Now the default start page does not work, nor does the rest of the site content that gets loaded when you install IIS. Basically, every ASP page comes up with PAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED & "HTTP 500 - Internal server error." I checked the permissions, as well as the level of access, which is set to scripts only. NTFS permissions are fine also (read & execute). Static pages work fine.
What should I do?
My suggestion is to check the application mappings for your default Web
site. Open the Properties dialog for your Web site, and select the Home
Directory tab. Verify that the Execute Permissions drop-list reads
'Scripts Only' or 'Scripts and Executables' (you said you did this
already, but it doesn't hurt to double-check). Click the Configuration
button. There should be a script mapping for the extension '.asp' to
the executable 'C:winntsystem32inetsrvasp.dll' with the verbs 'GET,
HEAD, POST, TRACE'. If this script mapping is missing, IIS won't know
what to do with ASP files.
If this is present, and the asp.dll file really is at the correct
location, then I recommend re-installing SP2. It's not an elegant
solution, but if a file or configuration setting is corrupted, it will
probably fix it. Good luck.
This was first published in September 2001
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