IIS 7 Enable Virtual Directory browsing in a Domain
This time I ran in to the problem of accessing a virtual directory on another domain-joined server from an IIS7 enabled server.
After first installing IIS7 on the 2008 server, I added the virtual directory to the root of the Site.
Then when trying to browse it, it only gave me a "500 - Internal Server Error". Nice.
So, i read up on the subject and figured out I had to enable "Directory Browsing" for this to work:
OK so when I tried browsing it now, it still gave the dreaded "500 - Internal Server Error" !!
Well, turns out I have to give the IIS itself access to the Virtual Directory in question!
This is done by granting the "Network Service" user access to the virtual directory:
OK, now we're getting somewhere! Now when browsing, it gave me a "401 - Unauthorized access" !!
Last thing we need to do is enable the "Anonymous Authentication" as "Application Pool Identity" or the network service user so to speak.
And there we go!!
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Free Antivirus for Windows 2003 Server
This has always been an issue for me when I've run 2003 Server on any of my puters... So now finally I found a solution I can live with:
http://www.pctools.com/free-antivirus/ <- Free, and works for 2003 server
http://www.clamav.net/ <- Also free and used as a secondary AV
=)
Mobile posting
Im testing a post from my HTC Hero phone with an Android app for wordpress. Seems to e working just fine 
Exchange Server 2007: Renewing the self-signed certificate
1 To renew the certificate for a server:
Get-ExchangeCertificate | fl
Note the services the certificate is enabled for (by default: POP, IMAP, IIS, SMTP on CAS + HT servers). Copy the thumbprint of the certificate.
Get a new certificate with a new expiration date:
Get-ExchangeCertificate -thumbprint "C5DD5B60949267AD624618D8492C4C5281FDD10F" | New-ExchangeCertificate
If the existing certificate is being used for SMTP, you will get the following prompt:
Type Y to continue. A new certificate is generated.
The new certificate is generated and enabled. Examine the new certificate:
Get-ExchangeCertificate -thumbprint "3DA55740509DBA19D1A43A9C7161ED2D0B3B9E3E" | fl
2 The old certificate is enabled for IIS, POP, IMAP and SMTP. The new certificate generated using the above command is enabled only for POP, IMAP and SMTP - IIS is missing.
To enable the certificate for IIS:
Enable-ExchangeCertificate -thumbprint "3DA55740509DBA19D1A43A9C7161ED2D0B3B9E3E" -services IIS
This enables the certificate for IIS (in addition to any other services it may already be enabled for - it adds to existing values of the services property).
Test services are working with the new certificate. If it works as expected, the old certificate can be removed:
Remove-ExchangeCertificate -thumbprint "C5DD5B60949267AD624618D8492C4C5281FDD10F"
Russian comments!?
For some reason this site has been picked up by russians?! Thats cool, and I'm glad to see someone making good use of the little info on here!