Can't view web pages with IIS 5.1

[Jerry]

I recently upgraded my PC from Windows XP Home to XP
Professional, so that I can use XP Pro's build in IIS
functionality to build ASP pages off of my home PC. I
have installed IIS 5.1, configured it and tried several
other things (restarting the server, configuring a web
project, etc.). When I attempt to view the page using
the project name and computer name (in this case, it
would be http://apollo/twinadev/), the status bar shows
that IE is attempting to connect to the page, but after a
long timeout period, I finally receive a Page Cannot Be
Displayed Error.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Jerry

 

[GVaught]

Do you have a default document specified under that directory path within
the IIS server? Each folder can be defined to open a specific document by
just typing in the address. So for instance if you have a page called
index.asp and you add this as a default document in the IIS server console,
then you only need to type the path address, such as http://apollo/twinadev/
as long as index.asp resides under that directory path.

 

[Jerry]

Thanks for the reply - yes, I do have a default document -
default.asp - and it is listed in the IIS console as the
default document.

by the way - this issue doesn't just effect my web
projects or pages - I can't access the web based IIS help
either. None of the ASP pages on my PC are working.

 

[Jeff Cochran]

I recently upgraded my PC from Windows XP Home to XP
Professional, so that I can use XP Pro's build in IIS
functionality to build ASP pages off of my home PC. I
have installed IIS 5.1, configured it and tried several
other things (restarting the server, configuring a web
project, etc.). When I attempt to view the page using
the project name and computer name (in this case, it
would be http://apollo/twinadev/), the status bar shows
that IE is attempting to connect to the page, but after a
long timeout period, I finally receive a Page Cannot Be
Displayed Error.

How about using the "localhost" instead of the machine name? IP
address? Did you install the IIS Lockdown Tool and forget to enable
ASP/ASPX? Running Norton's or another AV/Firewall program that blocks
scripts?

Also, continue this in the IIS groups, and check Google for the
archives of the IIS group, it's commonly discussed there.

Jeff

 

[Jarrod]

do you have a virus checker installed (norton's for example)

I found that my asp pages wouldn't load but by html pages would load. The
pages appeared to 'hang' indefinitely
It was to do with the script checking in nortons antivirus.
I turned it off and restarted IIS and it is now working again.

Otherwise do HTML pages load okay?

Jarrod