ASP

Dealing with Server Configurations for ASP Development

So from time to time i go back and do work for old clients using classicl ASP 3.0. I usually use ASP Smart Upload to upload images. This past evening i had some issues with the DLL and also the folder permissions.

Here were some of the resolutions:

Why Don’t I See a Security Tab on the Properties dialog for My Files and Folders in Windows XP?

  1. Open a Windows Explorer. To do that choose Start | Run…, type explorer and then hit enter.
  2. Choose Folder Options… from the Tools menu. Click the View tab and then scroll all the way down in the Advanced settings list. Make sure that Use simple file sharing (Recommended) is not checked. Although Microsoft recommends enabling simple sharing, in this case you can’t use it as it prevents you from making fine-grained security changes.

How Do I Determine the Security Account that IIS Uses to Run My Web Site?

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By default, for a Web site that allows anonymous access, this account is called IUSR_MachineName where MachineName is the name of your computer.

How Do I Allow My Web Application to Write to Files and Folders?

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Published on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 12:21