html code to put an executable on a web page

[ask_you]

well, i tried to put an executable on a web page so that it can be downloaded. the code was CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE EXE FILE The code worked when i put the web page on apache web server. but its simply not working for IIS. can anyone point me out where the problem is?

[Christian Graus]

Have you tried putting it in a zip ? That way it will be smaller, for a start. Why is it not working ( that is, what is it not doing ) ? Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++

[ask_you]

ya, its in zipped format. by not working i mean that the code < a href ="myexe/Setup.exe" > < b > CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD CAIR PERSONAL FIREWALL < /b >< /a > is working fine when i put this web page on a apache web server.(its downloading the file). but when i put this web page on IIS server, it does not download. its tries and finally times out

[Vasudevan Deepak Kumar]

Regarding the timeout, ensure that the IIS does not try executing it. Execute permissions should be turned off otherwise, IIS will try to execute the DLL/EXE and similar types. I think as goes the previous discussion, try with a zipped version, to save bandwidth over the network pipe. Deepak Kumar Vasudevan Personal Web: http://vdeepakkumar.netfirms.com/ I Blog At: http://deepak.blogdrive.com/

[ask_you]

thanks.. i had given execute permission for EXE. i have configured it properly and its running now

[JoostV]

Go to the MIME headers in the IIS Manager of the website and add .exe files to be downloaded. This should do the trick