Mapserver.exe not getting initiated as a cgi process

[krishna S]

Hello, i have a question about mapserver.exe as a cgi process.
I was succesfull in compiling mapserver and now my mapscript is also
working. But i want to generate a map using mapserv.exe but not through
phpmapscript. So i wrote a small html file which gives as input the mapfile
to mapserv.exe. But when i call in from my local host instead to executing
the mapserv.exe program a small dialouge box opened and it asks me to save
mapserv.exe. I dont know the reason for this problem but i guess it could
be a problem with permissions in Apache. I do not know how to set the
permissions in Apache.

Any lead please ........