Understanding the Default Web Page: How It Works in Browsers

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Registration
• Using Advanced Installer
  • GUI
  • Working with Projects
  • Installer Project
    * Product Information
    * Resources
    * Package Definition
    * Requirements
    * User Interface
    * System Changes
    * Server
    * Internet Information Services Page”)
    * IIS Server
    * Global Settings
    * Website Settings
    * Physical Path Credentials Dialog
    * Web Site Bindings/SSL Settings
    * Virtual Directory Settings
    * ASP.NET Settings
    * Access Flags
    * Authentication
    * Default Document
    * Website Performance
    * FTP Access
    * FastCGI Settings
    * ISAPI Filters
    * MIME Types
    * Application Mapping
    * HTTP Response Headers
    * Machine Key
    * HTTP Error Handling
    * .NET Error Handling
    * Custom Properties
    * Application Pools
    * Web Deploy Packages
    * Legacy Options
    * IIS Browse
    * ODBC
    * SQL Databases
    * SharePoint Page
    * Silverlight Page
    * Custom Behavior
  • Patch Project
  • Merge Module Project
  • Updates Configuration Project
  • Windows Store App Project
  • Modification Package Project
  • Optional Package Project
  • Windows Mobile CAB Projects
  • Visual Studio Extension Project
  • Software Installer Wizards - Advanced Installer
  • Visual Studio integration
  • Alternative to AdminStudio/Wise
  • Replace Wise
  • Migrating from Visual Studio Installer
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Shell Integration
  • Command Line
  • Advanced Installer PowerShell Automation Interfaces
• Features and Functionality
• Tutorials
• Samples
• How-tos
• FAQs
• Windows Installer
• Deployment Technologies
• IT Pro
• MSIX
• Video Tutorials
• Advanced Installer Blog
• Table of Contents

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Default Document

Enable default document

Enable this option to instruct the Web Site or Virtual Directory to automatically serve a default document when no document name is specified in the request. (eg. Default.htm, Default.asp, Default.aspx, index.htm, index.html, Default.html, start.htm, start.html, Default.mspx, index.php, etc.)

Adding a new web document

Use the [Add ] button, the “Add” context menu item or press the Insert key while the list control is focused.

Editing a web document

Use the [Edit ] button, the “Edit” context menu item or press theSpace key while an element from the list control is selected.

Removing a web document

Use the [Remove ] button, the “Remove” context menu item or press theDelete key while an element from the list control is selected.

Increasing the search priority for a web document

Use the [Move Up ] button.

Decreasing the search priority for a web document

Use the [Move Down ] button.

For Virtual Directories the Default Document List is an inherited metabase property from the parent Web Site. You can configure a document list only if you need to override the inherited one.

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