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Asked: May 30, 20262026-05-30T18:06:09+00:00 2026-05-30T18:06:09+00:00

We have this classic asp application that I tried to install on IIS7.5 (Windows

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We have this classic asp application that I tried to install on IIS7.5 (Windows 2008 Server R2). Everything works except that include virtual statements with backslash, e.g.

<!– #include virtual=”\includes\file.inc”–>

doesn’t work even though I enabled “Enable parent paths” in IIS.

It does work if I change the backslash () to slash (/), i.e.

<!– #include virtual=”/includes/file.inc”–>

This code has been working for a long time and I’m not keen on changing that kind of code at this point. Is there some setting that I can set get this to work so I can use the code as it is?

Regards,
Mathias

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    2026-05-30T18:06:10+00:00Added an answer on May 30, 2026 at 6:06 pm

    This has nothing to do with parent paths. If \ used work then it was a quirk because the virtual path is expected to follow the conventions of a URL.

    You will need to hunt down all uses of the virtual attribute and change to the correct use of /

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