404.2 error clicking a link to download a file

From: Joe (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/28/04


Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 12:06:47 -0700

I have found this to be much easier when you put the files
inside a .zip file. You should be ok then. They can find
the .exe after they extract the files and then install the
app.

Joe
>-----Original Message-----
>We have a website that is set up to allow our employees
to
>click a link to a .exe file to download and install a
>client application. It works fine under Windows 2000
>Server and IIS 5.0 But on the new server running Server
>2003 and IIS 6.0 the users get an error:
>
>HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found.
>Internet Information Services (IIS)
>
>
>How do I correct this to allow the clients to download
and
>install the app.?
>.
>



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