Internet Explorer Fails with "Server Execution Failed" Error

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Directory Security Basic Authentication on Internet Information Server 4.x, Windows NT Server 4.x, Internet Explorer 4.x, and Excel 97 to access an Excel file that has been placed on the Wwwroot directory of the Internet Information Server computer, you may receive the following errors:

Using Internet Explorer 4.x, error number 1:

There are several possible reasons:

• The file name or pathname does not exist.
• The file you are trying to open is being used by another program. Close the document in the other program, and try again.
• The name of the workbook you're trying to save is the same as the name of another document that is read-only. Try saving the workbook with a different name.

Error number 2:

NOTE: If you click OK Internet Explorer 4.x, will not open the file.

Using Internet Explorer 3.x, error number 1:

There are several possible reasons:

• The file name or pathname does not exist.
• The file you're trying to open is being used by another program. Close the document in the other program, and try again.
• The name of the workbook you're trying to save is the same as the name of another document that is read-only. Try saving the workbook with a different name.

NOTE: If you click OK, Internet Explorer will open the file.