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  mmosias

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  Web site on mapped network drive

  May 16, 2012 11:52 PM|LINK

  I created a site in IIS 7 on Windows Vista for a web site located on a mapped network drive. That network drive is a Mac directory mapped on a drive on the Vista pc. The files are accessible. But when I go to the site the browser returns an error (http error 500.19): "The requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration is not valid." IIS seems to be looking for a web.config file in that mapped drive. I tried to create a virtual directory under that site to access the files, but this returns the same error. What are the steps to create a site where the files are on a mapped drive?

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  lextm

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  Re: Web site on mapped network drive

  May 17, 2012 01:37 AM|LINK

  IIS does not support mapped drives, vhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/257174
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  mmosias

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  Re: Web site on mapped network drive

  May 17, 2012 06:54 PM|LINK

  If I have files in a Mac directory networked to the Vista PC what are the choices, other than copying the entire directory, to make a site from these files?
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  lextm

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  Re: Web site on mapped network drive

  May 18, 2012 01:47 AM|LINK

  The article says it all. Instead of using mapped drives, you can use UNC paths. Make sure you read every words of it. Regards,
  Lex Li
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