IIS 5.1, XP Pro. Not getting ASP files throug localhost

[rtoews]

I am generally able to surf to .html and .htm files on my local computer through

http://localhost/...;

however, I'm not able to get to .asp files. This includes the ones in the IISHelp directory (such as iis/misc/default.asp).

I don't get any sort of error message when I try to go to an .asp page. Rather, the message "Opening page

http://localhost...."

is in the status bar, the Windows icon in the upper right of the browser stays animated, and the status indicator bars near the right end of the status bar continue to accumulate slowly.

Can anyone suggest what I might do to correct this problem?

Thanks,

Rick

 

[GiaBetiu]

ASP files are files that must be first interpreted by a server entity (an ASP module from your webserver).
Go to your machine in Internet Information Services console.
Choose the default site/Properties/HomeDirectory.
Check if you have scripts permissions.
Go to configuration button. See if you can find in the list ".asp" file type. See what path has that file. Check to see if you have that file in your system (asp.dll).
Gia Betiu
giabetiu@chello.nl
Computer Eng. CNE 4, CNE 5, soon MCSE2k

 

[rtoews]

Thanks for the suggestion.

Here's what I have: In the default site/Properties/Home Directory, Execute Permissions is set to Scripts only.

When I click on the Configuration button, I get a list of "Application Mappings". The second extension in this list is .asp, which has an executable path of C:\WINDOWS\System32\inetsrv\asp.dll. In the Verbs column are listed GET, HEAD, POST, and TRACE.

--Rick