IIS 6.0: How To Eliminate the Delay in Serving Updated ASP

Contributed by Rob Rogers  
Tagged: Windows  

Due to some new enhancements in IIS 6.0, users may encounter a significant delay before receiving the content on the page. This can be a great annoyance for the users and prevent them from visiting your site. To eliminate this delay, follow these instructions:

1. Copy the following:


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ASP\Parameters]
"DisableLazyContentPropagation"=dword:00000001

2. Open Notepad and paste the text.

3. Save the text file and rename it to for example “IIS6_Delay_Fix.reg”.

4. Merge the file into the registry by double-clicking it.

5. Reboot.