Q311636: VDIR that Points to Non-English Dir on English OS Does Not Work

Article: Q311636
Product(s): Internet Information Server
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Last Modified: 19-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to locate a Web page, you may receive the following error message:

  HTTP 404 - File not found
  Internet Information Services

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

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.


Additional query words: iis 5

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Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis510
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Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbpending

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