also seeing this behavior --> installshield 2012, onto windows server 2008 R2 - not including a file named WEB.CONFIG, but seeing the file after installation wondering the same thing - what process is creating the WEB.CONFIG - is it INSTALLSHIELD when creating a virtual director and/or application? or is it something in IIS that detects a "missing" file and sticks one in there? and regardless of what is responsible, is it possible to disable that "feature" ??? ... View more