IIS: Content-Length 0 for CSS, Javascript and Images

Question

After a clean re-installation of my Windows 7 system, I can't get IIS 7 to properly deliver any static content. Dynmic content (ASPX pages and content served by ASP.NET MVC controllers) works fine, but static files such as CSS, Javascript and Images give me a 200 OK status code and a Content-Length of 0.

The problem occurs with all web sites on my server, even a brandnew ASP:NET MVC template project with no changes. It also occurs with both Firefox and IE 8.

What could possibly be the problem?

Note that I also installed the latest Windows Azure SDK, perhaps that messed up some settings. But I don't know how to proceed with for troubleshooting this.

splattne · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-15T12:03:22.073

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Check your "Windows Features" for

Internet Information Services > WWW Services > Common HTTP Features > Static Content

IIS HTTP static content

edited Dec 15 '15 at 12:03

answered Feb 21 '10 at 12:41

splattne

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Yesss! Thank you so much. It looks so obvious once I know about this. I wonder why it wasn't checked by default in the first place :-) – Adrian Grigore Feb 21 '10 at 16:07
Monday morning, and this saved my day! – Daniel Lidström Jan 13 '14 at 07:38
This is halarious. So customizable and with such sensible defaults. – axk Mar 19 '19 at 19:18

IIS: Content-Length 0 for CSS, Javascript and Images

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