keith
Fri Jul 02 15:59:43 CDT 2004
Kyle,
Thanks for clearing that up for me..
k
"Kyle Terns [MSFT]" <Kylet@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9nkFtPHYEHA.1008@cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl...
> Hi Keith,
>
> This behavior was by design in Windows XP, however, it will be changed
with
> the release of SP2. In the meantime, you can access the MIME types using
> Metabase Explorer. Here's a link to the download:
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=56fc92ee-a71a-4c73-
> b628-ade629c89499&DisplayLang=en
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> Kyle Terns, MCSD [MSFT]
> Developer Support - IIS
>
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> | From: "keith" <keith@alh.com>
> | Subject: WinXP Pro/IIS 5.1 clean install - No server level property
page?
> | Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 14:24:11 -0700
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> | All,
> |
> | Environment:
> | Brand new WinXP Pro install with IIS 5.1 (no SP, patches, updates,
etc.).
> | No configuration changes made to IIS, no changes made to XP (other than
> | adding IIS)
> |
> | Scenario:
> | When I run inetmgr, then r-click on <machinename>, the content menu has
no
> | "Properties" option. How do I edit the global MIME types for the
server?
> | In IIS 5 and IIS 6, you do it via this menu then the "MIME Types" button
> in
> | the Properties dialog.
> |
> | If I expand the <machinename> tree, and r-click on "Web Sites" I have a
> | "Properties" menu item and can get the MIME types for directories (HTTP
> | Headers tab/MIME types button/etc.), but you can only add types here,
not
> | remove them. By default, the list of MIME types for directories is
empty.
> |
> | I searched back several thousand messages, and others have asked about
> | similar problems, but no solution has ever been suggested (aside from
> | uninstall/reinstall IIS, which BTW, doesn't work). Is IIS 5.1 broken in
> | this regard? Are we supposed to use some other method to edit the
> metabase?
> | How can you get to the server level properties?
> |
> | Any help is appreciated.
> |
> | Keith
> |
> | P.S. The same thing happens on a totally current, patched, SP'd XP pro
> | machine, so...
> |
> |
> |
>