Anatomy of an IIS7 configuration path

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If you have worked with IIS6 and previous versions of IIS, you are most likely familiar with the IIS metabase paths. You know, the ones that look like LM/W3SVC/1/ROOT. The concept of configuration paths changes significantly in IIS7 with the introduction of the new distributed configuration system, and I wanted to spend some time discussing the new configuration pathsto help you manage and operate your IIS7 server with ease.

Read all about IIS7 configuration paths at https://mvolo.com/blogs/serverside/archive/2007/07/21/Anatomy-of-an-IIS7-configuration-path.aspx.