HTTP Compressed Files Not Created in Temporary Folder

No compressed files are stored in the temporary folder (also known as the cache directory), even though a client that supports HTTP compression has requested them.

Internet Services were not restarted after HTTP compression was enabled.

Restart Internet Services. To do this, perform the following steps:

1. Start the Internet Service Manager (ISM), which loads the Internet Information Server snap-in.
2. Right-click the computer name, and then click Restart IIS on the Context menu.
3. Select Restart Internet Services on ComputerName, and then click OK.

When a file is requested, the compressed copy is stored in a temporary folder, and then sent when further requests are received. Files are not compressed prior to receiving a request for them.

Note: By default, the temporary folder is C:\WINNT\IIS Temporary Compressed Files. This is specified on the Service tab in the WWW Service Master Properties for ComputerName dialog box in the IIS snap-in.