How do I fix 404.17 error on Win Server 2k8 and IIS7

Question

I\'ve setup a new .net 2.0 website on IIS 7 under Win Server 2k8 and when browsing to a page it gives me a 404.17 error, claiming that the file (default.aspx in this case) a

Answer 1

For me the solution was to click "revert from inherited" from the handler mappings section under the virtual application.

Answer 2

So far, none of these solutions have worked for me.

I have found a few other possible solutions (which did not work for me):

• http://first-reboot.blogspot.com/2009/12/error-40417-opening-asmx-page.html
• http://forums.asp.net/p/1432329/3219236.aspx

Answer 3

In my case, none of the above answers resolved the issue, and the reason was that the CGI module wasn't installed.

To resolve this I followed these instructions.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/configuration/system.webserver/cgi

Answer 4

I had this problem on IIS6 one time when somehow the ASP.NET ISAPI stuff was broke.

Running

%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -i 

to recreate the settings took care of it.