IIS – Cannot Download File From Website (With Extension .xyz)

KB ID 0001223 

Problem

I first saw this problem a few months ago, when I wasted to download some .bin and .pkg files from a web server running IIS, into a Cisco firewall. Then again this week I needed to get a large .iso file into a clients network so I put it on a publicly accessible web server running IIS, and had the problem again.

 

Solution

On the IIS server, open administrative tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager > Drill down to the default website > Locate the ‘MIME Types‘ and open them.

You will probably find there is not one for the file extension you cannot download (in this case .iso) > Add one in > Set the MIME type to;

application/octet-stream

 

Then re-try your download.

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Windows Enabling “Show Hidden Files” and “Show File Extensions”

KB ID 0000655 

Problem

 Windows, by.default hides file extensions.

Note: Only for files it understands.
e.g. In the example below it does not know what a .doc extension is so it shows it (because Word has not been installed yet).

Show File Extensions

Also hidden files and folders are not shown.

Show Hidden Files and Folders

Solution

I know these are two different things, but I usually set them both together, and they’re both set on the same menu.

1. Open Windows Explorer by pressing the Windows Key+E.

2. View > Options > Select the drop down arrow > View.

To Show Hidden files and folders select “Show Hidden Files, folders and drives“.
To Show
File Extensions UNTICKHide extensions for known file types“.

3. Apply > OK > Close Windows Explorer.

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MAC OSX – Setting File Associations

KB ID 0001046

Problem

This started out as an article on simply ‘how to set file associations’ but when I tried to associate .jpg files with Photoshop it refused to work, (they stayed associated with the MAC Preview application).

Solution

1. Right click a file of the type you want to associate, (or cmd click if you don’t have right click enabled).

2. With the right click menu still on the screen press and hold the ‘options’ key. If like me your new to MAC that’s the key indicated below. At this point ‘Opens With’ changes to ‘Always Opens With’. Select the application that will be the new default application for that file type.

Unable to Associate a File Type / File Extension with Photoshop

This worked for me;

1. Right click (or cmd click) the file in question > Get Info.

4. Locate the ‘Opens with’ section and change it to the desired app (in this case Photoshop) > Change All.

5. Continue.

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