How To Start IIS On Windows XP Pro? (a newbie asks)
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From: "Tom Kaminski [MVP]" <tomk mvps on 17 Oct 2005 08:50 "Ted" <Ted(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9BC6082A-C5A8-4C47-9A67-65D8F0EB0DBC(a)microsoft.com... >i disabled the friendly error messages button. at the bottom of "The Page > Cannot Be Displayed" screen which resulted when i type in > "http://127.0.0.1" > is the pair of sentences: > > Cannot find server or DNS Error > Internet Explorer > > appearing just as they do above. > > i hope this is helpful. i just want to add the fact that i have a > "broadband > firewall router" attached to my desktop and cablemodem. is this a factor? Probably not. Do you have the XP 2 firewall enabled? http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883607 -- Tom Kaminski IIS MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/iis/ http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ http://www.iistoolshed.com/ - tools, scripts, and utilities for running IIS
From: Ted on 17 Oct 2005 19:30 the screen that tells you the answer says that xp firewall isn's enabled. "Tom Kaminski [MVP]" wrote: > "Ted" <Ted(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:9BC6082A-C5A8-4C47-9A67-65D8F0EB0DBC(a)microsoft.com... > >i disabled the friendly error messages button. at the bottom of "The Page > > Cannot Be Displayed" screen which resulted when i type in > > "http://127.0.0.1" > > is the pair of sentences: > > > > Cannot find server or DNS Error > > Internet Explorer > > > > appearing just as they do above. > > > > i hope this is helpful. i just want to add the fact that i have a > > "broadband > > firewall router" attached to my desktop and cablemodem. is this a factor? > > Probably not. Do you have the XP 2 firewall enabled? > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=883607 > > -- > Tom Kaminski IIS MVP > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/iis/ > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > http://www.iistoolshed.com/ - tools, scripts, and utilities for running IIS > > >
From: "Tom Kaminski [MVP]" <tomk mvps on 19 Oct 2005 09:38
"Ted" <Ted(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:58AC58E5-7FDA-4FBA-BB3C-BB0F7465F9F3(a)microsoft.com... > the screen that tells you the answer says that xp firewall isn's enabled. OK. Can you determine what your IP is and try that instead? -- Tom Kaminski IIS MVP http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/centers/iis/ http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ http://www.iistoolshed.com/ - tools, scripts, and utilities for running IIS |