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When you modify the configuration for any delegated feature, Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 removes custom values in the Web.config file.

For example, consider the following scenario. The following information is part of the Web.config file:

<applicationSettings>
    <TestObject.Settings>
      <setting name="TestSetting" serializeAs="String">
        <value>TestValue</value>
      </setting>
    </TestObject.Settings>
</applicationSettings>

You take one of the following actions:

• You modify a delegated feature from the user interface (UI).
• You modify the Appcmd.exe file.
• You modify programmatic means.

In this scenario, the information in the Web.config file changes to the following:

<applicationSettings>
    <TestObject.Settings>
      <setting name="TestSetting" serializeAs="String">
        <value></value>
      </setting>
    </TestObject.Settings>
</applicationSettings>

Consider the following scenario:

• You host a Common Gateway Interface (CGI) application on an Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Web server.
• After the CGI application processes a request, the CGI application sets multiple instances of a response header as part of its response.

In this scenario, only the last instance of the response header is sent to the client.

For example, the CGI application sets multiple “Set-cookie” response headers. However, the client receives only the last cookie value.

When you follow the ColdFusion installation instructions on Windows Vista, the web server configuration tool does not function properly with IIS, due to permission issues. IIS is installed with only certain editions of Windows Vista.

In Windows Vista Home Basic or in Windows Vista Home Premium, you create a Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 application by using Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0. When you try to debug the application in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, you receive the following error message:

Unable to start debugging on the web server. Debugging failed because integrated Windows authentication is not enabled. Please see Help for assistance.

In Windows Vista Home Basic or in Windows Vista Starter, when you try to visit an HTML page that is hosted on Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, you may receive the following error message:

HTTP Error 404.4 - Not Found

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After you upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic, HTML documents may not be displayed correctly in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0. This problem occurs when you upgrade to any one of the following editions:

• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Windows Vista Business
• Windows Vista Ultimate

After you upgrade from Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to Windows Vista, the World Wide Web publishing service is unexpectedly turned on and started. This problem occurs even though this Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) component is not installed in Windows XP before the upgrade occurs.

When you turn off the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 feature on a Windows Vista-based computer, the Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) feature is not turned off.

Note: When you turn on the IIS 7.0 feature on a Windows Vista-based computer, WAS is turned on automatically.