: How do I configure IIS 7.5 to allow using a network share as an image src? I have a web application that will be used internally that points to images on a network drive. It works when

@Correia994

Have you considered creating a mapped network drive on the local machine that IIS is on (i.e. NetworkShare mapped to drive letter "X:") with appropriate permissions and then create a virtual directory under your web mapped to the new mapped drive (X:).

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@Ann8826881

You'll need to enable Static Content serving. As stated in Microsoft - Deploying a Static Content Server (IIS 7) for this option:


Static Content
Allows the Web server to publish static Web file formats.


To do this:


Go to:
Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off
Check Static Content under:
Internet Information Services -> World Wide Web Services -> Common HTTP Features




Also, see the second answer to this related question.

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@Connie744

For a URL, you need to escape the slashes and specify a protocol (file:// in this case). Example:

<img src="file://///server01fsharedir1dir2my_img.jpg" />


Please note that we ended up with 5 slashes after the protocol (file:)

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