iis - How to remove error messages - IIS7

Question

I'm wondering how to remove the error messages IIS7 adds to the top of the page.

I have my own 500 and 404 error pages served.

Not needing the error pages I have deleted them, but I am still getting this on top of my page:

The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable

Any ideas?

Answer 1

To prevent IIS7 hijacking your error pages, set existingResponse="PassThrough" in your httpErrors section in your web.config file. For example:

<configuration>
  <system.webServer>
    <httpErrors existingResponse="PassThrough" />
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>