IIS viewing problems

I'm having problems viewing any pages using IIS. I have
reinstalled it but unfortunately when looking for other
problems I may have changed some of the default settings.
When I try to run a test by typing http://localhost in
the run box, I'm getting this response in the browser
window: You are not authorized to view this page
My PC is not connected to a LAN and I'm the sole user.
I would be very grateful if something could give me the
default settings or any advice.
Thanks in advance.
Pete

Hey~

The information you gave isn't quite enough for me personally to solve your
problem - I don't think. I don't mind though trying...

I assume you are having authorization problems which result in a 401.3
error. These problems are typically caused by permissions issues...However,
I am going to make an assumption that you are running Windows 2000 or
Windows XP. Based on this leap, I thought I would guess the following:

a). Windows 2000 did not provide a default page and at the console it calls
a page named localstart.asp. Viewing this code, you will know that it does
a eval of the client address and if local then it calls the iis help docs.
If remote IP, then it redirects to the Under Construction page.

b). Windows XP -- same as Windows 2000 ...

Based on this, I would say that you are getting an error because you aren't
logged in as local administrator which is required if you attempt to access
the localstart.asp. This page is ACL'd for admins only. If you are a
admin, then check your permissions on the Help file directories (slips my
mind, but something like %windir%\help\iishelp, etc.)

Well, hope this helps...

~Chris (MSFT)
Web Platform Supportability Lead
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"Pete" <anonymous DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:804801c4034b$d59c5740$a401280a@phx.gbl...
 > I'm having problems viewing any pages using IIS. I have
 > reinstalled it but unfortunately when looking for other
 > problems I may have changed some of the default settings.
 > When I try to run a test by typing <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://localhost" target="_blank">http://localhost</a> in
 > the run box, I'm getting this response in the browser
 > window: You are not authorized to view this page
 > My PC is not connected to a LAN and I'm the sole user.
 > I would be very grateful if something could give me the
 > default settings or any advice.
 > Thanks in advance.
 > Pete
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