Server Error in Application "Default Web Site(http://localhost/c8) on Vista

[ggreddi]

Hi cogtechs,
i have installed cognos 8 successfully on windows vista..
when i try to open URL http://localhost/c8
it open the cognos connection and immediately turn to the error page called Server Error in Application "Default Web Site.

i have done all necessary steps (created alias in IIS7 & every thing)

I cant understand the problem is what?

[COGNOiSe administrator]

Why do people like running in unsupported environments ... ? I wonder ...

[SomeClown]

More detail needed - 500, 401, 403,?

To answer the other question, because that's what's put on the desktop/laptop that the person receives.  Not everyone gets to dictate their OS choice, and they have to make do with what they receive.

[sir_jeroen]

But how many servers run Vista???

[SomeClown]

And how many people are issued servers as a personal workstation?

[COGNOiSe administrator]

You can run a web server even on an XP, so it is really not a server per se ...

[Yunus]

I am running Cognos8 on Longhorn (Server 2008) or am attempting to at least.  I have Cognos installed and the service appears to be running fine.  Contentstore has tables in it that Cognos created and my webserver loads the cognos8 splash page.  I have CGI enabled, its not installed by default in IIS7 , you have to make sure to add it, then enable it or you will not even get to the first screen properly.  I have also added ASP because I think thats needed as well.

Does anyone have any suggestions or links that explain how to setup IIS7 for Cognos 8 or even any proof that it does work?  I don't mind playing around and trying things to see if I can do something but if anyone can conclusively say Cognos 8 does not work on Longhorn/IIS7 then it would save me time.

The current error I am getting is
DashboardException
PF-SRV-6116 Unable to process the document, target is not valid or the target was not received.