Web Access 8 and WebLink 8 Require IIS 6 Compatibility Components When Hosted On A IIS 7 Web Server.

December 15, 2008 | KB: 1012121
Web Access 8, WebLink 8

Summary

Web Access 8 and WebLink 8 require that certain IIS 6 compatibility components be enabled when hosted on an IIS 7 Web server. You must enable these IIS 6 Compatibility Components in IIS 7 prior to installing Web Access 8 or WebLink 8. If you attempt to install Web Access 8 on an IIS 7 Web server and the necessary components are not enabled, you may receive the following error message:

    Using Laserfiche Web Access 8 with Internet Information Server (IIS) 7.0 requires that the IIS 6 Compatibility components are installed.

Similarly, you may receive the following error message when installing WebLink 8:

    Using Laserfiche WebLink 8 with Internet Information Server (IIS) 7.0 requires that the IIS 6 Compatibility components are installed

Resolution

Make sure that the following minimum set of Windows IIS 7 Features are enabled.

  • IIS 6 WMI compatibility
  • IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility
  • IIS 6 Scripting Tools (under IIS 6 Management Compatibility)
  • IIS Management Service
  • ASP.NET
  • Windows Authentication