Greg,
Here is what you need to do:
1) Right-click on the folder, "Sharing and Security ...", and click the "Web Sharing" tab.
2) Select "share this folder"
3) In the dialog box that pops up, click "directory browsing"
4) Type in the virtual path that you want people to use when connecting to the folder like http://yourserver/folderpath
Then, users will be able to request this folder via the virtual path, and view the directory listing. Any static file in that listing will be downloadable, provided it's extension is allowed to be downloable by IIS (most truly static files are, like html or jpg).
If any of the files are giving you 404s, then go to "start\run\inetmgr.exe", find the virtual directory in the treeview, right click/properties, chose "Http headers" tab, click "MIME types ...", and add the extension there along with its mimetype.
Thanks,
Mike Volodarsky
Program Manager
IIS Core Server
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