Summary
Error: "HTTP Error 404.17"
Description
- Error: "HTTP Error 404.17"
- Displays error trying to launch Sage ESS web page after new install
- The requested content appears to be script and will not be served by the static file handler
Cause
- The HTTP Handler configured to handle the request has certain preconditions set, but its Application pool does not meet some or all of these preconditions
- This causes the static file handler to be used to process the request instead
- The processing of the request then fails and the 404.17 status returned because the request is for a dynamic resource and not a static one
Resolution

- Open IIS Manager
- Expand the computer name, and then click Application Pools in the left pane
- Highlight AbraAWCAppPool in the middle pane
- Click Advanced Settings
- In the Advanced settings dialog under the category General, configure the following settings to match the handler requirements:
- .NET Framework Version set to v2.0
- Enable 32-Bit Applications set to True
- Managed Pipeline Mode set to Classic
NOTE: If you are using HRMS Web/ESS Premium 21.101001 or newer see KB 230925153358543