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CGI Timeout IIS 6.0

Problem
CGI Timeout
The specified CGI application exceeded the allowed time for processing. The server has deleted the process.

See
The specified CGI application exceeded the allowed time for processing.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/w2000Msgs/1367.mspx?mfr=true

Solution
To increase timout:
1) Enable the Metabase Edit-While Running setting.
2) Locate metabase file:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\MetaBase.xml
3) Backup metabase file.
4) Edit metabase file with Notepad.
5) To double timeout value from default 5 minutes to 10 minutes, change CGITimeout="300" to CGITimeout="600".
6) Save.

References
Enabling Edit-While-Running in IIS 6.0 (IIS 6.0)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/e6c04028-7db3-4564-9912-04e82c52d5ca.mspx?mfr=true

Editing the Metabase (IIS 6.0)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/e643878b-67ea-4bf9-a9fd-3245b1baed64.mspx?mfr=true

CGITimeout Metabase Property (IIS 6.0)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/c49c897e-7afa-4963-aa39-dd03920c1e9c.mspx?mfr=true

Configuring CGI Application Timeouts (IIS 6.0)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/1cc829e2-a9fe-4885-b0a5-43a6d14e1961.mspx?mfr=true

Overview of the IIS 6.0 Metabase (IIS 6.0)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/6929e089-c495-4ac8-8db0-b069b349b7ba.mspx?mfr=true

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