ALadd134 wrote: I had a similar problem that was solved by changing the default handlers for HTTP and HTTPS as detailed in this post:
Mark Minasi's Reader Forum - IIS 8 - Server 2012 - Cannot Browse Default Site
I hope this helps
The crux of the solution you posted was already posted by JoeGasper in his reply Re: make sure the virtual machine's configuration allows the guest to open host applications?, so you obviously didn't read the entire thread before posting a solution that was already posted 5 months ago! 