Microsoft KB Archive/942075

= Error message when you visit a Web site that is hosted on IIS 7.0: &quot;HTTP Error 404.12 – URL_HAS_HIGH_BIT_CHARS&quot; =

Article ID: 942075

Article Last Modified on 9/18/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0

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SYMPTOMS
You have a Web site that is hosted on Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0. When you visit this Web site, you may receive an error message that resembles the following:

Server Error

HTTP Error 404.12 – URL_HAS_HIGH_BIT_CHARS

HRESULT: 0

Description of HRESULT


 * 1) The operation completed successfully.

This problem occurs when the URL of the Web site contains high-bit characters. For example, you experience this problem when the URL contains Spanish characters or German characters.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the allowHighBitCharacters property of the requestFiltering XML element has a value of false.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, follow these steps:  Open the ApplicationHost.config file. The ApplicationHost.config file is located in the following folder:

%SystemRoot%\System32\Inetsrv\Config

 Locate the requestFiltering XML element. Set the value of the allowHighBitCharacters property to true.

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