Script not served by static file handler on IIS7.5

Question

I\'ve just tried to deploy my first web application to IIS on my Windows 7 Home Premium notebook. After creating the application, I had to change to the Classic App Pool, t

Answer 1

I encountered this error from IIS 8.5 when trying to access a WCF service I had written. Turns out the server didn't have the WCF HTTP Activation features turned on. Checked the boxes and clicked through the wizard, iisreset, started working.

Answer 2

There is a chance that application pool created for you application by default is version 2. So although you see a handler for .svc extension in the list it does not work and treat it as static file. All you need is to open application pool properties and switch it to version 4.

Answer 3

If you are using iis 7.5.

Just go to IIS Manager, open your website properties.

You will see 'Handler Mappings' section there, just go to that section and Search for 'staticFile'.

Most probably its a last file in the list.

Then Right Click on it and Select 'Revert To Parent'.

I have wasted so many hours while i have faced this first time, anyways this will solve your problem.

Answer 4

it could be multiple reason, in my case under Application pool->advance setting->Enable 32 bit application (should be true).It was set to false before.

Answer 5

should check out this option i suppose