Hi, I have a bit of a strange problem! I have just migrated to a Windows 2008 server and after some initial teething difficulties, I have managed to get everything to work. Except for one thing.

I have PDF files on my websites to be viewed in a browser on the clicking of the link. The file looks like it's being called but then it just says 'stopped' or 'done' and if you leave it long enough it comes up with file is corrupted or similar. I have double-checked the files and they are absolutely fine and opening on the server itself. I wondered if it was due to file size as 2 really small PDFs were uploaded and can be viewed without problem but the larger, several MBs, files just hang. I was therefore wondering: 1.) is there a maximum file size allowed for download of PDFs when using a Windows 2008 server? 2.) is there a compatibility problem between Adobe and Windows 2008 servers? Looking forward to hopefully finding an answer!!:) Kind regards, Heather.

Hi Aremac, Please also check the following files to check file limit. 1.%windir% System32 inetsrv config schema Use notepad with administrative access token to open the IIS_schema.xml file Search 2.

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Increase the maximum file size by adding the following code to in the web.config file: If the issue persists, I would like to suggest that you initial a new thread in one of the IIS7 forum for better and accurate answer to the question. The community members and support professionals there are more familiar with IIS7 configuration and can help you in a more efficient way. IIS 7 TechNet Forum This posting is provided 'AS IS' with no warranties, and confers no rights. Hi Aremac, According to your description, I understand that you got an issue with browsing the BIG pdf files on Windows 2008 server website. As far as I know, there is a file size limit in IIS7. The default size limit is 30MB.

To resolve this problem, follow these steps: 1. In the Start Search box, type Notepad.

Right-click Notepad, and then click Run as administrator. Note If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue. On the File menu, click Open. In the File name box, type%windir% system32 inetsrv config applicationhost.config, and then click Open.

In the ApplicationHost.config file, locate the node. Remove the maxAllowedContentLength property. Or, add a value that matches the size of the Content-Length header that the client sends as part of the request. By default, the value of the maxAllowedContentLength property is 30000000. For example, modify the following code.

Save the ApplicationHost.config file. Best Regards, Wilson Jia This posting is provided 'AS IS' with no warranties, and confers no rights. Hi Wilson, Thanks so much for replying. I tried to follow your instructions but I couldn't locate in the file. A friend suggested another setting in IIS7 in ASP - Limits Properties - Response Buffering Limit.

Alienware M17x R4 Laptop Bag there. It was set to approx. I've increased that to 30MB but I'm still having problems. In IE8, some files will download fully and be viewable, others will partially download and then stop and not be viewable and none appear in Firefox.

Is there something else in in IIS7 that needs to be tweaked? Kind regards, Heather. Hi Aremac, Please also check the following files to check file limit. 1.%windir% System32 inetsrv config schema Use notepad with administrative access token to open the IIS_schema.xml file Search 2.

Increase the maximum file size by adding the following code to in the web.config file: If the issue persists, I would like to suggest that you initial a new thread in one of the IIS7 forum for better and accurate answer to the question. The community members and support professionals there are more familiar with IIS7 configuration and can help you in a more efficient way. IIS 7 TechNet Forum This posting is provided 'AS IS' with no warranties, and confers no rights. Hi, Thanks Wilson & Sainath. I found the IIS_schema.xml file and the bit mentioned but was very unsure of how exactly to alter the code - I'm not used to XML and when you mentioned web.config I thought you might have meant another file but I couldn't find one of that name and if I was to alter the code in the IIS_schema.xml file, I would need to double-check what I was doing. Ultimately, I think it is probably best if I create a new thread in the IIS7 forum - I originally wasn't sure where to post this problem but the more I look into it, the more it seems to be IIS7. It's not so much a problem of uploading large files - it's the downloading of them that I'm having the issue with.

I just feel I can't be the only person who creates PDFs with Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended and who is having these issues (the only difference between when they worked and when they don't is a migration from Windows 2003 Standard Server Edition to Windows 2008 Server Edition). Thanks again for your help - I'm going to toddle off to the other forum!:) Kind regards, Heather EDIT: Just wanted to say that I didn't get any replies on the other forum but found out the cause of the issue. Got the hosting company's support dept. To upload one of my 'not downloading properly' PDFs onto another server in the same LAN and it downloaded properly in IE. The only difference between the 2 servers was one was Windows 2008 server standard edition and mine was Windows 2008 server R2 edition. Free Download Video Songs Of Lord Shiva. There's obviously something skew-whiff in the R2 build which is causing this error.

I've bitten the bullet and am getting a server built currently with my old operating system of Windows 2003 on it - I just can't afford any more time trying to fix this problem. We have just recently migrated our site to a Windows 2008 R2 / IIS 7.5 Sever, and we are experiencing the same problems. PDF files do not open on Firefox with the Adobe Reader 9.2 plug-in (the browser freezes and crashes). PDF files do open on IE8, and on Firefox if an older version of the Adobe Reader plug-in is installed. Our web host tried downgrading IIS to version 6, but that did not solve the issue.

As a temporary fix, we have installed WAMP (an Apache server for Windows) on the Windows 2008 Sever, and serve the PDF files through port 88 (While IIS7.5 serves the rest of our website on port 80). This is not an elegant solution, but it works on most set ups we have been able to test.

Ultimately, we are planning migrate our website back to Windows 2003 Server, until Microsoft/Adobe fix the problem. The issue has to do with how Windows 2008 Server and Adobe Reader 9.2 handle range-specific requests (It appears that Adobe did not follow the rules).

For a better description and possible solutions, please refer to: I suggest that you read the entire thread.