Ken
Sun Oct 09 19:34:05 CDT 2005
As Chris has pointed out, you can only click the "Configuration" button if
the website or directory (virtual or not) is marked as an application root.
Click the "Create" button to create/set a new application root. At this
point the configuration button will become available.
I'm not entirely sure what MSXML SP2 has to do with this - nothing as far as
I can tell. MSXML actually comes in several different versions (MSXML,
MSXML2, MSXML3, MSXML4) and each version has differing service pack levels.
None of that has much to do with an installer creating virtual directories
or websites as far as I can tell - the installer should be using ADSI or WMI
or IADS to work with the metabase.
Lastly, if the installer is working differently on a custom -vs- vanilla
build you'll need to:
a) work out what's different in your custom build
-and-
b) work out what logic the installer is using (e.g. if it's an MSI installer
you can use any of the common MSI editing tools to see inside the MSI and
fine out what logic it's using when it runs)
and then you can see how this intersection of things is resulting in a
different end configuration.
Cheers
Ken
"jay d" <jayd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8E440852-D1D7-4E4B-9F23-D0AE6708694C@microsoft.com...
:I attemped my installation (Siebel) on a vanilla OS and it creates virtual
: directories (works the way I intended it to), but with the custom build,
it
: appears to create websites. Using websites, you cannot change the
: configuration, regardless of the build. I noticed that custom build has
: MSXML SP2 Parser while the vanilla OS does not. Do you think this might
have
: anything to do with the virtual directories being interpreted/created as
: websites?
:
: "Chris Crowe [MVP]" wrote:
:
: > This is because the particular directory is not defined as an IIS
: > Application it is part of the parent Application.
: >
: > If you click "Create" to create an application then you will see the
: > "Configuration" button enabled.
: >
: > Note this can have ramifications for ASP and ASP.NET applications
including
: > Session State!
: >
: > --
: > Cheers
: >
: > Chris
: >
: > Chris Crowe [IIS MVP]
: >
http://blog.crowe.co.nz
: >
: >
: > "jay d" <jayd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
: > news:118CA2E5-8A85-4F5C-AA9A-E992C841BAC7@microsoft.com...
: > > Hi,
: > >
: > > I'm running Windows 2003 with a custom build. It does not have SP1
but
: > > has
: > > all the critical security hotfixes.
: > >
: > > In the IIS 6.0 admin console, I expand the default website and go to
: > > properties on any virtual directory. The Configuration button used
for
: > > application mapping is disabled (grayed out). Is there a security
update
: > > or
: > > local security setting that could have caused this?
: > >
: > > Thanks,
: > > Jay
: >
: >
: >