Using ASP.NET Dynamic Data site on Windows XP IIS?

Question

I have a Dynamic Data website built in Visual Studio 2008 using .NET 3.5 SP1. The site works OK on my Vista machine, but I get the following error when running it on a Windows XP machine:

Server Error in '/FlixManagerWeb' Application. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The resource cannot be found. Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Please review the following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly.

Requested URL: /FlixManagerWeb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.3053; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.3053

I have added the .* -> aspnet_isapi.dll mapping in the site config, made sure that it is an "application," but that did not help. Anyone have any luck running a Dynamic Data website on Windows XP? What (if anything) special is required to get it to work?

Answer 1

I've been running a Dynamic Data website on Windows XP, without any problems. Nothing special was required to get it to work.

Sorry I can't be more helpful!

Answer 2

IIS 7 handles requests differently than IIS 5/6, and "default" routes are not handled by MVC in the classic mode. While IIS 5/6 will work if you specify a specific page, it will not work out-of-the-box for typical MVC URLs (http://somesite/controller/action/parm). It will only work if a) you include an extension in every request (.aspx or .mvc), or implement a wildcard mapping in IIS to pass EVERY request through the .NET processor. Steve Sanderson has a good writeup on the options available. FYI, we chose the wildcard option