404 with URL Rewrite Module in IIS7 on windows 7

Question

I am trying to rewrite the URL through "Using URL Rewrite Module" on IIS7 (windows 7).

URL: http://localhost/AIM/group-discussion/videos.aspx?id=4&title=some-title

Rewrite URL: http://localhost/AIM/group-discussion/videos/4/some-title

Rewrite rule:

<rewrite> <rules> <rule name="RewriteUserFriendlyURL1" stopProcessing="true"> <match url="^AIM/group-discussion/videos/([^/]+)/([^/]+)/?$" /> <conditions> <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true" /> <add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true" /> </conditions> <action type="Rewrite" url="AIM/group-discussion/videos.aspx?id={R:1}&amp;title={R:2}" /> </rule> </rules> </rewrite> 

I am getting 404 error while accessing rewrite URL (http://localhost/AIM/group-discussion/videos/4/some-title)

following error log through "Failed request tracing" in IIS7

MODULE_SET_RESPONSE_ERROR_STATUS ModuleName="IIS Web Core", Notification="MAP_REQUEST_HANDLER", HttpStatus="404", HttpReason="Not Found", HttpSubStatus="0", ErrorCode="The system cannot find the file specified. (0x80070002)", ConfigExceptionInfo="" 

I am running site in "Integrated Pipe mode"

Answer 1

Try using process monitor from www.sysinternals.com. That will let you know what it's attempting to do on disk. Possibly you just need a / at the beginning of your rewrite path.

If it doesn't show attempting to do anything on disk then try Failed Request Tracing. That will provide even further details.