title: How to enable SSL on IIS 7 / Windows 7 64bit
body: <p>I'm trying to enable SSL in IIS 7 on my dev machine using a self signed cert.  This is turning out to be quite frustrating.</p>
  
  <p>I have followed <a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/04/06/tip-trick-enabling-ssl-on-iis7-using-self-signed-certificates.aspx" rel="noreferrer">THIS</a> guide and several others that are almost identical. The configuration goes ok, but when I try and navigate to the website I get various errors.</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://localhost/index.htm" rel="noreferrer">http://localhost/index.htm</a> - Results in HTTP Error 404 - Not Found.</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://localhost/index.htm" rel="noreferrer">https://localhost/index.htm</a> - Results in Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage.</p>
  
  <p>If I go into IIS and remove the https binding from the website then it works as expected (in http only obviously).</p>
  
  <p>I'm gussing that there is something that needs to be set up / configured / installed in windows before this will work?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>