So, this may seem simple, but for an hour I wrestled with displaying images on IIS7 with vista.  ASP.NET worked fine, but no static files, css, jpg’s, gif’s or anything.  Just unformatted text.

Turns out when I added the web server in vista, I forgot to check the Static Content checkbox under World Wide Web Services / Common Http Features.

Hope this finds you if you are having the same problem.

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5 Responses to “Display Images with IIS7 in Vista or Windows 2008”

1. Shahmir Noorani Says:
   April 17th, 2008 at 9:48 pm

   Good find m8. Thanks for the help.

2. David Conlisk Says:
   August 13th, 2008 at 12:49 am

   Thanks for the tip! Saved me some time. For other non-Vista users like myself, here’s how you find that dialog:

   Click Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off

   Then drill down into IIS as shown in the image above.

   Cheers,

   David

3. Mike Says:
   September 7th, 2008 at 11:13 pm

   Thanks for the tip, this was really getting on my nerves.

4. NET Web Services Says:
   September 18th, 2008 at 2:16 am

   Nice suggestion… Many people forget to check the Static Content checkbox…

5. Austin Says:
   May 21st, 2009 at 10:20 am

   Thank you. This is what I needed.
   Funny that “common features” are not enabled by default.

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