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MSDN references: Q161333 Q183060 Q207525 Q166029 Q174943

You have a permissions problem. No question. Many have disputed this over long email threads, but it always comes down to a permissions problem!

The solution is to ensure that read/write permission has been granted to the Internet Guest User (IUSR_<machinename>). The steps to accomplish this are detailed in this article.

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