Error 404.4 - Not Found The resource you are looking for does not have a handler associated with it

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_{Sunday, June 21, 2009 10:06 AM}

I am newbie to this forum and IIS. I have started learning ASP. I just created an asp file and tried to execute it from the browser and i got this error "" Server Error in Application "DEFAULT WEB SITE" Internet Information Services 7.0 Error Summary HTTP Error 404.4 - Not Found The resource you are looking for does not have a handler associated with it. Detailed Error Information Module IIS Web Core Notification MapRequestHandler Handler Not yet determined Error Code 0x80070002 Requested URL http://localhost:80/myfirst/message.asp Physical Path C:\inetpub\wwwroot\myfirst\message.asp Logon Method Anonymous Logon User Anonymous Most likely causes: * The file extension for the requested URL does not have a handler configured to process the request on the Web server. Things you can try: * If the file extension does not have a handler associated with it, add a handler mapping for the extension. * Verify that the handler associated with the file extension is properly installed and configured. * Create a tracing rule to track failed requests for this HTTP status code. For more information about creating a tracing rule for failed requests, click here. Links and More Information This error means that the Web server does not recognize the file extension of the requested resource. A module handler is not configured on the Web server for this extension. If the file extension being denied is required by the Web server, add the appropriate handler for the file extension. View more information »""""" When i checked all the forums, i learnt that windows vista home basic(i am using) has not got file handlers installed with it and the solution to this problem is to enable static file handler............Can you please help me out to solve this problem........

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_{Wednesday, June 24, 2009 4:44 AM ✅Answered}

Hi bharath.ase,

The Windows Vista Home Editions are targeted at home and personal users who do not have the need to perform application or web development. IIS 7.0 Web Server and FTP Server features(include ASP feature) are not available on this editions.

Hence ,You need to update you operating system to the other editions.

For the detailed information, you can refer to:
IIS 7.0 Features and Vista Editions
http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/479/iis-70-features-and-vista-editions/

Additionaly, we must install the ASP module to support Classic ASP applications. Even on the IIS Web Server availabled operating system, the ASP module isn't installed wiht default installation.