. So, I created a test.html file in the same
: global
: >: directory and browsed to
: >: [url]www.myweb.com/aspxfolder/test.html[/url] - and I see my test
: >: HTML. So, this has to be some type of aspx
: installation
: >: or aspx execution security issue???? I am not sure
: where
: >: to start because I basically accepted all defaults on
: >: installation of w2003WE and the web deployment project
: in
: >: VS.NET.
: >: Help? Thanks!
: >: -Larry
: >
: >
: >.
: >

[Larry Brindise]

Should have mentioned that I also tried:
[url]http://www.myweb.com/aspxfolder/default.aspx[/url]
Get the same error.
This is why I think there is something underneath
missing. I have verified that my bin folder is populated
with the dll containing codebehind stuff.
Thanks,
-Larry

>-----Original Message-----
>So what happens if you do:
>[url]http://www.myWeb.com/aspfolder/default.aspx[/url]
>?
>
>Cheers
>Ken
>
>"Larry Brindise" <larrynospam@tradegear.com> wrote in

message

>news:009201c36aba$7c029070$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>: Thanks for the reply, however, the VS MSI installer
>: automatically sets the default document
>: to "default.aspx", and I have that as the start page of
>: my project.
>: -Larry
>: >-----Original Message-----
>: >What have you set as the default document(s) for that
>: folder?
>: >
>: >If you're starting page is default.aspx and you want

to

>: be able to browse to
>: >[url]http://www.myWeb.com/aspfolder/[/url] then default.aspx

needs

>: to be in the list of
>: >default documents for that folder.
>: >
>: >Cheers
>: >Ken
>: >
>: >"Larry Brindise" <larrynospam@tradegear.com> wrote in
>: message
>: >news:037301c368f9$4644b840$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>: >: I have an asp.net application. I have used VStudio

Web

>: >: Deployment Project to create the MSI file. I copy

the

>: >: MSI file from my developer PC to my test server

running

>: >: Win2003Server Web Edition. I run the MSI to

install -

>: >: looks good so far - I see the global directory, etc.
>: >: I try opening the app in IE via
>: [url]www.myweb.com/aspxfolder;[/url]
>: >: where aspxfolder is the global directory. I get the
>: >: wonderful "HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not
>: found"
>: >: page. So, I created a test.html file in the same
>: global
>: >: directory and browsed to
>: >: [url]www.myweb.com/aspxfolder/test.html[/url] - and I see my

test

>: >: HTML. So, this has to be some type of aspx
>: installation
>: >: or aspx execution security issue???? I am not sure
>: where
>: >: to start because I basically accepted all defaults

on

>: >: installation of w2003WE and the web deployment

project

>: in
>: >: VS.NET.
>: >: Help? Thanks!
>: >: -Larry
>: >
>: >
>: >.
>: >
>
>
>.
>

[Ken Schaefer]

URLScan isn't installed on that remote machine is it? If so, it might be
rejecting the .aspx extension (hence the 404)

Cheers
Ken


"Larry Brindise" <larrynospam@tradegear.com> wrote in message
news:044501c36b32$a19529b0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
: Should have mentioned that I also tried:
: [url]http://www.myweb.com/aspxfolder/default.aspx[/url]
: Get the same error.
: This is why I think there is something underneath
: missing. I have verified that my bin folder is populated
: with the dll containing codebehind stuff.
: Thanks,
: -Larry