404 - File or directory not found. when setting up a .exe file download

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Recieve 404 error when trying to setup download of .exe files from a link or a directory. 

Thanks to Blus Onion Software here is a refeence. 

http://blueonionsoftware.com/blog.aspx?p=baecdd86-1a91-4d63-86cf-90e5916d58a3

 

How to configure IIS 7 to allow downloading .exe files

If you’re finding that you’re getting 404 errors when trying to download executable files, add the following to your web.config (IIS 7 only).

<system.webServer>
    <handlers>
      <add name="Client exe" path="*.exe" verb="*" modules="StaticFileModule" resourceType="File" />
    <handlers>
<system.webServer>

 

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://our.umbraco.com/forum/19200-404-file-or-directory-not-found-when-setting-up-a-exe-file-download