Requests to URLs containing base path /bin return 404 Not Found

Issue

When using IIS6 in Windows Server 2003 with ASP .NET 1.1+ enabled then all requests going through to dispatcher for URLs under /bin directory return 404 Not Found.

Cause

ASP.NET 1.1 and 2.0 block access to the /bin directory [1].

Resolution

To disable /bin filtering

1. Go to Start => Run...
2. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ASP.NET\
3. Add a DWORD Value named StopBinFiltering and set the value to 1

References

[1] http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/05/11/SecureWebApps/default.aspx

Applies to

Dispatcher, IIS6, Server 2003