ASPX (HTML) is Displayed Instead of Your Application

Problem

When your application launches, the browser displays a page of raw ASPX or HTML or you get a “file save” dialog.  This occurs when the .NET Framework is not properly configured for your Microsoft IIS web server.

Solution

Step 1:  Use this third-party site will check your system to see if the Microsoft .NET Framework Version is properly installed:

http://www.asp.net/webmatrix/CheckDotNet.aspx

Step 2:  If you believe the Microsoft .NET Framework is properly installed, re-register ASP.NET with the Microsoft IIS web server.  To do this from Iron Speed Designer, select:

Build, Re-register ASP.NET with IIS...

See Configuring the Microsoft .NET Framework for details on how to properly configure the .NET Framework.

Step 3:  If the Microsoft .NET Framework is not configured properly, check your Microsoft IIS web server mappings (whether local or remote) to make sure they been properly established for ASP.NET.  You can repair your Microsoft IIS mappings by following these instructions:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q306005&GSSNB=1

Downloading the Microsoft .NET Framework

You can install the .NET Framework and related components from these links:

Microsoft .NET Framework:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/a/c/aac39226-8825-44ce-90e3-bf8203e74006/dotnetfx.exe

Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC):

http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/b/f/3bf74b01-16ba-472d-9a8c-42b2b4fa0d76/mdac_typ.exe

See Also

Application Will Not Run