"David Veeneman" <davidv@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> This page is for the google crawler and requires no response.
>
> I had a problem accessing web sites in ASP.NET using VS 2005. When I
> launched an ASP.NET web site, from Visual Studio or from my browser, I got
a
> 403 (Forbidden) Error.
>
> SOLUTION: The problem stems from the fact that IIS 5.1 does not recognize
> ASP.NET default pages, since it predates ASP.NET. To fix the problem, open
> the IIS Administrative Tool (Windows XP Start > Control Panel >
> Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services). Navigate to the
> Default Web Site in the tree in the left pane. Right-click the Default Web
> Site and select Properties from the context menu. When the Default Web
Site
> Properties box opens, select the Documents tab. Add the following to the
> list:
>
> Default.aspx
> index.aspx
>
> Click OK to save the additions. You should no longer get a 403 error.
>
> So why isn't this on page 1 of every introductory ASP.NET book on the
> market?
>
> David Veeneman
> Foresight Systems
>
>