I get this one all the time. It means that the user started to download a file, and then it either failed, or they cancelled it. To reproduce the exception try do this yourself – however I’m unaware of any ways to prevent it (except for handling this specific exception only). You need to decide … Read more
In my case I needed to install the IIS URL rewrite module 2.0 because it is being used in the web.config and this was the first time running site on new machine.
Right click on Computer and choose “Manage” (or go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management) and under “Local Users and Groups” you can add a new user. Then, give that user permission to read the directory where the site is hosted. Note: After creating the user, be sure to edit the user … Read more
Try going to IIS and checking to make sure the App Pool you are using is started. A lot of times, you will produce an error that shuts down the app pool. You just need to right click and Start and you should be good to go.
When I got this error it appeared to be due to a security setting. When I changed the “Connect As” property to an administrator then I no longer got the message. Obviously this isn’t a good solution for a production environment – one should probably grant the least privileges necessary for the user IIS is … Read more
Open IIS and select site that is causing 401 Select Authentication property in IIS Header Select Anonymous Authentication Right click on it, select Edit and choose Application pool identity Restart site and it should work
Did you check the binding is IIS? (inetmgr.exe) It may not be registered to accept all hostnames on 8080. For example, if you set it up for mysite.com:8080 and hit it at localhost:8080, IIS will get the request but not have a hostname binding to match so it rejects. Outside of that, you should check … Read more
Here it is. Add this code to your web.config file: <system.webServer> <rewrite> <rules> <rule name=”Root Hit Redirect” stopProcessing=”true”> <match url=”^$” /> <action type=”Redirect” url=”/menu_1/MainScreen.aspx” /> </rule> </rules> </rewrite> </system.webServer> It will do 301 Permanent Redirect (URL will be changed in browser). If you want to have such “redirect” to be invisible (rewrite, internal redirect), then … Read more
This worked for me and it’s easy.. Hover over IIS taskbar icon. Right click on miniature popup. Click on Maximize.