KB165997 - Unable to Execute Server-side Include (.stm) Files

Article ID: 165997

Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005

Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0

This article was previously published under Q165997

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SYMPTOMS

When you access server-side Include files (.stm), you may receive one of the following error messages:

Requested header was not found

-OR-

Internet Explorer cannot open http://%path%/.stm

CAUSE

This can occur if the IUSR_Computername account does not have proper Windows NTFS permissions set (read/execute) for the Ssinc.dll file. This dll file is responsible for processing server-side Include files (.stm). By default, it is located in the %Winnt%\System32\Inetsrv directory.

NOTE: The location of your Ssinc.dll file may be different than the one specified above.

WORKAROUND

Apply the appropriate permissions (read/execute) to the Ssinc.dll file.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about setting up Server-Side includes with different extensions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

161562 : Setting Up Server-Side Includes with Different Extension

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