Error: 'HTTP error 404.8 Not Found' when downloading a file with certain URL segments

Versions / Builds Affected

20130314

Status

Resolved

Problem Summary

When trying to download certain files the following error is shown: 'HTTP error 404.8 Not Found'

TT / JIRAID

1037

How to Identify

When trying to download certain files the following error is shown: 'HTTP error 404.8 Not Found' Example: http://www.lv.berufsbildung.ch/dyn/bin/1475-8711-1-lv_d_2013_interaktiv.pdf Note that the URL contains the folder ... /bin/ ... The file ..\WebMonitor\WebUI\WebServer.config contains this folder (and others) in the hiddenSegments section: Any download which contains any of the segments listed above in the URL might be affected.

Workaround / Fix Details

Issue is solved with an update to SR1. ----- If update is not possible there is a workaround available: 1. Open ..\WebMonitor\WebUI\WebServer.config 2. Remove the line BEFORE AFTER Reference: Error message when you try to visit a Web page that is hosted on IIS 7.0: "HTTP Error 404.8 – HIDDEN_NAMESPACE" http://support.microsoft.com/kb/942047

Required Actions

1st choice: Update to 2013 SR1 2nd choice: Use the workaround