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The system cannot find the path specified

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Date Created
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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Short Desc
When creating Custom 404.asp error pages in IIS, you may experiance the following error message: The system cannot find the path specified
Details
Creating A custom 404.asp Error page within IIS (Internet Information Services) may result in the following error if you have hosting a Virtual Site and do not have the Virtual Directory listed in the Error Address.

The system cannot find the path specified
Recreate Issue
To recreate this issue:

Inside IIS
Right click on the Virtual Directory
Choose [Properties]
Then choose [Custom Errors] Tab
Scroll down and double click on [404]
Change the [Message Type] to [URL]
Type the URL to your 404.asp file
Example: /error/404.asp
Click [OK]
Click [Apply] then [OK]

Reload the webpage to display the error message across the screen.

The system cannot find the path specified
Resolve Issue
To resolve this issue:

Inside IIS
Right click on the Virtual Directory
Choose [Properties]
Then choose [Custom Errors] Tab
Scroll down and double click on [404]
Change the [Message Type] to [URL]
Type the URL to your 404.asp file
Example: /virtual-site-name/error/404.asp
Click [OK]
Click [Apply] then [OK]

When you run the page now with an error prone url, you will now see your custom error page.

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