I'm trying to troubleshoot some code but it appears that IIS has stopped reponding on my local WindowsXP machine. Suddenly, I started getting a "page cannot be displayed" message, even for the root directly http://localhost.

When I go to Start>Programs>Administrative Tools>Internet Information Services nothing happens.

When I run MMC and select File>Open>Windows>System32>inetsrv/iis.msc, it merely locks up the Microsoft Management Console instead of opening Internet Information Services control.

Does anyone know why IIS stopped responding (if that's the problem) and how to get it working again?

Have you tried re-installing iis? Un-install the snap in and then re-install iss/ setup your website as before.

Have you installed Norton Internet Security Lately?


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Is there an issue with Norton and IIS that I need to know about?



Sal

Oh yes.

Norton has a "Script Blocking" feature that really lives up to its name. If you have an ASP page that uses a FileSystemObject to read from or write to a file, your server will hang, just like that....

Imar


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Imar Spaanjaars
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Imar,

I'm a bit curious about this script blocking problem. Does the Symantec Antivirus client have this same feature as well? I'm just wondering about this because I have that program and it could be what's causing the upload problem I'm having with my site in Dreamweaver. I may be wrong, though.

Just a thought.


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Yeah, it does. In fact, the Script Blocking feature belongs to Norton Anti Virus, and not to Norton Internet Security. I bought them as one package, so the distinction is not always clear.

I have NAV running here with the script blocking feature enabled, and I don't run into problems. I doubt that would be the cause of your problem, though, because Dreamweaver does not use the Scripting runtime to upload files.
Did you upgrade to the latest service release of Dreamweaver? A while ago, 7.01 was released, and from what I heard, it fixes a number of problems with FTP....

Imar


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Ok ... I have just experienced this problem and lets clarify some things here ... while the scripting feature may cause issues when using the filesystemobject under ASP if your permissions (using the unix vocab) are incorrect is is not the cause of the problem being reported.

HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM ...

The solution is to reinstall IIS after the initial 'Live Update' of Norton's 2004. This seems to prompt the Firewall to ask the correct questions and implement accurate rules for IIS service and its components - I suspect it is possible to configure the Firewall manually to get around this problem - I will leave this to the respective experts :-)

ALSO A WORD ABOUT NORTON ANTIVIRUS 2004 SOFTWARE ...

I have a real love hate relationship with this software - The developers whoever the heck they are (they dont like showing their face after the purchase is completed) have tried to put a lot of functionality into this product - BUT they are sloppy in their implementation and have failed to produce a polished and profressional product (ignoring the hype) - although the Marketing department have done very well .... :-)

BUY NAV AT YOU OWN RISK AND ONLY IF YOU HAVE THE SKILLS TO INSTALL FLAWED SOFTWARE !!