Microsoft KB Archive/197612

= Virtual and Physical Directories May Share the Same Name =

Article ID: 197612

Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q197612



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SYMPTOMS
If you create a physical directory (under WWWROOT) and then create a virtual directory in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) with the same name, the original directory (the physical path) is inaccessible from a URL.



CAUSE
You need to refresh the MMC. When you create a virtual directory in the MMC, the physical directory is excluded. If you refresh the MMC interface, you will see only the virtual directory. This behavior is also the same for application roots. Note that in Internet Information Service 4.0, you may need to restart the MMC to see the change.



RESOLUTION
Refresh the MMC by clicking Action and then Refresh. You may need close the MMC and then restart it.

Additional query words: MMC refresh iis4 iis5 directory directories duplicate

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