Microsoft KB Archive/311636

= Virtual Directory Created to Point to a Physical Directory Created with Non-Latin Alphabet Characters on an English Version of Windows XP Fails =

Article ID: 311636

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1

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This article was previously published under Q311636



SYMPTOMS
When you try to locate a Web page, you may receive the following error message:

HTTP 404 - File not found

Internet Information Services



CAUSE
A physical directory has been created with non-Latin alphabet characters. A virtual directory that points to the physical directory that was created in non-Latin characters has been created with English characters. The IIS metabase does not recognize non-Latin characters in physical paths.

NOTE: The virtual directory appears with a stop error in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).



WORKAROUND
Do not create virtual directories that are mapped to physical directories that are created with non-Latin alphabet characters.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: iis 5

Keywords: kbprb kbpending KB311636

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