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Active log format drop-down list is not populated in IIS

Article ID: 183733

Article Last Modified on 6/26/2007


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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

The Active Log Format box in Internet Service Manager (ISM) is empty or is not populated.

CAUSE

IIS uses a logging format that is extensible. If the Active Log Format box is empty, you may have to re-register some of the logging DLL files.

Note The logging modules are implemented as COM objects.

WORKAROUND

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To restore the list of log formats, run the following three commands from a command prompt in the <%SystemRoot%>\System32\Inetsrv directory:
   regsvr32 iislog.dll
   regsvr32 iscomlog.dll
   regsvr32 logui.ocx
   regsvr32 cnfgprts.ocx
				

MORE INFORMATION

To locate the Active log format drop-down list box in the ISM, view the properties of a web site, and then click the Web Site tab.

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