IIS: "Page cannot be found" error when browsing aspx pages in Windows Server 2003 with IIS 6.0

I was configuring a new application, and had re-registered the .NET framework.

I kept getting a page cannot be found message when I tried to browse aspx pages on Windows Server 2003 with IIS version 6.0 and .NET framework 3.5.

Apparently it's because in Windows 2003, all the webservice extensions are "Prohibited" by default to ensure security. These settings were restored to default when I re-registered the .NET framework.

To resolve this, I did the following:

1. Opened IIS Manager (from a command shell, type inetmgr and press enter).
2. Expanded the appropriate nodes in the IIS to locate the "Webservice Extensions" Node
3. There was a list of "prohibited" extensions in the right.
4. Clicked on ASP.NET and "allow" it

Worked! Well, I was now back to where I was before I started mucking about with .NET.

This article applies to Windows Server 2003, IIS 6.0 environment.